They had decided that right after Kendall's baby was born, the tour would start up again, adding more dates and more countries, including Mexico and South America. The roadies had been paid extra for the inconvenience. Chloe hadn't heard from Brian or anyone else from her family for a while, and she was getting anxious.
It was a week before Kendall's baby was due that she felt her first pains, and she quickly called Zac, telling him. He was in a panic, since he was tied up at a meeting and definitely could not leave. Kendall told him to come to the hospital as soon as he could, then immediately called up Chloe.
"Clo, I have a problem." Kendall said.
"What's wrong?" Chloe asked, alarmed.
"I think the baby's coming, and Zac can't make it soon." Kendall confessed.
"I'll be right there." Chloe hung up the phone before Kendall could say anything. Chloe grabbed her keys quickly, happy that Lila and the twins were with their grandmother. She quickly drove over to the house that Kendall and Zac had bought, and soon after that they were on their way.
"I envy you." Kendall said. Chloe glanced over, confused.
"Why?" she asked.
"When you had Claire and Nick, you knew what to do." Kendall said, closing her eyes.
"All ya gotta do is push." Chloe grinned, patting Kendall's shoulder. "It'll come natural to you."
An hour later, Zac came running into Kendall's room, obviously panicked.
"Hey sweetheart… Are you doing ok?" he asked as he rushed over to her side.
"Besides the nice, sharp pain that comes every minute or so, I'm doing just fine." Kendall forced a smile Chloe left the room when Zac arrived, and she called their relatives to tell them what was happening. Isaac and Taylor already knew, since they were at the meeting with Zac.
Hours later, Zac came out of the room, a smile the size of Texas on his face. "It's a boy."
Isaac highfived him while Chloe went in to see Kendall. She was holding onto her baby, whispering things to him.
"What did you name him?" Chloe asked, admiring the baby.
"Zachary Jordan." Kendall grinned. Chloe laughed.
"After this father and uncle?"
"Close. After his father and soon to be favorite cousin." Kendall remarked. Chloe laughed.
"Oh God, should I be afraid?"
"Of him? Nah, he'll be a black belt when he's two and a half." Kendall grinned.
"who's going to teach him?" Chloe asked, amused.
"You, of course!" Kendall said. Chloe was surprised that she even remembered that Chloe had a black belt.
"You still remember?" she asked. Kendall nodded.
"Who could forget?"
"Isaac, obviously." Chloe reminded her.
"Well, he's a man."
"Don't even start me on that."
"I won't ask." Kendall smiled.
Two weeks after that, the group was now back on the road. This time, they had a tour bus per family, Isaac agreeing to let Brian ride in theirs as long as he didn't mind 2 am feedings (ya wouldn't, would ya?).
"Why did you leave?" Chloe asked Brian one night.
"You know why." Brian answered.
"You're right, I do. But who did you live with? Come on, I want details!" Chloe grinned.
Brian laughed. "I lived with a friend of mine, Allison, until I turned 18, then I lived in various different states, including, California and South Carolina."
"Ahh, ok… So that's where you got the accent from?" Chloe grinned, commenting on Brian's slight Southern accent.
"And dang proud of it. You don't seem to have any kind of accent. You lived in Oklahoma for what, 3 years? Then I know you moved back in with Mom, then Dad died… But you moved back to OK. Why?" Brian asked.
Chloe sighed. "Because I wanted Isaac to know his daughter and take responsibility for what he did."
"For what he did? Clo, it takes two to tango." Brian said.
"Not all the time, Bri." Chloe responded, looking away. Brian raised his eyebrows.
"Not unless she's a test tube baby, which I highly, highly doubt."
Chloe laughed in spite of herself. "Test tube baby? Where'd you get that from?"
"Austin Powers, of course. Groovy Baby, Groovy." Brian laughed.
"Oh God… I don't even want to know. And no, she isn't a test tube baby."
"Then… Wait a sec. Ok, as much as this is gonna embarrass you, give me details NOW." Brian demanded. Chloe rolled her eyes.
"You know me too well. Fine. Kendall's 15th birthday party, 7 minutes in heaven, I got Ike, he was one of my best friends, things got a little bit outta control, my room, presto."
"Ok, then it was both of you?" Brian asked.
"Brian, you did take sex ed., right?"
"Same school you did." Brian replied.
"So that explains it…" Chloe grinned.
"No really, what did you mean?"
"Easy. You better not hold a grudge towards anyone, or be mad at anyone, got that? And just remember that Isaac and I are married now, ok?" Chloe asked.
