Zoey's Baby
Baby I'm Amazed
Chapter 1: When I saw her standing there…
A story about Drake Parker finally finding the woman of his dreams.
By: Seuss Fan
(Note: These characters are not mine. Please do not sue me! )
Cosette Hevermille sat at her computer contemplating the task that was set before her. Her boss at the newspaper had just given her the next assignment: interview famous rock star, Drake Parker. Cosette was more than excited! She, like many other females across the country was a major Drake Parker fan. Despite her excitement she knew she had to play it cool. After all, she was only an intern at the paper. If she screwed this assignment up she could possibly sabotage her entire journalistic future.
Josh Nichols stared at his stepbrother, hoping to catch his attention. "Drake!" he screamed hoping to snap him out of his trance. "What!" Drake screamed back. "I got some big news to tell you." "So, what's up." "Mindy and I are engaged." Drake looked at his stepbrother with a sarcastic look on his face. " You finally caved." "C'mon could you just try to be a little supportive." "I'm kidding. Honestly, I'm really happy for you." "That's good, 'cause I wanted you to be my best man." Drake held out his hand. "Dude, you got yourself a deal." At that moment Josh let go of Drake's hand and held out his arms. "Hug me brother!!" he exclaimed. "Sorry, bro, don't have the time. I'm late for my interview at the newspaper." "Okay.Oh, I almost forgot Mindy's planning an engagement party." "Cool. When is it?" "Tonight." "Thanks for the heads up." Drake responded mockingly. "Look, tonight was the only available date that we could get the banquet hall. After tonight it's booked solid for a year." "I'm just messing with you. Of course I'll be there. All I got to do is find a date." "Why must you bring a date to everything?" "Because I'm Drake." And on that note Drake left for his interview.
Cosette was sitting in the interview room going over her notes when Drake appeared in the doorway. She had told herself over and over again that she was not going to loose her cool during the interview. She was going to approach this just like she had other interviews. But, when she saw Drake Parker standing in front of her with those gorgeous, deep, brown eyes, and that 'come hither' smile she couldn't help but turn into an obsessed fan girl. "Um, Mr. Parker, please have a seat." Cosette said in a shaky voice. "Sure. And if you don't mind please just call me Drake." Drake responded. And so, the interview began.
Throughout the interview Cosette had trouble concentrating. She kept losing her train of thought while Drake was speaking and kept stuttering whenever she tried to ask a question. Drake was also having trouble concentrating. Even though it seemed like he was completely relaxed Drake could not stop staring into Cosette's eyes. He was just so amazed by her. Although Cosette seemed to be just like every other fan that Drake had he could tell that there was something special about her.
At the end of the interview Drake decided to ask Cosette to be his date at Josh and Mindy's engagement party. Though reluctant at first Cosette decided to accept Drake's offer. Cosette knew that what she was doing was wrong and that her boss could possibly fire her for, but she didn't care. She could tell that there was something special about Drake Parker and she wasn't going to let an opportunity like this pass her by.
Later that night Drake and Cosette arrived at the L.A. County Banquet Hall for Josh and Mindy's engagement party. Without any hesitation Drake introduced his date to the host and hostess. "So, what's your name again?" Josh asked. "It's Cosette." Cosette replied. "Cosette? Like from the musical 'Les Mis'?" Mindy asked. "Well, yes that is one of the main characters from the show but that's not where my name comes from. My parents are from France and to represent their culture they decided to give me a French name." "Wow. That's really cool. Um, I hope you don't mind me asking but you look really young. How old are you?" "I'm the same age as you guys, 22." "Really?" said Josh, " so I'm assuming that you're going to be graduating from college soon. Where do you go?" "I go to UCLA. And, before you ask I'm a journalism major and I'm minoring in creative writing." "Impressive. Well, Josh and I have been grilling you for far too long. Please, enjoy the party." Drake and Cosette spent the next two hours eating and enjoying the festivities. Drake started to see that Cosette was even more interesting than he had first thought. After the party was over Drake decided to take Cosette to a special spot overlooking the city.
" So, let me get this straight. You're parents are from France, you were born in Minnesota, you have three younger brothers, and you're graduating from UCLA in two weeks. Anything I'm forgetting?" "Nope." responded Cosette, "you've remembered everything I told you. So, anything about you that I don't know?" "No, I believe you know everything about me, at least for now." "What does that mean?" "Well, you are going to go out with me again, aren't you?" "Drake, since I know almost everything about you I'm aware that that you tend to go out with girls one night and then never speak to them again." "Well, you're different." "Really? How different?" "Let me show you." At that moment Drake and Cosette shared their first kiss.