Mrs Parrilla is my mother!?

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Eleonora

The days I spend in bed were the longest ever. The doctors barely let me go on my laptop to check my mail and to work. I was still busy with many projects, and just had cancelled the anti-gun violence project because I wouldn't be healed in time to participate. I was now planning on a big event in Vancouver in 4 weeks. All kinds of big artists would be there to sing older songs and to perform together. At this moment David Guetta, a big producer and DJ, was planning it all and managed to convince me to perform some songs there and I was now discussing the ret. Other guests would include Akon, Taio Cruz, Ludacris, Flo Rida, Sia and Nicki Minaj. We were still trying to get some other guests but with every guest a new song would be added to the setlist. I was skyping with Akon, Taio and David about the setlist, (Apparently I was the secret guest and they wanted me to both sing and dance there) when ma walked in. "Oh got to go guys, it is visiting hour." I say and quickly leave the call, before closing my laptop and smiling at ma and Jen. I give them a quick hug and they smile. "What were you doing?" Jen asks and I shrug. "Just another project we are doing. Well more like I am doing. It is here in Vancouver so I thought it would be a fun idea for me to participate, but I don't have any details yet." I explain and they nod. We spend time talking and eating some of the cafeteria food ma brought up to my room.

A week later I am released with the note to still take it easy. I am in my room, Max and Jace are on a holiday, enjoying their engagement and ma is back on set filming. I sit in my room working on my outfit for the performance night in a little under three weeks, when Matt knocks on the door. "Am I interrupting something?" He asks and I shake my head. "No it is fine, just something for a new project." I say and he smiles. "Ma asked if I could help you with changing your bandages." He says and I give him a pitiful smile and sigh. "I hope you can handle ugly wounds." I say and walk downstairs to where ma has the bandages stored. I open the cabinet, grab the disinfect and ointment and sit on the counter. I first open my blouse a little and he looks at me as I wince while bulling off the bandage. "That looks painful and ugly." He says as he first puts a few drops of disinfect on the wound before putting the ointment on it. I bite my lip as he applies the ointment and nod. "It hurts like a little whiny bi-..." I say before he hits the middle of the wound and I flinch. "I'm so so-..." He starts but I cut him off. "It is okay, it always hurts there." I say and he nods. "Pass me the bandage." I say and he hands it to me. I put it on before fixing the top of my blouse and pulling the bottom of my shirt up so we can do the second. "This one is worse." I warn as I rip it off. This one is a little bit infected and I see Matt gulp. "I can wait for ma." I say but he shakes his head as he starts to repeat what he did at the other wound before helping me with the last bandage. I pull y blouse straight and he looks at me. "You sure you are okay?" He asks and I give him a soft smile. "I am shot, and that really does suck, but it will get better soon." I say and he gives me a quick hug. "How do you do it? Go on after what happened?" He asks and I smile softly. "I just do whatever I must. It helps that ma and pa are here to help me, I mean you better be glad you didn't hear me having all those nightmares the first few days after I first woke up, ma was scarred for life I think, but she is there for me whenever I need her." I say and he smiles. "She did become your ma." He says and I smile. "She has been supportive of everything, from me being gay to me going on a world tour, she always wanted what would make me happy. She missed me for 18 years but still smiles as I set off in an adventure. Yes, the first few weeks I was angry at her, but she grew out to be the most supporting parent I could ever wish for and I just hope she knows how much I love her." I say. "I do know how much you love me." I hear behind me and I see ma with happy little tears in her eyes. I give her a tight hug and I feel her tears hit my shirt. "I love you so much, and I was happy to help you with everything that has happened the last few days, years even." She cries and I start to cry a little too. "Lana, did you ha-... what am I even interrupting? Matt you better explain everything." Fred says and I let ma go with a small smile. "I'll explain later love, I'm just gonna take my daughter out for a little while." She says and drags me outside. We stroll to a park and I smile as ma points at the swings in the park. I sit down and she starts to push. "That was always something I wanted to do if I had a child, push her while she was sitting on the swings." She says and I stop the swing and turn to ma. "You might have missed the first big milestones, but you were there with the milestones that actually mattered to me." I say and she hugs me. "So when will you tell me about the project you are working on?" She asks and I smile. "Well, a bunch of A-rank artists are planning on having like a revisit of their hits and a lot of covers, and I have been asked to both sing and dance there, since I do that a lot in GaySome. We are now working on the setlists and next week we'll start with the choreographs and a lot of practising." I explain and she smiles. "Will you get me some tickets?" She asks and I smile. "Of course I will ma, don't worry." I say and she smiles. Suddenly I get a text and I quickly read it. "Gotta make a quick call." I say and turn away from ma. "What is it?" I ask and I hear him laugh. "We were thinking, maybe you want to invite your mother's colleagues to have some more promotion for us." David says with a laugh audible through his voice. I smile. "I will write a letter to the crew and we'll see if they will participate." I say and he hums. "And do invite your entire family, I wanna meet the famous Di Blasio-Parrilla family now." He says and I laugh. "I will, don't worry." I say and close the call. I return to ma and we head home.

