Adopted By Who?

Surprise

It's been two days since I admitted to Alex that I had an eating disorder. I haven't told the guys about it and I think Alex knows. I want to tell them, but I'm scared. What if they take me back? I don't want to go back. I can't lose another parent!

"Kaylen, you want to watch us play tonight?" Mike asked me.

"Yeah, I'm coming."

I followed the guys to the stage and sat on an amp side stage. Tony came up to me, "See you after the show Baby Turtle."

"See ya soon, dad." My eyes went wide, "Uh, I'm sorry if it's too early. I, uh-"

He hugged me tight, "It's about time Kaylen!" He kissed my forehead then ran out on stage.

I thought my head was going to explode. I just called him dad for the first time. I thought he would be weirded out or upset, but he was happy. It feels great to call him dad. I loved him like a dad. It was about time, just like he said.

I looked at the crowd, it looked like so much fun. I wanted to get into one of the mosh pits.

I got off of my amp and snuck into the crowd. I waited for the perfect song to mosh to, which was A Match Into Water. I was pretty good at moshing. I hadn't been hit in the face more than five times, so that's good right? Then all of a sudden someone's elbow hit me right in the nose, "Ow, fuck."

I slipped out of the crowd and went back to the bus. How am I going to explain my bloody and swollen nose to dad and the guys? I'll just tell them the truth, it's not like I did anything illegal.

After their set, dad and the guys came back. Dad noticed me holding ice to my nose, "Kaylen? What happened?"

"I, uh, may or may not have gotten elbowed in the face while I was in a mosh pit."

He grabbed the ice and looked at my nose, "Well, it's not broken, but it's swollen. Why did you go without permission?"

I rolled my eyes, "You guys were already on stage and I wanted to go in it."

"Just be careful next time, okay?"

"Got it, To- I mean dad."

Dad went to his bunk and Jaime and Vic sat on either side of me while Mike was showering. Jaime gave me a sweaty hug, "So, when did you start calling Tone dad?"

"It slipped out while I was talking to him before you all went on stage."

"So, are you gonna call us uncle Vic and Jaime now?" Vic asked

I shrugged, "To be honest with you, I'd rather just call you by your first name if that's okay."

"Whatever you're comfortable with Baby Turtle," Jaime said.

Dad came out of the bunk area with a wide smile. "What are you smiling at Tony," Vic asked.

"Did you see a picture of a cute turtle?" I asked.

"No. I just skyped with Erin."

I didn't know who Erin was, but I'm guessing by the way he talked about her, she was his girlfriend.

"That reminds me, I should probably call Jessica," Jaime said.

"Who's Erin and Jessica," I asked.

"Erin's my girlfriend and Jess is Hime's girlfriend," Dad said.

"Mike and I have girlfriends too. His girlfriend's name is Alysha and mine's Danielle," Vic added.

"Oh cool. I can't wait to meet them." Then a thought came to my head, "Wait, they do know you guys adopted me? Right?"