Imperfect perfections~ Emerson Barret

Chapter 3

I wake up to my phone vibrating from beside me. I run a hand through my hair and look up at the time, 7:45am. Who could possibly be calling me at this time? I pick up with my phone to see that it was an unknown number calling me.
"Uh hello?" Someone screams in the background of the call and I flinch.
"Hi sorry, It's Emerson" I immediately relax,
"Hello! What's up?" I laugh slightly as I can hear Remington shouting in the background,
"Me and my brothers have a concert tonight! We were wondering if you wanted to come?" I think for a moment. Concerts give me huge anxiety attacks, "You'll be backstage with Remington's best friend, Ruby and Sebastian's fiancée." I smile. It was almost as if he could read my mind.
"Sure!" He laughs,
"We'll pick you up at 3 then. We have to do VIP before we the concert but you can hang out with the girls" I smile and agree before ending the call.

I head downstairs and decide to take Cinnamon for a walk quickly and meet up with Kayla for a bit. I drop Kayla a text telling her to meet me at the park near where we live in 10 minutes. I run back up the stairs to brush my hair and put some comfy clothes on. After about 5 minutes I run back downstairs and attach Cinnamon to her lead.

Once we arrive at the park, I notice Kayla sitting on a nearby bench. I walk up to her and hug her tightly,

"Heyy Cinnamon." She says as Cinnamon licks her with slightly too much enthusiasm. She looks up at me, "Nice to see ya babe." I smile.

We walk around the park and catch up for a few hours before something pops into my mind.

"Give me a second!!" I say before pulling my phone out of my pocket and texting Emerson asking if Kayla could come to the show too. He responds by saying yes. I put my phone back into my pocket and look back up at Kayla, "Fancy going to a concert tonight?" Her eyes light up. Concerts are her happy place and she hasn't been for quite a while. She nods and hugs me tightly.

"What time do I need to be ready and at your house by?"

"Be at my house for 3" She kisses my cheek and we part ways.

When I arrive back at my house I notice that it was now 2PM and I should probably get ready to go to the concert. I decide to braid my hair but leave 2 bits loose to frame my face. I decide to only put on a bit of eyeliner fr my makeup as it matches my outfit. I pull on my black skater skirt and a plain back sweatshirt. I take one final look in the mirror before calling Emerson.

"Hey Nat" I smile at the nickname,

"Hey Emmy, I'm all ready when you are"

"Be there in 5 minutes"

Almost immediately after the call ends, the door knocks. I open to the door to a very giddy looking Kayla. She smiles and runs into the house,

"How long?" She says sounding like a whining child. I smile and before I can answer the door knocks once again. I open the door to see Remington standing there. He hugs me and leads me and Kayla to the car that was transporting us to the venue. Kayla practically runs to the car and I laugh.

"Hey Rem. How are you? That's Kayla, my best friend."

"I'm doing good."

When we get to the car, I see Emerson and a man I don't know sitting in the front seats.

"Hi Emmy." He looks back and smiles at me,

"Hi Ma Cherie! This is Sebastian, our older brother." I smile at the man and greet him. I notice Kayla looking at me from the corner of her eye,

"What's up?" I whisper to her. She winks at me,

"He called you Ma Cherie." I look at her confused. "It means My Sweetheart, Dummy." I blush a dark shade of red and laugh awkwardly.

*TIME SKIP* (SORRY I DO SO MANY OF THESE HAHA).

It is now 7:30 and the concert is going to begin any minute. I notice Emerson walking up to me in some clothes that make him look like a pirate. I smile at him,

"Excited?" He nods,

"Performing is my happy place. My fans are my family." I smile and hug his waist,

"Good luck, Emmy." And with that he runs out. The fans go wild. Sebastian follows closely behind him and lastly Remington runs on and the crowd roars.

"This song is called 'Massacre, the new American dream." The crowd goes wild again. Remington has an amazing voice but I feel myself being drawn to Emerson. He looks really good when he plays the drums. He looks over at me and winks and I blush. I look over to see Kayla downing a bottle of vodka and dancing crazily.

"Oi. Pass me that." I say before I down it with her. Before much longer, we were both a drunken mess. I tune my ears back into what Remington was singing but two words catch my attention.

Ma Cherie. The song was a sweet song. Remington was out in the crowd singing it with them and it warmed my heart. Emerson was standing near the front of the stage with Sebastian. He was playing what appeared to be a tambourine but as he was playing it, his eyes were fully locked with mine. I wave slightly and start to dance drunkenly. He laughs at me before drawing his attention back to the fans.

Before I can do anything else, the boys ran off the stage to get ready to do the encore. Emerson immediately walks over to me and hugs me.

"Ewww, sweaty." I say.

"You are so drunk Nat, what am I gonna do with you?" I laugh,

"I'm not drunk." He laughs and hugs me once again. Kayla had passed out over an hour ago so I was going solo. We were on our second bottle of vodka. Emerson kisses my forehead lightly before running back onto the stage. I smile as I watch him do what he loves.

"We have been Palaye Royale! We love you all." They all come running off the stage as the crowd begins to chant 'one more song'. Emerson runs back to my side again and hugs me once more. I smile as I begin to feel my vision go hazy.

"Nat? Are you ok?" Were the last words I heard before I passed out next to Kayla.

I miss my Palaye Concert :(