Real Friends (An IM5 FanFiction)

Chapter 88.

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Dalton's POV:

*Saturday, June 6, 2015, 1:24 p.m.*

"I'll get it," I told Em as the knocking on our front door continued.

I opened the door to see three people.

"Oh my God!" I almost screamed. "What are you guys doing here?"

I took in the sight of my old bandmates: Hunter, Hunter, and Kitty.

(A/N- I know that they didn't start the band with all of them but leave it alone, this is a fanfic.)

"Surprise!" Kitty laughed.

I hugged them all individually as they all came in.

"Babe, who was it?" Em came in the room. "Oh, hi."

"Em, these are my friends from back home!" I grabbed her hand and pulled her in front of everyone. "This is Hunter, Hunter, and Kitty!"

"Thumper," Thumper corrected me. "I go by Thumper."

"Right, Thumper," I repeated.

"Come on, man," Thumper jokingly punched my arm. "Did you forget so soon?"

"Hey, it's been a while!" I argued and we all began laughing.

"I'm Emily, by the way," Em introduced herself since I forgot to.

"Nice to meet you," Kitty smiled at her. "Would it be incredibly awful if we asked to steal him away from you for the day?"

"Why?" I asked before Em could answer.

"You're taking us sightseeing," Hunter answered.

"Do you mind?" I looked to Em.

"No, why would I?" she gave me a smile.

"You're the best!" I quickly pecked her lips before moving to grab my shoes by the door.

"Babe," Em called as we were walking out the door.

"Yeah?" I turned around.

"What about Cole?"

"What about him?" I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Dalton, you had plans with him, remember?"

"Oh yeah!" I completely forgot about that. "I'm sure he won't mind! I mean, my friend a came all the way from Texas, the least I could do I show them around, right?"

Emily's POV:

*Saturday, June 6, 2015, 1:32 p.m.*

As soon as they were gone, I stopped my fake smiling.

I quickly went back into my room and dialed Cole's phone number.

"Hello?" he answered.

"Dalton's old band just came and got him."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean: Dalton's old bandmates Hunter, Thumper, and Kitty surprised him at our house and they just left to go 'sightseeing' and he's taking them around the city."

"What the hell?" he sounded angry. "I'm already on my way to your place! We had plans!"

"I know," I sighed, running my hand through my hair. "He forgot and when I reminded him, he said you wouldn't mind because this was an exception."

"Why would this be an exception?"

"Because his friends are 'visiting all the way from Texas' and 'the least' he 'could do is show them around'," I quoted Dalton with a mocking tone.

"This is bull," Cole complained.

"I know," I replied. "I'm sorry, Cole."

"It's not your fault," he sighed. "I'm just going to go home."

"Okay, bye."

"Bye."

Dana's POV:

*Saturday, June 6, 2015, 6:24 p.m.*

"Dana, stop!" Lina laughed while she washed Nikko in the baby bath. "Don't splash me!"

I dipped my hands in the water and wiped them all over Lina.

"Dana!" she shouted.

I laughed, "Can't put Nikko down!"

"I hate you!" she laughed as well, taking our baby out of the bath to dry her off.

I helped Lina dress her and then Lina brought her to the couch to feed her before putting her to bed.

Once Nikko was asleep, Lina came back to the couch where I was and she sat down next to me.

I snaked my arm around her waist and pulled her closer to me so that her head rested on my chest.

"I'm exhausted," she sighed.

"I know," I kissed her forehead. "But can you believe it's already been two months?"

"No," she shook her head.

We both sat there for a bit in silence.

"I got an email from Universal Records this afternoon," she told me.

"Really?" why didn't she tell me until now?

"Yeah, he sent it to Darcie, too."

"What did it say?"

"He wants us to come in to his office tomorrow for 'business matters'."

"Do you think he's going to officially sign you guys?"

"I don't know," she answered honestly. "I want to think that but I don't want to get my hopes up, you know?"

"I know," I nodded, understandingly. "'Expect the worst, hope for the best'."

"Exactly," Lina nodded. "I have to be there at eight in the morning."

"What about Nikko?" I asked her starting to worry. "Where's she going to be?"

"At home with you?" Lina answered as if it were obvious. "Why? Are you planning on going somewhere?"

"No, it's just.. Are you sure it's a good idea to leave her with just me?"

"Dana," she laughed, sitting up to look at me. "She's your baby, too. We've both been taking care of her together, I'm sure you'll be fine with her for one morning."

"But-"

She put her hand on my lips to stop me, "But nothing. You're going to be fine, okay?"

I nodded and she replaced her fingers with her lips on my mouth.