Sparks

Sixteen

"So Chris, I want to congratulate you on your new baby boy!"

"Oh, thank you! You're very sweet."

"He's not even three weeks old yet, is he?"

"He's three weeks today."

Chris smiled at the man interviewing him. As the frontman in his band, Chris got the most interviews, which was fine by the rest of the band, as they were all too shy to say much on camera anyway.

"Well congratulations again on baby Moses."

"Thank you."

Chris decided he was done with children. Apple hadn't been much work when she was Moses' age, but apparently, boys were a LOT more work than girls. Where Apple would be accepting of a bottle at the same time every day, Moses made his own schedule. Where Apple had gone to bed at the same time every night without fuss, Moses wanted to stay up until he screamed his head off and finally fell asleep.

By the end of the day, he was usually so exhausted that he didn't have time to write music. However, even in his busy schedule with his kids, he still found time to make music with the guys.

They were currently in London while Chris, Gwenyth, and his two kids were in New York. It was a temporary living, as Gwen had been brought there for work, and they had both expected her to give birth there, which she did.

The trouble was getting Chris and Apple a green card to the US. Gwenyth was already a citizen before she moved to London with Chris, but it was the first time that Chris had actually lived in America. They couldn't do much until their green cards came in, and they really couldn't go anywhere anyway due to Moses' constant needs.

So, when the guys all wanted to work together, the band members, Phil, and the entire crew had to get all the equipment onto a plane and fly down to New York, where they had to rent a studio for the week and work. It was a lot of time and effort for only a week or sometimes two of work, so Phil had the idea for them all to go on a vacation across the world.

"That's a great idea, Phil!" Jonny had said, seeming the most excited about it.

"What about our families? We can't just leave them!" Will had asked, concern written all over his face.

"Yeah, and I still need a green card, so it's quite difficult for me to travel anywhere right now."

Phil sighed. "Oh come on, guys! It'll be fun!"

Jonny huffed as well. "Yeah! It'll be a great bonding experience and we can really get a lot of new inspiration for our music!"

Guy sighed. "I'm willing to go, I guess. But I really can't stay long. My wife is pregnant now."

Jonny made a quick face at his comment before it softened into excitement.

"Alright, but I'm going to bring Marianne and Ava if that's alright," Will said. Phil nodded excitedly.

"And what about you, Chris? Will you go?" Jonny looked at him, a hopeful expression in his dark, green eyes, one that Chris just couldn't say no to.

"Alright, I'll go. But it'll have to wait until after I get my green card."

Now, he was finishing up his last interview before the band embarked on a trip to South America. Chris had wanted to take Apple and Moses with him, but Gwen said that he'd be busy the whole time, and she wouldn't be. She told him that she would've loved to go if it weren't for her job.

"So X&Y..."

At the end of the interview, Chris shook the man's hand and walked out, excited to get home and tell his children goodbye.