Alive in the Lights ch.7
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- I hope you enjoy the chapter ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Grey Alexander Holden Age: 16-Main Character Victoria Holden- Age 35-Mother Neil Holden. Age 40-Father Tessa Palmer age: 19-Grey's PR/tutor Kaiden Ryan Barens Age: 16 Zeke Anthony Holden Age 15: Grey's half brother.
My Father picked all three of us up from the LAX airport, well not that he drove but, well you get the point. I am still barely awake since it was a long flight from Florida straight to California it was still a really early in the morning we flew into John Wayne airport from there we would drive 15 miles to Laguna Beach where my dad has now taken up residence since him and my mother split.
"I am so happy that you weren't there when the tornado cam through son." My dad says pulling me in to a hug.
I lean into him as we ride along in the limo, "Yeah just sucks me and Kaiden didn't get to do anything."
Kaiden hasn't really said much, he is looking out the window. "Well I am glad Kaiden is with us, what a fine young man." My dad says looking at Kaiden.
This makes him blush, "Thank you sir. It was really nice of you to let me come."
"Think nothing of it!" My dad says patting his shoulder.
"Well I for one am going shopping." Tessa says looking up from the IPad.
"Tessa, I am happy you came along as well I cannot wait for you all to meet Janet, and Zeke."
Kaiden shoots me a look, "His girlfriend, and his other son." I say.
"Well son I wanted to talk to you about something later."
I straighten up, "Dad if you have something to say you can say it right now, there are no other people that I can trust that aren't sitting in this limo with us."
My dad lets out a sigh, "Well son, the divorce is actually over since I agreed to give Victoria the mansion, and quiet a big sum of money she didn't fight with me, and we signed emancipation papers for you that way you didn't have to choose between us. It's not the case as Kaiden's parents did, I thought that you should be able to come and go as you please and if you wanted to stay in Kansas there would be no holding you back from doing so. I do have plenty of rooms and I want you to pick a room when you're here, you as well Tessa. The fact remains I want to marry Janet, we cant legally marry right away we have to wait six months, but I was a small ceremony with you there. Who knows where you will be in six months you could be in the studio or out on tour. When that time comes we will get our marriage license and that's it."
I just look over at him, "You know Kaiden's situation?" is all I say it was just so much to process all at once.
"Yes son I know about him, I apologize Kaiden I had someone look into you and your family. Please forgive me, but I wanted to make sure nothing bad would happen."
"It's okay sir, I understand. I am sorry for anything you did find that is bad."
My dad lets out a laugh, "Don't be. You're parents aren't the best people, but I know you must be a fine young man to get passed Anna, and for her to hire you. If it's what you want I can have them set you up in home school just like Grey if its what you want so you can travel with him. Only if its what you want I don't want to be overstepping any lines."
Kaiden's eyes get big, "Sir thank you, but I would like to really think about that."
"Of course, no pressure.'
"So you want to marry Janet?" I ask my dad.
"Son I have loved her for years, I just couldn't be with her your mother would have taken you away from me, and I couldn't of had that. I would really like it if you would spend some time with Janet and Zeke of course that's only if you feel comfortable with it."
We pull into a drive way with a massive gate, and there are paparazzi outside the gate and the cameras start flashing. "Sorry son, ever since your Mother announced the divorce and everything the have been camped out here, they are really anxious to hear something from you." My dad says.
The gate swings inward and the limo pulls through, the paparazzi don't dare enter the gates as they close. We drive down a long drive way that is hidden by the trees it opens up to a huge house that is on the beach the driver parks the limo and dad says welcome home to all three of us, and he gets out.
I follow behind him he is already up the steps by time I reach the bottom step, I see the house door swing open and hear a boy yell "Dad!"
He hugs a boy, and my only guess is that it's Zeke. "I didn't think you would be back already."
"I told you last night I just had to run out for a bit, that I would be back. That I was here for good now."
"Yeah, but I figured something came up..." he trails off.
I see Tessa pull Kaiden back and the motion me to go up the steps. I move up right beside my father, and the messy dirty blonde haired boy glances at me with his green eyes and does a double take and steps back. "You're Grey."
"Hi." I offer looking him over.
He doesn't say anything he looks from me to dad, and looks past me to Kaiden, and Tessa and back to me with a confused look.
"I wanted to surprise you, with your brother." Dad says.
"Yeah a big surprise..." he says and walks back into the house.
