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STEVEN WOKE UP with a pounding headache after parting heavily the night before after his concert after party from the first city of his new tour. Steven woke from the sound of his cell phone going off.

As Steven sat up in bed he held his head in his hands in pain as he squinted his eyes from the bright sun.

"Fuck, what the hell did I take last night" said Steven loudly to himself as he was still holding his head in pain.

Steven stood up from the bed and looked for his phone; he found it on his bed under the covers. He bent over to get his phone which was a bad idea, since it made him nauseated and light headed. He took a deep breath fighting off the verge to vomit as he checked who had called; it turned out to be his mother and Steven called her right back.

"What you want?" asked Steven in pain as he heard his mom answer the phone.

"Don't take that tone with me young man" said Pauline frustrated

"Please not so loud" said Steven sitting on the bed

"Is this a mother, son call or a manager, rock star call?" asked Steven as he got out of bed and put his fingers through his short hair.

"It's both" said Anna

"Hold on a second" said Steven before placing the phone down on the bed.

Steven looked around to see if he had any pill that would help his headache as he was looking for the pills he noticed little bottles of Vodka laying all over the floor. He picked the bottles up and tossed the bottles in the trash and found a small bottle of pills on his desk. He popped two in his mouth and drank it down with an old bottle of water.

"So, what's going on?" asked Steven as she went back on the phone to talk to her mom.

"I didn't want to ruin your night from last night but Brendan Brady wants to do a song with you"

"No way, that arrogate abusive bastard, no thank you." said Steven

"What's wrong with him, he's hot and he's a big fan of yours"

"So what, did you ever read those magazines about him sleeping with this one and that one with no feeling what so ever for the person he's with" said Steven as he paced around his hotel room.

"And all he ever does is party I'm surprised that he even has the time for a second album, besides he'll just show up late."

"Oh come on forget about all that stuff. Did you know he was at the show last night? I bumped into him and he was so thrilled to meet me. He was like you're Steven's manager and this and that and he forgot that I was also your mother."

"Mom, you didn't tell him did you?"

"Of cause I did sweetie"

"Mother, he'll think I'm a momma's boy"

"He's a lovely gentleman even though I treated him badly for your sake I might add."

"Sure anything for business." said Ryan sitting down on the bed.

"Might be good for your career as well" said Pauline

"I already have the career I've always wanted I don't need to be bigger than what I am already"

Steven rubbed his temples.

"Thanks for your call ma, but I have got to go, definitely don't feel good"

"You were fine when you left the café, what happened to you last night" asked Steven's mother.

"Yeah that's what I would like to know" said Steven before hanging up with his mom.

THE NIGHT BEFORE

Once the limo drove off from Brendan's place, Steven looked away and turned to face the bar. Good thing Steven was alone for he took all the little bottles of hard liquor he could find on the top of the bar and drowned each on. Then he went looking for more and stuffed the rest of them in a plastic bag. Before the limo dropped him at his hotel he took out a stash of pot and smoked enough that he felt real good.

The time Steven got to his hotel he was completely out of it. The limo driver had to help him in the back entrance of the hotel so none of the employees would see him and either say something or do something, for one thing get the press involved.

Even though Steven was wasted by the time he got to his room he finished up the rest of the bottles. He scattered the bottles all over the floor in his hotel suite, more like threw them on the floor from a drunken rage.

By the time he fell asleep he didn't actually know he fell asleep or passed out from too much alcohol. He fell hard in bed and was completely out of it with a loud snore and was like that until the ringing of the phone began.

Later on that day Steven called his mom back and explained to her what had happened after leaving the café but first he got out of bed took a relaxing, cool shower, brushed his teeth, and put on a comfortable pajama's since what he wore to bed was the same outfit from the night before.

"Are you feeling any better now?" asked Steven's mother when Steven called her back.

"Yeah I'm alright now, I hope" said Steven

"Think we can go over some business during a late lunch?" asked Pauline

"Sure I guess but not really hungry"

"Meet me at my office at 2 o'clock" said Pauline

"I'll be there"

Steven said goodbye to his mom and checked the time on the clock which was on the nightstand. He had a half an hour to get ready. He got dressed in simple clothing, black sweat pants, and a white sweater with white high top sneakers. He put on some eye liner, He was a rock star by night but during the day he was a simple handsome young man who liked to be comfortable. He grabbed his things in a small wallet and left the hotel, he walked in the front of the hotel and the manager stopped to ask him if he needed car service but he turned the offer down saying that he would rather walk.

By the time Steven and Pauline left the office to go for lunch at the nearby restaurant it was after 3 o'clock. The restaurant wasn't what someone who was a rock star would go it was a simple diner with booths and stool seating by the cash registers. Pauline and Steven said hello to the waiting staff and one of them sat them in the back so no one would interrupt them. When they sat down at their table Pauline handed Steven Brendan's business card.

"Call him" said Pauline pushing the card in Steven's hand.

"I don't think so" said Steven shaking his head no.

"I just think his bad boy ways is only an act, you're not that good of a person either you know, like right now you look like shit"

"Thanks, that's exactly the thing I need to hear from me mum. I did try to look ok."

"It's also from the manager point of few. What did you do last night?" asked Pauline

Steven just stared at his mother in disbelief.

"I told you already. The only thing different about me versus him is that I don't sleep with different man every night. I don't flaunt my wicked ways" said Steven cool and Calm.

His mum just stared at him.

"That's just not who I am or want to be with or in this matter who I want to associate with."

"He was such a lovely man last night and before he approached me I noticed him singing all your songs. He really is a fan."

Steven just nodded his head, not wanting to discuss the topic any more.

"Please just take the card and think about calling him" said Pauline before ordering something to eat.

"Sure, I'll think about it" said Steven

Pauline handed him Brendan's card.

"Thanks" said Pauline.

Steven put Brendan's card in his wallet and ordered something light to eat.

LATER ON AS Steven was walking back to his hotel, even though he had a house in the New York but like to stay in hotel's while on tour from having a lunch meeting with his mom, as he hurried back to get ready for his second concert that week, a passing red Corvette was blasting Brendan's first single the remake of the song, 'I Love Rock And Roll', originally sung and made famous by 'Joan Jett and the Blackhearts'.

"I guess that's a sign that I should call him" whispered Steven as he walked into the lobby of his hotel.

When Steven walked in his hotel room he lied down on the bed, he took out Johnny's business card out of his wallet then he reached into his pocket for his phone and dialed up Brendan's number.

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