AN: I know I've been MIA and I'm so sorry. I started a master's program and I'm in the middle of switching jobs, plus I'm a teacher and have been working summer school so life has been a bit hectic. The next chapter is already halfway done. I had actually planned to make it all one chapter but it was around 30 pages all together so, I decided to split it up. Since it's already halfway complete, it should be up soon. I thought about just finishing it then posting them together but, you deserve more than that. This story is wrapping up soon but, don't worry, there will still be a bit more drama and of course some fluff!
The two weeks passed in a blur and before I knew it, Mia, Stephanie, and I were flying out to New York. With Butch and Chuck and some new guy accompanying of course. It had been a fight but eventually I talked Dimitri into it. Dimitri had to finish up some producer stuff on my album plus, he was on a deadline for his so he could get it out before the babies arrive. It had been a week-long fight but I won out in the end. I don't blame him for being scared, last time I went to New York, when I got home I wound up in a coma. The last time we were apart, I got kidnapped and he got shot. It was an easier argument with 2 out of 3 of my attackers dead and the other one in jail. Plus, Tasha's trial starts next week so I told him I needed to get away before then. Lissa and Vika were meeting us this weekend and we were making a girls trip out of it.
"So, first solo media tour. Look at you moving up in life," Mia teased. We were on Abe's private plane since apparently flying commercial is too risky right now.
"I'm not going to lie, I'm nervous," I admitted with a smile. "I suck at talking to the media. I haven't learned the art of not screwing things up."
"Well luckily for you, they don't do a lot of editing to these shows and most of them are live so you should be ok," Stephanie smiled.
"Thanks for the vote of confidence," I laughed. We were sitting on a couch towards the middle of the plane where Butch, Chuck, and new guy were all sitting at the seats at the front game planning, or something. I signed to Mia asking what the new guy's name was. She shrugged and laughed. I just smiled and shook my head before turning to Stephanie.
"So, Steph, how's it going with Butch?" I asked softly.
"I don't know how many times I have to tell you, there's nothing going on with us. Nor will there ever be," she sighed.
"Never say never. Mia swore she'd never fall in love but here she is. Though she denies it," I told her, pretending to whisper.
"I'm not in love!" Mia argued.
"Mhmmm, oh I meant to ask, where'd you disappear after my wedding?"
"I needed some air so I left early," she lied with a blush.
"Interesting because I couldn't find Eddie either," Stephanie smirked.
"Benedict Arnold," Mia said, shocked that Stephanie had joined in. "So, you and the bodyguard huh?"
"No. he's just taken me home a couple of times. Nothing about it. Rose made him do it."
"That's why when you're not around he asks about you," I smiled.
"Because he feels responsible for me since I got kidnapped on his watch."
"There's a big difference between concern and responsibility," Mia pointed out. "Does he ask like he's concerned?"
"Oh, he definitely is concerned and worried if he hasn't seen her in a while. While she was taking time off, he'd ask me all the time if I'd heard from her and how she was doing. It was cute."
"Shut up," she blushed, taking a sip of champagne that she and Mia were drinking.
We spent a while joking and talking. Then Mia and I decided to go take a nap in the bed on board. Steph insisted on staying up and going over the schedule. As I walked into the room, I saw Butch stand and walk over towards her. I smiled as I went into the room.
Before I knew it, I was being woken up by Stephanie telling Mia and I we were almost there. The first night was us getting to our hotel and getting situated, interviews didn't start until the morning. We all went to dinner in the hotel restaraunt, then just hung out in my hotel room. Stephanie had never seen Pretty Woman so we got candy and popcorn and watched it. Stephanie went to her room but Mia crashed on the sofa. I tried to wake her up to go to my bed at least but she was out. I laughed and got her a blanket. I had gotten a suite that had a living room and a bedroom so I quietly went into my bedroom and shut the door. I took a shower and then facetimed Dimitri from the bed.
"Hey babe," he answered almost immediately.
"Were you waiting for my call?" I teased.
"That obvious?" he chuckled.
