They got to the venue just after 7
“Where the hell have you been?” Tina asked
“Wow someone is stressed?” Mason smirked
“Helping Carmen” Lisa smiled pointing to Carmen and Bette who were walking in the door slowly with Andrew, Declan and Kenzie all forming a protective shield around Carmen.
Tina smiled “This is what I needed”
“Hope we haven’t missed much” Bette smiled
“It’s just about to start, I’ll see you after” Tina smiled kissing her wife
“I’m proud of you” Tina winked at Carmen
“Wonder who is opening” Lisa asked “Jace hasn’t told me a thing”
“Yeah I know nothing” Bette stated
“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN YOUR CHRITMAS TIME BALL IS ABOUT TO BEGIN…PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS AND GIVE A WARM WELCOME TO YOUR PRESENTER FOR THIS EVENING…ELLEN DEGENERES!”
The crowd erupted and Bette looked at Lisa
“Doesn’t Jess love her?” Mason asked “She kept this quiet”
“And you were going to miss this” Lisa looked at Carmen
“Thank you…let’s get this night started…this band haven’t performed this song in over 9 years but here tonight performing greatest time of year it’s Jess Kennard Porter and Jaded!!!”
“I thought they wrote a new song?” Lisa asked confused “OH MY GOD!!!”
“What the hell has she done to her hair” Mason asked “How come she’s allowed to dye her hair and I’m not”
“She’s 23” Bette stated
Jess had dyed all the underneath of her hair red.
“My husband looks like a complete twat” Lisa said looking at Jace in his Santa hat
“Wow…Jess looks fit” Andrew said
Carmen looked at him with a look that would kill
“What she does, your one lucky girl” Declan said “And I’m a poof saying that”
“She’s phenomenal live by the way” Kenzie smiled
The song finished and everyone erupted yet again…
“Wasn’t that fantastic…Jess and the guys will be back a little later on with 2 new unheard songs how about that….” Ellen said “I love Christmas time…best time of the year…don’t you think? So who has got a Christmas tree? See this is what I love about December you have 1 huge decision to make well no 2 no infact 3 huge decisions to make…1 being what to get people as gifts, that’s a big decision a lot of energy goes into that…then how much brandy to put in the eggnog that’s the second one…full bottle if you ask me because your stressed about the gifts and when to pick out the Christmas tree…in our house Portia and I have a loving disagreement because she’s always got to be right and Australia’s way of doing things is how America should do things…So we go to the lot and pick out at tree and were like no that’s not perfect a branch is sticking out…spin it again to I see the angle…It’s like you’re buying a sofa…Ridiculous….Anyway please give a huge welcome to out next performers of the evening…It’s the lovely KELLY CLARKSON…”
It came to Shay’s performance…
Carmen froze, Lisa growled at him through the full song and Bette looked like she wanted to blow him up.
“He’s a bit full of himself is he not” Mason stated
“Jess is watching” Andrew stated
“How do you know?” Carmen asked
“I can see her; she’s standing backstage at the curtain”
Mason looked over at his sister “She looks bored”
“Well that was shit” Declan said
“LADIES AND GENTLEMAN…BRIAN LOGAN DALES AND JESS KENNARD PORTER!”
“That be how she was at side of stage she’s back on now” Bette smiled
Brian came out wearing a white fur coat, Jess was wearing a white sparkly dress.
“WOW!” Mason said “She looks like a princess”
“I want those shoes” Lisa said
“What the fuck is Brian wearing” Bette laughed
Brian looked at Jess smirked before the music began and they sang Baby its cold outside.
“Them two are so good at performing together” Lisa laughed
“Jess take the piss out him” Carmen smiled “watch her face, she’s making him laugh”
An hour and a half later….
“IT’S THE MOMENT YOU’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO THE STAGE JESS KENNARD PORTER AND JADED”
Jess took her positions behind the drums and smiled when she seen everyone’s confused face.
“What the hell” Lisa asked confused
“So your all wondering what’s going on yes?” Jace smiled
“We have decided for one night only to give you a treat” Mark smiled “I will be singing”
Bette nearly spat out her coffee, Carmen choked on her water and Lisa and Mason looked horrified.
“Don’t panic, I’ll help him” Jess smiled from the drums
“Unlike Jess I can’t play and sing at the same time, so for tonight you have 3 singers…this is out new song, hoping for number one this Christmas…Kyle this one is for you babe”
You told me I was lucky,
To have my chance with you.
Now last year’s summer romance,
Is this year’s winter blues.
I treated you so nicely,
To jewelry, and champagne,
But you left me empty handed,
Yeah, you left me feeling
Play-ay-ayed