Who's the real you?

Chapter Twenty-Three

August 1996

"Congratulations are in order, again." Spoke Flora as she sat across from Alytain.

Belle stood by the side of the audience as she watched Flora, she remembered the last time the three of them were on Flora's chat show, it had certainly sent a frenzy into Hannah's life.

"Thank you." Alytain seemed relaxed "Belle and I are excited; our little family is growing again. Harley's going to be a big brother. New album on the way. What more could I ask for?"

Flora laughed a little "Of course, what else could you ask for?" She shifted her attention to the audience before shifting her attention back to Alytain "It certainly seems that Belle has changed your reputation in the past few years, even your worst album Fame Whore still managed to hit a peak in the top 50's of the chart."

Alytain held his tongue.

"I guess not having the approval of your partner mustn't've helped."

"Belle and I will always argue about my music, she's come to realise that my career is my first love and she's my second."

Flora shifted her attention to Belle off camera "Oh, bet that must hurt hearing."

Belle shrugged a little "Alytain's always been honest about that to me."

Flora flicked her charms back to Alytain "This album is certainly a new you, it seems a little cleaner than what we've come to expect from you."

"Yeah, well." Alytain wanted to leave the interview "When you have a son, you learn how your reputation influences him."

"So, your regretting your party boy ways?"

Alytain glanced over at Belle, he knew she wasn't going to save him. "I'm done." He rose up from his seat "I should've done this years ago, but I'm done. Done with interviews. Done with the media telling me I'm shit than praising me the next minute. This is exactly why I love my wife because she's shown me that I don't have to give a shit about any of this bullshit." He walked off the stage and towards his wife.