"Just a little," I smiled. "It's ok. I've missed you too."
"Just worried."
"You mean you're just worried, you haven't missed me at all?" I teased. He rolled his eyes.
"Shut up."
"Dimitri Belikov, that was rude."
"Didn't you say you wanted me to be more of an asshole?" he joked.
"Shut up," I repeated with a laugh.
"How was your night?"
"Good. Can you believe Stephanie has never seen Pretty Woman?" I asked him lying down and propping the phone up. We chatted for a while until I fell asleep.
"No! Go away!"
"Rose. ROSE!" someone shouted as my body started shaking. I jerked and realized I was still in bed. I glance over to see Mia sitting on the bed beside me. "Hey it's just a nightmare" she said soothingly running her hand through my hair to calm me. You could tell it was bad because I curled into myself and laid my head on her leg needing a comforting presence while I calmed down. She continued running her fingers in my hair as she let me lay there.
"Want to talk about it?" she asked after a few minutes.
"It's because of the stupid trial. I had nightmares for years but they'd gone away and now that the trial is coming up they've started back."
"You know she can't hurt you anymore?" She asked.
"They're trying to get her declared mentally unstable so then she can go to a mental facility and when they deem her fit be released."
"What? That's insane!" She exclaimed in shock. "There's no way any rational jury would agree to that."
"That's what my lawyer says but we'll have to wait until trial and see what they say."
"Don't stress about it because there's no way that's going to happen. Abe will not let that happen."
"From your lips to God's ears," I sighed. "Come on. We need to get some sleep. Why don't you just stay here the rest of the night. I shouldn't have another nightmare. I've never had two in one night."
"Ok sounds good," she said, crawling under the covers as I reached over and turned off the lamp I'd accidentally left on earlier. "Hey rose? I'm glad you were able to work out things with Dimitri. It's good to see you happy."
"I'm pretty glad too," I smiled. "Even though I'm definitely Team Edison, I really just want you to be happy too. Whether it ends up being with him or not."
"He said he's going to wait for me. He understands I have issues with commitment so he said he'll wait until I figure it out. No matter how long it takes. He's insane."
"He's in love. He's one of the good ones babe."
"He's the best. That's why he needs to move on and forget about me."
"How would you feel if he moves on, finds another girl, winds up married with the picket fence and 2.5 kids?" when she didn't answer I chuckled softly. "Exactly. You can't stand that idea because you love him too. You're just scared to admit it. That's ok but, you need to work on it because as amazing as he is, he won't be able to wait around forever."
"I know," she muttered softly.
"Love is scary as heck but, it's more than worth it when it's with the right person."
"Well we can't all have Dimitri's," she laughed softly.
"No but some of us can have Eddy's and for some people that's even better," I smiled. Then to lighten the mood I joked with her. "But not for me. That's all for you."
"Shut up," she laughed. "Goodnight. And thank you."
"Anytime," I smiled softly. "Hey question, do you remember my new bodyguard's name?"
"No, aren't you supposed to?"
"They told me when I was distracted and now I feel like it's too late to ask."
"Well, looks like I have a new mission tomorrow," she chuckled, voice filled with sleep.
"Sounds like a plan. Goodnight."
A couple of hours later we were both back up. Mia went back to her room to get ready for the day as I started getting ready myself. Not too long after waking up, my phone vibrated with a good luck text from Dimitri. I shook my head and dialed his number.
"No facetime?" he asked, his voice gruff with sleep but not like he had just woken up.
"You're supposed to be asleep. It's like 5 am your time and you didn't go to bed till late. No, because I don't look fit for the camera right now" I laughed.
"You're beautiful and you know I'm an early riser."
"Not 5am early," I said as I started pulling clothes out of the bag of outfits Lissa sent to me. I pulled out the first outfit and started to change.
"What can I say, I know you're nervous about today."
"Are you planning on going back to bed?"
"I haven't decided. I might doze around until you go on. I don't have to be in till noon today. Might go work out."
