Sierra's POV

The flight was such a bore! I couldn't sleep, because I kept thinking about Scot, Shanone, and Michael. I miss them so much! My heart is hurting for Michael! How am I suppose to handle ten years without him?

I'm sitting in my hotel room on my bed. My father is in a different room. It's 5am! I have to rehearse in 3 hours... What to do? I'm in New York. So there's a three hour difference. So its 2 am in California. I wonder if Michael's awake?

I pick up the hotel phone and dial his number.

*ring ring ring ri-*

"Hello?!"

I smile. His voice makes my heart flutter. I hear the excitement in his voice, hoping it's me.

"Hi, Mikey."

He sighs with relief.

"Thank God, I thought you'd never call! How was your flight? Where are you? Why are you up so early? When's the first concert? What-"

I giggle. "Mikey, Mikey... Let me answer. The flight was boring. I didn't get any sleep. I'm in New York in some hotel. It's 5am here. The time difference remember, Mikey? My first concert is November 15th."

"I wish I was there... "

I sigh. "I wish I was there. "

Michael giggles.

"So, what you been up too?"

He laughs and says, "Since you left 10 hours ago?"

I giggle and say, "Yeah."

"Well, I cried for a few hours and reread all the notes we passed back and forth in school."

I smile and say, "You have those? That was...what? 8th grade?"

He giggles. "Yeah and 9th grade. I read them again when I start missing you."

"I'll have to read them again also. Don't throw them away."

He quietly says, "I'll never throw them away."

I hold back tears and say, "I really love you, Mikey. I love you so much."

I hear him crying as he says, "I love you too, Sierra. You're my everything. "

I giggle and say, "Am I your pizza? Am I your clothing? Am I your bed? Am I your... first car? Am I your school work?"

He laughs, then says, so seriously, "You're my heart."

I stop smiling and mess with the corner of my bed. I say,

"You're my heart too, Mikey. Don't worry about us, Mikey. I'll be back and we'll start a family. "

I can tell he's smiling as he says, "A family? With four kids?"

"Four kids and a bunch of pets. A nice house in a nice neighborhood. Coffee every morning. "

He giggles. "And I'll have an office job. Our next door neighbor will be named Steve. Every morning he says, Hi Michael. And I'll say, Beat it Steve!"

We both start laughing hard.

I say, "We'll have a creepy cat lady as the other neighbor. And she always ask to borrow stuff."

"And she never returns them and claims she nevered borrowed anything! "

We continue to laugh.

"The perfect life..."

Michael sighs and says, "Yeah... When do you rehearse? "

I look at the clock and say, "In about two hours."

"You'll have to get there early?"

Just as he says that, there's a knock on my door. I look up at it. I hear my dad's voice say,

"Sierra? Are you up? We have to get ready!"

I yell back, "I'm up! I'll be ready soon!"

Michael heard me say that. I hear him sniffle and say, "Call me when you're done. "

I smile and say, "You know I will."

We say goodbye and hang up. I get up and shower, dressed, and open the door. I head downstairs where they're serving breakfast. My father told me know the plane where to go. I grab a plate and pile my plate with bacon and sausages. I get toast and a cup of orange juice. I sit next to my father. He looks at my plate and says,

"Whoa, Sierra. Watch all the food you eat."

"Oh, please dad. None of this will show with all the dancing and working out I'll be doing. "

He nods and says, "You have a point. "

I begin eating. About five minutes in, I hear,

"Oh my gosh!! Sierra! I love you!"

I turn around to see two teenagers looking at me with sparkles in their eyes. My dad gets angry.

"How did they get passed security? "

I quickly say, "Dad its OK. They just want pictures and autographs."

My dad mumbles, "They want to get in your pants."

I look at him and say, "Dad! Gross!"

He chuckles to himself. I get up and walk over to the jumping teenagers. I'm followed by Lee my security guard.

"Hi."

They quickly hug me. I laugh.

"Sierra, we're your biggest fans!"

I smile and say, "Thank you."

They hand me stuff to sign. I give them my autographs. One of them is holding a camera, she asks,

"May I?"

I smile and say, "Sure. "

I stand next to one of them and say, before smiling, "Sorry for my morning look."

She giggles and say, "You're beautiful as always."

