Chapter 35- The Epilogue
The concert went better than expected. Loren was cheered and begged for an encore, she sang two original songs that no one had heard before, not even Eddie. She walked off stage and into her dressing room. She looked in the mirror and saw her future. She was going to be everything she ever wanted to be, she was going to be with the man of her dreams, and nothing was going to stand in her way anymore. Eddie came in not to long after that and hugged her from behind, looking in the mirror with her.
"I told you, you were going to be huge."
"Couldn't have done it without you…or Mel." she smiled.
Kelly and Jake walked in with smiled on their faces, "Loren that was amazing. People are screaming your name wanting more! The label wants an album ASAP."
"What?"
"As soon as possible."
"No, people are screaming my name?" Loren smiled.
"And waiting for your autograph."
Loren left the arena to a herd of screaming fans shoving a paper at her to sign.
"Get used to it sweetheart." Eddie said, kissing her head.
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A YEAR LATER
Loren walked into MK club at the end of her first world tour. Eddie left before the last show because he had to come home; she did not know why he had to come home but it made her nervous. Her last show was tonight at the club and she couldn't wait to sit back and relax. Her life skyrocketed after the New York show. She released an album 3 weeks later and announced a tour the week after that. And every night after that she was either on a plane or a bus on tour with Kelly, Jake and Eddie. She missed her mom, and couldn't wait to see her again; it was one of the many things that got her through the long night. Nora and Max, now living together, only came to a few shows, Nora and Max had to work and it was too expensive to visit.
Touring with Eddie was everything Loren had dreamed it would be. He was backstage with her every night and sang on stage with her. It was a fairy tale came true, all she wanted was to see Nora, Max and of course Mel who was now happily dating Ian, and the two were sharing an apartment off campus from UCLA where Mel was going to school while doing her internship with that famous director.
"OH MY GOD IT'S LOREN TATE!" she head Max scream.
She smiled and turned around, "Hey Max!" she ran and gave him a hug and squeezed him until he couldn't breath.
"Hey kiddo."
"Loren!" Nora said running in, Nora practically ripped Loren from Max and hugged Loren as tight as she could.
"Hi Mom! I've missed you so much! It's so nice to see you again!"
"I've missed you too sweetheart."
"LOREN! MY BABY GIRL!" Mel said running, tripping, then running again.
"MEL!" Loren said tearing up.
"And suddenly I don't matter." Nora said laughing.
"Oh my god, Loren I've missed you!"
"I miss you too."
"I kind of regret entering you in the contest now; I never get to see you!"
"Thanks again for that! You're the reason why my dreams came true."
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Hours later Loren took the stage for the last time in her tour.
"How you guys doing tonight!" she yelled into the microphone for the thousandth time. She smiled as the crowd screamed her name repeatedly.
"Aright, this is the last night of my tour and I just want to thank all that made my dreams come true. Number one my mom who taught me that I could do anything I wanted. Number two my best friend Melissa Sanders-"
"WHOO" Mel screamed from the crowd.
Loren laughed, "Mel entered me in Eddie's concert and if she hadn't I'd be studying to be a lawyer in college." the crows booed. "And I want to thank Max Duran who, when I needed it most, gave me the best advice to succeed; hey Max, you should write a book." Max laughed and winked at Loren, "I also want to thank my manager Kelly and Jake Madson for guiding me through the stress and helped me succeed. I want to thank you, the fans, for showing me nonstop support. Lastly I want to thank my boyfriend, and the love of my life, Eddie Duran."
The crowd roared and screamed, "Leddie! Leddie! Leddie!"
"I want to thank Eddie because she showed me unconditional love when I had a mental breakdown from stress and missing my family and for holding my hand and making sure I never lost who I was," She turned to Eddie who was standing in-between the curtains next to the stage, "I love you Eddie!"
"Love you too Loren!" he yelled back. The crowed awed and Loren started her concert.
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2 hours later Loren ended her concert, "Thank you all so much for supporting me and loving me through all the bad times. You guys are the reason why I am here and the reason I keep going! Goodnight LA!"
"Not so fast Miss Tate." Eddie said strolling out with a microphone; Loren was confused.
The crowd cheered, "There is something I need to say," he said.
"Loren I love you with all my heart and soul, we have been dating for 1 year, 1 month, 3 weeks and 5 days," Eddie got down on one knee and the crowd got louder, Loren covered her mouth and started crying, "Loren Elizabeth Tate, will you please marry me?"
"Yes, a thousand times yes!" she jumped as Eddie put the ring on her. He stood up and they kissed deeply forgetting where they were despite the thousands of teenage girls screaming.
