Goodbyes and Fresh Starts
Chapter Eleven
The club buzzed with sound of people talking, music played loudly in the background. In less then 20 minutes Lily would be on stage, playing her music; she looked off the side of the stage, still no sign of Ray.
"I don't think he's coming, Audrey." Lily said worried.
"He'll be here, Lily, you need to calm down, here sit." Audrey demanded, "Drink this."
Lily took the bottle of mineral water from Audrey and took a drink. "It's gonna be ok, Lily, settle down, he'll be here."
"There, now don't you feel better already?" Audrey asked.
"Not really, I'm nervous." Lily replied.
"We've been over this like a zillion times girl, you're so ready to do this." She said as she glanced out into the crowd. "There's Travis, Robbie, and that Becki girl; I'll go see where Ray is. Stay here, relax." Audrey said.
She made her way through the crowd and stopped when she reached the three. "Ok so Lily is majorly freaking out, where is Ray?"
"He's coming." Travis said reassuringly "Girl you need to relax."
"Relax?" Audrey shouted, "I have a girl about to have a break down backstage because she's afraid he's not going to show up, so don't tell me to relax!"
"You want me to talk to her?" Robbie asked.
"You can try." Audrey said, taking off her stage pass and handing it to him. "Here, take this."
"Wait here, Beck," Robbie said, taking the pass. "I'll be right back."
He pushed his way through the herd of people, flashed the pass and went to find Lily, who was almost in tears.
"Lil?" Robbie began, "Are you ok?"
"No," she said, tears falling down her face. "He isn't coming is he?"
"What? No, of course he's coming, I'm sure of it. He's Ray, he never makes his appearance timely!" Robbie assured her.
"Does he love me Rob?" Lily asked through tears.
"He does Lil." Robbie stated, "More then anything in the world."
Robbie looked out into the crowd and spotted Audrey off to the side of the stage arguing with a bouncer.
"Uh," Robbie said, "Audrey's on a mission, I better go."
Robbie left Lily and caught up with Audrey. Lily watched them; Robbie handed Audrey back her pass and moments later Audrey was backstage with Lily.
"He's here Lily, you can relax now." Audrey told Lily.
"He is?" Lily half shouted.
"Yes, now you go on in 5, are you ready?" Audrey asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Lily replied.
Back in the crowd the guys and Becki were settling into their seats, they were in the front row.
"Where were you Ray?" Robbie asked.
"I got held back, I fell asleep and woke up late, did you think I wasn't going to show?" Ray asked.
"We knew you would show but Lily was having a breakdown because she thought you wouldn't show." Travis said.
"I wouldn't miss this, Lily's first show, the night I ask her to spend the rest of her life with me; I so wouldn't miss it. You guys need to chill!" Ray said.
"How can you be so calm?" Robbie asked.
"I don't know, I just am." Ray cooly replied.
"Ok guys, shhh it's starting!" Travis said.
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