I hold in my laughter. I take pictures with them and they're escorted out. I join my dad at the table. He nudges me and says,

"You'll be getting that the entire tour."

I smile and say, "It's a nice feeling. "

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I finished rehearsing. I wipe my face with my towel and put it around my neck. I say into the microphone,

"Good job guys! Great work all around. See you all tomorrow!"

The dancers and technicians cheer. I laugh and get off stage. Since there's no one in the arena I can leave the front way. I get in the limo that's waiting for me and go back to the hotel. Once there, I run up to the elevator and go to my room. I jump on my bed and grab the hotel phone. I check the digital clock. It's 10:45 pm.

He should be awake. I dial his number.

*ring ring ri-*

"Sierra?"

I giggle. "Hey, Mikey. What's up?"

"Oh, nothing much. I've just been hanging around here. By my lonesome. "

I hear Scot in the background, "Is that Sierra?"

Michael says, "Shh! I'm talking to her!"

I giggle and say, "Michael, put me on speaker. I wanna talk to Scot too!"

He groans. "Fine..."

I laugh. He wants me all to himself. That's so adorable.

"You're on speaker, Sierra!"

I say, "Hey, Scot! Where's Shanone? "

I hear Shanone yell, "I'm here, Sierra! We miss you much!"

I laugh. "I miss you all too! Mikey, I thought you said you were by your lonesome."

He chuckles. "It's not the same with you gone."

I smile. I hear Scot ask,

"How's New Yark?"

I laugh. "What?"

"How's New Yark? Not New York, but New Yark?"

I giggle. "I guess its cool. I haven't really been anywhere except for rehearsal. "

Shanone says, "Girl, you need to go out and have fun! We want good stories when you get back!"

I laugh. "I'll make sure to come back with wild stories! You know me!"

They all laugh. I hear the door open. I begin to ask,

"Who's-"

*click*

What the hell? Did he hang up on me? What happened?

I hang up the phone and walk into the bathroom. I take a quick shower and wrap myself up in a robe. I pick up the hotel phone and order a little room service. Just some late night snacks. I sit on the bed and turn the TV on.

That new show Three's Company just came on. I've heard about it, but never really got the chance to watch it. There's a knock on my door. That was fast.

I get up and answer it. The server nods his head. I let him in.

"Thank you."

He says, "No, thank you... May..May..never mind."

He begins to exit. I stop him and smile.

"What? Ask me."

He blushes and asks, "May I have an autograph?"

I smile. "No problem. All you have to do is ask. You have a pen?"

He nods and pulls out a pen. The only thing around was a napkin.

"I'm sorry about this. I don't have any paper."

"No, it's fine. I really appreciate it. This is such an honor. "

I giggle. "Well, thanks. Here you go."

I hand him the napkin. He starts to walk out. I quickly say,

"Hey, wait!"

He turns around. "Yes?"

I nervously ask, "You know any clubs or any place to have fun around here?"

He smiles and says, "There's this new place I go to called Studio 54. It's a night club."

I nod and ask, "When do you get off?"

He says, "I work until 6 am."

I bite my bottom lip and think about what I'm about to say. Shanone's right. I need wild stories. Hell, why not?

"How about you take me to this new club? I'll explain it to your boss tomorrow. "

His eyes widen. "Are you serious?! That'll be so cool! Yes!"

I laugh and say, "I hope you have a change of clothes. "

He nods quickly, "Yeah in my locker."

"OK, I'll meet you in the lobby...Steve."

His name tag says Steve. I can't help but giggle. All I can think about is Michael saying Beat it Steve! He looks at me excited. Totally oblivious to the fact that I just laughed at his name.

He says, happily, "I'll meet you there!"

He quickly leaves. I close the door, take off my Rob and put on some clothes. I eat a few small cookies and turn off the TV. I grab a coat and leave my room. I sneak to the elevator and go to the lobby.

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Steve stops in front of Studio 54. There's a huge crowd outside, waiting to get in. He says nervously,

"I don't know how we're going to get in. I usually have to wait hours, but its worth it."

I smile and say, "I think we'll get in pretty easily."

We get out of the car and walk to the front. People start to yell complaints,

"You can't cut!"