"You really are insane. You don't have to be up until 11 and yet you're up at 5 am and you want to work-out. I don't know how we get along," I teased. Once dressed I started on my hair and make-up. I was instructed not to do much because they would be doing my hair and make-up there. "I mean I guess that means you'll be getting up early with the babies then."
"Oh yea?" he laughed.
"Definitely, mama needs her sleep," I laughed.
"Well if I'm getting up early, that means you're staying up late," he joked.
"Nope. From 10pm until 10 am they're yours," I laughed. We'd had this playful argument several times. I was planning on breastfeeding so I know I'll be up more often than not but I know Dimitri will help as much as he can. We both already plan on taking several weeks off after they're born.
"And when do I sleep?"
"Between 10am and 10pm. Well, except between 1 and 3 when I'll take my daily nap."
"That's a lot of sleep," he laughed. "Sure you don't just want to hibernate? Come back out when they're like 8 months old?"
"What can I say, growing a baby is exhausting. Growing two? Yea, I need all of the sleep," I smiled. I clicked the button for facetime and smiled when I saw his face on the tiny screen.
"There you are," he smiled just barely. "Told you that you're beautiful."
"Now I am. Lissa did a good job with these outfits," I said as I walked over to the bed and propped the phone up on the night stand as I sat and pulled on my knee high boots. This outfit was a black sweater dress with gray leggings and black knee high boots. She's even sent jewelry with it, a sunflower necklace and some matching yellow bracelets that were bright enough to be seen but small enough they wouldn't bug me all day.
"You're beautiful all the time but even more so first thing in the morning."
"You're a liar," I chuckled.
"Nah. When you wake up and your hair is all over the place, drool on your chin-"
"I do NOT drool," I laughed.
"Sure you don't," he teased. "But still, it's one of my favorite looks."
"I've already said it once in this conversation, you're insane."
"Rose?" Stephanie called from the other room.
"I'm being summoned," I told him before letting her know I was in here and ready.
"Hi Stephanie," Dimitri said as she walked in.
"Oh. Hi mr...Dimitri," she said, shocked not expecting me to be on the phone. It was funny because she had no problems calling me Rose but for some reason struggled to not call Dimitri Mr. Belikov.
"Alright Roza, I'll let you go. Call me if you need anything."
"I'll be fine. Go back to sleep."
"Ya tebya lyublyu," he replied.
"Love you too," I smiled softly then disconnected the call.
"Y'all are so cute it's gross," Stephanie smiled.
"I'll remind you of that when it's you," I teased, grabbing my coat. November in New York was no joke when you're used to the Georgia heat. "Have you seen Mia?"
"She's on her way to the Starbucks downstairs to get coffee and food. Yes, she's getting you some. I gave her your card."
"You two are the best," I smiled as we walked out of the room. I startled for a second forgetting Butch and the guys were standing guard. They'd taken turns during the night so they could get some sleep. I hated it but had no say despite my protests. "So, what if one of you guys comes to sleep on the couch? It has a pull out bed so you could sleep through the night but still be in the same room as me. I hate that none of y'all get to sleep through the night."
"I'll take it under consideration but I promise, we've all had worse," Butch said.
"Doesn't make it better," I said.
"I'll think about it," he nodded.
"Just saying a pull out couch is better than standing at the door all night."
"Better than the one night I had to spend crouched in a corner behind a couch for 6 hours," Chuck laughed as the elevator hit the bottom floor. Butch stepped out first then the rest of us followed. We saw Mia and the new guy in the lobby and started making our way to them. I had completely forgotten about him. I'm glad he went with her though.
"Husband showed up unexpectedly?" I teased. He didn't exactly brag about his conquests but, he was definitely a ladies man.
"His father," he joked back.
"I don't know if that's worse or better," I laughed as we joined the other two. Mia handed me a pink drink and a bag of pastries. "You're a godsend!"
"I know," she laughed as she and the new guy handed out the other drinks and food to the other three. "Mike here helped though."
