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“C’mon babe why do you always take forever to get ready?” Wyatt complains

“Because I’m a lady that’s why” I use my favorite quote from the Disney movie Aristocrats.

Wyatt must be at the 02 Arena at 10:30 a.m. to register. Yes, we are skipping school today but it’s worth it. it’s not every day you get to try out for a tv show.

“Ok love I’m ready to go” I tell him

“Finally,” he teases

Wyatt, His parents, sisters Ruthie and Emily and I arrive at the arena at 9:30 a.m., which gives him plenty of time to register. We stand in line for twenty minutes before Wyatt gets his contestant number.

After that we go inside and find a spot to sit until his number or name is called. While we wait we meet a few boys who are also trying out for solo parts as well. Weston Finley who's from London, Niko Laiklyn who is from a small town called Cheshire and Ryder Loxley who comes all the way from Dublin, Ireland.

“Calling Niko Laiklyn to stage. Robbie Bales on deck” a woman shouts

“Good luck mate” Wyatt says to Niko.

“Thanks man, you too”

We wait, and we wait and finally at 8:00 in the evening they get to Wyatt’s name.

“Ryder Loxley to Stage, Wyatt Payne on deck”

We all get up and follow Wyatt to his place backstage.

“Good luck Ryder”

“Thanks, good luck to you too” he says

“Ok baby remember sing loud, sing proud. Take a deep breath and relax. I love you forever” I tell him

“and I love you always” he finishes

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I give Wyatt a hug and kiss before he goes out on stage. He does an excellent job singing Raise me up by Josh Groban, his voice is like an angel. When he is done he gets a standing ovation and is instantly put through to the boot camp rounds.

Wyatt has made it through the first week of boot camp and now It’s down to the final cut. There is one spot left for the male solo artist and 11 boys left. When Matt’s name is called everyone is bummed. Weston, Ryder, Wyatt and Niko all became sort of close over the last week. They all did a fantastic job singing and learning choreography.

They said good bye to each other and were about to leave when the stage manager came to call them back out to the main stage. The boys along with four girls Andie, Jesi, Cheryl, and Kenzi were all called to go back out to see the judges.

“Ok so we were discussing it and we all think you are too good to just let go. You are all very talented individuals, but we think you would all be better as a group. So, from this time moving forward in the competition you will be in a band. Congratulations” Simon told them.
Everyone erupted into complete joy. Wyatt came running back to me and planted a huge wet kiss on my lips as he lifted me off the ground.

“I love you so much” he says spinning me around

“Whoa easy now, I told you, you could do it babe”

“Yeah but I’m not sure about being in a band though” Wyatt confesses

“You’ll be fine just give them a chance” his half-sister Ruthie tells him

We wait for a long time before Wyatt is ready to go. He had to get his schedule and make meet up times so that the band can rehearse. When we leave he drops his mum off at home and then drives across the street to take me home.

“So, what does the schedule look like?” I ask him

“We have to practice four times a week, come up with a band name, then in two weeks we go to Barbados to Simon’s house. That’s when we will find out if we make it through to the live shows. If we make it through we move into the BTT house.” Wyatt tells me.

“That sounds like you have your work cut out for you” I say

“That I do, I should really get home and get some sleep, it’s been a long ass day and I’m beat” Wyatt says

“Yeah me too. I love you Wyatt” I say pecking his lips

“I love you too Bails” he says as I climb out of his truck

I go inside and go straight to my room shutting the door behind me. I go to my bathroom and turn on the shower when I hear my phone buzz.

Wyatt: hey beautiful sleep tight :)
Me: and don’t let the bed bugs bite

Notes

Love you guys xoxo