"Caity, I'm just kidding. I'm still sorry about what happened..." TJ said. "Okay, good. I was scared for a second there." I breathed. My phone began ringing. "This Is The Death Of Me, I Feel It Constantly." It sang. Michael. I pulled it out of my pocket and answered it. "Hello?" I asked. "Hey, Caity. I called on Mike's phone because I knew you wouldn't answer mine." Monte's voice said. "Monte, I told you to go to sleep!" I said, stopping in my tracks. Craig swooped me up in his arms and put me over his shoulder. I carried on as usual. "I tried, but I can't." Monte said. Craig kept on walking. "Monte, go to sleep! If you're awake when I get home, and God knows when that'll be, then I'm gonna be really mad." I said. "Fine, fine." He said. "Go to sleep." I smiled. "Alright! I'm going to bed. Here's Mike." He laughed. I waited for a second. "Sorry. He wanted to talk to you." He said. "Make sure he goes to sleep!" I laughed. "Alright! So, how's Craig, and Lei and TJ?" He asked. "I'm good. Thanks for asking. They're good too." I joked. "That's good. Monte, get in your fucking room. No, no! You can't-- fuck!" Mike shouted as I heard a loud crash. "Monte stole my pizza. Then he dropped the plate after running back to his room." Mike explained. "Damn." I laughed. "Alright, well, I'm sure you guys are at the studio and I have a plate to clean up, so I'm gonna let you go. Bye, Caity." He laughed. Craig was at the front desk now, still holding me. "Bye, Mike." I laughed. "Carry me there, TJ." I said. "Yeah, carry her. I wanna carry my babe." Craig set me on my feet and picked up Leila. I walked up to TJ, and he picked me up by the waist and threw me over his shoulder. "No, I want a piggy back ride!" I giggled. He dropped me and I jumped on his back. "Happy?" He heaved. "Si." I replied in spanish. He laughed. "Good. We're here." He said. "TJ LIKES PENIS!" I shouted as we walked into the room. "Unless you have a dick, that statement is false." "Yes I do." I said. "Ooh, wanna fuck?" He joked. "Only if you like it up the ass." I played along. "I was hoping you did..." He pouted. "Hmm... Never tried it. Maybe I would." I winked. "Okay, there's a little girl here. Please stop." Craig said. "Moop." I squeaked. "Moop?" Craig asked. "Moop!" Leila exclaimed. "Moop!" TJ said enthusiastically. "MOOP!" I smiled. "Moop." Another voice said. "Hey Feldy," Craig said. "Dude." I grinned. "Moop?" Feldy questioned. "Moop." Leila smiled. "Moop." I agreed. "Okay, enough of that. I knoe this is TJ, but who are these lovely girls you brought with you?" Feldy asked Craig. "This is my little girl, Leila." Craig pulled Leila into his side. "That's Caity. She's our newest groupie." TJ said. "Oh," Feldy made a face. "Just kidding, Feldmann!" TJ laughed. "Good. I was gonna see if she wanted to assist Leila on some backing vocals." "What? Noo..." I backed up. "C'mon. It's not like you're doing it live. Feldy's the only audience you have." TJ said. "Fine." I laughed. "Alright. Let's do this." Feldy said. "I'm John, by the way. All the guys call me Feldy or Feldmann though." He said to me. "Alright. Nice to meet you, John. I'm Caitlin. But they guys call me Caity," I smiled. "Nice to meet ya Caity. Now get in there." He pat my back. He opened the door and I walked into the small room. Leila had done this before. "Alright, Caity. I want you to share the stand in front of Leila, and sing as low as you can with her. Just don't go so low that it's hard. Nice and even, got it?" John said. "Got it!" I smiled. I couldn't believe it. I was about to record with a band. A real band. There were other guys in the room, but none of them introduced themselves and they focused on their instruments. One, I knew, was Kevin Thrasher. He played guitar. I sang along with Leila and we finished up the song. John cut the track, and clapped. "You guys that was fabulous!" He smiled. "Nah." Craig said. "Yeah." Feldmann laughed. "Well, Feldy, I'd love to stick around, but I promised two girls some pizza." Craig said, pushing me. "Have fun." John said as we left. I got on TJ's back again and he carried me out to the car. He made me sit up front. He sat behind me. "So, Craig, where's this pizza?" I asked. "Gimme about 5 minutes." He said. He pulled onto the road, and drove for a few minutes. He turned into a Pizza Hut parking lot. "I have this place on California Speed Dial." Craig said. "What?" I asked. "These guys are the only Cali number on my speed dial." He smirked. "Wow." I chuckled. "Shut up." He said as he held the door for me, Lei, and TJ. "Can I still have vegan pizza?" I asked. "What do you want on it?" He asked. "Black olives, green olives, and banana peppers." I said. My mouth watered just thinking about that. "Kay." He said, ordering pizza for the four of us. "Lei, do you want bacon?" Craig asked. She o
nodded. "Alright. Can I get one pepperoni and bacon pizza, and a vegan pizza with black and green olives and banana peppers? Thanks, Frankie." Craig smiled. The guy behind the counter only made Craig pay for half of the pizzas. He gave him a 20 dollar bill and then we went and sat down. Craig sat with Leila, and TJ sat with me. "So, Caity..." TJ asked as I was trapped in a booth. "Yes?" I asked. "Are you and Money dating still?" He asked. "I dunno. I told him it was up to him." I said, honestly. "Our pizza will be done in twenty minutes." Craig said. "Alright." I said, leaning against TJ's shoulder and closing my eyes. "Tired, baby?" He asked. "A little. Mike woke me up at like 11, and I ended up fighting with Monte for like twenty minutes." I said. "Take a nap then." Craig said. "But 20 minutes isn't long enough." I said. "Eat some food, then we'll go somewhere else. You can sleep in the car." TJ said. "Daddy, can I sit up front?" Leila asked. "Yeah," Craig said. "TJ and Caity can have the backseat." She raised her eyebrows and smiled. "Craig, your daughter has a dirty mind." I laughed. "TJ has a dirty mouth." Leila said. "She's got that right!" I said. I yawned as our food came out. The pizzas were set on the table, and TJ grabbed a slice of each first. Leila got her one piece second. Craig took quarter of their pizza, and I took three pieces of my pizza. "Mm, Caity, your pizza is really good." TJ said. Leila stole a bite from one of my slices. "Mhm!" She nodded vigorously. "Lemme try!" Craig asked, grabbing a slice from my pizza. He bit half of it off. "Dude yum!" Craig spat. "I know right?" I smiled. My pizza was taken over. I made sure I had at least two pieces left, to bring back home. I got them put in a tiny pizza box, and the four of us left, stuffed full of pizza. "Where to next, Craig?" I asked. "How 'bout..." He began.
