"Hey uh Matt." "What is it Jack, I'm busy going over the schedule for tonight's show." "Yeah about that.... What am I going to do with Adison." After I realized that Adison wants to be side stage to watch me while I play, the thought of Adison just being able to hear us was enough to question it. "She's six, I don't want her to see or hear our shows." "Okay okay, I see your point. I can ask one of the crew members to watch Adison in one of the dressing rooms during your guy's set." "But what if Adison tries to run to where I am like she did during practice?" I really don't want Adison to run out, especially with the fact that no one knows that I have a daughter. "Sit Adison down before you come over, talk to her and explain to her that she can't you perform." "That's really going to be difficult..." "Its either that, or you have Adison watch the set. Its your choice Jack." Matt hangs up and I hold my head, there is no way in hell I'm letting Adison watch and hear the set. And I didn't want to risk her running out on stage. If she did it during practice, she'll surely do it during the show.

I go into the living room and I see Adison watching Snow White, she had 10 princess movies in her suit case. I sit down by her and pause the movie. She looks up at me curiously, she knew I wanted to talk. "What is it daddy?" "Adi, we have to talk about tonight." "Why daddy?" "When I play tonight, you'll be playing with one of my friends in one of the dressing rooms." "Daddy, I wanna watch you!" "I know you do Adi, but I don't think that you are old enough to watch me play." "But daddy." "I know your sad Adi, but that's what you have to do. It is to dangerous for you to be side stage to watch me play." She looks down, it tore me apart to see her sad. "Okay daddy..." I kiss her head and wrap my arm around her, "lets go eat some lunch before we go to where I'm playing tonight." "Okay daddy."
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The meet and greet went great, I had gotten Bryan to watch Adison for me during it. And so far, no news of me being a dad. None of the fans knew which I plan on keeping it this way for a long time. After the meet and greet I quickly ran to the dressing room that Adison and Bryan were playing in. When I ran in I had to force myself to not laugh. Lisa had stopped earlier and she wanted to see Adison, which by the looks of it, Lisa allowed Adison to play with her makeup on Bryan. "Look daddy! Bryan pretty." "You did a great job Adison, Bryan does look pretty," I grin at him. He glares at me, "I'm not watching her during the set, I'm washing this off before anyone else see's me." Bryan walks out and I hear a bunch of laughing. I close the door, "what do you say to Lisa for letting you use her makeup." "Thank you Lisa." "Your welcome Adi," Lisa smiles at her. I pick up Adison, "she pretty," Adison whispers in my ear. "Jack she's adorable, and she looks a lot like you. And her energy, I can tell where she gets it." "Do you mind watching Adison during our set?" "No I don't mind." "Thanks..."

"Is she your girlfriend daddy?" I laugh to myself, "no Adi. She's Alex's girlfriend." "Do you have a girlfriend daddy?" "No, I don't. But you are my girl." I kiss her face a bunch of times and she giggles, "daddy stop!" "Only been a dad for a few days and you already have a bond with her," Lisa smiles at us. Soon it was time for us to get ready for our set and I had Adison stay in the dressing room with Lisa. I jump a bit and warm up my vocals. "How's Adison doing?" "She's doing good." "She is a lot like you, you know," Zack tells me. Alex was warming up his vocals, to busy to talk to us at the moment. "How does it feel to be a dad?," Rian asks. "I love it, I feel that I need to be more responsible now that I have Adison. Everything I do, I have to think about Adison because she is involved." Rian smiles to himself. "What?" "I just never thought that I hear the day that Jack Barakat is happy to be settle down and responsible for his own child." The lights on stage go out and the arena starts to scream, Alex sings into his mic and we run on stage.
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"Hey Matt, important question." "Yeah Jack." "How am I supposed to leave?" "What do you mean?" I look out the window, there was a swarm of fans right outside the arena, and a lot more scattered around. "There are fans everywhere, how am I supposed to leave with Adison." "Fuck, I didn't think about that." Adison was sleeping on the couch, Lisa told me she fell asleep during our set, which was a good thing because our set had started at 8. "I'll get security to help you get out to your car later." "I can't stay, I have to get Adison in bed." "Okay well the tour buses are parked in a certain area that the fans get into. You can go there and rest there for the night." "Um. Are you sure." "Its either that or wait till its later for the fans to be gone." I let out a sigh, "okay. We'll sleep in the tour bus tonight." In a few days we're leaving for the rest of tour. Which means I have to figure out how Adison is going to live on the bus. I pick up Adison, being careful to not wake her up and walk out of the arena with security to the buses. We step outside, we were blocked off from the crowds outside so we were safe.

I get on the tour bus and walk back to my bunk, I'll sleep on the couch tonight. I lay Adison down and pull the covers over her. I sit down on the floor and watch her, I tuck some of her hair behind her ear and she smiles in her sleep. I smile to myself and kiss her head before I closed the curtain. I go in the back lounge and set up my bed for the night, tiredness taking over me now. I strip down to my boxers and lay down, I look at my bunk, knowing Adison was sleeping peacefully. But in the morning I have to figure out what I'm going to do for the rest of tour.