Brooklyn Baby~Eddie Roundtree

Track: Two

                    * Brooklyn Baby *
                ~ | Season 1, Track 1:
                    "Come and get it."

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Interviewer: "What was your reaction when you heard the story of Billy and Camila meeting in the laundromat?"

Stevie: (starts to laugh uncontrollably)

"You met her where exactly." Stevie asks Billy.
"I met her in the laundromat." Billy said. "She knew who I was, and we started talking." Billy said.
"Mhm."Stevie nodded with a smirk.

Interviewer: "How did you feel when Camila told you the truth of how they met?"

Stevie: "I felt embarrassed for my brother. You know all the women loved him but he just didn't know how to talk to them, especially with that big ego of his. Me and Camila would laugh about that moment for ages."

Eddie: "I knew Camila from the neighborhood. We used to walk to Sunday school together. When we were kids, he nodded. Everyone couldn't help but fall in love with her.......Even then.
Then she met Billy."

Stevie: "The first time I met Camila was at a band practice in Chuck's basement." (She laughs)

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Stevie sat perched on a stool, waiting for Billy to come.
"Who is he bringing." Eddie asks.
"Uhh... he's bringing his new girlfriend Camila."She answers.
Eddie gives a nod. "Well, that should be interesting." He said. Both of them give knowing smiles.

Eddie hears a knock on the door and opens it. Seeing Billy who brought Camila, who had her hand attached to his. With a long figure, beautiful long dark brown hair and a beautiful smile.

"Camila, this is the band, Chuck, Warren, my brother Graham, and Eddie." Billy said while pointing at each band member and Camila nodding next to him.
"Nice to meet you all." Camila said. The band nodded back to her.
"And over their is my little sister, Stevie." Billy said. Stevie gets off the stool and goes to greet the women.
Camila gives her a smile and pulls her in for a hug. Stevie, shocked by the gesture, puts her hands around her. Camila let's her go. "Lovely to meet you, stevie." Camila smiles.
"Lovely to meet you too." Stevie smiles back.

Warren: "For the next year, it felt like all we did was practice."

Interviewer: "Did you go to all their band practices?"
Stevie: "yea, most of them, especially if I knew Camila was there. As the band practiced more, we grew to love each other like sisters.
She was my other half besides Eddie."(she smiles and wipes a few tears)

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Billy sings while the rest of the band play their instruments. Eddie gives her his infamous smirk while playing his guitar. Stevie blushes at the smirk and turns her head to the side, hoping nobody caught her red face. Camila, who was standing next to her, having seen the whole thing, smiles, happy for her friend.

Interviewer: "Were you there when Chuck broke the news about him going to college?"
Stevie: "No, I was actually with Camila getting a late lunch. But the guys were pissed off the whole day. Especially Eddie because Billy made him switch to bass."

Stevie, Camila, and the band walk through the soundstage where there next gig was being held.
"This is crazy." Stevie says with a smile and shakes Eddie's shoulders. Eddie smiles at her and lets her abuse his shoulders.
Graham walks up closer to the stage where a band is  playing. He gives a love set look to the keyboardist.

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The band begins taking their gear up the stairs. While Stevie waits with Camila and they laugh about Grahams look towards the female keyboardist.

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Camila and Stevie sat perched at a table where they watched the band play.

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Later, Stevie meets Eddie backstage while he was packing up.
"Hey," Eddie said towards the girl.
" Hey Eddie, you did great out there." Stevie smiles. He goes to wrap her in a hug. But she pulls away, giving a gross look.
"Not till after you shower, mister." She backs away, but he wraps her in a hug before she can protest.
He picks her up and runs around the room while she laughs.
Warren peeks his head through the door. "Are you guys coming? The band is ready to leave." Warren asks. "Yea, we're coming."Eddie said with Stevie nodding while still wrapped in his arms. Warren heads back down the stairs. Eddie carefully puts her back on her feet and takes her hand, and grabs his bass case with the other and they make their way outside to the van.

They get to the van right at the moment when Camila asks what their laughing about. Billy sighs.
Stevie suddenly gains interest in what they were talking about.
"Camila, stevie, the band is moving to California." Billy said with a serious face.
"WHAT." Stevie said loudly. "You guys can't go. I need you here." She said with her eyes getting teary.
"I want you both to come with us." Billy said. Camila storms into the bus.
"Stevie, there's nothing left for you here, except mom. How are you going to get big and star in movies here?" Billy said.

Stevie nods, weighing the options. "Alright." she said with uncertainty.
Billy smiles and hops into the bus with the rest of the band following except Eddie.
"I don't want you to feel pressured to go if you really don't want to." Eddie said with his eyebrows furrowed.
" No, I wanna go." Stevie said.
Eddie, I....Are you guys coming? Warren said, interrupting her.
"Yea were coming." Eddie said.
"Were you saying something." Eddie said.
"No, it was nothing important." She gives a half smile.
Eddie smiles and leads her into the van.

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Stevie finishes packing her life away in suite cases.
She gives her bare room a sad smile and looks at it for a moment.
"Hey, you ready." Graham asks walking into the bare room.
"Yea." She said with a sad smile.
He picks up two of her suite cases and begins making his way to the van. Stevie looks around one last time and picks the rest up, and follows him. Her and Graham put the suite cases into the back of the van and closed the door.
Her mother comes out and gives Billy a hug and then with Graham.
Stevie watches them pull away, and she makes her way into her mother's awaiting grasp.
Stevie lets a few tears slip while in her mother's embrace. "Aww, sweet girl, don't cry, I'll see you soon." Her mother said. Stevie nods, and they give their "I love u's. " And makes her way to the van.

Eddie was still fastening some of the luggage on top of the van. When Camila popped up next to him. "Got room for one more." she asked. Eddie nods and slides the door open for her. Stevie smiles and drags her inside. Billy pulls her from his sister and hugs her.

Warren drives while the rest of the band members in the car are trying to sleep except for Stevie and Eddie.

"What were you going to say before Warren interrupted you." Eddie whispers to her.
Stevies heart begins to pound as she feels heat rush to her cheeks.
"Um.....I was gonna say that I really like you...I always have since the day Graham introduced me to you." She avoids his gaze as he takes into thought what she said. She begins to feel embarrassed because he hadn't said anything for a few moments.
Eddie lifts her chin with his hand so she can look at him.
"I've liked you too for a really long time, I was just scared to say anything to you because of your brother." He said. Stevie smiles. "Don't worry about him he has no control over me." She said.
Eddie smiles. "When we get to California, I wanna take you on a date." He said.
"I would love that." Stevie said and laid her head on his shoulder.
Eddie smiles to himself and rests his head on hers.
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