Point Of View 2 [*Do not read until you've read the same chapter of ATW]

Chapter 17 What Was I Made For

*Trisha*

Now THIS. This is what Nate was made for. Sold out Arena. Thousands of fans waiting to hear his music. The adrenaline and energy backstage is outstanding. Everyone but me and Leslie sit in the crowd. I like to be backstage and watch from off to the side in case Nate needs anything.

After a few songs, Nate has a wardrobe change and takes a drink of water before rushing back out. A few more songs and he repeats the process. Holly wipes the sweat from his face  as I quickly help him change.

"You're doing amazing!" I smile up at my best friend. Leslie also looks like a proud mother right now.

Nate rushes back on stage and I stand there in awe of him.

"He really is meant to be on stage, isn't he?" Leslie sways to music that fills the room.

"He really is."

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*James*

Any chance I ever had of winning Julia vanished tonight. Nate wrote a song for her. A fricken song! He sang perfectly and kept his eyes on her the entire time.  She melted. Actually, it was like the entire room melted and fell in love with Nate Hollan.

But for Julia, that didn't last long. A camera zooms up into the celebrity suites to show Mila Giovanni clapping and cheering for Nate after the song. The crowd eats it up and Julia cowers down and rushes out of the arena. Paul acts quicker than myself and catches up to Julia before I can.

"Hey." Paul reaches Julia now out in the hall with me trailing behind.

"I don't know which way to go!"

"Ok.. Ok. Calm down, Moretti." Paul puts his hand on her back and walks down the hall. 

"Julia, what's going on?" I speed up my pace to reach them and Paul opens the gameroom door. Trisha is at the entrance on the opposite side of the room, watching the show.

"Hey, slow down. Take a breath." I say and Julia plops down on the couch with Maggie.

"Sorry I yelled at you earlier, sweet girl." Julia lets the dog lick her face.

"Jule..." Nate rushes past Trisha, who has an astonished look on her face ."I only have a second," Nate says, sweaty and out of breath. "I had no idea she was here."

"If you really ended it, why the hell would she still come to your concert?" 

"I don't know love."

"NATE! LET'S GO! " Trisha is fuming. "You don't have time for this. Get back out there! NOW!"

"Hold on, hold on!" Nate yells back

"I don't know, Jule. You have to believe me. You can look through my phone. I don't know why she is here."

"Do you hear the way the crowd cheers for her? They love her."

"NATE!" Trisha runs over and grabs his arm hard.

"I'm sorry.. I don't know what to say, doll. I have to go." He rushes back out on stage, and the fans are louder than ever as he starts the next song on the setlist. Trisha pays no attention, keeping her back turned and watching the show with a few bodyguards and Leslie by her side.

"You're not gonna go back out??" I push Maggie over so I can sit next to Julia.

"I've seen enough."

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Julia never went back out to watch the rest of the concert. I stay with her, only leaving to use the bathroom once while Paul goes back out to make sure Jonah and Casey are fine. And when the concert is over, Nate heads right to Julia.