"First day of tour," Jamia said. "You boys excited?"

We nodded and walked outside. Unfortunately we only had a white twelve passenger van attached to a trailer.

"Gee, you okay?" I asked.

I nodded and held his hand. We sat in the fourth row in the back and I smiled as I wrapped my arms around him.

"This is a big moving thing," he said.

"Car, sweetheart, it's a car," I said.

As Jamia started driving the GPS gave us directions to the first show.

"Evan talks!" Gee gasped.

"I what?" Evan asked.

"Mappy Evan talks!" Gee cheered.

"He calls things with screens Evan," I said. "Things like phones and laptops and tvs and that."

"Why?" Evan asked.

"Well, he just had a hard time understanding the concept of phones," I said.

"Daddy, I'm bored," Gee said.

"We've been in the car for five minutes," I stated.

"No, too long time," he said.

Jamia turned the music on and I held Gee in my arms, watching him play with Sebastian.

"Seb Seb wants kissies," he said

I smiled and gave his toy a kiss.

"Where my paci?" He asked.

I pulled it out of his bag and he sucked on it, curling up with his blankie. Everyone was pretty pumped to be starting our first tour as we talked excitedly.

"Alright, here we are," Jamia said.

We pulled into a venue and we walked inside, talking with the people and setting up our instruments.

"Alright, sound check first and then back to the dressing room and then we should talk to the sound guy, security and the promoter," she said. "Make sure you do your sound check well and if you need help then talk to the sound guy. After that we are going to the merchandise table."

I nodded my head, watching Gee play in the middle of the floor while we did our sound check. When we were done we went around talking to everyone before going to the table.

"Okay so Gee and I are going to stay back here and try and sell some things during the show," Jamia said. "We have the t-shirts we made and we only had five posters made but I'd be kind of shocked if we sold any of the posters. And I have cards with the link to your website so people can stay tuned and check in on it when the album is released if they're into you."

"How many tickets were sold?" Matt asked.

"I can't remember exactly, about thirty five to forty but they think there may be a couple more who will buy tickets at the door," she said. "Not a big crowd, this is your first time playing alone. I had made fliers and passed them out and on twitter I did see a few people that were actually fans, only like two or three who saw you with other bands and liked you. Some of your other shows will have other local bands performing so there may be more people.

"But chances are good that you won't make money from this show, or most of the shows on this tour for that matter. You'll probably make all of your money on the merch which is why we really want to try and sell all of this. Especially handing out these cards because that can equal future business and more dedicated fans."

"That was a boring speak," Gee muttered.

"Be nice, Gee," I said. "And Mia, don't let him near the money."

"I know, I don't want anyone getting pissed because he accidentally charges them a hundred dollars for a shirt," Jamia said. "And I also don't want him undercharging them either."

"We're gonna start letting people in now, there's a couple people outside," the security said.

I nodded, kissing Gee's cheek.

"You stay here and be good for Mia, alright?" I asked and he nodded. "I'm going to be up there performing so you can't bother me."

Gee nodded and I kissed his cheek again before we went to the dressing room in the back. I took a deep breath, shaking out my hands.

"Fuck, this isn't my first show but I'm so nervous," I muttered.

Evan patted my back. "We've got this, man."

I nodded my head, looking around. We sat around before I got too antsy to sit still. I walked to the hall and peeked out where the stage was. There were a couple of people by the bar and others lingering near the front of the stage. One person was in the back talking to Jamia as she handed him a card. Gee smiled when he saw me, waving enthusiastically. I went back and sighed as I paced around the dressing room.

"How many people are out there?" Alex asked.

"About ten," I said. "What if this tour is just shit and we can't make it as a real band?"

"So what? How many bands really make it after their first few shows?" Matt said. "It's going to be fine, Frank, we're signed to one of the biggest record labels in the country, we have almost our whole first album finished and recorded and now we're going on our first tour."

I nodded my head, sitting on the couch. Soon enough it was time for us to go out and I looked in the small crowd, which looked practically empty in the venue that could hold over a hundred. I could see Gee in the back passed the bright lights as he watched me curiously. There was a scattered applause and I bit my lip nervously as I picked up my guitar.

"Hi, uh, we're Frnkiero andthe Cellabration," I said awkwardly. "And if you let us play some songs for you I promise your ears won't bleed."

There were a few chuckles and I smiled. We got through a few songs before taking a little break.

"We're a pretty new, local band," I said. "I'm pretty sure none of you have ever heard of us."

There were some people in the front row calling and I smiled.

"Maybe some of you have heard of us," I said. "We have our first album coming out soon so if you're interested then talk to my friend in the back. Thank you guys for coming to see us, we really are so grateful for all of you putting up with us."

There were some small cheers and I smiled.

"But I promise I'll shut my fucking mouth now, I'm sure you didn't pay to listen to me talk awkwardly," I said. "We have a few more songs, some polished and finished and others still demos."

I looked back at Matt and he nodded as he started playing. We spent the rest of the show just playing and I thanked them one last time before we went offstage.

"You sounded nervous," Alex said.

"God, I was," I said. "Was I too awkward? I feel like I was too awkward."

"Only a little bit," he said.

I nodded, running a hand through my sweaty hair.

"Let's wait for the crowd to clear then head out to my sister," Evan said.

I nodded and some of the audience lingered a bit to grab their last cups of beer before they left. I went out to the table and bit my lip as I looked at her expectantly.

"Alright, I handed out a bunch of cards and we sold one shirt," she said.

I nodded my head, helping her pack all of it up while the others got the instruments and Gee pouted unhappily.

"I'm tired," he whined.

"I know, princess, I promise you can go to sleep soon," I said.

Gee sat in his chair, pouting while we got everything before getting into the van. Gee curled up with me, quickly falling asleep in my arms. He snuggled against me, mumbling softly in his sleep.

"We sleeping in the van?" Matt asked.

"Yeah, we'll pull into a parking lot to sleep," she said. "I think that over the tour we only stay in a motel twice."

I nodded, running my fingers through Gee's hair. I smiled softly as I watched him, he was just so pretty. He had pale skin and dark hair with sparkling hazel eyes. There was something about him that was just so unique and special, I loved it so much. As difficult as he could be I was so thankful that he was here and staying with me. I know it's not forever but I feel like he's really changed my perspectives on things. He's shown me the purity within life. He's funny and sweet and all around just perfect.

"Has anyone heard anything about his family?" Alex asked, turning around in his seat to look at me.

"No, not yet," I said. "But I think they've spread the alert to facebook. And, you know, there's really only moms on there so hopefully they'll be able to find his mom. It's hard, you know? They have those pictures where kids are young and they show what they would look like in ten years for missing kids but they can't really do that backwards, especially not for a baby. All they have is a picture of him with his location and his name and age, and it's not even his full name. But...he's been here for a while now and the news is starting to spread more I think. Maybe soon someone will claim him."

"And as soon as he does we should plan a bigger tour," he said. "Maybe we can go a bit farther west. Gee is so nice and all but having him but be such a hassle just because you have to plan everything around taking care of him."

"It's a bit of a hassle but I guess I don't really mind all that much, I like taking care of him," I said. "Sometimes it's hard just when he's throwing fits but he really isn't too bad, I'm glad he's staying with me."

I looked down at him, smiling happily as I fell asleep in the backseat of the car.