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6 months later
Loren looked next to her to see Mel in a beautiful pink bridesmaid dress, "You look fantastic," Loren said.
"I know," Mel, said, "But Lo, seriously you look like something out of a fairytale."
Loren looked in the mirror and smiled, she did look amazing.
"Ready?" Max asked, walking into the room.
Loren nodded and looked up at Max, "Thanks for doing this, Max"
"Please, I am about to walk you down the isle so you can marry my son, call me dad."
"I have no issues with that."
They walked down a long hallway until they reached the double doors leading into the church. Mel had just walked down the isle and it was Loren's turn.
She held onto Max's arm tightly, "Nervous?" he asked.
"I haven't been this nervous since I sang in Eddie's contest."
"Well, just think, in 30 minutes, you'll be married to Eddie."
She smiled and looked up at Max, "I love you… dad."
"Love you too sweetheart." He replied, tears rolling down his face.
It was time; the music started to play and the double doors opened widely for Loren to walk through.
Everyone stood up and gasped at Loren's beauty. She walked slowly, afraid of tripping. She looked up and saw Mel and her mom standing next to each other, crying their eyes out, which made Loren start to cry. Thank God for waterproof make-up. She saw Ian standing next to Eddie, but Ian was looking at Mel; no surprise there. Her eyes finally lay on Eddie's, he was crying. She smiled at him and he smiled back. This was the moment they both were waiting for, for a long time. They reached the top and Max kissed Eddie on the cheek, Eddie took Loren's hands, "You look breath-taking" he said.
"You don't look so bad your self, Duran." they smiled and turned to the minister.
After what felt like a lifetime, it was time to exchange the rings. Ian handed Eddie the rings and he gave one to Loren.
"Loren repeat after me." The minister said. "I Loren."
"I Loren."
"Take thee Eddie"
"Take thee Eddie"
"To be my lawful wedded husband."
"To be my lawful wedded husband."
"In sickness and in health, as long as we both shall live."
"In sickness and in health, as long as we both shall live."
"Now Eddie,"
"I Eddie, take the Loren to be my lawful wedded wife, in sickness and in health, as long as we both shall live." Eddie did not want to waste time; everyone laughed.
"Did you practice that son?" the minister smiled.
"Yep."
"Alright, well, I now pronounce you husband and wife; you may now kiss the bride."
Loren and Eddie kissed deeply and sealed their fate. They were so happy they didn't want the moment to end.
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One Year Later
"Mom? Dad? You guys home?" Loren called as she and Eddie entered her house.
"Hey!" Max said rounding the corner and hugging them. Not long after Nora did the same. Mel and Ian, now married, came an hour later. They all sat down to dinner and Loren had some big news.
"How was your tour?" Nora asked as soon as they all sat down.
"Not so fast, we have something we have to say." Loren said, frowning.
"What's wrong?" Max said, noticing the look between Eddie and Loren.
"Oh God are you two… divorcing?" Mel said, covering her mouth.
"No… I'M PREGNANT!" Loren screamed, and smiled along with Eddie.
Nora almost fell out of her seat with excitement. There were hugs and kisses all around as they celebrated.
"Boy or Girl?" Mel asked.
"We don't know, and we won't know until the baby comes." Eddie said.
"Do you have names?" Ian asked.
"Katie for a girl," Loren said as Max grinned, "And I liked Jacob for a boy."
"You could always go with Tyler." Ian joked.
Eddie smiled, "Or Chloe…"
Loren just looked at Eddie, "Don't even…" she smiled.
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9 Months later
"GET THIS KID OUT OF ME!" Loren screamed as she was pushing.
"Loren, honey your doing great," Nora said, trying to calm her down.
"MEL PUT THAT DAMN CAMERA DOWN!" she screamed.
"No way, this is too entertaining." Mel laughed.
Max laughed, "You're almost done Loren."
"SHUT UP!"
"Sorry sweetheart." Eddie said.
"YOU BETTER DAMN BE SORRY!"
"One more push Mrs. Duran." the doctor said.
The next thing Loren heard was crying, "It's a girl!" Eddie smiled, "It's a beautiful baby girl." Loren smiled and put her head back in relief of the pain.
"Here she is," the nurse said handing the baby to Loren.
"Hi baby girl," she smiled and looked at Nora, then Max, then Mel, then Eddie, "Hi Katie. Welcome to the world baby girl."
That's it, hope you liked the story :) This is my last chapter sadly :( And I won't be writing another one. Thank you for all the support- Tori :)