Chapter 15, Part 2

Everyone was now sitting down at the table, on the couch, or on a chair.

"Excuse me!" Max stood up, and tapped his glass with a spoon. "Can I get your attention?"

Every turned towards Max.

"Penny and I have some news..."

Everyone gave Max and odd look.

Penny stood up as well, and Max put his arm on his shoulder.

There was a long pause of silence.

"Come on! We don't have all lifetime!" Coca exclaimed, and everyone laughed.

"What?" Coca pouted.

Max smiled at his little sister, and squeezed Marta's hand. She squeezed back, and all of his nervousness vanished like magic.

"We're getting married!" Max finally told the group.

"Bout time!" Marta yelled.

"Great pick, bro!" Ari smiled approvingly at her twin brother.

"Congratulations, son." Tommy patted Max on the back, as they 'man hugged'. (A/ N: Lol)

"I'm proud of you, sweetie," Jude kissed her son on the cheek, but couldn't help but ask the question that had been nagging at her. "So, have you two set a date yet?"

"Yes," Max replied.

"We want a summer wedding," Penny picked up off her fiance's words. "So, we've decided to do it in about a month."

Max and Penny grinned happily.

Max looked up, to see the digital clock on the microwave.

"Shoot!" he exclaimed. "It's almost 5: 30, guys. We got to get to sound check."

With that, everyone scurried around, getting all of their things that they would be meeting.

6: 30 PM, Ari's Dressing Room:

Ari was in her dressing room, using her nebulizer. She had her hearing aids turned down on a low volume, her eyes were close, but she was awake, and was spending her last few minutes before the show relaxing. She didn't want any surprise asthma attacks or anything to go wrong. She just wanted a smooth last show, before she could go home; a place she hadn't been in nearly a year (because they had moved to New York for Coca to be in "Annie").

Knock! Knock! There was a knock at the door.

Ari didn't realize there was anyone at the door.

With all of the pre- show commotion, she though nothing into all of the extra movement vibrations.

The person who was knocking walked in.

He saw a young woman sitting in a chair peacefully.

He decided to take it gently by tapping her should softly.

"Ahhhh!" Ari screamed, her eyes popping open.

The man jumped at Ari's piercingly loud scream.

"What are you doing here, Will?" Ari asked curiously.

"I work here on tech for some extra cash," Will smiled.

"What?" Ari asked, turning up one of her hearing aids and then the other.

"I work here for some extra cash, sometimes," Will repeated himself.

"So where do you usually work?" Ari asked back.

"The Tile Restaurant," Will told Ari, referring to the 5- star restaurant, that connected to a 5- star hotel by the same name.

"Nice," Ari commented, as there was a beat of awkward silence.

"I never pictured you as a user," Will said out of the blue. "I mean, you act so clean and innocent on TV."

"Excuse me?" Ari's eyes widened to the size of saucers.

"You know, that," Will nodded towards Ari's nebulizer.

Ari laughed.

"What?" Will asked, scratching his head trying to figure out what he said wrong.

"That's my nebulizer!" Ari continued to laugh.

"Nebula- what?"

"Nubulizer; it's a device that helps me with my asthma, so I can breathe better, and not have attacks as often!"

"Oh," Will blushed.

"It's okay," Ari smiled. "So what are you REALLY doing in here?"

"I can't come, and talk to a nice looking girl?"

"How do you know don't have a boyfriend?"

"Do you?"

"Y- no."

"Ha! So, there."

"No, really, who sent you in here?" Ari smiled at Will's humor.

"I was sent in here to tell you that you have to get backstage."

"Alright, well thanks."

"No problemo," Will set something down on the dressing table slyly.

"Well, bye!"

"Bye!" Will left the room slowly, pulling the door until it looked closed, but it wasn't completely.

Ari rolled her eyes at Will's cockiness, but still couldn't help but smile as well.

She looked over to see a slip of paper that Will must have left. She picked it up, and read it. It said: Will Seymour- 555-Mind

A/ N: Jude was kind of OOC in this chapter, I think, but it's sort of how I picture a mother responding to their son's engagement, if they like the girl. Any guessed on who the guy's family is? Hints are definitely dropped in this chapter. Sooooooo sorry for not updating in so long! Thanks for reviewing the last chapter. I hope that you enjoyed this one. Please review:-) :-)

PS: No idea if a hotel by that name exists, so if it does, I don't own it!

Disclaimer: Same as usual. We don't own anything!