Sk8tr Boy (Luke Hemmings)

Chapter 14

This was it. He was actually here. Behind that very stage.

Victoria couldn't afford very good tickets, much less the gas to drive to Chicago, but she managed with Amy's help.

She couldn't even begin to describe the emotions that sat deep in her mind. She was anxious. She was sad. She was thrilled. She was excited seeing a band play. She was unsure of what she would say to him afterwards.

She was also eternally grateful for her good friend Amy to grease some elbows and get her backstage to see them. She'd get to see the boys again. She wasn't even sure if they would be glad to see her or not. She wasn't sure if Luke would be happy to see her either.

Victoria waited alongside Amy who had Max in her arms at the middle of the arena where the concert was held. Max was quiet for the most part instead of being loud and rambunctious like most of the crowd. It was probably the atmosphere that brought him down. He wasn't a fan of crowds, unlike his father.

"When are they coming out? It's been like an hour!" Amy yelled above the crowd's constant chatter into Victoria's ear.

She merely offered her a shrug and leaned in close to talk to Max,"How you feeling sweetie?"

He shyly recoiled from Amy's shoulder to look at his mother with one open eye. "I wanna go home Mama.."

"Don't you wanna see Daddy?" She cooed and brushed his blonde hair from his small, soft face.

He hesitated as Amy rocked him then nodded.

Victoria sighed and kissed her child's head. She was close enough for him to hear when she said,"Soon baby..soon."

A few moments later, the lights went out, and screams filled the whole stadium to the very brim. An Australian voice broke the loud silence. Victoria recognized it as Michael's.

"Good eveningggg Chicago! Are. You. Ready?!?!"

More screams rang, and Max wasn't sure how to handle it so he clung to Amy even tighter. Victoria and Amy shared a look, then they whipped their heads back towards the stage when lights and fog started to roll over it.

Victoria swore her heart swelled and mixed with happiness and regret when she saw Luke, Calum, Ashton and Michael with the biggest grin on their faces step out onto the stage already playing a song she didn't know. The little garage band she had met long ago now had it big. She didn't only look at Luke, she looked at all of them. She felt very proud.

It honestly hurt when she heard Luke's voice for real. In person. It hurt to see him again. She knew she had to hold it together after this concert and they met face to face backstage.

When it was over, the audience dispersed and a few guards walked their way. They scared Max as well, but Amy kept her grip tight on him. They shined their backstage pass badges, and without a word they smiled and nodded, and showed them the way to the stage.

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"Aside from your adorable voice crack babe, you did pretty well." Fionna complimented as they repeated the process of hanging out backstage while tech people shut things off and cleaned things up.

Luke pouted as he wrapped an arm around her and the other boys did their own thing,"I couldn't help it Fi.."

She giggled and placed a kiss on his cheek while stepping up on her tiptoes because this boy was so damn tall. "I know, I still love you." The blonde turned her gaze in the direction where guards stood for the backstage group. She narrowed her eyes at the spot as if someone was there, then turned to Luke with a sweet and innocent mask,"I'm gonna stay here while you meet these girls."