Thanks to my beta reader Scarlet Moon for living up the story.

"And why would I do that? Why would I bring her back after she made it clear that she didn't want to be back unless I was gone? Last time I checked, I'm still here." Ron said tossing his pen on his desk.

"You will make it happen. Destroying our career will only destroy yours…..Permanently." Alvin smirked.

Ron sighed, lips turned up into an evil smile. "And I'll build it up once more. You don't scare me kid."

"How would your wife feel about you cheating on her?" Brittany hummed, skimming through a large file as she walked into the room.

Ron's eyes widened. "You're bluffing."

"Not according to some of the women I asked, especially the minors. That could put you in jail for 20 or 30 years. Maybe even more." Brittany closed the file.

"You wouldn't dare." He slowly stood from his desk. "I worked hard to keep that buried." He growled.

"I'm sure you did, but I'm not someone to let people like you get away with it. Especially since some of these women were my friends." Brittany shut the file.

"I'm not signing you back on. No one will know that you're back."

"It's cute that you think I'm blackmailing you. But I'm not."

"Then what are you doing?" Ron asked leaning on his desk, hanging his head.

"I want you to know that I put you behind bars, and that you won't always get what you want. You may have been able to bring down a group of singers or a solo career, but you won't bring down mine."

"Charlene has the secrets she needs to bring you down. Even that's good enough for me."

"What are you talking about?" Brittany asked as the authorities entered the room.

"You'll know soon enough."

-Seville Household-

"By tomorrow morning everyone will know that you're back." Andrew said.

Simon shook his hand. "Thanks Andrew. We're glad you're back."

"It's good to be back. It's all thanks to Brittany." Andrew smiled as Simon slowly walked him to the door.

"It wasn't a problem. Someone had to do it." Brittany smiled, though something was clearly on her mind. "I'm sorry. I'm still a little tired from the flight."

"All the more reason to leave you all alone. See you guys soon." Andrew waved before walking out the door.

Brittany rubbed her eyes and pulled her hair back as she headed towards the stairs.

"Are you sure you're okay? Seems like something's bothering you." Simon asked, concerned.

"It's something Ron said. About Charlene knowing the secrets to tear us down." Brittany sighed as Simon wrapped his arms around her.

"Secrets about what?"

"Something we'd worked hard to keep buried." She said escaping Simons grasp.

"What secret Britt?"

"I…"

-Alvin & Jeanette-

"There you are." Alvin said, entering his room to see Jeanette on her phone. "I thought you'd be out of bed by now." He sighed, laying down beside her. "Are you okay?" He softly brushed a strand of hair away from her face and gently tucked it behind her ear.

"Damn." She cursed, realizing the time. While climbing out of bed to go and get dressed Alvin picked up her phone that she left behind.

"The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes. I didn't take you for a mystery kind of person." Alvin said changing his name on her phone.

"Then you don't know me well enough." She said turning around. "What are you doing?"

"Changing my contact name. I am now the Sexiest Man Ever." He smiled at Jeanette, setting her phone on the nightstand.

Jeanette rolled her eyes as she pulled her hair back into a tight bun. "Some things haven't changed I see."

Alvin hopped out of bed and walked up behind Jeanette, wrapping his arms around her waist. "Some things never will." He whispered placing a gentle kiss on her neck.

-Simon & Brittany-

"I would have never thought… I'm sorry." Simon whispered as the news sank in.

"It's not your fault. I'm just glad Ms. Miller stepped in when she did." Brittany said with her arms crossed, leaning against the wall.

"So am I." He sighed, standing in front of her with one arm on the wall for support. "When are we going to tell the others?"

"I don't know. First, we need to inform them that she at least knows something. Then we all come out with it and find a way to avoid Charlene letting it out." Brittany closed her eyes and leaned her head back.

"What are you more scared of? Them knowing about you or you knowing about them?"

"I'm more scared about what you think of me."

Simon stepped closer to Brittany. "I think that you're the most brilliant and beautiful person I have ever had the pleasure of meeting." He said pressing her against the wall and leaning in closer until their lips met in a passionate kiss.

"It's nice to see the whore is back where she belongs." Charlene snarkily commented, inviting herself into the house. Brittany grabbed hold of Simon's arm as he turned around. "That's right, keep your dog on a leash. No telling what he might do." She smirked, staring at Simon. "Have you told her yet?"

"I'm afraid that the whore interrupted before we could get that far." Brittany said, causing Simon to chuckle and Charlene's face to turn red. "What are you doing here?"

"I wanted you to know what you're up against and to give you a chance to back down." Charlene smirked, taking a few steps closer. "I'm not scared of you anymore. Not with the information that I have." She grinned.

"I'm not going to let some lowlife take over something I worked hard for. Do you really think secrets are going to tear us apart?"

"Only one way to find out." She had an evil grin as she stepped backwards. "Let me know how you feel when Simon tells you about that French girl he shacked up with one drunken night." She giggled manically before exiting the house.

"Brittany-"

"Charlene slipped something in your drink."

"I'm not that much of an open book now, am I?" Simon chuckled.

"Simon." She pulled out her phone, showing him a text message. "It doesn't matter how drunk you are, you still love me."

"I don't remember that."

"I'm not surprised." She put her phone away. "I suppose we should get the others. Let them know what's going on."

"Alvin's probably in the office working on his lyrics and I think Jeanette is still resting in his room." Simon said. "I'll get Alvin and you get Jean, then I'll find Theo. And wherever Theo is, El isn't too far behind."

-Alvin & Jeanette-

"Shouldn't we make an appearance downstairs?" Jeanette asked as she buttoned her shirt once more.

"No one's come looking for us yet." Alvin said, sitting up and grabbing Jeanette by the shoulders, gently pulling her against his chest. "All they know is that I'm writing and you're resting."

"Which means my sister can come up at any moment thinking that I'm the only one in here." Jeanette stated as there was a knock on the door.

"Jean, you up?" Brittany asked knocking again. "Jeanette?"

"Okay, genius." Alvin whispered. "Now what?"