Epilogue
Bret
didn't even sleep that night. He was scared, and excited. He was a
new dad and he had a lot to do today. He wanted to be there for K and
take care of her and the baby. Bret wanted her to move in with
him, but he needed a place to live, for all of them to live, so
he managed to find a realtor and went house hunting. He called
Andrea and told her, but had her keep it a secret and to just tell K
he would be there later in the day. A place by the beach is what they
needed, so she could still surf, but needed to be secluded
also. Finally, he found the perfect place. A huge house up on the
cliffs above Malibu. He was very pleased. It had lots of surrounding
property too. Bret hoped K would say yes and come live with him.
Meanwhile....at
the hospital, my room was filled with people and flowers. The girls
were all there oooing and aaawwwing at the baby. Kat came by with a
small gift. Crystal and Bobby were there. Laura came with Jon. It was
so nice to have so many dear friends. The younger girls had hold of
the baby and Andrea, Anne, Crystal and Sheila were huddled around the
bed, "K, how'd it go with Bret last night?"
"I
think it went well or as well as it could be, while having a baby. He
still loves me and I still love him. I am sure we still need to talk
about things, but we are good for now. I am glad it is out in the
open. Anne, I'm sorry being temporarily mad, but I am happy you and
James interviened."
"It's
ok. It was a spur of the moment thing. I had just told James to come
here and he ran into Bret. So we just brought him. I'm glad you guys
could work it out."
We
talked a little more, I fed the baby, who then went back to the
nursery. All my visitors filed out with hugs and goodbyes, going
home. And I took a nap.
Bret
came by around 6pm. He peeked into the room and saw I was asleep. So
he asked the nurse if she could bring CJ in so he could hold the baby
while he waited for me to wake up. He set the flowers and gift on a
table and picked up the baby to hold him. The baby opened his eyes
and looked at Bret. Bret's heart felt like the Grinch's where his
heart grew 10x. It was like the baby knew who he was.
I
woke up and looked over at the couch. Bret was sitting there holding
the baby. They looked so good together. Bret was so goodlooking I
thought. His long blonde hair was held back by his traditional
bandana. All I wanted was to drown in those gorgeous violet eyes.
"Hey,"
I whispered, and Bret looked up. The baby started fussing at the
sound of my voice, so Bret brought him over to me. I proceeded to
feed CJ. Bret said, "I brought you some flowers." He showed
me the brilliant bouquet of flowers.
"Bret,
honey, they are gorgeuos. Thankyou," tilting my head up to look
at him.
He
smiled dow at me and said, "You're welcome. (kissing me) And I
have something else." He picked up a small box off the table and
opened it slowly. Inside I saw a set of keys. They seemed to be house
keys. I glanced at the keys then at Bret, my eyes silently
questioning, waiting to see what he would say.
"Sweetheart.
I want you to move in with me I love you and I want to take care of
you and CJ." He kissed me and asked, "Will you?"
I
closed my eyes for a sec and thought he still wants the baby and I.
"Yes, Bret," I said softly. "Where is your ..our
place?"
"I
bought us a huge place in the hills above Malibu. It's real close to
the beach so you can still surf."
"Oh
Bret. I can't wait to see it."
**********
It
was two years later. Andrea had had a great career with Twilight. By
mutual consent and with no hard feeling, Twilight had disbanded. The
girls were all happy, settled in families. A couple of the girls went
on to other musical careers. Bret and Karen were still together. She
still surfed and worked for the magazine. Bret's band Poison were
enjoying huge success. K and Bret were expecting again and her nephew,
CJ, was cute as hell at two years old.
The
limo I was riding in pulled up in front of The Whiskey, on Sunset in
Hollywood. Motley Crue was playing in concert. They had achieved
amazing success and this concert was one of those 'coming home' type
comcerts and was being taped by MTV. Her understanding was some of
the footage was to be used in a Motley Crue video. And because I was
in the music biz I had access to the concert for free. Otherwise I
wouldn't be able to have gotten in. It was sold out.
Nikki
had no idea I was coming. I hadn't talked to Nikki in about a year. I
just kep tabs on him through our parents, media and the music
industry gossip. Her and Nik had parted friends but there was always
this something between us and I knew he was not connected with
any one woman at the moment.
I
stepped out of the limo and all heads turned towards me, as the
driver helped me out and escorted me past all the fans standing
outside who couldn't get in. On the inside, no difference. All heads
turned, staring at me (mostly males of course). I knew I looked hot!
I had short black hair now, about 2 inches long all over, that stuck
out everywhere. Like the bed head look done on purpose. My skin had
always been pale and with the dark lavender eyeshadow, black
eyeliner, and dark lipstick, the effect was very dramatic. What with
my dark eyes, it made me look almost unholy. I thought to myself,
smiling inwardly, too bad I didn't have pointy teeth, I'd look like a
vampire. I was wearing tight black leather pants, a black sleeveless
turtleneck knit top, an elegant floor length black trench coat and
ankle boots. A cross on a necklace completed the ensemble.
I
made my way to the bar and one of the gentlemen courtiously let me
sit on his stool. I ordered a drink and sat down to watch Nikki and
the Boys play. They were awesome. Nikki had gotten over his problems
with his playing and kicking ass. As was Tommy. He was fucking
amazing. Vince was all over the stage making all the girls scream.
Mick was there, but I always thought he was a bit creepy looking, but
in real life he was a nice person.
They
ended the set, going backstage. I left the bar making my way towards
the stage as the audience was clamouring for an encore. I made it to
the stage just as they ran back on. I, through the help of one of the
security guards that knew me, got right to the front where Nikki
stood. That's when he stopped dead in his tracks. And just like in
the movies, we stared at each other and everyone else disappeared in
that split second. Nikki motioned for the guards to lift me up on
stage which they did. Fans were screaming, and to fill the void,
Vince introduced me, then had Tommy and Mick go into the next song.
Nikki
and I kissed briefly. It was soul melting like we had never been
apart. He whispered for me to grab a bass and join in, so I had their
guitar tech get me set up. I hung out behind Nikki, off to the side
by Tommy. During part the song Nik and I played side by side,
dipping down and back up, head banging in unison.
My
life was good. Playing with the guy I loved. Playing the music that I
loved. Knowing in my heart Nikki and I would be together for many
years to cum!
THE
END!