Sing: The Era of Music

Chapter 53: Love & Cherish

15 years later, Chris and his family have been living a great life. Chris continues his music career, being a loving husband and a caring father. Like her mother, Porsha is a fashion designer while also having a music career, singing along side Chris. She's also a stay at home mom and a loving wife. Luna is 18 years old and like her father, she is an aspiring singer and plays guitar. She would have guitar sessions with him. She's best friends with Sunny and Ash's daughter, Scarlet. She's also a street dancer after much practice from Nooshy. Finally, Leo is 15 years old and although he does enjoy music, he loves to play soccer. He started playing when he was 5 years old and has played in little league soccer. He now plays for the middle school soccer team. In a beautiful morning, Chris was the first to wake up. He heads to the kitchen and makes breakfast. French Toast, eggs and mashed potatoes. "Porsha! Kids! Breakfast is ready!" said Chris as Porsha was the first one to step into the kitchen. She sighed deeply as she hugs Chris from behind. "Morning, babe." he said. "Is that french toast I smell?" asked Porsha. "Mhm. Your personal favorite." said Chris. "How about a morning kiss before breakfast. Hmm?" said Porsha. "I wouldn't mind." said Chris as they both shared a kiss just as Luna came down. She wears a white hoodie, black tank top, black pants and white shoes. "Oh come on. Does this have to be the first thing I see in the morning?" she said. "Oh sorry, sweetie. Does this bother you?" asked Porsha. Leo then comes down the stairs. He wears a soccer jersey with a number 10 on the front and back, black shorts and tennis shoes. "To answer her question Mom, it doesn't really bother her cause she thinks about her crush in her dreams." said Leo as Luna blushed in embarassment. "Leo!" she yelled as Leo chuckled. "Wait, you have a crush on someone?" asked Chris. "No Dad. It was just a dream. I have no crush." said Luna as the family sits down to eat. "Hey Mom, there's a soccer scrimmage happening at the park today. My friends and I are planning to go. Is that cool?" asked Leo. "Sure, sweetie. What time does it end?" asked Porsha. "Around 6 in the afternoon. I was thinking of heading to Alfonso's ice cream shop when it's done." said Leo. "Oh that's fine, I'll just go with. Would love to watch my baby boy in the field." said Porsha as she pecked his cheek. "Mom." groaned Leo. "Hey Dad? Me and Sunny planned on heading to the mall today. Can I go?" asked Luna. "That's fine, munchkin. Just text me when you get there." said Chris as he pulls out a $50 from his wallet. "Here. Spend it wisely." he said. "Thank you, Daddy." said Luna as she puts her plate away. "Bye, Mom. Bye, Daddy." she said as she hugs Porsha and kisses Chris on his cheek before heading off to the town plaza, where she meets with Sunny. "Hey Luna!" she said. "Hey Sunny!" she replied as they hugged. "Where to first?" asked Sunny. "Maybe we can do some window shopping for now." said Luna as the two began walking around the mall. "So how have things been?" asked Sunny. "Obvious start in the morning. My parents share a kiss before breakfast and Leo being annoying as usual." said Luna. "Well that shows how much Leo cares about you. I mean after all, you are his big sister. Take your dad and my mom for example. They were best friends ever since they were kids. They considered themselves brother and sister because how close they were." said Sunny as Luna sighed. "Well...I guess your right." she said as the girls head inside a clothes shop. Meanwhile, Chris went to the studio and met with Ash, who is now happily married to Coleman. "Hey Ash! How's it going?" asked Chris. "Pretty good. This studio has been a hit ever since we opened it. Scarlet's actually taking interest in playing music here." said Ash as Chris sees Scarlet in the box room, playing with her guitar. "Hey, Luna's thinking of the same thing. We've been having guitar lessons and she's also been street dancing with Nooshy." said Chris as he sat on his desk and the two got to work. While they were at the studio, Porsha was at the scrimmage, watching Leo and his friends facing their opponents, cheering them on. "Woohoo! Go Leo!" cheered Porsha as Leo looks at his mother with a blush but appreciates her support. Leo then goes for the ball as he dribbles his way to the net and kicks it past the goalie and into the net. Leo jumps in the air as his teammates hugged him. Porsha and other parents cheer for their kids. An hour later, the game was over as Leo's team wins 2-0. Porsha excitedly rushes to her son and gives him a tight hug. "I'm so proud of you, Leo! You were amazing!" said Porsha as Leo blushed in embarassment. "Mom. Not in front of my friends." whispered Leo as he sees his friends, John, Mark and Alex watching. "Hey Leo. You did great, man!" said John. "Yeah! You were on fire with the ball today! You deserve the game ball." said