*2 Months Later*

Cody eventually recovered from the assault and attempted murder from his biological father, Tom. Cody had won his court case against him and Tom was sentenced to death row for murdering Aiden and nearly killing Cody and Layla. Since then, Cody had been re-training with the Cherry Bombs and did the rescheduled performance on the last night of the tour with The Pretty Reckless, The Cherry Bombs, Slipknot, and Ozzy Osbourne and had given his all to the performance that the audience was still wowed by everything he did for the Cherry Bombs. Today, the Cherry Bombs were teaching Ella and Lili some silk stunts, but on a beginning height before their small show for the Spookola convention in Pensacola, Florida where Taylor was playing with Pretty reckless as well when Connie was teaching Lili some silk moves as well when Lili started swinging back and forth on the silk.

Connie: Haha! That's so cute Lili!

Lili smiled and kept swinging which got Cody's attention while he taught Ella and the two of them got a chuckle out of it as Cody continued to teach Ella and Connie continued to teach Lili.

Cody: Ok Ella, put your legs through there and....

Ella did the trick and was able to get the pose down when she nailed it.

Cody: There you go! Great job!

Ella smiled until she unraveled herself from the silk and sat on the pad that was underneath her silk.

Cody: Ok, mom and I are gonna teach you some fire breathing stunts. I'll let mom go through the basics with you about it all.

Ella: Sounds great. I can't wait to show the audience what I've got tonight.

Cody: I have a good feeling they're gonna like you. You do have some talents that need to be shown.

Ella: Yep. They're gonna enjoy everything I've got, I can feel it.

Cody smiled as Alicia came up and led Ella over to the center of the stage where they practiced some fire breathing as Cody went over to Lili and Connie.

Cody: Alright ya little acrobat, we'll teach you some more tomorrow and daddy and aunt Connie will show you what we've got tonight.

Lili smiled as Cody picked her up and she was about to say something.

Lili: Da-Da-Daddy

Cody: Sweetie? Did you just say daddy?

Lili: Dad-dy

Taylor heard her too when she ran up to them and asked her too.

Taylor: Lili? Can you say mommy?

Lili: Mom-my

Taylor widely smiled and kissed her cheek when Lili smiled and Taylor lightly caressed her back.

Taylor: That's my girl.

Cody: Took her long enough to start talking.

Taylor: She's only 8 months Codester. Lots of kids her age take time to start talking.

Cody agreed and then let Taylor hold Lili until they all had to get ready for tonight when they all walked off the stage and let the crew get the stage ready.

*Later*

Once everyone got to the hair and make-up stations, Cody sat next to Ella and Alicia when Alina got started with Katie until Layla was almost done working on Meghan when Cody looked at Alicia.

Cody: Aren't you glad I gave her this job?

Alicia: She kind of deserves it. I mean, we did accuse her of the silk and everything else that's happened. Still can't believe that bastard did that to you guys.

Cody: Yet he's getting what he deserved. Corey is a much better father to me than Tom ever was.

Alicia smiled until Layla came over to them and started working on Cody's facepaint, but was careful due to the cast over her arm from the burns.

Layla: Thanks for the job offer Cody. I've wanted to do this for a long time.

Cody: You're welcome. So no hard feelings?

Layla: Why would I have hard feelings? I'm still picking pieces of your ass out of my boot after that last fight we had when we were together.

Cody smirked as did Alicia.

Cody: Good one.

Layla smiled and finished Cody's facepaint until she started working on Alicia.

Alicia: Did you also get the tour booked with Cody's group Layla?

Layla: Yup. I did when my arm was still in super bad condition.

Alicia: Ok good because after we play tonight, we hit the road with Cody and his band next week.

Cody smiled at how much Alicia and Layla got along now that Layla is a makeup artist and the Cherry Bombs's touring manager. Once Cody heard the crowd roaring for the Pretty Reckless about to go on, Cody informed Alicia of what was going on when the two got up from their chairs and went to the side of the stage when Taylor handed off Lili to Cody before she went on with her bandmates and they all watched her sing her heart out.

