opens. In walks Bridgett carrying four cups of coffee. She hands me and Alec ours, and sets one down at the mixing boards. She takes the last one for herself.
“So who is recording this?” I ask Alec. I’m really hoping they aren’t going to make me work with the guy I’ve always worked with. He always stares at my boobs.
“Otto,” he answers.
“Really?” I can’t help but feel excited. He was great to work with in Florida. “How did you get him to fly out here?”
“The record company paid him well. And I told them you wouldn’t record unless Otto was doing it.”
I hold up my fist, and he bumps his knuckles against mine. “You rock, Alec.” I then turn to Bridgett. “I love the song, by the way. I think it’ll be a big hit. You should write more songs.”
“Yeah, it was a lot of fun.” Bridgett looks at me, but she doesn’t acknowledge Alec. He sends me a pleading look. Like I can control her.
“Maybe me and you could write one,” I say. I’m just hoping to break up some of the tension. “I bet it would be awesome.”
“Maybe…” She sits down in the chair. I start to say something else, but Otto comes in.
We play the song for Otto and talk about our vision for it. At eight AM, the musicians show up and we get started. It’s days like today that I love my job. Spending time in the studio — singing and playing music, surrounded by other musicians — it’s the best feeling in the world.
5:57 PM
Want. Not wanted.
Normally, I’m excited to go home. Today, not so much. Today I know that Mona is going to be there, and I am worried. I hope that she and Stephan can get along. If not, it’s going to be very miserable until we leave to go on tour. Thankfully, Mona is not going on tour with us. Unfortunately, Alec and Bridgett are .
When I open the door and don’t hear screaming, I take it as a good sign. I walk into the living room and see Stephan and Mona sitting there. They are actually talking. It’s small talk, but still, they’re not killing each other. This makes me happy.
“Hey,” I greet Mona. “How was your flight?”
“It was good. I sat beside some drunk guy who was scared of flying,” she says. “It was very entertaining.”
I take a seat beside Stephan. “How are you holding up?”
She shrugs nonchalantly, but I can tell she’s very torn up over what happened. “It’s… I am… It may take a while for me to be okay. I didn’t think that him not being my biological father would matter, but I guess I was wrong. It’s hard.”
Stephan surprises me. “My dad would have loved you… Well, our dad, I suppose.”
“Do you think he knew? That I was his?” she asks.
“I don’t know,” he answers. “I suppose it’s possible. I don’t understand what kind of relationship your mom and my dad had, but I would think they talked about it. It’s just he couldn’t do anything about it as long as she was with your dad. I’m sure neither of them wanted to split up their families.”
“What sucks is how this has affected us now. Maybe it would have been easier if we had known about it our whole lives…” Mona take a deep, sharp breath. “It hurts. And I bet they didn’t once stop to think about the consequences. How could they think it would never get out ? And why did it get out after they died? I want to talk to my mom. I want her to explain it to me…”
“I’d love for my dad to explain it,” Stephan agrees. “I can’t understand what he did. I love Scarlett so much, I would never do something like that to her. I couldn’t.”
I smile at Stephan’s words but can’t help but think about my own screwed up life. Cheating really does tear up families — mine included. Of course, in Mona’s and my case, we wouldn’t be here if our parents hadn’t cheated.
“I don’t want to be mad at them anymore.” Mona’s voice comes out in a whisper, and then she looks up at Stephan. “I don’t want to be mad at you anymore.”
“So let’s
“So who is recording this?” I ask Alec. I’m really hoping they aren’t going to make me work with the guy I’ve always worked with. He always stares at my boobs.
“Otto,” he answers.
“Really?” I can’t help but feel excited. He was great to work with in Florida. “How did you get him to fly out here?”
“The record company paid him well. And I told them you wouldn’t record unless Otto was doing it.”
I hold up my fist, and he bumps his knuckles against mine. “You rock, Alec.” I then turn to Bridgett. “I love the song, by the way. I think it’ll be a big hit. You should write more songs.”
“Yeah, it was a lot of fun.” Bridgett looks at me, but she doesn’t acknowledge Alec. He sends me a pleading look. Like I can control her.
“Maybe me and you could write one,” I say. I’m just hoping to break up some of the tension. “I bet it would be awesome.”
“Maybe…” She sits down in the chair. I start to say something else, but Otto comes in.
We play the song for Otto and talk about our vision for it. At eight AM, the musicians show up and we get started. It’s days like today that I love my job. Spending time in the studio — singing and playing music, surrounded by other musicians — it’s the best feeling in the world.
5:57 PM
Want. Not wanted.
Normally, I’m excited to go home. Today, not so much. Today I know that Mona is going to be there, and I am worried. I hope that she and Stephan can get along. If not, it’s going to be very miserable until we leave to go on tour. Thankfully, Mona is not going on tour with us. Unfortunately, Alec and Bridgett are .
When I open the door and don’t hear screaming, I take it as a good sign. I walk into the living room and see Stephan and Mona sitting there. They are actually talking. It’s small talk, but still, they’re not killing each other. This makes me happy.
“Hey,” I greet Mona. “How was your flight?”
“It was good. I sat beside some drunk guy who was scared of flying,” she says. “It was very entertaining.”
I take a seat beside Stephan. “How are you holding up?”
She shrugs nonchalantly, but I can tell she’s very torn up over what happened. “It’s… I am… It may take a while for me to be okay. I didn’t think that him not being my biological father would matter, but I guess I was wrong. It’s hard.”
Stephan surprises me. “My dad would have loved you… Well, our dad, I suppose.”
“Do you think he knew? That I was his?” she asks.
“I don’t know,” he answers. “I suppose it’s possible. I don’t understand what kind of relationship your mom and my dad had, but I would think they talked about it. It’s just he couldn’t do anything about it as long as she was with your dad. I’m sure neither of them wanted to split up their families.”
“What sucks is how this has affected us now. Maybe it would have been easier if we had known about it our whole lives…” Mona take a deep, sharp breath. “It hurts. And I bet they didn’t once stop to think about the consequences. How could they think it would never get out ? And why did it get out after they died? I want to talk to my mom. I want her to explain it to me…”
“I’d love for my dad to explain it,” Stephan agrees. “I can’t understand what he did. I love Scarlett so much, I would never do something like that to her. I couldn’t.”
I smile at Stephan’s words but can’t help but think about my own screwed up life. Cheating really does tear up families — mine included. Of course, in Mona’s and my case, we wouldn’t be here if our parents hadn’t cheated.
“I don’t want to be mad at them anymore.” Mona’s voice comes out in a whisper, and then she looks up at Stephan. “I don’t want to be mad at you anymore.”
“So let’s
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