Above the Noise by Michelle Kemper Brownlow

Author:Michelle Kemper Brownlow
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Michelle Kemper Brownlow
Published: 2014-06-07T23:00:00+00:00

THE FALL BROUGHT a bountiful harvest, which was the perfect time to be eating for two. I’d visited the doctor before we left Knoxville and got the low down on nutrition for vegetarian moms-to-be along with a prescription for prenatal vitamins with extra iron for our growing babe. Bones, Manny, and Spider were completely freaked out by the news of the baby, but warmed up to it eventually.

Danny and I had the guys set up with gigs, some back to back, throughout November. We enjoyed a small, familial Thanksgiving, just the six of us, at the hotel restaurant. I wasn’t sure why Danny didn’t go home to her family in Texas, but I didn’t ask. It was nice to just enjoy each other the day. Right after dinner, we hit the road again to make it to a Black Friday midnight madness concert in Vegas. The guys were making it. They’d flown to New York for a live performance and interviews on MTV and the Today Show. The guys even brought back a tiny little ‘I want my MTV’ onesie for the baby.

Danny’s assistance was immeasurable. She was really talented and had ideas that were kind of off the beaten path. Creative marketing was definitely her thing. We worked like a tag team. When exhaustion hit me, I’d turn the controls over to her, and she’d run with it.

Once December hit, my sick days waned, and I was taken over by a new level of energy. It was a little like being on speed, I assumed. Never touched the stuff, so I didn’t know for sure, but I could get a million things done in one day. However, the nights out behind the merchandise table with blaring music and large, insistent crowds had become long and daunting. The guys had padded their bank account even with mine and Danny’s decent salaries, so they decided they would take a month long break in Knoxville between Christmas and the end of January. That way we were home for the holidays. I was thrilled, although I had to wonder if it wasn’t Calon’s idea and one more way to be sure I would rest.

They planned on working in the studio most days, writing new songs, and recording the ones that were ready. And Buzz worked out a schedule where they could play with Gracie on Friday and Saturday nights for the whole month. Buzz also hooked us up with a flight home again, sans Danny this time. Calon and I rented a car since the van was in LA, and I drove us the whole six hours from Knoxville to Martin, my hometown. The guys headed to their respective families for the holidays.

“Are you sure you know where you’re going?” Calon seemed concerned. He was more nervous about how far from civilization we were than I was about introducing my mom to the rock star that had gotten me pregnant. I had chickened out and told her the big news over the phone.

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