"Zeke!" Dad hollers and goes in after him.
"That was smooth." I say.
Tessa pops me on the back of my head, "He is obviously in shock."
I wait for Kaiden to join me, "So I hate to do this, but I will probably have to introduce you as my best friend just for right now until I can test the waters with these people. I am so sorry babe."
He just smiles, "It's understandable I already knew that was most likely the case."
We enter the house, and it's beautiful there are pictures of a woman and Zeke hanging up on the wall, and some with dad in them. Kind of hurts seems like he has spent more time with Zeke than he ever has with me. We enter the living room and dad has his arms around a small petite woman, "Hey."
They break apart she has the dirty blonde hair and green eyes. "Grey, I finally get to meet you." She says rushing up to to hug me.
I hug her back, "It's good to meet you too." I say.
"This is Kaiden my best friend, and Tessa my manager." I introduce her.
"Grey I know Kaiden is more than a friend she winks at him and he blushes. Tessa it's good to meet such a nice young lady."
"Thanks, can you please point me to a shower, I feel horrible." she complains.
I laugh and so does everyone else, "Yes sweetie your room is the second door on the right the first door on the right is the bathroom."
"Which one is Zeke's?" I ask. "I think I need to talk to him, it wasn't the best way to break the ice."
Janet just smiles, "His is the first room on the left."
"Kaiden would you like to help me with brunch?" Janet asks and of course he agrees.
I make my way up the stairs, and I find myself at the door and I knock on the door. "Come in." I hear.
I open the door and slip inside and close it, Zeke is laying on the bed throwing a baseball in the air. "So you play baseball huh?"
He misses the ball and it hits him in his chest, "I didn't think it was you." He says sitting up.
"Surprise again?" I offer.
He just looks at me as I walk around his room, there are poster of girls in bikinis and a picture of him and dad. I see a picture of me on his dresser next to one with him, Janet and my dad on the beach.
"We just took that one last week." He says.
"It's nice, so things didn't go so smooth earlier." I tell him.
"Well you don't expect to wake up and see Grey Holden on the porch."
"Your dad's Neil Holden." I snap back.
"He's hardly ever around." He counters.
"Yeah I know, look I don't know what the issue is, but I'm not going to argue with you. I am not here to steal his attention from you or anything like that. He wanted me to meet you and your mom. Plus, it seems like you have spent more time with him than I have."
He avoids my eyes, "How long are you going to be here?"
"I don't know, honestly if it's that big of a deal I can go to a damn hotel. They start fixing my house next week."
"I don't want you to do that, I just it would be nice to get to know you, more than just the famous singer. Just I don't know how to explain to my friends or girlfriend about you or dad..." he says getting up.
"Dude welcome to this life man, I would love to tell you it gets easier but it doesn't. You just put on a smile and deal with it man, it's the best I can tell you."
"What's it like being you?" He says.
"Hectic, fun, and crazy busy. It's nice that I get to see the whole world, but I like to go home and relax, plus it gets lonely."
"Who was the other guy with you?"
"That was Kaiden, he is pretty much my best normal friend that I have."
"How are you lonely, don't you know a ton of famous people?"
"Yeah, dude but the thing is they are just as busy as me. I mean this is the first time I have saw our dad for more than a few minuets. So how long have you and your girlfriend been going out?"
"Six months, I think. She is like in love with you, and I don't know if I really want to tell her you're my brother she might dump me for you."
I cant help but laugh, "Dude, you are safe. I am not looking to be in a relationship."
"Yeah that's right you and that famous chick just broke up huh?" he asks.
I cringe a little, "Yeah we did break up, but we are cool."
There is a knock on the door, and I open it, and it's Kaiden. "Janet and I made some lunch." He says shyly.
"Good cause I'm starving!" Zeke says, passing in-between me and Kaiden.
Kaiden looks at me, "Well he acts like you when you are hungry."
I laugh, and pull him in for a quick kiss, "I do hope we have some more alone time together."
"Me too." He says breaking the kiss and smiling.
I follow him down to the dinning room, where dad, Janet, and Zeke are already sitting and waiting on us."
"This isn't something I see everyday." I tell dad smiling.
He doesn't return the smile its more like a grimace, "Well trying to make better changes in life son."
"So Neil have you told him the good news?" Janet says smiling at me.
"I decided I am going to take some time off from the business and enjoy life a little bit I hope to be able to spend a significant amount of time with both of my sons."
