"I remember now, you're the girl that was singing..at the movie premiere thing, I saw you, Nick and I," she turned away blushing.
"Oh," she turned back to face him. "I didn't know anyone was listening--I'm on the sound track, I'm Lauren."
"Nice to meet you Lauren," he shook her hand quickly staring out the door as if he was being watched. He looked back at her and smiled, "sorry but I must be going before someone misses me."
"Bye," her smiled faded. Brian grabbed his suit jacket and started away but turned back.
"When can I see you again?"
"Tomorrow I'll be at the hall again, around noon."
"Until then," Brian walked quickly out the door.
"Brian," a voice screeched as he enter the premiere hall.
"Honey," he smiled. "I was just out getting," he started but she cut him off.
"Where have you been? I was," reporters gather around the couple. "I was starting to worry, I thought you got hurt and were," fake tears filled her eyes.
"I'll never run off again," Brian soothed rocking her in his arms; she smiled.
"Thanks Bear I love you," she kissed him for the cameras. "I'm gonna kill you," she whispered still smiling for the cameras. Great actress, Brian thought also smiling for the cameras as he held his wife, his love, and his heartache.
"Brian how could you," Leigh Anne raged throwing a vase at him; he dunked. "I mean this was my night and you had to run off and totally ruin my dreams you are always doing this," she screamed.
"I'm sorry."
"Sorry isn't good enough any more Brian I'm sorry but I'm leaving you," Brian's heart stopped.
"What," he stood up and walked over to his wife.
"I'm leaving you, and I hope you are happy alone cause no one is going to want a washed up pop star!" She stormed out of their house with a suitcase. Brian fell back on the couch. "I don't believe this," he murmured.

*THE NEXT DAY

And all those nights I spent with you
They meant nothing to me
All those times I said I loved you
They were all true but I see the way you are
Truthfully I don't want you back
And I
Oh I never will...
Brian watched her belt out those words, Wow she's awesome..no way more than awesome she's spectacular, Brian thought clapping as she finished off the last few bars of the song.
"Oh, hey Brian," she jumped off the stage. "I'm taking five," she grabbed a water bottle and a towel.
"Hey, Lauren how are you," he asked as they sat in they fold out chairs in front of the stage.
"Fine, you're early," she gulped down her water.
"Yeah, I know but I wanted to hear you sing again, you are very talented," she blushed. "What was that song you were singing?"
"Oh that's just something I made up yesterday after I met you actually, it just popped into my head."
"It's good, really good."
"Ok you can stop with the compliments, I already like you."
"Sorry," he looked down.
"Don't apologize, it's not necessary."
"Ok," Brian smiled again. He really liked this girl for knowing her for a day. She's so different, he thought sitting there.
"Hey, Brian so what do you think," she asked flashing him a smile.
"Huh?"
"I asked if you would mind singing a song with me," she formed her lips into a pout.
"No-I," he stopped. "I would love to."
"Ok I've got this song one of my friends wrote," she grabbed a sheet of paper out of her bag and handed it to him. "I know the words, so just look over it while I go get my band so we can sing it, you want anything?"
"No," he waved her off reading the music.
"You ready Brian," Lauren asked walking onto the stage a while later.
"Yeah, I think so," Brian read through the words one more time. "Yeah I'm ready."
"Ok guys hit it," Lauren demanded.
"One, two, three.."
So I wonder
Whatcha gonna do without me
Do you feel the same
When no more tears will fall
Will you still cry
I wanted to stay in your arms
But someone else stood there
With open arms
Waiting for you
Wanting to hold you too
I wished you would come back
No such luck, you ran to their arms
Their open arms
Waiting for you
Wanting to hold you too "Stop, stop, stop," Lauren screamed.
"What," he drummer asked.
"Shush Todd," she walked over to Brian. "You aren't singing," she frowned.
"I-I know," Brian mumbled falling down on the stage, tears stung his eyes.
"Ok everyone take 5 more," Lauren ordered; no one moved. "Now!" Everyone scrabbled off the stage. "Are you ok Brian," she asked patting his back. He looked up at her with tears in his eyes and shook his head 'No'.
"It's horrible Lauren, she-she, she left me, this morning! I thought I could be strong but that song," Brian cried.
"Shh," She rocked Brian back and forth in her arms. "It's ok Brian, I'm sure she'll come back and realize how great you are."
"That's what I'm afraid of," Brian wiped his eyes.