"I've been waiting for hours!"

I look at them. I instantly regret it, because they quickly recognize me.

"Sierra!"

I walk fast to the security. I look at the man and smile.

"May I go in?"

He looks at me with wide eyes, "Yes you may Sierra!"

I say, "He's with me."

The man nods. Steve and I enter. The place is crowded and people are dancing to disco and getting drunk. I smile. This seems like my kinda place.

People recognize me and quickly get out of my way. I smile, feeling like a badass ganster or something. I walk to the bar. I always pictured my first drink with Michael.

Steve says to the bartender, "Two tequila sunrises please."

I ask Steve, "What's that?"

He smiles and says, "It's tequila and orange juice. You'll like it. It'll get you loosen up."

I smile. Sounds tasty.

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I pick up my 6th tequila sunrise. I feel so free! I also made some club friends. I lift my glass and yell,

"Freedom!"

They all cheer. As I move to the dance floor with my drink, I hear And I am telling you start to play.

"This is my song!"

Everyone, drunk as hell, yells and cheers. I go over to the DJ. He says,

"Holy shit! You're Sierra Thomas! I love you, girl! You're so damn sexy!"

I wave my hand. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Thanks. Give me the microphone please! This is my song?"

He gives me the microphone without any questions. I say through the microphone,

"What's up Studio 54 clubbers! This is Sierra Thomas! "

Everyone looks. When they confirm I am who I say I am, they all errupt into a loud cheer. I begin to sing,

"And I am tellin' you I'm not goin'
You're the best man I've ever known
There's no way I can ever go
No, no, there's no way
No, no, no, no way
I'm livin' without you!!!"

"I'm not livin' without you
I don't wanna be free
I'm stayin', I'm stayin'
And you, and you
You're gonna love me
You're gonna love me!!!"

People cheer and raise their glasses in the air. I feel like I'm at a concert! I climb up on a rail and continue to sing the next part I hear. I've never felt so loose and free!

"We're part of the same place
We're part of the same time
We both share the same blood
We both have the same mind..."

"And time and time
We've have so much to share
No, no, no, no, no, no way
I'm not wakin' up tomorrow mornin'
And findin' that there's nobody there!!!"

I feel the energy of the crowd sticking to me. I feel so alive. I do the unthinkable and jump into the crowd. They carry me around. I'm crowd surfing!

"Darlin' there's no way
No, no, no, no way
I'm livin' without you
I'm not livin' without you
You see there's just no way
There's no way!!!"

"Tear down the mountains
Yell, scream and shout
You can say what you want
I'm not walkin' out!!!"

They carry me to the bar. I stand on the bar and continue. The crowd is roaring with electricity! I love it!

"Stop all the rivers
Push, strike and kill
I'm not gonna leave you
There's no way I will!!"

"And I am tellin' you, I'm not goin'
You're the best man I'll ever know
There's no way I could ever, ever go
No, no, there's no way
No, no, no, no way
I'm livin' without you!!!"

"I'm not livin' without you
Not livin' without you
I don't wanna be free
I'm stayin', I'm stayin'
And you, and you, and you
You're gonna love me
You're gonna love me!!!!"

I do a dramatic pause as the song ends. The crowd goes wild! I give the bartender the microphone. I put up a peace sign and Steve helps me off the bar. He yells over the music,

"You sure know how to party!"

I nod and say, "It's in my blood! Let's go! I have to rehearse in the morning! "

I can't believe the drunk me is still a little responsible. Steve and I stumble out of the club dying laughing. We don't know where this laughter came from. We get in his car and he drives back to the hotel.

We try our best to sneak back in the hotel, but we keep laughing and falling into each other. We finally make it to our door. As I fumble with my key card, Steve puts his hand on my lower back.

I turn and face him. He leans in. I turn my head. I say,

"I'm in a relationship. "

He begins to giggle, which makes me giggle. I do my best to ask,

"How is this funny?"

He shrugs his shoulder, still laughing, and says,

"I don't know. "

I finally get my door open and say,

"Thanks for a awesome night, Steve."

He asks, "May I come in?"

I giggle and say, "I may be drunk as hell, but I still have a little sense. I'll see you later."

He nods and says, "Bye Sierra."

I wave before closing the door.