The Past (scirstie)

Eleven

"Come on Daddy! I want to her you sing!" Scarlett whined at her father who was taking long to get everything ready for their trip to the studio.

Scott laughed when his daughter pulled him, unsurprisingly failing.

"Hey, calm down Angel, we'll be there before you know it." I reassured her, patting my daughters head.

"B-but Uncle Mitch said you and Daddy have a song together!" She pouted.

"We do?" Scott and I said in unison, our heads turning into the direction of Scarlett.

"Yeah! Uncle Mitch told me it's a cover?" She informed us, tapping her chin in thought.

"Okay okay, that's too much information." I said, shushing her. I looked at Scott who was finished with styling his hair.

"Let's get going." Scott announced before carrying Scarlett and placing her over his shoulder.

"Daddy! Put me down!" She squealed, laughing loudly after.

We exited our home with the usual clicks of camera's filling our eardrums. It didn't really bother us anymore as we continued walking down the sidewalk to Scott's car where Ramon, our driver, was waiting for us.

"Hey, Ramon!" I greeted cheerfully. Scott finally puts my daughter down and shook Ramon's hand. "Sorry we took long, I still had to style my hair." The blonde chuckled. Ramon nodded in understanding and went to the driver's seat.

"Sir, is there anything you would want me to pick up while you're in the studio?" Ramon asked politely, not unlocking his gaze on the road.

"Nothing, Ramon. Why are you asking? Do you need to go somewhere? I told you it's fine." Scott reminded his driver.

"Yes, sir. I, my Daughter, well, she's in her last week of her pregnancy and if I could, may I take a few days off to meet her and my grandchild?" Ramon asked so sweetly, a hint of hope in his voice.

Scott's eyes widened. "Are you kidding me? Of course, you can! It's perfectly fine Ramon! I'll call my manager to book a flight to Florida right away so you can get to see your family." Scott told the older man, patting his back.

"R-Really? Thank you Sir! This means so much to me, Thank you. I'll pay you back when-"

"No need. It's all free. You don't need to worry about paying anything. Think of it as a gift for your years of service. Just promise me one thing."

"Anything, sir." Ramon smiled, glancing at his boss.

"We're part of the baptism when it happens." Scott told him in a serious tone, pointing at himself and me.

Ramon laughed, "Sure sir! I'm pretty sure my daughter and grandchild wouldn't say mind."

"Well then, the deal is settled."

~

"Hi Uncle Scooter!" Scarlett squealed, running to her Uncle, and my manager.

"Hey Scoot." I greeted, hugging him and sitting next to Scott, who hesitantly shook hands with him.

"Great to meet you Scott, have always been a fan." Scooter, smiled, and he earned a breathy laugh from Scott. "Thanks, I appreciate it."

"Okay, so I was informed that Scott wants to add a duet of you both in his upcoming album. I'm sorry to tell you that we do not have enough time to create our own song, so we decided on a cover, is this okay? No problem?" Scooter asked, and I gave him a thumbs up.

"So, we were thinking of some songs that you could sing, but we wanted your suggestions, as you are the people singing the song." He asked, clasping his hands together.