Goddess of Rock

Thirteen

"Before we get into the show's finale, I've gotta ask–where'd ya come up with the term Goddess of Rock?"

Back on the stage after that final break everyone was afforded, Bobby draped one hand over the ankle resting on his knee, the other in the middle of picking up his glass from the End table next to him. He'd figured this question'd pop up sooner or later, and he wasn't the least bit ashamed in the answer he'd already decided to give, if and when it did.

"Believe it or not, Blaze and her siblings're all named after a handful of Celtic Deities," he answered after sipping his Water.

"Really–how'd ya find that out?" Riki asked curiously.

"'Cuz I flat-out asked in a segment that never made it into the Meet the Parents episode," the bassist laughed. "Actually, I don't think the cameras were even rolling at that point–I needed a break from them, and the crew were all getting hungry, now that I think about it."

"I'd ask if ya care to share which ones, but I'll prolly get told thatcha plead the fifth or something," he chuckled.

"Yeah, pretty much since I'm not giving away their personal info like that," Bobby answered with a nod. "But the network hadn't nailed down a name for the show in all the Time we spent filming, and knowing that quartet was named after Deities was a bit Inspiring."

"Sounds like it," the host agreed with a nod of his own. "But hey, Deities typically rule various things, and if your winner's your own personal Goddess, it's kinda fitting."

"That's why I don't regret having said that at the End of the show's finale," he admitted.

"And speaking of said finale, here's a short recap of what happened when Bobby decided to take his last two contestants South of the border!"

Looking up at the screen that'd been mounted behind the stage, Bobby saw where he and said women'd arrived at their hotel, knowing full well what'd happened before then. They all looked a bit tired, but his now-girlfriend certainly looked the worst, considering her utter Terror when it came to planes and flying. He heard the audience murmuring about how she looked like she'd spent their flight sick or something, and he was glad to hear the Sympathy in their voices rather than condescension.

In her dialogue to the camera, Raven made it clear that while she was thrilled to've made it so far, she was pretty sure she was just getting a free vacation in Cabo for a few Days. Sure, she considered the bassist a friend and thought they'd potential as a couple, but not like he and her big sister did. No one could deny the things that shone in their eyes when they looked at each other, and if they did, they were a total moron of the highest order.

The entire crowd couldn't help bursting into laughter at the brunette sister's opinion of the matter, which just made her smirk smugly as she threw a short wave to the camera that got turned on her now. Her bright green eyes–which were a mixture of Green Flourite and Green Onyx–twinkled as she seemingly dared anyone to aruge her assessment from nearly a Year ago. Apparently, nobody present could find it in them to do so, if only after seeing how the ginger'd come out to Comfort him earlier during that first break. There was just no way to deny what was between them, even now, and not make a liar of oneself in doing such a thing.

"All right, so your bigger deal-breaker with Raven was her not wanting to have kids, right?" the host asked as they got to the gap between the End of her date and the Beginning of Blaze's.

"Yeah, it kinda was," Bobby admitted with a nod. "Looking back on my own younger Years, I shouldn't expect her to Change her mind just 'cuz I already had two, myself."

"Ya mentioned your son earlier, so what's this about a second?" he asked curiously.

"Not getting into that aside from saying Zach's a big brother outta concern for my baby's safety and well-being," the bassist answered, effectively pleading the fifth and telling him to suck his left nut.