Katie's P.O.V - One Month Later
My phone was on the table in front of me, my bank balance showing.
I'm rich.
We hadn't talked about how we'd spend our money, but a straight 15% went to Janie's Fund.
Truth is... I don't want to stop my friends from doing whatever they want, but I'm not ready for them to move out of this house...
. . .
"Back where it all started!" Dylan smiled, walking towards our table, holding Vikki's hand.
"Yes, Dyl-Man!" I smiled over at him, Ezra sat on my left.
Magnificent's.
That awesome pizza place, you remember? It's where Janie's Gun was born.
Eddie sat at the head of the table, on Ezra's left, with Maria on his left, opposite Ezra.
Stevie was on my right, with Sherrie next to him. We're just waiting on Vinnie, now.
Dylan pulled a chair out for Vikki, before sitting opposite Stevie, Vikki was opposite me.
"Whats-a-going on?!" Dylan smiled at us, taking his denim jacket off.
"I love you, for starters." Eddie smiled at him.
"You too, man. You've never had the pleasure to crash on a tour bus, with these guys!" Dylan smiled at Vikki.
"I look forward to it. I'm so glad to be back in Boston, though!" She smiled, grabbing herself a menu.
"And it's great to finally meet you, Vikki!" Maria smiled at her.
"And you ladies as well!" Vikki beamed.
"I'm uncomfortable." I admitted, with a smile.
"You're one of us, Monroe." Dylan nodded to me.
I'm one of the boys.
"Vinnie does know we'hr mee'in' 'ere, righ'?" Stevie asked us.
"He should do!" I grabbed Ezra's left arm, checking his watch.
"Here!" Eddie called out, nodding over to the stairs.
We all looked over. Vinnie and Naomi. Holding hands...
"Whah?" Stevie looked at me, as I looked at him.
"We're in trouble... The Gov's niece?!" Dylan laughed.
"Hey, he's fine with it. Ladies, this is Naomi. Naomi... Ohana." Vince introduced Naomi to everyone, as they got to the table.
"Hey." She smiled, waving to us all.
"Well, grab a seat!" Sherrie smiled at her.
Naomi sat next to Dylan, with Vince at the head of the table.
"You guys thought about spending, yet?" Eddie started.
"I'm looking to get my own car." Vinnie smiled.
"I don' know whah I wan'..." Stevie ruffled his hair up, looking unsure.
"I designed my own custom piece, so I'll be looking to get that made up." Dylan smiled, looking to me. "What's up?"
"Huh? Oh... Nothing." I sighed.
"Monroe?" Eddie asked.
"I'm fine... I jus'... You guys are my best friends... I know I see you all, all the time, but I jus'... I don't want you to all move out the house, yet." I told them.
"Hey, man... That's not happening yet. At least not with me!" Dylan looked to Stevie, Eddie and Vin.
"Nor me!" Stevie wrapped an arm around me, hugging my side.
"I'm not going anywhere. Just give me a car, and I'll go see my parents, but I'm coming straight back!" Vince smiled at me.
"I'm not moving out... But me and Maria have been talking about it..." Eddie smiled sadly, holding Maria's hand.
"You're engaged... That's OK, I guess." I shrugged, facing facts.
"I see you, more then I see her." Eddie whispered loudly, nodding over to Maria on 'her'.
We all laughed, Maria slapping his arm, before a waitress came to take our orders.
. . .
As I was circling some cheese around my tongue, so I could eat a slice of my pizza, a tall, dusty blond haired crazy guy approached the table.
"Joe said I'd find you all here." Gov smiled at us.
"Gov'nor!" Dylan smiled, looking back at him. "Grab a seat! Vin, move up!"
Vinnie shuffled along, closer to Naomi, as Gov grabbed a spare seat and joined us, helping himself to a slice of Vinnie's pizza.
"How's things?" I asked him.
"Great. Ladies I'm glad to see you all, and that you're getting along." Gov started, the girls all smiling. "Ezra... good to see ya."
Ezra just smiled shyly, giving a shrug.
"And you five..." He looked around the table at all of us.
"You're leaving us, aren't you?" Eddie frowned.
I suddenly lost my appetite, Stevie dropped his fork of lasagne, all eyes of Gov.
He frowned, looking down.
"Fuck, man! Are we stuck with that Gordan?!" Dylan asked him.
Gov started to smile. "You love him really!" He looked up at Dylan. "And you ain't losing me that easily!"
"Jesus, Gov!" I threw a pizza crust at him, having him catching it in his mouth. "Whoa!"
He laughed, eating it. "I like messin' with ya's!"
"I've never been so glad to fall for a joke!" Eddie held a hand over his heart, everyone laughing.
"Anyway! I am the bringer of good news." Gov got to it. "In a months time, it's the MTV Music awards. Here's to fourteen years of music!" Gov joked, raising the slice of pizza he took from Vin, having us all snicker and raise our glasses.
"You guys are nominated for best live band." He told us.
"What?" Dylan looked at him.
"An awards show?" I asked him. "I never thought we'd do that..."
"Are we goin'?" Stevie asked him.
"Yeah, and you can all bring a plus one." Gov smiled, to which we all instantly looked to our partners.
Ezra smiled at me, and shrugged with a nod. "I don't mind."
"Will I have to wear a dress?" I turned to the Gov.
"No... You're a rock star! Where whatever the F you want!" Gov smiled, keeping his manners of no swearing at the table.
"Yes!" I smiled. "I'm in! Lads?!"
"I'm in." Eddie gave a nod.
"Y'ah!" Stevie nudged me.
"Hoo-Raa!" Dylan raised his cola glass. (He's driving!)
"Oh, hell yes! An awards show with my best friends, who just happen to be my favourite band?!" Vinnie cheered.
"Alright!" Gov smiled. "I'm going too! I have to be there. A manager thing... Anyway! Look good, wear what you want... You're also performing 'Nothin' But A Good Time'."
"Sweet!" I smiled.
"If you haven't seen an awards show before, I recommend you watch one. They go on for a loooong time." Gov rolled his eyes. "But they are loads of fun, free food, and all the drinks you can manage!" He raised his arms out, up to the skies, as if God had shined a light on him.
"Monroe, you must have been to some before?" Eddie asked him.
"One. The others I was considered to be 'too young', but the one I did go to, for Aerosmith, obviously, it was amazing. It was actually the year before I met you guys." I looked to Dylan and Eddie.
"Nice!" Dylan smiled. "It's weird talking about my life before you guys came along... It's like... It shouldn't really exist... Like you guys have been it forever."
"Yeah... I feel like I've known you all my whole life." Eddie agreed.
"I feel that way too. This isn't something I've felt before, but with you guys, I know, no matter what, I'm OK." Vinnie noted.
"We'hr Ohana!" Stevie smiled.
"To Ohana!" Dylan raised his glass, yet again.
"Ohana!" We all agreed.
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The Leading Man (Multiband Fan Fic)
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