"Roger, come on. You've been in there for hours." Maureen yelled from the living room as Roger came out of the bathroom.
"I have not been in here for hours. Are you ready? Let's go." he said looking over at everyone, who were staring at him. "What?" he asked looking at them.
"Are those new pants?" Joanne asked looking over at him.
"And boots." Collins asked smiling down at him.
"No, I've had these boots a while. I just haven't had anywhere to wear them before." he said putting his leather jacket on as everyone looked up at him. "Oh shut up." he smiled looking down as he left the loft.
"This is gonna be such a fun night." Maureen smiled looking over at Joanne before following him.
"Yeah, as much fun as a root canal. Who thought taking Roger to see his old girlfriend perform would be a good idea?" Collins asked looking down at Joanne.
"You know Maureen. He hated seeing Roger mope around here. This is the only way she knows how to help him." she said looking up at him as they all left the loft.
"I just hope she ain't setting him up for a fall." he said looking down at her before starting down the stairs.
"Yeah, me too." she said quietly looking up at Mark as they followed him. When they arrived at Madison Square Garden, they couldn't believe how many people were there.
"Can you believe all these people are here to see Ava?" Roger asked looking over at Maureen who was smiling up at him.
"Yeah I can. She always could command an audience." she smiled as Roger caught a glimpse of a picture of Ava on the billboard outside. She looked beautiful. Her blue eyes still had him. "Roger, we better get in. The concert's gonna start soon." she said looking up at him.
"OK." he smiled still looking at the picture before turning around to go in the Garden.
"This is incredible. I can't believe all these people are here to see your old girlfriend." Mark said looking up at Roger.
"I told you she was good." he smiled as the lights went down and the music started. Ava rushed to the center of the stage and stood in front of the microphone. She was wearing an off the shoulder red top and tight black leather pants. As the drums played the other instruments started. Her body pulsated to the music. "Lying in your bed on a Saturday night, you're sweatin' buckets and it's not even hot, but your brain has got the message and it's sending it out, to every nerve and every muscle you've got, you've got so many dreams that you don't know where to put 'em, so you'd better turn a few of 'em loose, your body's got a feeling that it's starting to rust, you'd better rev it up and put it to use, and I don't know how I ever thought that I could make it all alone, when you only make it better, and it better be tonight, and we'll fly away on those angel wings of chrome in your daddy's car, waiting there for you tonight, I'll be there for you tonight, even if you don't have anywhere to go, you go down on the pedal and you're, ready to roll, and even if you don't have anywhere to go,you go down on the pedal and you're ready to roll, and your speed is all you'll ever need, all you'll ever need to know, darlin', darlin', you and me we're goin' nowhere slowly, and we've gotta get away from the past, there's nothin' wrong with goin' nowhere, baby, but we should be goin' nowhere fast, everybody's goin' nowhere slowly, they're only fighting for the chance to be last, there's nothin' wrong with goin' nowhere, baby, but we should be goin' nowhere fast, it's so much better goin' nowhere fast, stalkin' in the shadows by the light of the moon, it's like a prison and the night is a cell, goin' anywhere has gotta be heaven tonight, 'cause stayin' here has gotta be hell, dyin' in the city like a fire on the water, let's go runnin' on the back of the wind, there's gotta' be some action on the face of the earth, and I've gotta see your face once again, and I don't know where I ever got the bright idea that I was cool, so alone and independent, but I'm depending on you now, and you'll always be the only thing that I just can't be without, and I'm out for you tonight, I'm comin' out for you tonight, even if you don't have anywhere to go, you go down on the pedal and you're ready to roll (ready to roll), even if you don't have anywhere to go, you go down on the pedal and you're ready to roll, and your speed is all you'll ever need, all you'll ever need to know darlin', darlin', you and me we're goin' nowhere slowly, and we've gotta get away from the past, there's nothin' wrong with goin' nowhere, baby, but we should be goin' nowhere fast, everybody's goin' nowhere slowly, they're only fighting for the chance to be last, there's nothin' wrong with goin', nowhere, baby, but we should be goin' nowhere fast, godspeed, godspeed, godspeed, speed us away, ...(We're goin' nowhere fast." she sung as the crowd went wild. "Thank you. I'm Avalon. How you doin' New York?" she asked as the crowd screamed.
"She's amazing Roger." Collins yelled looking over at Roger.
"Yeah, she is, isn't she?" he smiled looking up at her.
