Girl Drummer Meets Boy Drummer(A7X/Jimmy FanFic)

Chapter 27~Concert Night

It was the night before we would leave for California, we had our things packed with only one pair of clothes set out for tomorrow. Hannah would come over here in the morning and then we'd leave. I finished brushing my teeth and rinsed out my toothbrush before turning out the light and walking down the hall. As I passed Chloe's room, I could hear soft murmering coming from inside. I silently pushed the door open a little, and peaked through the small space. She was kneeling in front of her bed, her arms propped up on the bed with her hands clasped together, in prayer. This struck me as odd, because we weren't religious people and I'd never seen her pray before.

".....I don't care if it's the only present I get for the rest of my life, just please give me my daddy for my birthday. Amen."

I smiled slightly, and wondered if she prayed about this often. As she stood up, I pushed the door open the rest of the way and walked into the room.

"Hey, Chlo. Ready for bed?" I smiled at her and she nodded, climbing into the bed and waiting for me to tuck her in.

"My birthday is in two days, Mommy!" She said excitedly. "And tomorrow it'll only be one day!"

"I know!" I exclaimed, and she grinned. "Now, tomorrow, we're going to leave for California for your birthday, so you have to get up early tomorrow if we're gonna get there on schedule." I warned her, and she pouted at the thought of getting up early. Just like her father. But then her face brightened up.

"Well, since it's for my birthday, I'll consider getting up tomorrow." She said, making me laugh.

"Ok, as long as you consider it." I kissed her forehead and walked to the door, turning out the light and heading for my own bedroom.

As I laid in bed, staring up at the darkened ceiling, I thought about what I would say. I couldn't just walk up Jimmy and the guys and say, 'Hiya, guys! After four years, I've decided to come back! What have I missed?' Yeah, no. How would they react? How would Jimmy himself react? What if in an explosion of bottled up anger, he says hurtful things, even if he doesn't mean them? It's still going to hurt like hell coming from him. Or... what if he pretends that he doesn't know me and treats me as just another fan? What if he does think I'm just another fan? Maybe this isn't a good idea.

Damnit, Megan! Stop it! You're worrying and stressing yourself out. There's no changing your mind, the decision's made. You're going to that Goddamn concert, and you're going to get your ass backstage, and you're going to see Jimmy again and that's that!!!!

In the morning I started stressing myself out again, coming up with all the things that can go wrong. But I pushed them back once again. I told myself that this was Jimmy we were talking about, he's almost always happy to see anyone! Almost. Hannah came over and I started telling her that I didn't think I could go, that I couldn't do this.

"Megan, Megan, calm down!! It's going to be fine! You're acting like you've committed a crime, now stop! If you ask my opinion, I think that once you get there, you'll be so happy to see him again that you'll forget everything." She said, her voice growing softer.

"You're right, you're absolutely right." I said, taking deep breaths and running my fingers through my hair. "I can't change my mind now anyway. I can't do that to Chloe if she has the chance of meeting her father." I calmed down, and Hannah smiled at me reassuringly.

When we got off the plane, it felt good to set foot on California ground again. The sun was out, it was warm, it was just as I remembered it four years ago. This, I knew, was my home. No other place could be called home to me. I wanted so badly to stay forever.

Chloe looked around wildly with curiousity, it was so much different from snowy Minnesota. "Mommy, where's all the snow?"

"Well, they don't normally get snow here, Chlo." I told her, and she nodded, taking in her surroundings. I took her hand as we walked through the airport, getting our luggage and then heading for our hotel that we had reserved rooms in. All we had to do was check in and then we could get our stuff settled.