Colin dragged Madalyn down the stairs, "Come on mommy, me and AJ have somethin' to show you!"
AJ smiled as he heard Colin and then Madalyn, "Honey, you don't have to pull my arm off.."
Colin stopped as he reached the entrance to the kitchen, Madalyn bumping into him a second later. AJ smiled at her, "Come on and eat..me and Colin fixed breakfast.."
"I gotta get to work though.."
He pulled her into the kitchen and made her sit down, "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day."
"Colin has to get to school too.."
"He'll be on time.."
Madalyn looked at the clock, "Oh..."
AJ smiled, "See? I planned everything out...Colin, go on upstairs and get dressed, ok?"
"Ok!"
AJ set a plate full of food in front of Madalyn before fixing himself one and sitting down across from her. "This is really good J.," She said.
"Thanks..."
"Did Colin actually help?"
AJ nodded, "Yeah, he's good in the kitchen.."
"Really?"
"Yeah..ok, so I had to reach the things he couldn't and put them all in the pans and stuff.."
"I figured he'd help."
AJ smiled, "So...do you have to go to work today?"
"Yes."
"Madaaalllyyynnnn..."
"Oh don't whine."
"I was hoping that me and you could go do something..."
"Like what? I thought you had to go to the studio this week....?"
"I do..but I was hoping that if you would skip out on work, then I could skip out on the studio work.."
"Why don't we just go do something on Saturday?"
"Ok."
"See? How hard was that AJ!," She said laughing.
Colin came back down the stairs, his backpack dragging behind him, "I'm ready!"
"Hurry up and eat and I'll drop you off at school," Madalyn said as she put hers and AJ's plates into the dishwasher.
Colin hopped up into his chair and began to eat his cereal that was in front of him.
AJ entered the studio about an hour after Madalyn and Colin left for work/school. Kevin looked up from the board, "Hey, there you are, I was about to call you."
"Why? I that late?"
"Nah..I just thought you'd still be asleep."
Howie entered and clapped AJ on the back, "Hey man, you actually awake?"
AJ rolled his eyes behind his sunglasses, "Yeah..why is everyone so surprised I'm here early?"
"Cause you're always the last one in the studio.," Brian said coming from the recording booth.
"I am not! Nick usually is too.."
"Not all the time.," Nick said coming in.
"Okay peanut gallery.."
"So why are you here so early?," Brian asked as he sat on the couch in the corner.
"I was up anyways.."
"Uh huh.."
"Okay, okay...so I got Colin up and we fixed Madalyn breakfast, no big deal."
"Ooooooo!"
"Shut up Nick!"
Kevin looked at him, "You two gettin' serious?"
"No...we're just friends..right now."
"Yeah...quote/unquote 'friends'," Nick said.
"Shut up Nick."
"You two should just hook up and get it over with."
"Shut up Nick. And we can't."
"Why not?"
"Trevor's still in the picture."
"You mean to tell me she wants to go back with him?," Howie asked.
"No...I know she doesn't....but he's still there, in person and in her mind. Colin doesn't even want to see him anymore.."
"I thought he was excited that Trevor was back..."
"He was Kev...but then he had to go spend a whole day with the jerk and said he didn't like him anymore.."
"But that's his dad..."
"I know that...and I just don't know what to do..."
Howie, Brian and Kevin headed into the recording booth while AJ and Nick began to fiddle with the buttons. Nick looked at AJ, "You like her, don't you?"
"Yeah..," AJ said with a nod.
"Knew it."
"I just..I don't know if she feels the same way....we've been on one date..."
"You have?"
"Yeah..I took her to dinner...and I think she feels the same..but I don't know...plus, she's been hurt so bad by Trevor..."
"I know..just take it nice and slow...maybe you two should go away for a weekend or something....before we get too into this album and have to go promoting and stuff..ya know?"
AJ was quiet for a moment, "Ya know...that's a good idea Nicky..thanks."
"No problem..I'm not stupid all the time..."
"Just sometimes, right?"
Nick grinned, "Yeah..unfortuantely.."
AJ laughed, "I know how ya feel man...I know just how ya feel."
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