"Well thanks Mike! You're pretty awesome too!" I laughed as we started towards the door. I smiled and mouthed thank you to Mia. Luckily, it didn't take her long.
"Alright let's go get the torture started."
A couple hours later I found myself being introduced on the Jack and Rachel show. Jack was the more outgoing extrovert of the two. Definitely loud and proud and had a personality that made you just like the guy. Rachel was more reserved but still welcoming and friendly. The two definitely had good chemistry and a good relationship with how well they played off each other. Jack introduced me and I walked out to greet them. I greeted them both then sat down in a chair beside them. Luckily, they had big cushy chairs instead of the wooden stools you see frequently on shows.
"Well Rose, you are definitely glowing," Jack smiled.
"Well thanks but I think you can thank your make-up teams for that one," I joked.
"They are wonderful but I have a feeling they didn't do much," Rachel smiled. "How far along are you now?"
"About to be 25 weeks," I smiled.
"How's it going?"
"Really well actually," I smiled. "The babies are growing on schedule and so far everything is falling in place."
"I loved your gender reveal. Did you have that planned?" Jack asked.
"Actually, no. So, Dimitri and my best friend, and amazing fashion designer, Lissa planned the entire wedding and surprised me with it. Dimitri told me about it when I had to start getting ready for it. Then during the reception during our first dance Dimitri and I discussed it and thought it was the best time. We hadn't told anyone but Lissa that we were having twins. Well Adrian knew but, that was an accident. When we talked to Lissa she already had it planned and ready to go if we wanted. She had a backup plan in case we didn't want to ruin our wedding clothes but she thought it fit our competitive personalities perfectly. I completely agreed and honestly it was one of my favorite moments of the day. She made it even better by supplying all of the guests who wanted to participate with their own paint guns so it became a full on war. Our whole family is pretty competitive so it was wonderful."
"It definitely looked like a lot of fun. Was everyone shocked?" Rachel questioned.
"Pretty much. Lots of tears from some of the ladies in our family and even a few from some of the men."
"Ok so you've already shared a lot but you made a remark a minute ago that I want to ask about, feel free to not answer," Jack prepped and I already knew where it was going. Dang my rambling. "You said Adrian already knew. How did he get so lucky to be one of the only two who knew?"
"Ah yes, I figured that was coming as soon as I said it. When I was kidnapped, Adrian and Sydney were part of the team trying to find me. Adrian was actually there when I was rescued, though he stayed outside until it was clear. When Dimitri was shot, I pretty much went into shock. Adrian was the one to get me to the hospital and he stayed with me while I got checked out. When they checked on the babies, he was with me and that's when I was informed it was twins."
"So Adrian knew before Dimitri?" Jack laughed.
"Yep. Dimitri was a little bit bitter he wasn't there for it but, he was too excited to really be upset. Plus, he was just glad that I had Adrian with me."
"So I know it's been a huge thing about you and Adrian but obviously if he was the one to take you to the hospital and Dimitri was glad he was with you it seems like you all are very close?" Rachel said.
"It's like I've said over and over. Adrian is an extremely good friend of mine. I look at him like a brother. I'm so excited for him and Sydey and even helped them get together. There were never any romantic feelings for him nor will there ever be. I'm so thankful for his friendship and honestly I'm so thankful for him being there that day. That day definitely goes in my top 3 of worst days ever and I was grateful to have him and Sydney's support that day. He made sure I got to the hospital and got checked out. She brought me a bag of clothes and things I'd need knowing I would stay at the hospital until Dimitri left. They both went and got me food to make sure I ate. For the whole time Dimitri was unconscious they stayed in Washington even though they didn't have to come check on me every day. They are both wonderful people and I look at both of them as family."
"That's beautiful and I'm happy you have that kind of friendship with them both. Hopefully, now all the rumors will be put to rest."
"If I'm lucky," I laughed. "I love them both but it's one hundred percent platonic. Honestly, I hate to be that cheesy, sappy person but I've never really had romantic feelings for anyone besides Dimitri and I don't really plan on changing that ever."
"So, you've never had any other relationships?" Jack asked, shocked.
