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Lia hi "Who are you, and what have you done with hed at his question I supposed I did seem like another person…maybe I was A lot of shitty stuff had happened to s differently now But not completely differently "Oh, I’iving you a wedgie so deep, you’ll need a doctor to surgically remove the underwear from your ass crack
A slow smile spread over Liam’s face "There he is"
Just then, a person I hadn’t seen in a while approached us I stood up to greet hiood to see you, man"
Denny took my hand and shook it, then extended his hand to Liam "Hi, I’m Denny Harris My wife and I represent the band" Liam nodded and Denny’s dark eyes flickered between the two of us "I just wanted to congratulate you both on how far you’ve coiddy as he said, "Thanks" I was more reserved The last time Denny and I had spoken, I’d been an ass Seemed to be a pattern with me "Hey, can I talk to you for a minute," I told him
He nodded and we stepped away froy You’d think I’d be an expert at them by now "I just wanted to say…sorry I was a prick last tiht to add more, but there really wasn’t any more to add That pretty much summed it up
Denny put a hand on o" When I looked up at hiood way I think the audience sees it too" He glanced over at Lia back at me "I’d never tell hie And you’ve really rallied the country behind you No s how much of a rift you caused when you left" He patted uys and I have noticed We’re all very proud of you"
My nerves evaporated under his praise "Thank you I think I needed to hear that"
He clapped ht"
But after he left,back in This was it…the e together The host gave each of the judges athis far Kellan was the last one to speak He had to wait a solid three h for him to start "I just want you both to know, no ht, you’re both winners in ht to be in the band Congratulations"
The crowd started screaain, so I tilted my head to thank Kellan for his words I’d always been so jealous of hiracious to es had said their words of encouragement, the host turned to Liaht to keepthe fucking envelope tonight, a blood vessel was going to burst intorture already!
"You’ve both done so a on this show…let’s take a roan, I wanted to scream Instead, I scanned the crowd There were several faces I recognized--all of my fairlfriend, Kate, Denny and his wife, Abby, but the most important face in the croas e, I watched her When the video got to the section of my audition when I said I was sorry to my wife, a tear dripped down Anna’s cheek She met eyes with me and s aze to my feet Win or lose, it was okay, because Anna and I had healed so broken between us, and that was more ie ended, the host returned his eyes to us "Let’s not er The winner of Can You Be a D-Bag? is…" I closed my eyes and squeezed Lia voice echoed around the auditoriuratulations, Liaht and noise, and confetti strea s happened to my body simultaneously: joy, pain, elation, sorrow My brother won! And I lost…
I felt like I couldn’t breathe I’d wanted this so much, and I’d just lost it Per, but so aside This contest wasn’t s, and I’d blown it My ti aside the lingering agony, I squeezed Lia This was okay Liahteen contestants flooded the stage as the host thanked the audience, the viewers, and the nu, the confetti eventually stopped falling, and people eventually started leaving I stayed on the stage, floored It was over…and after all of that, I’d lost
The guys caratulate Liam They were instantly surrounded by fans who’d stayed for autographs Some even asked Liam for his, which astonished hiave me shocked, sympathetic expressions It ht I’d win Denny and Abby joined their circle, and I watched fro