*Later*

After Taylor finished singing, the Cherry Bombs went on and were dancing until it was finally time for Ella's debut when Meghan and Katie posed and Ella walked out in her stage outfit before grabbing onto the silk and started to do some aerial stunts to the song that she picked.

The crowd was wowed by Ella's versatility and sky dances until she did the trick that Cody taught her.

The crowd roared and cheered when Ella did the trick before unraveling herself down and joining the other girls until Cody and Connie did their last few silk performances for the crowd. After their segment, they unraveled themselves down and Alicia thanked the crowd for coming out before they all went backstage and the crew started taking the stage apart. Once everyone was backstage all the Cherry Bombs were hugging on Ella and how well she did for her first show as Ella was crying happy tears.

Latisha: Ella! That was incredible!

Meghan: Yeah! You did so good!

Katie: None of us knew you had it in you! You did great!

Ella: *sniffles* Thank you..... I'm just so happy.

Alicia: It's official girls...... we have a new Cherry Bomb. Welcome to the group Ella.

Ella smiled and hugged Alicia when all the girls hugged her as well until she saw Cody.

Cody: Good job out there Ella. Good job.

Ella: I knew I'd make you proud Cody.

Cody: You did. Hope you're ready for the road.

Ella smiled until she found Alina and Nathan before she ran up to them and Ella kissed Alina before hugging onto Nathan until Taylor came up to Cody with Lili in her arms before handing her to Cody.

Taylor: How far along do you have on training Lili?

Cody: She's learning little by little. She mainly wants to use the silks as a swing, but she's getting it little by little.

Taylor: One day she'll be in the show as well, I can feel it.

Cody: Someday. For now, she's our little goober.

Cody kissed Lili's cheek when Lili gave out a light laugh until Alicia came up and kissed Lili's cheek as well.

Alicia: So who's gonna get her first when we all hit the road separately?

Cody and Taylor looked at each other.

Taylor: I guess, I'll take the first round. I think we pass through Brooklyn at the same time and we can switchover then. Although, I think we finish touring in Atlanta and we'll all head home to Vegas for a while.

Cody: Ok. We've still got a week until you leave then. We'll get a good break in between. I'm sure you've got to meet with the others though right babe?

Taylor: Yeah. I'm gonna make an appearance on Kimmel with the supergroup and announce the debut album tomorrow.

Alicia: That's gonna be exciting to see.

The three of them then all walked to the dressing room and soon finished changing out of their outfits before heading back to their hotel before the flight back to Las Vegas where Taylor was going to get ready to go on tour with her supergroup.

*A Week Later*

Taylor was already in Hollywood promoting her supergroup's debut album and she got to watch Lili first as she took Lili with her. Cody was currently in the middle of his aerial practices when he tried out a new move until he saw Alicia come in and watch him.

Cody didn't notice her until he looked down and saw Alicia when he smiled before unraveling himself down and he landed on his feet before she walked up to him and the mom and son hugged and lightly pecked each other on the lips.

Alicia: You're getting better and better everytime I watch you.

Cody: Doing double duty on this tour once again so I gotta keep practicing.

Alicia smiled before she nuzzled herself into Cody's side and Cody wrapped an arm around Alicia.

Alicia: It's a little quiet here without Taylor and Lili around. I wonder how they're doing without us.

Cody: Well, Taylor told me that she's got some time after her performance with her supergroup. We can FaceTime them if you want.

Alicia smiled.

Alicia: Yeah. Whenever she's free. I'll text her about it now. I'll let you finish practicing in peace and I'll go help Layla with all the touring arrangements. Let me know when she's ready.

Cody: Ok mom.

Cody and Alicia hugged again before she went to go help Layla with the touring while Cody texted Taylor about the FaceTime and practiced a bit more.

