In the Spotlight

Epilogue

A/N: Thank-you guys so much for 1K reads!

TW: Homophobia.

Two months later

Lily rushed into the front foyer of the theatre to meet her family.

Everyone had come to see the musical. Even Parker, Bradley and Crystal.

What surprised her was that the little kids had gone, too. Bare wasn't appropriate at all.

(Later, Lily asked Jeremy, Michael, Alana and Zoe why their kids were there. They said it was because they wanted to see Lily in the show. However, when she asked Evan and Connor why they took Abby and Charlie, Connor's reply was, "because the musical is gay.")

Everyone gave her a hug, gushing about how amazing her performance was.

Bradley, however, nearly tackled her to the ground. "I've missed you so much, Wattle!" He exclaimed. "You were amazing up there!"

Lily giggled, thanking him.

Crystal kissed her. Unfortunately, someone they both knew saw.

"Well, you two seem to be very close." Lily turned around to find herself face to face with Addison from the audition.

"What do you want, Addison?" Lily asked, crossing her arms.

"FYI, friends don't usually kiss like that. Only weirdos do." Addison looked at her. "Then again, you are very weird."

"Shut the fuck up, you bitch," Connor snapped.

"Also, your performance was terrible. I would have made a much better Ivy."

"Sure. Keep telling yourself that." Lily rolled her eyes.

"C-can you just leave us alone? Please?" Evan asked quietly.

Addison glared at him. "Um, back off, buddy. This isn't your fight."

"Well, I-I mean..." Evan stepped forward and stood next to Lily. "You're being pretty mean to my sister..."

"I'm sorry, who the Hell are you?" She asked.

"E-Evan. Lily's brother."

"Listen, you have nothing to do with this. Just because your sister is one half of this fight, doesn't mean-"

"Yeah, I d-didn't think you'd remember me."

"Excuse me? Have we met?"

"I-I mean, I haven't seen you in years, but-"

"How do you know me?"

"You're also my sister," Evan blurted out.

Addison looked shocked. "What-?"

"We-we have the same father. Um, James Gates."

Addison shook her head. "I... whatever. This isn't worth the fight." She began to walk away, then looked over her shoulder at Lily. "This isn't over."

"I think it is," Evan said.

A moment passed. "Go, Tree Boy," Connor said, impressed.

Charlie clapped her hands and cheered. Lily laughed and thanked Evan, giving him a huge hug.

***

Lily and Crystal sat together on Lily's bed, legs crossed.

Lily needed to talk to Crystal, but she wasn't sure how to bring it up.

It was only two words. Should've been simple, right? However, Lily was really nervous.

Maybe she could bring up a similar topic, and ease into it?

"So... I've never asked, but what's your sexuality? If you want to tell me, that is," she asked Crystal.

"I'm gay," she replied.

Lily nodded.

"I... I'm pansexual."

And there it was. Lily was out to someone.

Crystal nodded, taking her hand. "I'm really happy for you. You're figuring yourself out. Discovering who Liliana Acacia Heere is."

"I've been thinking about it for a while before coming to the conclusion; this is who I am." Lily smiled. "I don't know why it was so hard for me to tell you. You are my girlfriend, after all. You'd obviously accept me."

Crystal giggled. "I do understand why it was hard, though."

"How do I come out to my brothers? You need to help me come up with creative ways!"

Crystal thought before suddenly laughing. "Okay, they'll be here for breakfast tomorrow, right?"

Lily nodded, curious.

"Well, how about you make them a specia breakfast? What about pancakes? They can be pan colours and everything!"

Lily laughed. "That's a great idea! Can you help me make them?"

"Of course!"

Lily smiled, leaning in to kiss Crystal. Crystal smiled into the kiss, tucking some of Lily's hair behind her ear.

Lily didn't know what she'd done to deserve the life she had. She had an amazing girlfriend, and a loving family. She had all these fantastic opportunities.

And she was grateful for every one.

A/N: And that's the end of In The Spotlight! Let me know what you thought of it, because I'm not sure if I liked it.

Also, I have a DEH one shot book based off my fics, so if you have any requests, PM me or comment!

I'm sorry if this chapter is bad, I'm writing this at like 1:00 in the morning and I haven't been sleeping much due to school holidays (whoops).

I'll go pass out now.

Take it easy, guys, gals and non-binary pals!

- Em <3