Thanks so much for the reviews!
I just want to let you all know that in order to follow Perfect Match you need to know about the Jonas Brothers and their hectic lifestyle because that plays heavily into the plot.
Thanks so much!
Love, Rosario
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Later that morning as Jason went down the hall towards his parents suite he was looking forward to the usual family breakfast. Connect 3 was currently on tour going from city to city, but right now they were in New York staying at one of his favorite hotels.
Jason always loved New York, it was his home. Although Los Angeles was amazing, and he loved it , nothing felt as right as New York. Playing sold out shows at Madison Square Garden had always been his dream and it was now a reality. All of these wonderful thoughts were making him feel a little bit better. Sure, he was heartbroken, but life went on, it always did.
As soon as he opened the door he could hear the familiar chatter of his family and band mates having an animated conversation. But as soon as they saw him the conversation died down and all turned to look at him with a mixture of genuine concern, and worst of all, pity.
The awkwardness was palpable. Clearly his mom had told them what had happened.
"Good morning!" Jason said in the cheeriest tone he could give. But his voice came out scratchy and then cracked. Everyone smiled, prompting Shane to say "Jeez Jese, I thought Nate was the only one who's voice was still changing!" The room erupted with laughter and Jason smiled and took a seat around the table. The loud happy noise of many people talking at once flooded the room.
John Taylor, one of the guitarists in the band, and one of his best friends leaned towards Jason and said "Single again, eh kid? That a boy!" Jason gave a feeble smile at this; John always had an eccentric way of looking at things. Jack Lawless, the drummer of the band, chimed in, "Nah, this one here is too much of a helpless romantic to stay single for long. He likes charming the girls."
Jason didn't know what to say about any of this so he asked his mom if anyone had brought up any coffee, and busied himself at a cart filled with bagels and drinks across the room. Nate came up to Jason as he was making himself some coffee.
"Sorry about Danielle bro, you okay?" Nate had always been the sensitive one, and when it came to girls he was a lot like Jason. Shane was more of the dating flirty type, but Nate and Jason liked being in steady relationships.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Don't worry about it." Jason said not really looking Nate in the eye. Nate looked at him seeing right through his lie. So Jason added "I don't really want to talk about this here with everyone. "
"It's all good, I get it" Nate said "Who knows, maybe this will prompt you to write another hit?"
Jason laughed "Yeah, maybe." That's what was great about music. It was okay to feel these emotions because it helped in the creative process.
"Anyway." Nate continued, "Today we have a photo shoot and interview with CosmoGirl, so that should be fun. New clothes, modeling, you like that stuff." Nate gave Jason a reassuring pat on the back and went back to the rest of the family.
This was true, Jason always liked the people aspect of this business. He enjoyed telling people what he was up to, it was nice to feel that people genuinely cared about what he thought about things. And CosmoGirl always made for a hectic day. And they had their last performance at Madison Square Garden that night. That was another plus of being in a band, you never have too much time to sit around and mope. Something was always going on.
