What if Loren's dad didn't leave? If there was no contest? How would Loren meet Eddie? Are they really destined to fall in love?
*beep beep beep* Loren woke up to the sound of her alarm, it was 7.00 AM and she had to get up to get ready for school. As she was contemplating what she could wear for that day her phone started to ring. She glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was her BFF Mel, they had been friends since they were in 3rd grade.
Loren – hey Mel
Mel – hey you, so I'm gonna stop by your place a little earlier before school today
Loren – why? Do you miss my moms cooking? Haha
Mel – you know that's true, but seriously Lo we have to figure out what you will be wearing tonight!
Loren – Mel, I'm just going to wear a pair of jeans and a t-shirt there is no need to make a fuss
Mel – oh Lo you aren't seriously trying to tell your 'fashion savvy' best friend that you are wearing jeans and a t-shirt on the biggest night of your life
Loren – Mel it isn't that big of a deal, ok? I want to wear what I feel comfortable in we're going to be stood up all night
Mel – LOREN TATE! We are going to EDDIE DURAN'S ONE NIGHT ONLY CONCERT! We have been waiting for this for almost our entire lives! I am going to help you look like a super model, so that you will stand out from the crowd, when I am done with you Miss Loren Tate he will not be able to stop thinking about you, then on your wedding day I will make a speech and take all the credit for you two being the cutest couple in the world!
Loren – wow, Mel you have thought that through an awful lot. I don't know what to think right now…..there are just a couple of things that you haven't thought of….
Mel – oh yeah what's that?
Loren – 1. Eddie Duran has Chloe Carter – his Supermodel girlfriend! 2 we are just going to be stood in the middle of the crowd he won't even see us and finally even if by some miracle he did see us we are high school kids and he is a 21 year old rockstar
Mel – ok Lo listen to me for a second, we are going to be in the same room as Eddie freaking Duran, he will notice you and drop that stick figure he calls a girlfriend and marry you Lo.
'Haha wow my best friend is delusional!' Loren thought to herself as she was talking to her BFF.
Loren – well I gotta go and get ready for school I will see you soon
Mel – okay fine, but just tell Mama Tate that I would like some breakfast haha
Loren – I knew you were only getting here early to steal my mom's cooking haha
Mel – so true, bye Lo
Loren- bye Mel
Loren hangs up the phone and finally decides on a pair of light blue skinny jeans paired with a baby pink tank top with her leather jacket over the top she then puts on her knee high black boots (her favourite shoes) once she is dressed she applies some light makeup and leaves her hair down.
Once she is ready she walks out of her room and goes into the kitchen where her mom (Nora) is cooking breakfast.
Nora – hey sweetie, did you sleep ok?
Loren – hmm, I got a bit of sleep I'm just too excited to sleep, I just don't know how I'm going to get through school
Nora – hmm, I guess going to see a huge rockstar in concert would do that to a person, especially his future wife haha
Loren – MOM stop it you sound just like Mel. Like I said to Mel before, Eddie Duran won't even see us because we'll be so far back in the crowd.
Nora – I guess so, but I bet when Mel's done dressing you, you stand out like a sore thumb haha
Loren – pfff don't I'm trying to convince her that I am capable of dressing myself tonight
Nora – haha have fun with that.
As Nora is plating up the breakfast the doorbell goes
Loren – I'll get it it's probably Mel, she wants breakfast by the way
Nora - I figured she said as Loren noticed that Nora had three plates instead of two
Loren opened the door and Mel came waltzing in, grabbing Loren's hand and dragging her into Loren's bedroom.
Mel – ok Lo let's have a look in this bore you call a closet. Mel said as she started rummaging through all of Loren's clothes. Loren just stood there and watched with an amused expression
Loren – Mel I'll be fine in what I am wearing
Mel turned and looked at Loren as if she was crazy, she laughed and then turned back to the closet to try to find something 'appropriate' for seeing Eddie Duran. After five minutes Mel turned to Loren and said 'got it' Loren looked at what Mel was holding, she held a little black dress that was one shouldered, and had a section cut out in the middle that would show off some of her stomach, the dress came to just below mid-thigh. Loren had only worn this dress once and that was for a themed party where all the girls had to dress in little black dresses, she wasn't comfortable wearing this dress then, she certainly wasn't going to like wearing it tonight, but from the look on Mel's face Loren knew that she was not getting out of wearing it.
Loren – Mel come on do I…. Mel cut in before Loren could finish the sentence.
Mel – Loren you are wearing that dress, it gorgeous and it will show off those amazing legs that you have.
Before Loren could protest Mel had grabbed Loren's arm and pulled her to the breakfast table so that they could eat before they get to school.
Eddie had just arrived back from New York, he was glad to be home and also glad that the last stop on his tour was his home town of Los Angeles. He was so tired after doing a world tour, he'd been gone for almost a year, it was time for him to just relax and hang out with his beautiful girlfriend Chloe. However his manager Jake Madsen seemed to have other plans.