Over dinner I decide to make the announcement. "Well, you all know I have been working on a big project and today I got cleared to tell you all about it, mostly because you all are invited." I start and I see Patrick looking at me with interest. "Well a bunch of artists like David Guetta, Sia and Nicki Minaj are making like a hit revisit night. And they invited me to perform there and sing, and I just heard you are all invited to come backstage with me and I am allowed to invite the entire acting crew of OUAT." I say and Lana smiles and hugs me. "That is amazing sissy!" Jack exclaims and I smile. "Are you gonna do a lot?" Fred asks and I smile. "I'll sing both first and last song, most of the encore too, I'll sing fire and some rap parts from songs, I will dance on like 4 or 5 songs and I am still a surprise guest so it will be pretty big." I say and Matt, who sits next to me, hugs me tightly. "We're proud of you." He says and I smile. "When is it?" Jack asks and I smile. "July 9th." I say and they smile. "That is soon." Jack answers and I nod. "So is that why you were digging through your wardrobe today?" Matt asks and I nod. "I am looking for two amazing outfits. The first half is songs about street and sport, so I was looking for my yellow knee-length socks, combine those with my blue high-waist shorts and a crop top and maybe something like a cap." I say an ma smiles. "I would replace the yellow socks with your black and white school socks and your orange Nike's. And maybe Matt can borrow you his black cap?" she suggests and Matt smiles. "I would love to sissy, if that is what will get you on stage." He says and I smile. "Thank you." I say and Fred looks at me. "And the other look?" He asks and I start to glow. "That is such an amazing look. My blue and red plaid blouse, my black skaterskirt and those knitted black knee-high socks with those white heels." I say and ma smiles as I get more and more enthousiastic. "Looks like someone doesn't complain about clothes." She says and I smile. "I love to perform, and clothes are a big part of performing." I say and she smiles.

After dinner I help with the dishes and head up to my small studio to sing some back-up vocals we'll use on stage. I smile at the familiarity of my small studio. This is where we recorded most of our hit songs and I smile as I look at the drums and guitar that I managed to put in the small area. I start up my PC and read the mails, before heading to the drive where all the songs, back-up vocals and pre-recorded Choreo is in. I click on the opening's song and listen. It does sound good and I know it will be even better when it is sung live. I sing my vocals and spend all my time enjoying the tools I have available now. I then head to the folder reading "Little bad Nora" and click on it, listening to the track. I open the chat and smile as I see all the messages. 'Noraaaaaaa, get your beautiful ass on skype now!" I see Taio write and I laugh, starting up skype and entering their call. "We were just talking about Little bad Nora." David says as I enter and I smile. "Yeah, what about that project?" I ask and the guys hesitate. "We want you to improvise. Your dance, the actions, everything. You are a beautiful lady but we want to show everyone that we can also improvise." Flo breaks the news and I shrug. "I don't see a problem. One less choreograph I have to learn." I say and the guys let out a sigh of relieve before they start to laugh. "Oh you are the best." They say and I laugh. "There is still a lot of songs I have to rehears." I say and the hum in agreement. "By the way, did you send out a mail to the OUAT guys?" Sia suddenly asks and I laugh. "Ma texted the actors crew the second we left the dinner table, I am pretty sure most of them will join, since they all have an obsession with me." I say and they talk about it, but I already leave, tired and wanting to catch some costly sleep.