When The Stars Align

Chapter 45

I went to find Belle and my daughter in the middle of Creeping Death. The band was playing fast and wild and James didn't seem like the same person he was back home. He looked wilder, possessed by some kind of weird force but above all he looked amazing. Sarah was smiling like a fool looking at him and she cheered every time the crowd cheered. Elizabeth, Jason's girlfriend and Belle laughed watching her and so did I. She was a bit ahead of us, clapping and shouting throughout the whole song.

"So amazing mom!" She told me. She was on the ninth cloud. "Go dad!" She yelled to the stage as if James could hear her. During all concert she was supporting him and many times James looked at her and winked sometimes. She was definitely his shining star and not even on stage he was able to ignore her. Then, right before announcing Enter Sandman, her favorite song he called her on stage.

"There's someone here that means the world to me and words cannot express how I felt first time I heard her mumble this next song. She says many times how much she loves it and how it's her favorite even though there's more she likes. Sarah can you please come up here?" He asked and then looked back. Sarah turned around to look at me with her eyes wide open and I could bet her mouth was too if it wasn't for the mask covering it. I motioned a hand for her to go and she began to walk, and James came to meet her at the middle of the stage, and she gave him her hand. The crowd cheered as they saw her and then she stayed up at the front hand in hand with him. I could see she was shy all of a sudden from having so many eyes on her. "My daughter..." He said on the micro and the crowd just cheered really loud making Sarah look up at him while he clapped at her and so did the others.

"A Hell Yeah for the princess here." Lars said at the microphone and a loud hell yeah was yelled at the venue making Sarah jump a little. I got all emotional.

"Say hi sweetie." James asked picking her up and Sarah greeted them at the microphone, then James began to play the first riff for the song and throughout Sarah was there on the stage with him, James played for her all the time and she gave him the horns and banged her head a little. I knew she wanted to jump around but she couldn't and then Jason picked up a mask, so she wasn't wearing one alone and played for her too. At the end James grabbed her on his shoulder and ran through all the length of the stage with her and the crowd applauded for as long as she was there, then she waved and literally ran back to us. Her eyes were shinning with joy. Two more songs and the show ended.

"She was so happy." I laughed handing a towel to James as he approached me coming off stage.

"I loved to have you both here but having her...oh..." He smiled.

"I know. Did you see how excited she was?" I asked while we walked up through the corridor.

"Did I behave?" He asked me.

"Well, yeah. She heard a lot of ugly words today, from you the most but well, it's your gig, your thing. I think she can differ the two." I kissed him.

"It comes out Andrea..." He excused himself.

"It's ok! No one is reprimanding you."

"Look, I'm gonna have a shower and then we'll go home. It's late and I want to be alone with you." He winked and kissed my lips making me smile. Before he went he rubbed my belly. James disappeared in the bathroom and I met Belle in the room. I sat on the couch talking to her and Sarah sat on my lap, falling asleep some minutes later. I was talking to Belle cheerfully when James came in freshly showered and wet hair.

"She fell asleep." He said taking her hair away from her face and sitting by my side.

"This is late hours for her." I smiled.