Shep pushed his way through the crowd easily, being careful not to knock anyone over. The crowds were the one thing he didn't like about the concerts. Even though he now had connected to the band, he still preferred to get floor seats. You couldn't get the real concert experience in the seats, and he just liked being extra close to the stage.

"Hows' much longer till da concert starts?"

Shep looked up at the small child perched on his shoulders. He smiled "Soon enough Dorian, soon enough."

He was now at the front of the stage, ready to hold his place for the show. Dorian grabbed onto a lock of his father's hair, excitement getting the better of the blue skinned toddler. "Then I get to see her right?"

The man looked at his child again and chuckled. "It'll start soon, and afterwards we can go see her," he held up his pinky in a strange custom he had learned from earth "I promise."

The boy stuck his own pinky out and curled it around Shep's and then promptly stuck his finger in his mouth.

Shep looked around at the stage and sighed. The band that was finishing playing was nice, but he much preferred the Crescendolls. The stage appeared be close to ready, and soon enough Dorian would stop pushing his chubby fingers through Shep's hair. "It's been a long time seen you've seen them hasn't it?"

The child nodded enthusiastically. The band's tour had taken a toll on the two boys, even more so on Dorian who didn't get to fly out to see them with his father.

Shep opened his mouth to speak but it was cut short by the screams of joy as The Crescendolls approached the stage starting their first song.

Dorian's screams reached a wonderfully new decibel.

Stella sighed as she walked off the stage. Quietly she placed her bass in its stand, and pushed her bangs out of her face. Intermission couldn't have come soon enough.

To be honest, the tour had been exhausting. It felt amazing to be home again. She smiled at her bandmates and breathed out a laugh. They gave her a happy grin but she noticed their eyes were not focused on her.

Stella turned around and saw her two biggest fans standing in her line of vision. Shep had a bouquet of beautiful white flowers in one hand, but her attention was on the little blue boy that was being held on his hip with the other hand.

Shep grinned "Long time no see," he said.

Stella smiled and began to approach the two. Dorian leaped from his father's arms and made a run for the blonde bassist. The little boy's brown hair flopped in his face when Stella bent down to scoop him up in a tight hug.

She couldn't help but laugh as the little boy screamed:

"Mommy!"