"No, I have. I dated a few people before Dimitri and I got together but it was more of 'hey this guys attractive and he's interested in me' so I pursued it because I was in high school and you were supposed to try out different relationships. I had a relationship after Dimitri but it was more one of convenience. My parents had kicked me out so I moved in with a 'friend' and things progressed but I was more or less just going through the motions. I really wasn't at a place where I could have a good healthy relationship or even really have positive feelings towards anyone. After that relationship, I knew I didn't need to be in a relationship or even attempt anything because of where I was at mentally. I had to heal myself before I could even try."
"In a weird way that's beautiful," Jack said wistfully. Rachel gasped with a laugh and looked at him shocked. "Not about all the struggles but that Dimitri has been your one and only in your heart and things have worked out for you. It's a beautiful love story."
"It definitely hasn't been all rainbows and sunshine. I know a lot of times people act like their lives are perfect and shiny and I don't want to pretend ours is. Don't get me wrong, I love our story and where we are at now but, there's many things I would change and many struggles to get here. Even after Dimitri and I got back together, we had a lot of issues. I was still working through my issues, he had his own issues then we had our combined issues. I don't really like opening up and discussing personal lives but, I talk about Conner and the effects of that in hopes I might help someone. I talk about our relationship because I never want someone to look at our relationship and compare theirs to ours and think ours is so easy or effortless. When you go through the things we have they leave scars and marks and we've had to fight each other and ourselves to get to where we are now and we still have work to do. I love Dimitri with my whole heart and the thing that has really helped us get through everything is that he really is my best friend."
"I appreciate you opening up. That's one thing I've really loved about watching you since you came into the picture, how open you are about everything. From the outside, it really does look like you and Dimitri have the perfect relationship so I'm sure everyone else also appreciates your honesty," Rachel stated.
"Thank you. I'm not going to lie, I'm not an open person but I do believe that being honest is important. Plus, I really hope that by being vocal and speaking out helps others. Honestly, if people hadn't also shared their stories or told me how much me sharing my story has helped I probably wouldn't be so open about it all. Growing up we were compared to Allie and Noah from the notebook more than once because we argued all the time. Now, we don't argue as much but we still have our moments. Though honestly, I don't mind it. As long as he eventually agrees with me, which he does." I joked and the audience laughed.
"I'm sure he does every time," Jack laughed and winked. "Well as much as I love this conversation, it's time to go to commercial break and when we come back we'll discuss the album and Rose will perform."
The crowd clapped and they counted down until the cameras were off. Jack and Rachel turned to me.
"Wow. You really are lovely," Jack smiled.
"Thank you but I don't know about that," I laughed. "I just try to be myself."
"You are definitely authentically you. I've seen this industry change many people over the years but I really think you will be ok."
"I hope so. Luckily, I have a wonderful husband and family that are quick to knock me down a peg or two if my head gets too big. Dimitri was just joking this morning about my non-existent drooling" I laughed.
"How dare he!" Jack exclaimed with a laugh. "Ok, a little girl talk though. Cameras and mics are off. He's packing down stairs isn't he?"
"Jack!" Rachel exclaimed with a laugh and playfully slapped him on the shoulder. "Boundaries!"
"What are those?" he teased. I laughed and shook my head.
"You know I'm not going to answer that right?"
"I had to try. I've been wondering since the music video he did in the pool," he said wistfully. "Your man is definitely a babe."
"He's not too bad," I smiled. "I will say I mean I'm pregnant with twins so he must be doing something right."
"Oh my God! That's all the confirmation I need! Girl you better keep an eye on him. I might have to work on trying to get him on my team," he teased then turned towards Rachel. "Can we book him on the show soon?"
"I apologize for my co-hosts lack of manners," she smiled.
"It doesn't bother me. I will say good luck on your mission, I'll let him know that I have some new competition," I joked. The producers signaled that we had 30 seconds left.
""Ugh please. Even if I thought I could turn him, how could I ever even think about taking him from you. Though I'd be open to a thruple situation," he teased.
