Gah! My computer screwed up so I have to retype. Grrr…
Haley had spent the last few days staying with Daniel. She's spend her days exploring the Mode building, observing every nook and cranny. Meanwhile Betty is getting ready for a photo shoot for a rock band to help them find a photographer for their new album as well as get pictures for Mode's April issue. Alexis is preparing to interview the same band and a new famous heiress and put their interviews online.
Bill and Laurie's relationship is back to where it was, but she is still too nervous to talk to Taylor. The band was once again putting in an effort to make sure that the public isn't completely aware of their relationship. Laurie had also made a schedule for Tokio Hotel to have a photo shoot with a famous fashion magazine to help them get plenty of publicity in America.
"Betty, where are they?" Daniel asked.
She walked around, "I don't know, they should have been here twenty minutes ago."
Meanwhile Amanda was sitting in at her desk and 'watching' Haley again, which to her meant make up check. Haley just sat there listening to her CD player and began to ignore her surroundings.
Soon four men walked up to the receptionist.
"Hello?" the one in front said. He wore fitted dark clothing. "Ve are here for the photo shoot. Do you know vere ve can find someone to take us dere?"
Amanda ignored his question. "Hi, I'm Amanda," she extended her head and Bill awkwardly shook it. "So you guys are the German rock band…" she smiled a smile that made the entire band feel uncomfortable.
"Dude," the guy in dreadlocks said elbowing the taller one, "how old is she?"
The taller one ignored his comment. "Hello, my name is Bill," he then pointed to the other guys, "they are Tom, Gustav, and Georg."
Suddenly a young girl, about the same age as Bill and Tom, marched up to the receptionist's desk. Her dark hair brushed around her shoulders as she put away the cell phone she had been using.
"Hello, you've appeared to meet my client. My name is Laurie Collins, is there a Betty Suarez around?"
"Senora Betty! You have an heiress waiting for you!"
Laurie gave Amanda an annoyed, dirty look. "Thanks," she said sarcastically.
Betty walked up to Laurie. "Hello, I'm Betty Suarez. You five must be Tokio Hotel and Laurie Collins, their manager." She was holding an armful full of envelopes and other papers.
"Do you need some help?" Tom asked.
"No, no. I'm fine. Oops!" she dropped her papers on the ground. "Sorry about that."
"Its fine let me help you with that," Laurie said. They were making a slightly large scene as they picked up all of her papers.
"Okay, now that that's taken care of, I'll show you to the shoot." The band and Laurie followed Betty to the elevator.
About half way to the elevator Tom made a joke in German that caused the band and Laurie to laugh. Haley heard this huge laughter and rolled her eyes. She stood up and looked down the hall to see who was making this noise. "How many dumb celebrities are in this buil-"
The group entered the elevator and turned around to show their faces. Bill saw Haley staring and gave her a friendly smile as the doors closed.
Haley opened her mouth and gasped. "Bill- Bill- Bill Kaulitz!"
"You know him?" Daniel asked as he frightened her from behind.
"Know him? Tokio Hotel is my favorite band!"
Daniel put his hands in his pockets and tried to impress Haley as he casually said, "Do you want to meet them?"
Haley stood there in awe. The look on her face made him feel like she was just another teenage girl in New York. In the blink of an eye she quickly threw her arms around his waist and hugged him tightly.
"Thank you Daniel!"
She took a moment and realized what she had called him. "I'm sorry, Mr. Mead. I guess I was just a little too excited. I'll be fine though, you don't need a fourteen year old hanging around… wherever they are."
"It's a photo shoot. And don't worry, you should have seen Amanda and Mark at the interview with Johnny Depp."
"Hey!" Amanda shouted. "Eh, who am I kidding?"
"Who's Mark?" Haley asked.
"Trust me; you're lucky not to know."
"Okay," Betty said down at the shoot. "Mr. Kaulitz- I uh mean, tall Mr. Kaulitz… anyway you need to go to the makeup desk. The rest of you go to that side where you'll go ahead and get dressed."
They left as Laurie and Betty began to talk. "So this will be in the April issue. At two o'clock Alexis will take care of the interview where it will be both published in the magazine and the mode website."
"Along with the Tokio Hotel and Universal Music websites." Laurie added
"Right. So then we-" Betty saw Daniel walk down the hall. "Daniel, what are you doing down here?"
"Oh, I just wanted to show Haley the band. Apparently she's a big fan." He turned his head to Laurie, "That won't be a problem, will it?"
"No," Laurie said. "It shouldn't be, as long as she isn't too crazy and is alone."
"Just her and me."
"Um, Daniel? Where is Haley?" Betty asked.
Daniel pointed behind him, "She's right behind…" He looked behind him and saw that Haley was long gone. "Oh, crap."
Betty pulled out her cell phone where she spoke and her voice was heard through the building. She had bought the new system out of Daniel's request.
"We have a missing person. Age 14, five foot five, black hair, brown ey-"
Her phone rang again and she answered.
"You can drop the missing person call. I have Daniel's kid right here." Betty heard a groan in the background.
"How many people know about me?"
"Christina?" Betty asked.
"Yeah, anyway Daniel can come and get her whenever. I'll keep my eye on her."
Back in Christina's office…
"Okay, fine," said as she hung up her phone. Haley was sitting on a chair as she fumbled with the sleeves of the old hoodie that Daniel had given her.
"What were you doing snooping around here?" Christina asked harshly.
She stuttered. "I… ah… was j-j-just nervous to meet Tokio Hotel…"
Christina could tell that she wasn't telling the complete truth. She watched Haley's eyes as they glanced back and forth from her hands to the shelves. Three words came to Christina's mind.
Secret sex room.
"Who told you?" Christina asked.
"A-Amanda. But, I thought it was just something silly she was making up." She slung her head, "But I guess it's true…"
Crap. Christina realized that if she hadn't said anything, Haley would have forgotten about it.
"Well, you're dad will be here soon. Is he really your dad?"
Haley shrugged. "I only had one photo of my mother, and Mr. Mead's picture was in it. My mom told me that my father was a tall handsome man with dark hair. I thought Mr. Mead kind of fit the description, plus my mom's old diaries mentioned a Daniel a lot."
"Wow, you're the kid of Daniel. That's going to be interesting."