Miss Jackson {b.u.}

{90}

June 22, 2018: release party for Pray For The Wicked.

Brendon and his band stood in the front of the studio. At midnight, their new album; Pray For The Wicked dropped. And to be fair, I had never heard a song from the album besides Dying in LA and Say Amen(Saturday Night). I had Freddie propped up on my hip. Clover and River were on both of Brendon's hips. Bella was propped onto Daphne's hip. She loved holding the kids. I glanced over and a little down at Daphne, making sure she was okay. I felt a hand on my upper back. I quickly glanced back and it was Jesse. I smiled softly and turned around. He embraced me softly and kissed my cheek. Jesse was a gentleman and he had manners. Alex is a very lucky lady, "you need any help, J? Looks like you've got your hands full."

I shrugged, "if you can, can you take Bella and just hold her on your hip? Shes not fussy I promise-"

"Even if she was, it's okay," Jesse began and leaned down and picked Bella up, "sure no kid is fussier than Mackie."

I furrowed my eyebrows at him, "Mackie's fussy? Every time i've watched him, he wasn't."

Jesse tickled Bella's stomach and she giggled, then glanced at me, "well aren't you lucky."

I patted his arm and he walked away to Alex who was holding Mackie across the room. The doors to the studio were opened, letting in the warm summer air and the slight breeze that came along with it. I had my hair in a loose braid that was pulled to the side with some strands of hair in the front. I was wearing a dark blue short-sleeved t-shirt with a pair of black jean shorts, with a pair of dark blue sandals to match. Freddie was wearing a baby blue t-shirt that had pale yellow overalls to go over it with pale yellow shoes. Bella wore a sleeveless light pink dress that kept her comfortable. Daphne wore light blue denim shorts with a purple t-shirt that had writing on it and her hair was tied back into a ponytail in the middle of the back of her head. Brendon wore a white tank top with black skinny jeans. I don't know how he could wear jeans in the summer, but whatever floats his boat. A silver chain accessorized his neck and he wore a backwards hat and sunglasses. I fixed Freddie on my hip, wiping his face and then wiping my fingers on the side of my shorts. I heard the microphone make a noise and I turned my attention back to Brendon. Jesse stood next to me with Bella and Alex stood on the other side of him. Daphne stood beside me. Clover and River ran away from Brendon after he put them down and they ran over to me. River was wearing blue jean shorts and a red card t-shirt with a hat on. Clover wore a flower dress that only had sleeves on the shoulders and her hair was braided as well. All of us stood in front of Brendon and the band, "alright, we wanted to say a few words before the party truly gets started." Brendon stated and backed away from the microphone.

Each member of the band spoke, and took their time. Of course, Brendon was last. I tried to tune out everyone, especially Nicole. I cannot stand her annoying voice. I leaned forward at the same time as Alex and we both gave each other a look. I stood straight up and fixed Freddie on my hip, but he rested his head on me and began falling asleep, "thanks to everyone here, especially my wife and my children, this album probably wouldn't have existed. Mainly, just thanking my wife 'cause shes the inspiration of almost the entirety of the album. But, that's not what we're celebrating. To the fifth studio album for Panic! At the Disco, Pray For The Wicked!"

Brendon began clapping and everyone else did too. The music from the album began playing—starting from Say Amen(Saturday Night). It busted through the studio as Brendon walked up to me, placing his hands on my cheeks and kissing me softly. When he pulled away, he rubbed Daphne's head, then rubbed Freddie's back a bit, "are they being good for you, darlin'?"

I nodded my head and glanced at Freddie, "he okay? I know he kept you up last night."

"Yeah," I began, "the cough is just getting worse."