"I'll have to run it by Dimitri first," I laughed as the countdown started.
"And we're back with Rose Hathaway? Belikov? Hathaway-Belikov?" Rachel asked.
"Professionally I'm keeping Hathaway but personally I've changed it. I wanted to change it professionally but at this point, my relationship has been such a huge story that I don't want my career to revolve around it."
"Does that mean this album isn't a soundtrack of love songs to Dimitri?" Jack teased.
"There might be one or two but, no, the whole album isn't about my relationship. I thought about doing a timeline of songs from the last few years but I ended up just selecting a bunch of my favorites that I felt like needed to be heard."
"So tell us about this album, what can we expect?" Rachel asked.
"This album is about love, friendship, heartbreak, and finding happiness. I will warn not every song is about me or something I've gone through. I have songs I wrote about my friends or a random story that came to me, made up scenarios in what if situations."
"So what songs are you singing today?"
"Well, the first one is called 'Look at Those Eyes.'"
"I'm so glad this is the one you're going because I have so many questions," Jack laughed.
"I actually love this song because honestly everytime I sing it, it has new meaning to me. The beginning came to me one night after a meet and greet. I had just received my first stalker present and was told to cancel my meet and greet but I refused. Then I met this lovely girl and as soon as her eyes met mine, I knew the pain she was hiding. We talked and she told me part of her story. Afterwards, these lyrics popped into my head. She had told me she was trying to deal with her problems on her own so I wanted to remind her she wasn't alone. Same for anyone who listens to my music. I've had an overwhelming number of people sharing their stories or telling me how I've helped them. This is my message to all of them that even though I don't know them personally, I'm here and I care. It's also to remind them that there are people around them that are there and want to support them. Until then, they've got support from me."
"Wow, that's beautiful. It makes me love it even more," Rachel smiled. "What's the other one?"
"It's called 'Timebomb'. Yes it is about relationships and there's aspects that are about Dimitri and I but, it's not completely about us. Honestly, I had part of it written out then I had a friend go through a situation and it inspired me to finish it. Though they don't know it so they're finding out about it now. It's about being afraid to fall in love and letting that fear do more damage."
"Will that friend know it's about them?" Jack asked with a grin.
"Pretty sure they already know by now and I'll be getting an earful later," I laughed.
"Alright well without further ado, let's hear these songs" Rachel said. I smiled and went over to the mic. We had prerecorded music set up so I would just be providing the vocals.
Oh my, look at those eyes
Look at the trouble that they hide inside
I see the flicker of the pain on the rise
Oh my, look at those eyes
Maybe they're like mine
Things I wish I did not see
I push away all the dirt and debris
But what'll be left of me
No, tell me it's not so
That people will come and they'll go
We push away all the love that we know
No, tell me it's not so
Like in the eye of a storm
You're changing form
You feel the pull of the time ticking by
Oh my, look at these times
But look at who's right beside you
When you're alone barely holding on
You leave your worries behind you
You're not alone in the dark
But look at who's right beside you
You're looking back thinking oh my God
That somebody's never left you
You're not alone in the dark
You're not alone in the dark
Oh my, look at these skies
Look at the trouble that they hide inside
I see the flicker of the pain on the rise
Oh my, look at these skies
Soothing like a lullaby
I don't wanna fight this fight
You feel the weight of the world on your mind
We leave it all behind
But look at who's right beside you
When you're alone barely holding on
You leave your worries behind you
You're not alone in the dark
But look at who's right beside you
You're looking back thinking oh my God
That somebody's never left you
You're not alone in the dark
You're not (x7)
You're not alone
You're not alone
When that one was over I immediately started 'Timebomb" even though it was still a deep song, it's more fun and upbeat so I danced around with it a little as I sang.
Screw fear, it's contagious
Infecting everything
It makes me do such stupid
Stupid stuff
I say things I never mean
What exactly do I think?
Who am I protecting?
If I fall will it blow up
In my face?