"Deal." Brian said, curious.
"Fine. There was alcohol at the party, Isaac had a little too much, and I didn't realize it. Once we were upstairs, I said no, but he was too drunk or intoxicated, what ever you prefer, to either hear me or really care." Chloe said softly, looking down at her hands.
"You mean he...?" Brian asked in disbelief.
"You promised!" Chloe reminded him. Brian sighed.
"I did. But still, that little _____…" Brian muttered, his fist clenching.
"Stop that. That's my husband you're talking about." Chloe snapped. "Is this what I get for telling you he truth, what only two other people on this planet know?"
Brian immediately calmed down. "No, I'm sorry…"
"That's fine. Now, any boyfriends?" Chloe asked. Brian nodded.
"Yup. He's a lifeguard back in South Carolina… Really hot." Brian grinned.
"Cool! Is he nice?" Chloe asked.
"Sure is. But I found out that he was straight…" Brian's expression was unreadable.
"Oh, I'm sorry…" Chloe frowned.
"Nah, that's ok. Anyways… How are the twins? And Lila?" Brian asked, changing the subject. Chloe's face lit up.
"Absolutely wonderful. The twins are finally sleeping through the whole night. It took longer then I expected, and Isaac was starting to sleep in till noon." Chloe laughed.
"Mr. Coffee? Sleep in until noon? Amazing." Brian grinned as Chloe laughed even harder.
"You two talking about me?" Isaac walked in, his hair wet from a shower.
"Yup." Chloe answered, scooting over so he could sit down.
"Good things, I hope." Isaac said.
"Of course." Brian smiled, leaning back a bit. Chloe shot him a look, telling him to cool it on the Evil Eye.
"Any ways, I forgot to ask… Where are we heading?" Chloe asked.
"Tampa. We're going to be there around 7 PM tomorrow." Isaac answered. Chloe nodded.
"I heard that you guys designed a whole new stage?" Brian questioned, and Isaac nodded, reaching into his pocket producing two folded up pieces of paper.
"Yeah, we've also changed the order around a bit, and added a song or two." Isaac handed a sheet of paper to Brian and the other to Chloe.
"Whoa, cool setup." Brian observed, looking at the 'blueprints'. Chloe had a list of songs that they were to play, and it went like this:
MMMBop, Where's the Love, I will Come to You, Weird, River *set change*, With you in your Dreams, Surely as the Sun, More than Anything, Heart and Soul, *set change*, Breath, Blaze.
"Short set." Chloe observed, handing the paper back to Isaac.
"Not really. We're playing all of our singles and most of the slow songs. We're going to talk a lot, also, about all of the songs, like what inspired us and all that stuff." Isaac answered.
Chloe nodded as Brian handed the blueprints over to her. "Cute stage."
Isaac nodded, taking the paper away from her, then placing them back in his pocket.
"It's almost midnight, I'm going to bed." Isaac said, getting up. Chloe said goodnight to Brian and followed Isaac into the small bedroom.
"What were you two talking about?" Isaac asked.
"Nothing important. We were just catching up." Chloe said, quickly changing into her pajama's.
"Is that new?" Isaac asked. Chloe looked up.
"Is what new?"
"Your bra." Isaac stated bluntly. "I haven't seen that before.
"You haven't, huh? Wanna take a look?" Chloe giggled as Isaac nodded. She pulled off her top as Isaac locked the door.
"Hmm. Turn around. No, a little more." Isaac instructed. Chloe turned 90 degrees as Isaac walked up to her.
"Yup. Definitely new." Isaac smiled, walking up to her. Chloe looked up just ask Isaac put his arms around her. He leaned down to kiss her, and she replied slowly. His hands wandered down to her hips, and Chloe suddenly stopped.
"Not a good idea, Ike." Chloe said Isaac looked confused.
"Why not? You're not… No, you're not." Isaac thought for a moment. "Why not?"
Chloe laughed. "Because. Unless you want another kid, not tonight."
Isaac nodded. "Good point. Good observation." He complemented, crawling into bed.
"I learn these things after a while." Chloe said, laying down next to him.
"I wonder how Kendall and Zac are holding up. Too bad Taylor had to go with them." Isaac grinned evilly.
"Come on Ike, even you know that a crying month year old is not any fun." Chloe smiled, closing her eyes.
"True." Isaac settled down next to her, draping his arm over her waist.
"I love you, Clo."
"I love you too, Ike."
*dedication to the one and only. you know who you are, and when ever you decide to cool off, you know what to do.