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She groans. “No, don’t lie. I’m sorry for the way I approached you about the reunion. And then…asking you to pretend we’re together? It was so wrong of me, and we really can drop it.”

I thought that’s what I wanted, but when she says it out loud, I really hate the sound. My life might be comfortable, simple, but I forgot how much making my own music—with the Glitter Bats—made me come alive.

I don’t know what that means, but the least I can do is help Valerie.

Suddenly, this feels too important to drop. “Has The Network renewedEpic Theme Songyet?”

She closes her eyes and lets out a long sigh. “No. Wade thinks we’re off to a good start, but we haven’t convinced the higher-ups that my reputation has been redeemed enough to repair the damage from Roxanne dropping out.”

This whole thing is bullshit. The Network expected the cast to do all this free work promoting the show, and now they’re blamingValerie for its fate. Because fine, after that first night at Jane’s house, I might’ve done some digging into the scandal that brought us all here. Theo Blake is obviously full of it.

And if I understand correctly, Roxanne made a snap judgment without asking Valerie for her side of the story. It was probably to protect herself from the vicious press, so I can’t blame her without knowing more about her situation, but that doesn’t make this Valerie’s fault.

She needs this.

“We’re just going to have to make more headlines,” I say, a little suggestively, just to make her smile.

She does, but she also shakes her head. “This is too much. You shouldn’t.”

“I already told you—I’m offering. Friends help friends save their TV shows.”

Valerie grimaces. “It’s way too much to ask of you. I can’t believe I ever brought it up.”

“It’s fine. We’ll play up the romance, make sure we’re seen out in public. Then when the concert comes around and we break out this duet, everyone will be talking about it. IfValerie Quinnis a trending topic, they won’t be able to deny you another season.”

She looks up to the ceiling, like she’s praying to God or Kurt Cobain, and then she locks those blue eyes onto mine.

“Alright, rock star. Let’s write this song.”

Fanfic Dream Archive

It Was Always Youby GlitterBugForever(posted five years ago)

Rating:[Mature]

Fandom:Glitter Bats (musician/band)

Tags:Caleb Sloane/Valerie Quinn, CalErie, SloaneQuinn, Glitter Bats, Yes I Ship Real People, If You’ve Seen These Two Share a Microphone You Won’t Judge Me, Riker Maddox, Keeley Cunningham, Jane Mercer, Original Character(s), CalErie Never Confirmed They Were Dating So I’ll Make It Happen Here, Coffee Shop AU, Food Porn, Maybe Other Porn Too, Baking Together as Foreplay, We May Never Get a Glitter Bats Reunion but We’ll Always Have Fic, Slice of Life, Slice of Pie

Synopsis:Barista Valerie Quinn gets a new job managing Glitter Coffee. Caleb Sloane owns the bakery next door and delivers fresh pastries to her shop every morning. Valerie isn’t sure what’s more delicious, him or his cinnamon rolls, but she’s too focused on doing her job well to act on it. But when Caleb learns Valerie is a singer-songwriter and invites her to jam with his band, sparks really fly.

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Valerie

I forgot how much I love writing with Caleb.

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