"Now, let's get on with the music." she smiled looking back at Jimmy and June as they started the next song. Roger started up at her. The way she danced around the stage was mesmerizing. He always loved seeing her perform. "Now I'm gonna do a song I wrote a long time ago with someone very special to me. I hope you like it." she smiled as the music started. Roger and Maureen looked at each other. Maureen was smiling and Roger just stared up at her. "I've got a dream 'bout an angel on the beach and the perfect waves are starting to come, his hair is flying out in ribbons of gold, and his touch has got the power to stun, I've got a dream 'bout an angel in the forest, enchanted by the edge of a lake, his body's flowing in the jewels alive, and the earth below is starting to shake, but I don't see any angels in the city, I don't hear any holy choirs sing, and if I can't get an angel, I can still get a boy, and a boy'd be the next best thing, the next best thing to an angel, a boy'd be the next best thing, I've got a dream 'bout a boy in a castle, and he's dancing like a cat on the stairs, he's got the fire of a prince in his eyes and the thunder of a drum in his ears, I've got a dream 'bout a boy on a star, lookin' down upon the rim of the world, he's there all alone and dreamin' of someone like me, I'm not an angel but at least I'm a girl, I've got a dream when the darkness is over, we'll be lyin' in the rays of the sun, but it's only a dream and tonight is for real, you'll never know what it means, but you'll know how it feels, it's give me be over (over), before you know it's begun, (before you know it's begun), it's all we really got tonight, stop your cryin' hold on (tonight), before you know it it's gone (tonight), tonight is what it means to be young, tonight is what it means to be young, let the rebels begin, let the fire be started, we're dancing for the restless and the broken-hearted, let the rebels begin, let the fire be started, we're dancing for the desperate and the broken-hearted, let the rebels begin, let the fire be started ...(tonight is what it means to be young...), we're dancing for the restless and the broken-hearted...(before you know it it's gone...), let the rebels begin, let the fire be started...(tonight is what it means to be young...), we're dancing for the desperate and the broken-hearted...(before you know it it's gone...), say a prayer in the darkness for the magic to come, no matter what it seams, tonight is what it means to be young, before you know it it's gone ...(tonight is what it means to be young...), tonight is what it means to be young...(before you know it it's gone...), before you know it it's gone, I've got a dream when the darkness is over, we'll be lyin' in the rays of the sun, but it's only a dream and tonight is for real, you'll never know what it means, but you'll know how it feels, it's give me be over (over), before you know it's begun (before you know it's begun), it's all we really got tonight, stop your cryin' hold on (tonight), before you know it's gone (tonight), tonight is what it means to be young, tonight is what it means to be young..., let the rebels begin, let the fire be started, we're dancing for the restless and the broken-hearted, let the rebels begin, let the fire be started, we're dancing for the desperate and the broken-hearted, let the rebels begin, let the fire be started ...(tonight is what it means to be young...), we're dancing for the restless and the broken-hearted...(before you know it it's gone...), let the rebels begin let the fire be started...(tonight is what it means to be young...), we're dancing for the desperate and the broken-hearted ...(before you know it it's gone...), say a prayer in the darkness for the magic to come cause no matter what it seams, tonight is what it means to be young ...(tonight is what it means to be young...), no matter what it seams...(tonight is what it means to be young...), tonight is what it means to be young ...(tonight is what it means to be young...), no matter what it seams ...(tonight is what it means to be young...), tonight is what it means to be young...(tonight is what it means to be young...), no matter what it seams ...(tonight is what it means to be young...), tonight is what it means to be young...(tonight is what it means to be young...), no matter what it seams ...(before you know it it's gone...), tonight is what it means to be young..., let the rebels begin, let the fire be started ...(tonight is what it means to be young...), we're dancing for the restless and the broken-hearted...(before you know it it's gone...), let the rebels begin, let the fire be started...(tonight is what it means to be young...), we're dancing for the desperate and the broken-hearted ...(before you know it it's gone...), the things they say, and the things they do, nothin's gonna stop us if our aim is true.., the things they say, and the things they do, nothin's gonna stop us if our aim is true..., the things they say, and the things they do nothin's gonna stop us if our aim is true..., let the rebels begin, let the fire be started ...(tonight is what it means to be young...), we're dancing for the restless and the broken-hearted...(before you know it it's gone...), let the rebels begin, let the fire be started...(tonight is what it means to be young...), we're dancing for the desperate and the broken-hearted ...(before you know it it's gone...), let the rebels begin let the fire be started ...(tonight is what it means to be young...), we're dancing for the restless and the broken-hearted...(before you know it it's gone...), let the rebels begin, let the fire be started...(tonight is what it means to be young...), we're dancing for the desperate and the broken-hearted ...(before you know it it's gone ." she smiled looking down at the audience. She caught a glimpse of Roger smiling up at her from the crowd. She was stunned. She looked back at Jimmy who simply smiled at her. As she continued the concert, she couldn't take her eyes off of him. When she finished, she promptly left the stage.
"Ava, I'm sorry. I just figured since we were here, he should get a chance to see you." Jimmy said following her to the dressing room.
"I don't like being blind sided like that Jimmy. Did you know about this?" she asked looking over at June.
"Yeah I did. You need to face him." he said looking down at her.
"Why do I need to face him? He's the one who left me." she yelled looking up at them.
"Bur you've been running away from him since he left." Jimmy told her as she sat on the couch.
"How have I been running away from him? He left me and I've been pursuing my career." she asked looking up at him.
"Ava, you've been thinking about him a lot lately." June said sitting next to her.
"How do you know what I've been thinking about?" she asked looking over at him.
"The fact that you've been singing Tonight is What it Means to Be Young kind of tipped us off." June said looking over at her.
"It's a good song." she told him defensively.
"Ava." Jimmy exclaimed looking over at her.
"Fine. I've been thinking about Roger a lot lately. So now what? Him and I get back together and pretend the last 10 years never happened?" she asked getting up off of the couch.
"No, of course not. But we're here, so we might as well meet him for a drink and catch up." Jimmy said looking over at her.
"OK fine. I'll see him." she said looking up at him smiling.
"OK, we'll get cleaned up and meet them around the corner." June smiled getting off of the couch.
"You two are impossible." she smiled looking over at them.
"We love you too Ava." Jimmy smiled bringing her into an embrace.
"He looked good, right? I mean, really good." she asked looking over at him.
"Yeah, Maureen said he's been taking care of himself. She said he's trying to get another band started." he smiled looking down at her.
"He always was good." she smiled as Jimmy tucked her hair behind her ear.
"You two were always good together." June smiled looking over at them.
"That was a long time ago June." she said looking over at him.
"Not so long ago." he said walking over to her.
"Yeah, yeah. Come on. We have to get cleaned up. I have a ghost to face." she said turning away from them going over to her mirror to clean up her make up.
A/N: The first song in this chapter is Nowhere Fast. It's by Fire Inc. from the movie Streets of Fire. I hope you like it.