Need Some Lovin'

**Need Some Lovin'** is the second chapter of *It's Not Over Yet* and the four hundred and eighty-seventh chapter of the series overall. It is 9,845 words long. It is told entirely in third person and was published on August 10, 2017.

It's the VMAs once again and Travis and Julie are performing.

## Plot

Travis and Luke arrive at Madison Square Garden the morning of the VMAs. They are exhausted but Travis has to rehearse for his performance, so Luke insists on staying with him to keep him company.

Jake and Leila are in their hotel room talking about the pregnancy. Leila insists that they shouldn't tell anyone yet and that she doesn't think their careers are going to allow them to be parents. Jake tells her that he will gladly stay home with the baby once he or she is born but Leila reminds him that that still gives her 29 more weeks of being pregnant and she would have to drop out of the tour. Though she is pretty convinced that she won't have the baby, she tells Jake she will keep thinking about it.

Julie is done rehearsing for her VMA performance but Addison wants her to practice her red carpet interviews. Julie tells her she has no intention of walking the carpet, saying she doesn't need that drama of wardrobe and personal questions to promote herself because she will already have enough publicity from her performance. Addison begs her to reconsider but Julie slams her dressing room door on her, only to find that Alex is inside waiting for her. After they reunite he tells her he wants her to push through and do the promo, which includes walking the red carpet. After she refuses again, he reminds her that she needs to do it to promote her label, Lyric and Dean.

Santana is interviewed on the red carpet by *Starstruck* reporter Ashley. Tabitha watches as Santana is asked about her nominations and then Jesse's death is brought up, angering her. The conversation is brought back to her single, *Glamorous*, which is currently doing very well. After that, she quickly gets herself out of the interview and runs into Amity. The two very briefly catch up and Tabitha attempts to greet Amity, who then curtly responds and leaves.

Ashley interviews Julie, who has walked the carpet after all, and asks her about her many nominations. After briefly talking about the awards, Ashley brings up Crystal Army, asking if Julie has anything she wants her to pass along, but Julie says she will tell them herself. Ashley begins to talk about Alex and mentions Julie's parents, but Julie tells her that her father doesn't like the celebrity events and her mother is dead, walking away and leaving the interviewer shocked.

After Julie leaves, Ashley interviews Sarah, who is far friendlier than the two previous women. Sarah tells her she's excited to watch Julie and Nicki Minaj perform, as well as lying that she and Julie are close. She reveals that she has signed with JV Records and that perhaps she and Julie will collaborate, joking Julie is the princess of country more than Tracy Moore is. After throwing some shade at Tracy, Sarah claims to be Team Juliet in their feud, and finishes her interview pleased that her new relationship with Julie will help her rise even further in her career.

Crystal Army have their interview with Ashley, during which she turns most of her attention to Alex and Sam and their relationships with Julie. After the guys claim to be fully supportive of each other's separate projects, John is clearly not very eager about it but Ashley is still more focused on the other guys, asking them if they're excited to see Julie perform. Alex confesses he does not like the song but is excited to see her regardless. After the interview, Tyler and Sam scold Alex for not being fully supportive of the song and lying that he loves it.

During the show, Shana goes backstage in search of Amity, who is hiding out and eating a biscuit. Amity is tired of being asked personal questions by the media, especially about her dating life, as she is not ready to come out as bisexual yet. Shana tells her that she doesn't owe it to anyone to formally label herself nor does she need an official girlfriend as proof of what she feels. Amity says she has a lot of questions and Shana promises to answer all of them after they go back and make it through the show.

Best Collaboration is announced but neither Travis and Julie, Julie and Sam, nor Alex and Tracy win. In the restrooms, Julie is annoyed when she mistakenly thinks Lady Gaga is there but it's a stranger. Kayli enters and asks if she's bummed about losing the award, but Julie says she's just glad that Alex and Tracy didn't get it and Rihanna did instead. Kayli tells her that all she cares about is promoting her album and not the actual awards and Julie congratulates her on the album. They leave together to watch Travis perform.

Travis sings Sorry on stage with fake rain. Everyone watches including Sebastian, who is watching the song's sales go up by the second. Travis enjoys performing and falls to his knees, letting people cheer him on as he is now free of the drama and ready to make his job fun.

Backstage, Travis talks to Sebastian, who is sure his song will rise on the charts. Sebastian also reminds him to get his picture taken with Xavier and Jake so that they can brand their brotherhood. Travis takes this to mean his brand is no longer being gay.

Julie complains to Sam that she hasn't one any real awards. She jokes that if she doesn't win Best Pop Video or Video of the Year she'll kill herself. Alex returns to his seat and tells them he has just seen Francesca backstage, meaning she has returned to this country despite Julie unofficialyy banning her. Julie and Santana lose Best Pop Video to Crystal Army.

Julie prepares for her performance backstage and gets a visit from Travis, who tells her that he's surprsed they haven't won anything. After complaining to each other about it, Travis wishes her luck and she gives herself a quick pep talk.

Julie performs Side to Side and fears that her performance is mediocre, but when Nicki comes out and joins her she feels better. After the performance she talks to Alex, who tells her that it was sexy and she did well. After he tries to kiss her on the neck, she tells him they should get back to the show and he wants to stay and have sex before he has to leave. They make a deal that if Crystal Army gets Video of the Year, Julie will skip her after party and they can have sex.

Crystal Army ends up winning and Julie sneaks away from Addison, who tries to hold her back to ensure that she doesn't miss the after party. She says she has to go to a quick meeting but we'll wait for her before they leave and runs off in search for Alex.

Crystal Army are taking videos and pictures with their awards until Alex puts an end to it, telling them he is leaving to go spend some time with his wife. John is clearly unhappy about Alex ditching them but he does and runs into Addison, who questions him about Julie's whereabouts. He lies and runs off while Addison finds Crystal Army and realizes Alex was lying. John offers Addison a ride to the airport, where Julie and Alex are supposed to be headed.

Travis and Luke get into their limo and want to make the most of their time before they have to set out to Belgium. Luke convinces him not to head to the after party so that they can have sex in the back of the limo instead. Meanwhile, Shana convinces Santana that they should cancel their flights to Lima and stay in New York another night. While they wait to get to the hotel, they start having sex. Julie and Alex are in their limo and Julie enjoys Addison's freak outs over the phone. Alex reminds her that they don't have much time left before they get to the airport and the two start having sex. As the three couples do it in the back of their limos, Travis, Julie and Santana sing Beep Beep about how much they'll miss getting to do this with their partners while they're on their tours. The limo sex is the highlight of the VMAs for all of them.