That's just crazy
I'm delicate, I'm sensitive
Please try to be more careful
You're mean, you're a lunatic
Let's try to make this fun again
It's only love, giving it away
(It's only love)!
You'll probably get it back again
(It's only love)!
It's simple, it's a silly thing
Thrown away like a boomerang
I wish we all could lighten up
It's only love, not a timebomb
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I'm tired from last night's fight
I wish I hadn't started
I hate when my fear speaks for me
It makes me nasty
I thought we could start again
Go back to the days
When we felt like friends
It's all too serious for me
And I know I'm guilty
Matchsticks and poison
That's what I add to the fire
My dear, I'm frozen
Turned from, a saint to a liar
It's only love, giving it away
(It's only love)!
You'll probably get it back again
(It's only love)!
It's simple, it's a silly thing
Thrown away like a boomerang
I wish we all could lighten up
It's only love, not a timebomb
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I don't wanna be precious
I don't wanna feel stress
Life is for the living
But not a living hell
So take it, take this
Oh, you can have all of me
Take it, take this
Here, you can have everything
I don't wanna be flawless
When I go, I want the cuts to show
So take it, take this
Oh, you can have all of me
Take it, take this
Oh, fuck it, have everything
It's only love, giving it away
(It's only love)!
You'll probably get it back again
(It's only love)!
It's simple, it's a silly thing
Thrown away like a boomerang
I wish we all could lighten up
It's only love, not a timebomb
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
(It's only love)!
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
(It's only love)!
It's simple, it's a silly thing
Thrown away like a boomerang
I wish we all could lighten up
It's only love, not a timebomb
"Wow. That was amazing! I'm so excited to hear the rest of the album!" Jack exclaimed from the side. Rachel laughed.
"Well you can next Tuesday when it releases. I know I've already pre-ordered." She told him. They said their goodbyes to the audience and the audience cheered as the show faded out.
"That was awesome. I'm so glad you joined us!" Jack exclaimed.
"It really was lovely having you on today," Rachel smiled.
"I'm glad I could make it. I was nervous about it because I have a serious lack of filter but, you both made it easy," I smiled.
"Anytime you want to come back, hit us up. If you ever decide to get adventurous, hit me up personally," Jack smirked and waggled his eyebrows. I laughed at his antics and shook my head.
"Jack, behave yourself," Rachel laughed.
"Where's the fun in that?" he pouted. She also shook her head at him and smiled.
"If you want to know where to send the restraining order, I'll send you his address."
"Yes, please give her my address so she and Dimitri can come visit," he teased. "I hope you know I'm only teasing...well mostly."
"I do, it's fine. It's entertaining."
"Rose, sorry to interrupt but we need to get going," Stephanie said coming over.
"Oh sorry. Didn't mean to keep you. Seriously though, anytime you want to come back feel free to reach out," Rachel smiled, extending her hand. I shook it.
"Well, things are about to get pretty busy and I'm not sure how much media I'll be doing but, as soon as I come back, you'll be my first call," I smiled.
"It was brilliant meeting you, I look forward to our next encounter!" Jack smiled then sent me a wink as he shook my hand. I just laughed.
"Bye. Thank you both for an awesome show," I told them as I walked backstage following Stephanie. All of a sudden, I was hit by a tiny person wrapping me in a hug. I laughed as I recognized Mia.
"Tiny bit of warning might be nice," I laughed.
"You wrote a song about me. My tragic love life but still, I have a song about me!" She exclaimed with a laugh pulling away.
"Well, like I said it wasn't all you," I teased as we started heading towards the back door, the bodyguards in front and behind us.
"I'll take what I can get," she laughed.
The rest of the morning followed suit. We went to two more tapings, both of those were much shorter and I played one song at each. The hosts weren't as friendly but not too bad. By the time lunch rolled around, Vika and Lissa had landed so we picked them up at the airport and made our way to a restaurant for food.
It wasn't until my last taping of the day that things went downhill fast and hard
Songs used:
Look at Those Eyes- Alexz Johnson
Timebomb- P!nk