Long Live Us
Summary
Stella is learning all the lessons she can from her father. She's ready to face the world on her own, but can she do it while still holding onto her dad and keeping him close? Her love for Jack is also proving to help drive onward to chase down her dream.
Tom is ready to help his sister and friends when they hit the big time by keeping them in line and getting them to where they need to go. His focus is strong and clear and knows what he wants to do. His compasion for Aubree proves to help her handle her stress with juggling school and the band as well as her relationship with him.
Jack is excited and ready to hit the big time with his friends and girlfriend. He knows that's their time to go for it. With Stella putting her name out there when she sang at Warped with their friends, he knew the record deals would be coming to them. But what one will they go with and can they juggle school and a music career at the same time?
Aubree is ready to make it with her friends. She's just stressed out with school and dealing with if she'd want to skip ahead another grade into Jack's. She's also juggling her time with Tom with school work and band practice. Will all of the stress of her responsiblities make her dream harder to chase?
Nate is ready to hit the big time with his friends. He wants to just make a living playing music with his best friends like his dad did before him. Knowing this would leave his mother behind and he'd be a fifth wheel to Jack and Stella and Tom and Aubree. Will Nate find his perfect match while chasing his dream, end up being seen as the reseved bassist in the background?
Jules is a happy mother, proud of her twins at how much they've grown. She doesn't them to grow up too fast. But with the chance of fame and living life on the road, makng music for thousands of people like her husband has, Jules knows that it's calling out to her children. Will Jules be able to hold onto her kids as they grow up and chase their dreams?
This story is the sequel of Long Live the Reckless and the Brave. Please read that first to know where we're going and where we've started from.
Characters
Alex
Now has to sit back and watch the tides as his eldest children get ready to take on the world and grow up.
Aubree
The Dawson Princess, the genius that wants to chase the dream while juggling everything else she has to do.
Isabelle Paige
The Barakat Princess. Stella and Jack's baby girl.
Jack
The Barakat Prince, now ready to take off and take the world by storm with his friends and girlfriend.
Jules
Mother concerned that her eldest children will fall if they can't reach their dream, afraid that they aren't strong enough to handle it.
Nate
The Merrick Prince, wants to chase the dream with his friends but can he break out of his shell and open up more?
Stella
The Gaskarth Princess, now ready to take the world by storm. (New Model)
Tom
The Gaskarth Prince, ready to help his sister, girlfriend, and best friends take on the world.
Chapters
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One
Falling Leaves and Record Deals (Stella)
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Two
Dreams Can Come True. [Jack]
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Three
Settling into the Studio (Stella)
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Four.
Jam Sessions & Happy Endings. [Jack]
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Five
Never Feel Empty Again (Stella)
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Six
The Shit Has Hit the Fan! [Alex]
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Seven
A Mother's Opinion {Jules}
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Eight
It's Up To Us To Decide. [Jack]
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Nine
You Sneaky Bastard! (Stella)
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Ten
I'm Ready When You Are. [Jack]
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Eleven
I'm not a little kid anymore (Stella)
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Twelve
Hot Tutor. [Jack]
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Thirteen
This is Ridiculous (Stella)
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Fourteen
It Feels Like the First Time. [Jack|Smut Warning]
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Fifteen
On Cloud Nine (Stella)
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Sixteen
Happy Birthday. [Alex]
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Seventeen
Life on the Home Front {Jules}
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Eighteen
Young Love. [Jack]
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Nineteen
Balancing Act (Stella)
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Twenty
From A Boy To A Man. [Jack]
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Twenty-One
Plans for the Future (Stella)
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Twenty-Two
Never Gonna Be Alone. {NATE}
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Twenty-Three
A Day in the Life of a Tour Manager [Tom]
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Twenty-Four
Be Strong, Carry On. {AUBREE}
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Twenty-Five
First Music Video...Ever (Stella)
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Twenty-Six
I love you this much! [Jack]
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Twenty-Seven
Homecoming and a Job Offer {Jules}
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Twenty-Eight
Lion! [ALEX]
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Twenty-Nine
Trick-or-Treat (Stella)
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Thirty
This is home. [Jack]
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Thirty-One
It Takes Only One Time (Stella)
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Thirty-Two
Think Positive? [Jack]
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Thirty-Three
A Loss for Words (Stella)
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Thirty-Four
Be happy! [Jack]
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Thirty-Five
Baby's First Picture (Stella)
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Thirty-Six
It's Like A Puppy! [Jack]
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Thirty-Seven
We Need a Lot for One Little Baby (Stella)
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Thirty-Eight
Her Name Is... [Jack]
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Thirty-Nine
Final Preparations (Stella)
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Forty
Welcome Isabelle! [Jack]
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Fourty-One
A New Mommy's Joy (Stella)
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Forty-Two
I love you. [ALEX]
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Forty-Three
Trust a Mother's Instincts {Jules}
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Forty-Four
Get Your Attention. [Jack]
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Forty-Five
Planning the Perfect Wedding (Stella)
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Forty-Six
Isabelle. [Jack]
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Forty-Seven
The Best Kind of Homecoming (Stella)
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Forty-Eight
Wake Up! [Jack]
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Forty-Nine
Dressing Fitting #1 (Stella)
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Fifty
Not My Thing. [Jack]
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Fifty-One
Cruising and Grooving (Stella)
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Fifty-Two
Before We Say 'I Do.' [Jack]
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Fifty-Three
A Dream Come True (Stella)
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Fifty-Four
Love of my Life. [Jack]
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Fifty-Five
Watching Her Shine {Jules}
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Fifty-Six
The End of a Chapter. [ALEX]
11/4/13