Four years later

"I'm going to miss Hannah. And Patrick. Oh, and Marty..."Madison sighed, sitting on my lap as we drove away from the house she had lived in for almost a decade. But, it had been her decision. We had hired a tutor, and now Maddi was going to go on a 3 month tour with us. Nate had gotten his own family tour bus, with Caitlin and their two kids.

"You'll still get to call them. And we'll get to visit them when we have our show in Los Angeles,"I smiled, stroking her hair out of her face.

"Who-hoo!! Sacramento, here we come!!"Jason yelled, running through the bus; this caused a series of giggles from Maddi. Jason grinned over at her, then picked her up off my lap, slinging her over his shoulder.

"Careful,"I winced slightly.

"Uncle Jason,"Maddi whined, hitting him lightly on his back. He spun around, putting her down carefully on the ground.

"Excited, Maddi?"

"Yeah!"she grinned.

"Me too,"he grinned back, then ran back to his bunk. Nate rolled his eyes as he came in the room, smirking slightly.

"Hello there, Miss Opening Act,"he patted Maddi on the head. I smiled. Maddi had also gotten a contract with Hollywood Records. I guess she pretty much was a Disney kid now; she was going to be a new Disney Channel Series next fall. She wasn't the main character, but she had plenty of lines, being the main character's younger sister.

But she had a beautiful voice, and wasn't a bit stage fright. I guess she got it from Nick.

"Hey Uncle Nate,"Maddi smiled, then went to sit over at the table. She pulled out my laptop, playing a computer game. Nate tugged lightly at her ponytail.

"Ouch!"she pouted, glancing at him, then turning her focus back on the computer. Our first show would be tomorrow night at eight in Sacramento. Maddi was eally excited about it, especially the fact that she would be with me the whole time.

We soon were in Sacramento. We had a few interviews, some along with Maddi. When I couldn't watch her, Caitlin would be, along with Aaron and Samuel, her and Nate's kids. We were also visiting the governor today. Maddi was jumping up and down hyperily when we reached the hotel. She was going to have a blast on this tour.

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flashback

"So they're doing the C-Section today?"Nate asked, looking over at me. I nodded.

"Yep. After that, they're taking the life support off,"I grimaced. My attitude had changed after talking to Nate. Jason put a hand on my shoulder.

"I'm sorry, Shane."

"Yeah.."I answered half-heartedly. Mom looked over at me, worry covering her face. Jason's hand gripped tighter on my shoulder when a nurse came in with a clipboard.

"You'll need to sign here for the operation,"she said softly as she handed me the clipboard and a pen. I scanned through it quickly, then signed sloppily at the bottom. The nurse smiled sadly, thanking me as she walked out of the room. Soon more hospital staff were there to escort us to another waiting room.

I could feel my heart beating faster as we were led through the hallways. Connie reached over, holding my arm, and Nate put a hand on my back. But I didn't cry. Not yet.

end of flashback

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"Dad!"Maddi ran over and gave me a bear hug. I laughed.

"You did great, Madds. Now go find Aunt Caitlin. I need to get onstage."

Jason, Nate, and I had decided to do our lockdown earlier so we could see Maddi's first performace. She did wonderful, and the crowd loved her.

She gave me a kiss on the cheek and skipped off happily.

An hour later, we were done, and again greeted by an overly-hyper Maddi. Nate was the one who got attacked with the bear hug this time.

"Guess what, guess what, guess what?!"she jumped up and down. Jason raised his eyebrows.

"Er...what?"

"Dan let me have Red Bull!"she exclaimed, then ran off to her dressing room. I sighed. Apparently Caitlin didn't see a problem in letting Dan, our manager, watch Maddi.

"She'll never get to sleep tonight."

"She's worse than Jason,"Nate laughed, getting a look from Jason. Nate shrugged.

"It's the truth."

We all got ready for the Meet and Greet, Maddi included in the event. She was so happy that people wanted her signatures, but I could tell after awhile her hand was getting tired. She surprised me by switching hands.

"You can write with both hands?"I chuckled.

"Yep,"she nodded, hugging a girl around her age and smiling for a picture. I shook my head.

Maddi never ceased to amaze me.