[Claire] just a daydream away

[Shane Alexander Madden]

Shane is calling Claire, while holding an open jar of peanut butter with a spoon sticking out the top. No worries, they have yet to run out of peanut butter...

[Claire Jayne Madden]

- answers and smiles while sitting back -


hi....

[Shane Alexander Madden]

-digs the spoon in the jar and scoops out some peanut butter, about to take a bite and stops, smiling suspiciously-

Hi...? Something up?

[Claire Jayne Madden]

- shakes her head- Whhhhat? No. Of course not. Everything is like.. super awesome. How's the bus? More All Time Low friendly with a little bit less maternal vibe going on?

[Shane Alexander Madden]

- laughs and shakes his head -

The bus is exactly how you left it. And you're not very good at lying... seriously, whats up.

[Claire Jayne Madden]

- takes in a deep breath- Shane I'm starting to get a little freaked out. I mean.. you're on the road and that's never gonna change, and I know we think we're ready for this but if.. I mean.. above anything else what a kid needs is stabili- - stops short and turns to look at Kyle who just dropped into the frame next to her---

Yo bro!! What's up? You need to talk to your girl. She's been leaving her door unlocked. What sort of people is she letting into her home? That shit gonna fly when your kid is born? By the way... she told me what name it is for if it's a boy or a girl.. pretty bad ass if I say so myself.

[Shane Alexander Madden]

-stops and sets his peanut butter down taking a deep breath-

Hey man, yeah thanks, I like them too. - looks away before speaking again - look maybe I should just come home... I mean eventually I'll have to realize I can't be a rock star forever... you're not locking your door?

[Claire Jayne Madden]

- Kyle makes a confused face- Well bro don't come home just because of me..

Kyle, can you go grab some boxes from the garage, please? Thanks...

- bites the inside of her lip and looks back at Shane- No.. I mean, don't come home. That's ridiculous. Because even if you did, you would be fine at first. Until you started to build up a resentment towards me and just started to hate me. I just.. I don't know. I'm just freaking out and I'm not sure why exactly, there's no EXACT reason. But like.. what if this was meant to be ... this.. what if I'm your baby mama, for lack of a better term. What if we're the cliche. What if you're the rockstar. What if I'm the sappy teenage girl who met her celebrity crush and acted like a fool of herself? What if we don't have what it takes to make this work? What if you're going to end up hating me for holding you back?

- Dani leans down and waves into the camera- Hi Shane!! Oh my gosh.. tour.. so exciting right? You should cover one of my songs.. OH! Falling Down... Yeah cover that one.. How are you? Gosh you look so cute. I'm gonna have to talk to Jake about looking cuter..

[Shane Alexander Madden]

- waves - Hey, Dani, good to see you too.

Look, I won't ever resent you. It's just, this is the reality of the situation. You're right, a kid needs stability. I can't be away all the time. That's just a decision I might have to make. - sits back - I'll be home in a month. Maybe we just, cancel the international tours... I don't know. Or, post pone them, at least.

[Claire Jayne Madden]

I don't want to be responsible for letting down thousands of people. And your band. You've already helped out more than you should.. I mean, this house is amazing.

[Shane Alexander Madden]

- takes a deep breath and smiles - I'm glad you like it.

- looks down at phone that just went off, reads text-

...How's... Anthony? Ethan just texted me. - as if that explained it -

[Claire Jayne Madden]

.... He's good. I think he has some tests coming up at school... or something.. Hanging out with Kyle a lot.. yup... How's Kat?

[Shane Alexander Madden]

I wouldn't know, I haven't really talked to her in a while, you know, haven't invited her over or anything.

-looks at her pointedly-

You know, you could just say, 'hey, yeah shane, i invited him over we hung out, no biggie.' -chuckles- I don't think you're hiding anything, unless you give me reason to.

[Claire Jayne Madden]

Well come on it's not like Kat is the first girl you ever slept with or had serious feelings for, it's a little more suspicious when I spend time with Anthony, don't you think?

Not that it should be! I didn't mean to make that sound the way it did..

[Shane Alexander Madden]

-laughing- Well, either way. It's not like I have any reason to worry right? Just say yes.