| Chapter 9 A few months later Gabriel was released from the hospital. Lance also moved Fiona and Gabriel to Orlando so the guys could work on their up-coming album Celebrity that was due out in stores in June. " Let's run through that again." JC said as the guys recorded a song he had written for his love interest Crystal. The same Crystal he met when Gabriel was in the hospital. " C'mon C that sound fine." Lance said as he glanced at his watch. He had promised Fiona he'd take care of Gabe so she could have some time for herself. "It isn't Lance." JC said frustrated as he ran his fingers through his streaked hair. " This has to be perfect." He huffed as someone knocked on the door. " Hey Boys." Fiona said as she and Crystal walked into the studio pushing a stroller. " Hope you don't mind we came early." She said as she sensed some stress among the guys. "Hey Apple." Chris said as he approached the stroller and took Gabe out. " Be careful with him." Lance said as he walked over to Fiona and kissed her. She and Gabe were the best thing that happen to him in all his life. " I will Dad." Chris said as he sat down on the plush black leather couch that was provided for them in the studio. "Hey little man." JC said as he rolled over to the couch in his chair. " Wanna learn how to produce a song?" he asked Gabe jokingly as Justin sat back at the soundboard. " He's to young man." Justin said as he played back the last take of song. " Never to young to learn." JC said as he took Gabe from Chris and rolled back to the soundboard where he started to explain the buttons to the small infant. " Thanks for taking him for me." Fiona said as she kissed Lance one more time before her and Crystal were off to spa with Britney and Kelly. "Not a problem baby." Lance said as he let go of her. "He'll be fine. C'mon." Crystal said as she dragged Fiona out of the studio and to the waiting car. As soon as the doors closed Gabe began to fuss. Lance immediately took him from JC. " I'll be back later." He said as he started out the door. "Ok man." JC said as he went back to working on the song. " Are we still up for lunch later?" he asked referring to the lunch planned with Carson and a few other MTV VJ's that were in town for a special edition of TRL. "Why wouldn't we be?" Lance said as he gently rocked Gabe hoping ti would make him stop fussing. " You have Gabe that's all." JC said. " But if we're still on I'll see you in 45 minutes." He said biting his tongue. He loved Gabe but it seemed that was all Lance was focused on lately. Who could blame him? He was the perfect baby. He didn't fuss or cry that much and practically slept through the night. "Yeah man." Lance said as he walked out of the studio. He walked to the elevator and took it up to the roof where he knew wouldn't be disturbed. As they rode in the elevator Lance quietly hummed a song by 98 degrees. The song seemed to fit everything in his life right now. It seemed to go right in hand with Fiona, Gabe and himself. " Gabe you and your mom mean more to me then life itself." Lance said as he kissed the top of his son's downy blonde head. " I don't; know what I'd do with out you guys." He said. " I love you Gabe." He said as the small baby cooed. " Nothing in this world will ever change that." He said as his son looked up at him with his big green eyes. "I'll give you the moon at night I'll give you the stars to light your eyes I'll give you the sun to make just one more dawn So another day may come I'll give you my heart and soul I'll be there to catch you when you fall When you ask me what I'll give you boy I'll give it all." *Lance said to his son as he started singing softly the song he had been humming before. The loneliness of nights alone the search for strength to carry on my every hope had seemed to die my eyes had no more tears to cry then like the sun shining from up above you surrounded me with your endless love and all things I couldn't see are now so clear to me You are my everything Nothing your love won't bring My life is yours alone The only love I've ever known Your spirit pulls me through When nothing else will do Every night I pray On bended knee That you will always be My everything Now all my hopes and all my dreams are suddenly reality you've opened up my heart to feel a kind of love that's truly real a guiding light that'll never fade there's not a thing in life that I would ever trade for the love you give and wont let go I hope you'll always know You are my everything Nothing your love won't bring My life is yours alone The only love I've ever known Your spirit pulls me through When nothing else will do Every night I pray On bended knee That you will always be My everything You're the breath of life in me the only one that sets me free and you have made my soul complete for all time (for all time) You are my everything (you are my everything) Nothing your love won't bring (nothing your love won't bring) My life is yours alone (alone) The only love I've ever known (oh no, no) Your spirit pulls me through (your spirit pulls me through) When nothing else will do (when nothing else will do) Every night I pray (oh, I pray) On bended knee (on my knee) That you will always be be my everything You are my everything Nothing your love won't bring My life is yours alone The only love I've ever known Your spirit pulls me through When nothing else will do Every night I pray On bended knee That you will always be My everything Every night I pray down on bended knee that you will always be my everything oh my everything** " You and your mom will always be my everything." Lance said. " Nothing will ever change that." He said as a few rains drops fell from the sky as a sign to him. Telling him what he had to do but all he had to do now was figure it out for him self. *I'll give it all (interlude)~98 Degrees ** My everything~98 Degrees |