Mark as he handed Leo the game ball. "Oh. Thanks guys." said Leo as he smiled. "Well we better going. It's getting dark. See you later, Leo." said Alex as they left. "Oh yeah, Leo! You have a cool mom by the way." said Mark as he smiled. "Aw, did you hear that? They think I'm a cool mom!" said Porsha as Leo smiled at her. "Yeah. You sure are." he said as the two headed home. While Leo was finishing in the shower, Porsha was looking through a memory book she made for Leo a while after he was born. *Flashback #1* Porsha and a 5 year old Leo was in their backyard of the penthouse, playing with a diving slide. "Mommy! Mommy! Watch me!" said Leo as Porsha sat up on her seat. "I'm watching, sweetie!" said Porsha. Leo then ran towards the slide but then slips and the slide wraps around him as he screamed. Porsha gasped. "Leo!" she said as she rushes to him. Leo sat up as he slowly started to cry. "Baby, are you okay?" asked Porsha as Leo shook his head. Porsha then hugs him tightly as he silently cried. She then had an idea. "I think I have a way of cheering you up." said Porsha as she takes him to a mall and orders him a sundae. "Does this make you feel better?" asked Porsha as Leo smiled. "It did! Thank you, Mommy!" he said as he hugs her tightly. *Flashback #2* Leo, now 10 years old, was playing a soccer game in the little league, where Leo's team was in the finals. The game was 2-0 and Leo's team was losing. It was halftime where the team was silent, fearing they lost the match. Leo then looks at his parents and Luna watching. He sees Chris motioning his hands, telling him to take a deep breath. Then Porsha motions to his teammates, motivating him to speak up. Leo nods and speaks to his team. "Guys, we can't give up." he said. "Leo...we're down by two and there is only 5 minutes left." said a teammate. "Okay your right. We may be losing and not have much time left but..if we work together as a team, then we could try and make a comeback. Our opponents may have more talent...but do you know what we got? We got more heart!" said Leo as everyone looked at him. "He's right!" said Alex. "We may be losing but...we show how much we love the game of soccer by trying our best." said Mark as Leo sees his teammates clammoring in agreement. "Alright. Team on 3!" said Leo. "1, 2, 3, TEAM!!" said all as they head back to the field. With hope and teamwork on their side, the team managed to score 2 points and tie the game. In the final minute with the game tied, it all came down to a corner kick. Mark was in the corner, hoping to find an open man. Leo was in the box, waiting for the ball to come in. Everyone got on their feet as Mark kicks the ball towards the box. Leo sees it coming towards him and jumps in the air as he headbutts the ball into the net, past the goalie. The crowd roared in cheers as Leo's teammates surrounded him as they lifted him up. Chris, Porsha and Luna jump up in excitement as Leo and his team were presented the trophy as the team looks at Leo. "Leo...I think you deserve to hoist this." said Alex. "Really?" he asked. "Of course. Because of you, you've shown yourself as a leader after that speech you gave us." said John as Leo approaches the trophy and lifts it up in the air as confetti fly over the sky. Leo looks back at his family, Chris smiled and nods at his son. Luna smiled and formed a heart with her hands. Finally, he sees Porsha, eyes filled with tears as she smiles at him. Leo approaches his family as they gathered in a group hug. *Flashbacks end* Porsha shed tears as she looks at the final page. Leo then comes out the shower in his pajamas as he sees his mother in tears. "Mom? Are you okay?" asked Leo. Porsha looks at him with tears in her eyes as she held his face. "You've grown so fast." she said as she silently sobbed. Leo smiled. "Oh, Mom." he said as he hugs her tightly. Porsha wraps her arms around his head. "No matter where you are or how big you are...you will always be my baby boy." said Porsha as Leo smiled. "I think I can live with that." he said as Porsha chuckled softly. A while later, Luna returns home, with shopping bags in hand. "Mom, I'm back!" she said. But as she looks at the couch, she sees Porsha and Leo sleeping. "Aww." said Luna as she puts her bags down. She then hears the door open and sees Chris coming in. "Daddy." whispered Luna as he looks at her. He sees her pointing to the couch, where he sees his wife and son, sleeping. Chris chuckled as Luna came to his side. "Mom sure does love to baby Leo." she said. "Mhm. Your mom and I would cherish every moment with you guys. Just like how I baby you sometimes." said Chris as Luna blushed. "Daddy, stop it." she said as she chuckled. "What? After all...you are my little munchkin." said Chris as he hugs her. Luna giggled as she tried to break free but gave in and hugs him back. "I love you, Daddy." said Luna. "I love you too, baby girl." said Chris. Soon, the family would fall asleep on the couch together.