*Meanwhile*

Taylor finished her performance with her supergroup known as "Women of Mass Destruction" in which the group consisted of Taylor, Maria Brink, and Lzzy Hale on vocals, Nita Strauss and Kiki Wong on guitars, Wanda Ortiz on Bass, and Jen Ledger on Drums. Taylor was a little more comfortable with all these women especially her knowing that Alina is also in the group taking the part of playing piano. Once Taylor saw the text from Cody, she immediately started a call and got Lili to come over to her when Cody answered on the first ring and her beautiful face.

Cody: Hi honey!

Taylor: Hi! How's training going?

Cody: Waiting to show off these skills to the rest of the nation. I feel lonely without you and Lili here.

Taylor: It won't be too long babe. You and Alicia will get the chance to watch her when we get to that point.

On cue, Alicia came into the room and joined in on the call.

Taylor: And there's my favorite mother in law!

Alicia: Hello favorite daughter in-law!

Taylor and Alicia giggled until Taylor picked up Lili for her to join in.

Alicia: Hi Lili! Are you being a good girl for mommy?

Lili smiled and reached for Alicia and bumped the screen when Alicia reached out for her too.

Alicia: Grammy misses you so much sweetie pie! We can't wait to reunite with you two!

Taylor: Yeah! This tour isn't going fast enough! We miss you guys so much!

Cody: So do we. We hit the road tomorrow and that day we meet in Atlanta can't come fast enough. Overall, what was the fan's reactions to you and the others?

Taylor: They loved us! When we put out the announcement that we were releasing the first single, social media blew up and the performance today really sparked some attention.

Alicia: The first album is gonna be a banger. I can feel it!

Taylor: You know it!

Cody and Alicia smiled as they kept talking with Taylor and Lili until Taylor was called from a roadie that they had to get to the tour busses start the drive to their first destination of the tour.

Taylor: Ok you guys. Sorry we have to go, but we are officially starting the tour soon.

Cody: Ok honey. We'll see you when we get to Brooklyn. And then we can finally have some time at home in Las Vegas.

Alicia: Yeah. Touring schedules have been super crazy after the last one. Luckily this one's only for 2 months.

Taylor: Yeah. Anyway, I'll see you guys later. We need to get going.

Cody: Ok honey. We'll see you soon. Love you.

Taylor: Love you guys too!

Cody and Taylor kissed each other's screens as Cody and Alicia waved goodbye to Taylor and Lili and the call ended as Taylor went to the busses with Lili in her arms.

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A/N: Hi you guys! So I went to the Slipknot concert in Las Vegas last night and had a great time, but it was even better when.... well....... someone special was there too 😉

THAT'S RIGHT! I FUCKING MET ALICIA LAST NIGHT! She was there with 4 other Cherry Bombs and I also met Kym, Abrie, Marilyn, and Alison! I didn't know where they came from, but I found them in the mosh pits and I look to my right randomly and recognized Alicia when I saw her hair, her tattoos, and eventually her face! I went "It can't be. *gasp* IT IS!

They were all super nice and took all the moshing like champs! After the show, Alicia even thanked me for saving her from getting trampled on as I held onto her and protected her during the dangerous parts of the mosh pits. Idk what she said to Corey afterwards, but I guess I'll never know 🙈 oh well, meeting her and 4 other Cherry Bombs made my night. They even all hugged me when I said I was a huge fan of them and their work. Still....... MY GOD ALICIA FUCKING TAYLOR!!!!!

Sorry that the last one is a little blurry, but we were all going crazy in the pit. It was still the best night of my life. Definitely need to see them if the Cherry Bombs pass through my hometown.

Also, here's my full outfit before my mask got ripped up in the mosh pits, but it died an honorable death lol. I made it in tribute to Paul and Joey, but it was still a fucking killer show! Take care now and rock on y'all! 🤘🤘