Falling Down(22)

My father says something to her I can't hear.
"Fine," she huffs. "I'll notify Irene and she will have to draw up new contracts and one for Serafina as well."
"We'll meet with her whenever they're ready. Just have her give me a call."
"I will."
"Thank you both for supporting this decision. Sera and I just want to do what makes us happy."
"And that is why I'm not fighting you on the decision."
"That and the fact that daddy's right there."
She grumbles. "He is very demanding. But I knew this day would come sooner or later. To be honest I'm surprised it took this long. I'll call you in a couple of days. Maybe if you get the band together soon you could work on a soundtrack for one of Joey's movies."
"Maybe, mama. We'll see where this goes. We don't even have a full band yet."
"You will. I have faith. Take care of yourselves."
"You as well. I love you both."
"We love you too."
The call ends and I sit there for a minute or two just staring at my phone.
Without looking up I ask, "Did that just happen?"
"Yep," Sera says.
"That was too easy."
"That's because dad was there."
I snicker. "That certainly did help. She would have tried to talk us out of it if he hadn't been. He saved us about an hour of unnecessary chatter."
"That he did."
I look to Sera and she's already looking at me.
"We're going to do this. For real."
"For real."
"It's time," I say and we start squealing like high school girls. Frank and the guys smirk--they very rarely full-on smile or laugh but this is one time when they cave and enjoy the moment with us.
Everything from earlier with the press slips away from my mind as we celebrate our new path. This is one of the happiest moments of my life and I intend to enjoy it.




Chapter Five
Lucy
"Hey, hey I wanna be a rock star," Sera sings as she walks into the kitchen.
"A little Nickelback for breakfast?" I ask with a grin.
She twirls in a circle. "I'm so happy right now, Luce. We get to start living our dream."
"I know," I say. I can't stop grinning. I have been all morning. I barely slept last night. I was too excited.
"We should ask Jace if he wants to play with us."
"You know he'll be on the next plane out, Sera."
She picks up her phone and calls him. "I'll book his ticket. He can stay here. I'll let Max and Frank know."
She nods. "Jace! Mr. Sexiness! How would you feel about starting up a band with me and Luce?" Pause. "It's for real." Pause. "No shit. For real." Pause. "Luce is on her laptop waiting to hear how soon you can get away and--" She laughs. "Book it. Soonest you can get."
I laugh. "I love you Jace!" I yell.
"He loves you too and he says it's about f*cking time, woman."
I nod. "I know."
I've never been this alive at six in the morning. Well, not including the day after I met Jesse in Chicago. That was… yeah.
"Wait a second, Sera," I say as an idea takes over my brain. I walk over to where she's standing. "Speaker please. Hey Jace."
"What's up sexy Lucy?"
"I'm wondering, what about Luther and Tommy? Do you think they'll want to join us?"
"I'm not sure. Luther's got a steady girl and Tommy's married with a baby on the way."
I'm a little disappointed but I understand.
"No worries. We'll find someone to fill the spots. I'm not sure how, but we'll get it done."