spin off {boyband abc • michael conor • in real life}

chapter 20

i squeeze kaitlyn and nicolette's hands as the last member of in real life is announced. as happy as i am for the rest of the boys, i am freaking out because michael's name still didn't get called. i feel my eyes get a little watery as michael points to mikey, which is exactly what i told myself not to do. i told myself i wasn't going to cry and here i am doing it. and while i'm doing this, i'm still recording.
"jules don't worry there's still one spot left he's gonna get it" kaitlyn whispers to me reassuringly as i smile to her softly.

"the fifth and final member of in real life is..." rita says as the figure forms into a person.
"michael conor!!!" rita screams as i jump up in joy.
"yes yes yes yes!" we all scream at different times. thank god. i knew he was going to make it in but jaden, marcus and mikey were also so deserving of the spot, but i'm just glad now that he's in.
"i can't believe this is happening" erica says happily.
"neither can i this is so surreal" i reply.

"even with my eyes closed you're beautiful" they sing out ending the song. that was the cutest performance ever given, they were all so happy and their little screams were so pure. when the taping ends, we wait for people to leave the studio so we can go onstage.
"hi guys! so i'm ecstatic right now and i cannot believe this is happening and as you saw i was freaking out. also i'm sorry kaitlyn and nicolette, if you're watching this, for squeezing the life out of your hands i'm sure that wasn't very enjoyable" i say into my camera chuckling a little.
"right now, we are about to go celebrate with all the boys and have fun! i'll see you guys later!" i say waving and ending that clip.
i walk onto the stage then i run up and jump on michael's back.
"baby you did it!!!" i say jumping off.
"i did i did" he says hugging me normally.
"not gonna lie i got a little scared when you got called last it was not a fun time" i say laughing thinking about it. he continues to hold me in his arms and kisses the top of my head.
"did you record your reaction?" he asks.
"oh yes i did and god bless kaitlyn i was squeezing the life out of her hand" i say chuckling.
"good she deserves it... nah i'm kidding anyway i'm helping you edit the video. i'm excited to watch your reaction"
"sounds good i wanna try to get it up tonight though"
"okay so we'll work on it later"

while still at the studio, we all spend a few hours outside talking with the boys and their families and all the girls. the architects were also there which was nice even though i didn't really talk to them.
we get back to the hotel at about 8, and by then i'm toast. my mom and i both go to our room and change into a comfortable outfit. i change into white soffe shorts and a black young and blessed hoodie that jay gave all of us. once i get into bed with my camera and laptop, i feel my phone buzz. i look and see that i have a text from michael.

michael : hi g i just got back can i come to your room and edit the video
michael : i'll even bring hi chews
giuliana : yeah sure come whenever my door is open
michael : perfect i'll be there in two :)

and in a couple of minutes, i see a cuddly-looking michael walk through my door.
"hi you look really cute right now and i'm a really good mood so come over here and cuddle with me" i say with open arms.
"you're so cute" he says climbing onto my bed.
"what do we have to do?" he asks referring to the editing.
"i have to film an outro and then i just have to put the clips together, edit some out, add text and music i think i'm not sure i kind of suck at editing"
"i'll help... or try to" michael replies laughing.
"thank you and after this wanna meet up with the rest of the boys somewhere?"
"hell yeah i do"
i pull out my camera and hold it out to get ready to record.
"i didn't make an outro before because i kind of forgot to but i'm making it now! as you can i have michael here," i say pointing to him.
"hey guys thank you so much for voting" michael says waving to the camera.
"we are going to edit this so i can get it up tonight then we are going to hang out with the rest of the boys. bye guys!!" we both say at the end waving.
i upload all the clips to my computer and since i'm basic and broke, i use imovie.

after about two hours of editing and michael feeding me hichews, i finally finish. the video is pretty long, about twenty minutes. it consists of get ready for the show, all the boys who came and them surprising people, clips during the performances, our reactions when each name was called and a little bit of when we were outside with everyone. michael cooed and was low key obsessing over my reaction, it was really cute. well my reaction wasn't, his was. i name the video "boyband finale vlog!" and upload the video. as i am doing that, michael texts the boys and the girls to come to my room so we can have a movie marathon.
a few minutes later, everyone piles into my room, with probably seven people on each bed and still atleast ten on the floor.
"scary or funny movie?" i yell so everyone can hear. i get a chorus of jumbled answers so i put on the babadook because it gives me an excuse to cuddle with michael.
"g since when do you like scary movies?" michael asks since i always vote against them.
"since a few seconds ago i'm in a cuddly mood" i say honestly while chuckling a bit.
"babe we could've cuddled either way" he says laughing at me.
"well fuck its already on. i hope that i don't kill your ear drums or your hands"

by the end of the movie, i am curled up under the blanket with my face buried in michael's chest with our arms around eachother.
"i'm so proud you didn't even scream that much" michael says smiling.
"i realized about twenty minutes into the movie that if i lose my voice it probably would result in me going home tomorrow and i'm not too fond of that idea" i say laughing.
"smart smart, i think jay may have screamed more than you" michael says as i join him laughing.
"you're not wrong, sorry jay" nic replies kissing jay's cheek. i never really got the chance to ask her what was happening with her and jay which i kind of feel bad about.
we've both been focused on the show, not that that's a bad thing but we haven't had much time to hangout.
"i'm beat so i'm gonna go back to my room bye guys love y'all" marcus says getting up as we all respond. almost everyone else does as well except for michael, jay, and nicolette.
"aw guys we haven't hung out just us four in like three weeks" i say wiping away fake tears.
"this is so sad this like isn't gonna happen for so long cuz like g, we'll be here, michael you'll be everywhere and jay you're gonna be in vegas." nic says coming to the realization.
"fuck i didn't even think of that" michael says rubbing the back of his neck.
"shit i didn't either" i say before a moment of silence.
"but since that's not happening yet let's have fun right now we're all going to the show tomorrow, we'll probably do something on saturday and it'll be fun" jay says.
"true but i'm really hungry and i really want some food" i say.
"same we can either feast on our candy or go somewhere"
"lets go somewhere" nic and i say at the same time.
"BEST FRIEND TELEPATHY" we also scream at the same time.
"okay this is just getting weird now" i say laughing.
"chik fil a?" michael asks.
"yup let's go" i say and we all bolt out the door.

the rest of our night is spent eating, going back to nic's room and dozing off in michael's arms.