[January 22, 2022]
Farkle's POV
Today, KC and I are playing a couple of songs in the park. Katy offered to watch Aaron and Brooklyn. I saw a man in a suit watching us perform. After we finished, the man walked up to us.
"Hello," he said, shaking both of our hands.
"Hi," we both said.
"My name is Robert Reynolds," he said.
"The President of Liberty Records?!" KC asked happily.
"Yes," he said. "I'd like to talk to you about signing you to the label."
"You want to sign us?!" I asked, excited.
"No," he said. My smile faded. "I'd like to sign KC."
"Oh," I said.
"Wait, why don't you want to sign both of us?" KC asked. "We're a band, a duo."
"We want you, KC," he said.
"Well, I'm sorry, but I don't want to do it without him." I pulled KC aside.
"What are you doing?" I asked her. "This is a huge opportunity!"
"We're a duo, Farkle," she said. "And besides, we have two kids to take care of."
"I can handle it," I said.
"What about school?" She asked.
"You're already doing online, you can keep doing that," I told her. "Go for it, KC."
"Are you positive?" She asked.
"Yes," I told her. She took a breath and turned back to him.
"I'll do it," she said with a smile.
"Good," he said. "We'll need you in LA tomorrow."
"We go to church on Sundays," she said.
"No problem," Mr. Reynolds said. "You can head to LA after Church."
"My dad could probably give you a ride on his helicopter," I told her.
"Okay," she said.
Maya's POV
"Are you serious?!" I asked excitedly over the phone.
"Yeah," KC said. "They want to sign me."
"Why do you sound unsure?" I asked.
"I just don't want to leave Brooklyn and Aaron. Brooklyn is barely almost three months old," she said. "And Farkle's never had to take care of them by himself more than 48 hours."
"Chill, KC," I said. "It'll be fine. They'll be fine."
"I can't believe you're being signed to a record label!" Josh yelled into the phone over my shoulder.
"Don't do that, Josh!" I said. "If you want to talk to her, ask for the phone, don't blow out my eardrum!"I could hear KC laughing on the other end. "It's not funny," I told her.
"Kinda is," she said. "Anyways, I'm gonna have to let you go. I still have to finish packing."
"Okay, talk to you later, sis," I said.
"Love you," she said.
"Love you too," I said. She hung up.
CJ started crying, meaning he woke up.
"Go," I told Josh, pointing at the stairs.
"Do I have to?" he asked, sticking out his bottom lip.
"You woke him up, go," I said. He smiled.
"Love you," he said.
"Love you too," I said, "dork." He went to check on Christian.
KC's POV
I finished packing and went into the kitchen. Farkle was cooking.
"What are you doing?" I asked. "It's my turn to cook tonight."
"I figured that since you're busy getting ready, I'd cook tonight."
I walked over and sat down at the table.
"Are you sure I should do this?" I asked him. "This was supposed to be us, not just me."
"This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, babe," he said. "I wouldn't want you to pass it up. Besides, you're the one who writes all of the songs."
"So?" I asked.
"So, of course they'd want you," he said.
"They should want both of us," I said.
"KC, if you don't want to do this, you don't have to," he told me. "But it's a great opportunity."
"You know I've wanted this since I was a kid," I said. "But I just thought that when we started the duo, it'd be both of us."
"I know," he said. "But I'm willing to wait for that to happen."
"It's killing me to leave them," I said, looking at my children's room.
"I know it is," he said. "But they'll be okay. We can video chat every day if you want to."
"Are you positive, you'll be okay on your own?"
"Yes, and I'll have help if I need it." He walked over and kissed me on the head. "Don't worry."
"Okay, I'll try not to."
"I love you KC," he said.
"I love you too," I said.
Riley's POV
Today, Maya, Farkle, our kids, and I went to watch KC off as she got on her plane to go to LA. She hugged all of us before she left.
"Be safe," Maya told her. "It's LA."
"I know, Maya," she said with a laugh. "I'll see you guys later." She walked through the gate to get on the plane.