I just looked at him, it sounded like something from a movie script. I speared one of the french fries with my fork and ate it. Everyone wasn't silent it was as if they were waiting on me to comment on what my dad just said.
I look up and they are expecting me to say something, "That's good I guess."
I can see Janet exhale a breath of relief. "So Grey did you want to go get things for your room today?" my dad asks.
I look at Kaiden, and Tessa who both have eyes on me, "I guess we can go look, don't know if I really want anything. I hope they start repairing the house in Kansas by next week."
"Oh sweetie you plan going back to Kansas?" Janet asks,
I look up to meet her eyes, "Yes ma'am, I love my place out there. Plus I have a studio and practically everything I own. Plus its low key so its perfect for me, and Kaiden lives there too."
I don't know if it's a look of relief or sadness that is on her face, so I pick up my sandwich and take a bite of it.
Tessa's cell phone rings, "It's the label." She says getting up from the table.
I follow her out of the kitchen, "Damnit I told you all that he is in a difficult position that the house was damaged in the tornadoes. In fact I am his acting manager!" I could her Tessa say.
I reach for the phone, "Dan?" I ask.
"Grey, hey buddy as I was telling Tessa the first song was gold, and I mean gold we already put the final touches and you should hear it tomorrow. As I understand you are in California which is perfect you can hop into LA radio station and unveil the new song."
"No." I tell him.
"Grey, this isn't up for debate it's all fixed for you, you are going to make so much off this song." He says more enthused.
"Dan, I said no. If you haven't seen I'm going through a lot of things, new manager. My family has been split my house was hit by a fucking tornado. I have had a hell of a week I would like to just relax."
I don't hear anything on the other end of the line for a minuet or so, "Grey this is why it is the perfect time for you to get some press. To show that you are distressed, that you are human. That you are pushing forward despite everything that has happened in your life. We are getting a lot of pressure from up stairs for you to do this."
I sit on the steps of the house, "Fine, only if you make it happen that after this I'm left alone for a single month. No press, no radio show, no calls, no pressure and next month I will get back in the studio and get the album out." I tell him.
"Kid, that is gold. That could work so amazingly well, think about it you do this show, and tell them how you are struggling and then you just go off the map and then bam you come back in and dominate the airwaves. I will make that happen thanks Grey have Tessa send where you are we will send a limo. I need to start the paper work for her to take of your management." He says and hangs up.
I realize now that Tessa is sitting next to me, and I lean into her, and she puts her arm around me. "I'm sorry Grey..."
I try to hold back the tears, but a sob escapes me. Tessa pulls me in closer to her, "Hey, hey it's going to be okay, I know you are under a lot of pressure and stressed. It will be okay."
"I'm just tired, and so stressed out. I am going to be a wreck for this stupid show tomorrow, and all I want to do is spend one damn day with Kaiden." I tell her.
"You have to call Dan back later let him know where we are."
"Figured that, he gets on my last fucking nerve." She says laughing.
The screen door shuts behind us, and it's my dad. "Everything okay?"
I just nod my head, and Tessa fills him in on what's going on, "Grey come take a walk with me."
I shrug, and get up and we set off down the path to the beach, we don't say anything we just walk until we reach the beach. I miss being out here in California, but I love being in Kansas all the trees in the middle of no where. We both stand there watching the ocean and listening to it as the waves break.
"Grey, I never wanted things to get this bad. It got to the point where I didn't know why I was with your mother anymore. The more I was away from her the more of the monstrous side I saw of her, and the more I spent with Janet the more I came to realize I did love her always have." He says finally breaking the silence.
"What about Zeke." I croak out.
"That boy is smart and amazingly funny once you get to know him, I felt bad I was never a constant in his life, or yours. That's why I wanted to start over I want to do this right have both of my kids here with me so I can spend time with the two of you. I know things are about to pick back up for you at the end of summer but I want a few weeks with you. I am serious about taking a break from the business. Hell that way when you have a tour come through here I want to be there."
"That would be nice, you haven't been to a single concert of mine." I tell him.
"I know and I am sorry." He says.
"You keep saying that dad, but I was the one who mom controlled when you were gone. Not you, you got to leave and do what you want come spend time with your second family. I just don't understand how you think everything can just be okay now that you announced you are taking a break from acting. Good for you dad, but it doesn't mean that life will slow down. Have you asked Zeke about how he is going to break it to his girlfriend or friends that his dad is magically here now and that his brother is Grey Holden? How much this is going to affect his life just as much as anyone else, I have to leave later tonight I have a radio show to appear on then I am done for a whole month." I tell him trying to keep from crying but I lose that battle again.
