Come And Save Me, Tonight.

Let The Music Do The Talking

I was sitting in Steven's dressing room, watching him do his vocal warm ups, when I got a text from Lauren.

'Hey, hoe. Are you here yet?' It said

'Yeah. In Steven's dressing room. What's up?' I replied.

A minute later, I heard a knock at the door, and Lauren poked her head in.

"Hey, Mia... uhh... can I talk to you for a minute?" She asked.

I got up quietly and walked out of the room, Steven watching us the whole way.

I had a feeling on what Lauren needed to talk about..

We walked down the hallway a little bit until we reached an abandoned section of the stadium.

"What's wrong? I can read it all over your face." I said, crossing my arms.

"I uh...." Lauren paused, not knowing how to say what she needed to say. "I think... I think I'm pregnant." 

I kind of expected this, I mean. She was absolutely in love with Joe. It was bound to happen, especially since she stopped her birth control months ago.

"Well, before I congratulate you, when was your last period? and do you even want it?" I asked

"Well.. I don't know.. I'm scared. I missed my period. I was supposed to get it about a month ago. I'm 22, going on 23. Am I too young to have a kid? What would Joe say?" She started panicing

"Okay, first thing's first. Calm down. Stress can only make this worse. secondly. Sit Joe down, and talk to him about this. If you both decide this isn't the right time, than it's your choice from there." I said calmly.

"What do you mean, my choice? Wouldn't it be Joe's?" She said, shaking.

"Fuck no it would not! It's your body. It would be your choice, whether you get an abortion, or have the baby and then give it up for adoption, or even keep it. It's your decision, but it would be nice if you talk to him and keep him updated on what you're choosing to do." I said

"Okay, I guess you're right. Thank you so much. You're honestly such an amazing friend. I love you, Mia." She hugged me tightly.

We linked arms and walked back to Stevens dressing room.

When we strolled into the room, Joe took my spot sitting on the couch, and instantly stood up when he saw us.

"There you are, Babe. I've been looking for you everywhere." He said to Lauren.

She half heartedly smiled.

"Well... here I am." she muttered, "Umm... Can I talk to you out in the hall really quickly..?" She asked, nervously.

"Yeah... is everything okay?" He was worried, I could tell.

"I hope so." She whispered, so only I could hear.

They held hands and walked out of the room, and down the hall. Steven and I just looked at each other, and then poked our heads out of the door so see what was going on.

I saw them stop, and turn to face each other.

"So what's wrong?" Steven asked.

"SHHHHHH!" I said, shushing him, "I wanna hear!" 

He rolled his eyes and giggled. 

We couldn't hear the conversation, but I saw Lauren looking down at her feet, obviously scared to look at Joe. Then, I saw a huge smile spread across his face. He picked her up and twirled her around, and then kissed her, very passionately. They turned back and started walking towards Stevens dressing room, and we sprinted back to our places, acting as though we hadn't moved. 

"So... What's going on?" Steven whispered to me.

"Laurens pregnant, and she didn't know how to tell Joe." I smiled "But act like you don't know anything."

They walked back into the room grinning like a bunch of idiots.

"Ahhh, here they are." Joe grinned wildly.

"Here were are." I giggled, winking at Steven

"Why, were you looking for us?" Steven played dumb.

"Well.... We want the godparents to be the first to know.." Joe said, still grinning.

"I'M PREGNANT" Lauren yelled. "And we want you guys to be the godparents!"

"Oh, man, that's awesome, congrats!" Steven hugged Joe, and kissed Lauren on the cheek.

I hugged Lauren tightly, and then turned and hugged Joe.

"Thank you, so much. It means the world to me, to be the godmother." I smiled

There was another knock at the door, and it was Eddie, the security guard, telling Joe and Steven that it was time to go. 

Lauren and I followed them back stage and watched them do their thing.

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About half way through the concert, Steven handed the mic over to Joe.

"Hello Los Angeles!" Joe shouted, as the audience errupted. He waited for them to calm down, and then he spoke again. "There's someone I'd like you guys to meet. Lauren, can you come out here for a minute, sweetheart?" 

Lauren get's horrible stage fright, and when she realized what Joe was doing she began to back up. Joe just laughed, walked over to us, picked her up, and carried her out on stage.

When he set her down, he pulled her close to him, and whispered something into her ear, and she just blushed.

"This, ladies and gentlemen, is my stunning girlfriend, Lauren." He began. "Lauren and I have some news for you guys tonight." He turned to Lauren, "Would you like to do the honors, Baby?" She looked at him, still unable to speak, she was so terrified. "Of course not." He chuckled.

"Well everyone.. Lauren's pregnant!" The audience cheered once again.

"And this old fart right here," He said, pulling Steven to his other side, "This old asshole is gonna be the godfather." For a third time the crowd exploded into cat calls and cheers. 

"Ohh... and Lauren," Joe grinned wickedly. "Will you marry me?" He said as he swiftly got down on one knee and whipped a ring out of his pocket.

Lauren bursted into tears, and the crowd into cheers.

As Joe put the ring onto Lauren's finger, Steven looked off the stage, and into my eyes, blowing me a kiss. I caught it and pretended to put it in my pocket.

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After the show ended, we all went out for drinks to celebrate, but to make it fair to Lauren, I didn't drink, because I knew she couldn't; and let's face it: Lauren's my toxic twin. Lauren is the Joe to my Steven.

"I'm so happy for you!" I giggled with excitement, as I examined the rock on her finger. "Jesus Christ, could he have gotten a bigger ring?! This thing Is huge! Be careful, it might break your finger off!" I joked

"Thanks, Mia! I'm really so happy!" She sqealed, and then leaned in to whisper something into my ear. "Don't worry, I bet you're next." She winked, and then waved at Steven, who was clearly highly intoxicated, and was acting like a child with Joe.

"I hope not." I took a sip of my tea.

"Why not?!" Lauren said with a look of shock, crossing her face.

"Well... just dating him in general was a big step for me, never mind moving in with him!" I sighed, "We just need to take things slow. I'm nowhere near ready to get married or have kids. I freak out just waking up next to him, ya know." 

"Yeah, I mean. That's totally understandable. Like you said, just take things slow. It'll all work out." She smiled and sighed. "He loves you, you know. Steven. He's crazy about you. I can tell."

I smiled, and took another sip of my tea, and glanced up at Steven, who was already staring at me, with a full grin on his face.