He pulls me into him, "I know son, and I am sorry I can't make up for the past, and I can't make up for how your mother micro managed you. I am trying to change the future for us all. Janet loves you and she barely knows you, that's the kind of person she is. Zeke watches every move you make I can tell he loves you as well. Kaiden that boy is crazy over you son. I know you are strung out on all this mess, but it will all be okay I promise."
I just let him hug me; it hits me on how tired I actually am. I am beyond exhausted, "Can we go back up to the house I might want to take a nap I am exhausted...plus I have to be in LA later the label wants me to be at the radio station that releases my new song.
"Yeah buddy anything you want." He says and walks with me to the house.
Janet tells me Kaiden is in the room me and him will be sharing, so I make my way up the stairs and to the room. I open the door and Kaiden is laid out on the bed. I think he is asleep.
I strip down to my boxers, leaving my clothes in neat pile on the floor and I lock the door just incase, I set my phone on the night stand by the bed. I slowly crawl into bed next to my boyfriend.
I wrap my arm around him, and it wakes him up just a little. He turns over and looks at me. "Hey." He says groggily.
I kiss his lips, "Hi." I say.
He moves closer to me, "I missed you."
"I missed you too, you looked so cute sleeping."
He blushes, "I'm so exhausted."
"Me too babe, but I have some bad news." I tell him.
I feel him let out a silent sigh, "What is it now?"
"Well there is going to be a limo here soon I suppose, and I have to go to LA. I hoped you would come with me. The label will put me in a hotel close to the Radio station I have to be on air tomorrow."
"You want me to come?" He asks.
"Yes so we can get some alone time, we didn't get to spend much time together in our failed Florida trip which I am sorry about."
"I would go anywhere with you, I don't really care that we didn't get to go to Disney I was just happy to be with you."
I kiss him again, when my phone goes off, I pick it up. "Hello?"
"Get your ass down here Grey." Tessa says.
"Fuck." I say as I get up and put just some shorts on.
I run down the stairs and everyone is around the TV. Surprise, surprise when I see my mother is doing an interview.
"I have tried to call my son so many time, just to see if he is okay I cannot get a hold of him..." She sniffles.
"She's lying!" I yell out.
"I understand, maybe he just needs space this is a traumatic thing for a 16 year old to go through especially a famous one, plus finding out that his famous father cheated and has another kid. He might be having anger towards everyone." The interviewer says.
"It came to a shock to all of us, when Neil told me he was leaving me, and Grey. I had no idea about the love child Neil and that woman had. I tried to calm Grey down, but he was just so angry he blamed me, and Neil both he must feel like his world is coming down on him, and with Crystal breaking up with him he is so isolated now and the burden he has to carry about himself doesn't help at all." She says.
"What burden would that be? Being one of the biggest teen superstars in the world today?" The interviewer asks.
I hold my breath I swear if she outs me I will never forgive her. "I honestly don't know how he handles the superstardom, but Grey is dyslexic, and we have managed to keep that out of the media until now, I just hope that the label or anyone doesn't try to con him into anything that he has to read in sign. He has struggled with it for awhile."
"The bitch!" I yell and walk out of the house.
The door doesn't close behind me, "Just leave me alone."
A pair of arms comes across me, "Grey I am sorry. No mother should ever do that to a son. I would never do that." Janet says.
I don't even hide the tears, "Zeke is lucky to have you."
My dad walks out on the phone, "I don't care what you have to do. Shut Victoria up! Put a gag order on her if you have too. I promise you if Janet, or Zeke's name ends up in a tabloid you won't know what kind of lawsuit will hit you. Keep the damn media attention away from Grey he doesn't need this, or his disability out in the public eye."
Tessa walks out on the phone as well, "No there is no comment on what Victoria said, I am his manager and he will not be coming on the show to do and interview with or without her. He will not be commenting on it at all."
I look up and see Zeke at the door with Kaiden. I look back to Janet "guess one of my skeletons is out of the closet huh?"
She just laughs, "You are something else kid." She says, and kisses my head.
That's when the gate buzzes, "Grey the limo is here to take you to LA did you want me to go?" Tessa asks.
"No, Kaiden is going with me." I tell her.
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