Jake – so Eduardo how you feelin' about the show tonight? You glad to be back home?
Eddie – YES, I cannot wait, there's nothing like performing in front off people from your hometown there's gonna be friends family and extremely loyal fans.
Jake – good, good now we just need to talk about writing the new…..
Eddie – album…. Yes Jake I know but I really just need a couple of weeks off I'm beat. We have just done a world tour. All I'm asking for is a slight brake, I'm not going to be forgotten in a couple of weeks.
Jake – Eddie listen to me, I'm willing to give you a couple of weeks off…..
Chloe – how about months he's exhausted Chloe had gone to see the last concert in NYC so she was flying back with Eddie and Jake on Eddie's private jet.
Jake – I get that you are exhausted man but I need to know that while you are on a brake, you will at least try and write a few good songs. No scratch that I want hits.
Eddie – fine, fine I will work on writing some songs ok I just need some time to chill with my girl. He said with a smile as he put his arm around Chloe's shoulders.
Once the pilot says that they can now exit the plane the three pick up their belongings and exit the jet to see a crowd of fans holding 'I love you Eddie' signs or wearing t-shirts with eddies face on them. He walks up to the crowd and starts to sign autographs. After about 30 minutes, Jake tells Eddie that they have to leave so that they can get ready for the concert.
They all get into the limo to drive to the Avalon to prepare for Eddies concert.
Loren is sat in her last class of the day just watching the clock as the hands near the 4 o'clock hour, she is fidgeting and can hardly contain her excitement because in just 3 short hours her and her best friend will be stood in the same room as Eddie Duran.
The bell goes and Loren runs out the door and down the corridor to Mel's classroom and waits impatiently for her class to let out. As soon as she sees Mel walking through the door Loren drags her and they both run to Mel's car and jump in Mel drops Loren off at her house.
Mel – ok Lo I will see you in an hour or so, Okay?
Loren – yeah sure, just make sure you don't do anything to make your mom ground you I really want to go tonight and I don't think Adam would like to replace you considering he doesn't really get why we like Eddie.
Mel – your thinking of replacing me already she said whilst pretending to be hurt I am going tonight no matter what my 'mother' says I will climb out of the window
Loren – even in your going out clothes?
They both start laughing as they both imagine Mel trying to climb out of a window wearing a dress that only Mel could pull off and heels.
Mel – haha well I WILL see you in an hour haha
Loren – bye
They wave goodbye and Loren goes into her house, she sees her dad (Trent) sat on the couch going through some paperwork. Her dad is a lawyer and is pushing for Loren to become a lawyer as well.
Loren – hi dad
Trent – Loren he says with a slight nod of his head.
Trent and Loren have never really gotten on he always wanted a son but her mom never wanted anymore kids after she had had Loren.
Loren silently went to her room and decided that there was no point in starting to get ready because Mel would only make her take everything off and start over so that she would look perfect. So instead Loren decided that she would take out her notebook that she wrote lyrics in and try and finish writing a song that she had started last week after her and her dad got into a big argument. After she hears Trent leave she starts to strum her guitar and hum until she was sure that the lyrics were perfect and then she started to sing.
Let it go, let it go
Can't hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn my back and slam the door
The snow glows white on the mountain tonight,
Not a footprint to be seen.
A kingdom of isolation and it looks like I'm the queen.
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside.
Couldn't keep it in, Heaven knows I tried.
Don't let them in, don't let them see,
Be the good girl you always had to be.
Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know.
Well, now they know.
Let it go, let it go
Can't hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn my back and slam the door
And here I stand and here I'll stay
Let it go, let it go
The cold never bothered me anyway
It's funny how some distance makes everything seem small
And the fears that once controlled me can't get to me at all.
Up here in the cold thin air I finally can breathe.
I know I left a life behind but I'm too relieved to grieve.
Let it go, let it go
Can't hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn my back and slam the door
And here I stand, and here I'll stay
Let it go, let it go
The cold never bothered me anyway
Standing frozen
In the life I've chosen.
You won't find me.
The past is all behind me
Buried in the snow.
Let it go, let it go
Can't hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn my back and slam the door
And here I stand, and here I'll stay
Let it go, let it go
The cold never bothered me anyway, yeah, whoa
(Na na, na na, na na na na) [4x]
Let it go yeah
Na, na.
Here I stand.
Let it go, let it go, oh
Let it go.
Once she was sure that the song was perfect she recorded it on her laptop before Mel got there. Mel arrived about 10 minutes after Loren had finished her song. She came barging into Loren's room and in a singy song voice said
Mel – let's get ready for tonight! I seriously can't wait Lo, we have waited for…like….EVER to see Eddie in concert and now we finally will.
They both got ready, and to Loren's dismay she wore the little black dress that Mel had previously picked out. With the dress Mel also made Loren wear a pair of black 5 inch heels in which Loren felt really uncomfortable in and she also had a chunky silver bracelet on her right arm with matching earing's and a necklace. Mel wore a bright yellow dress that fell to just above the knee and in true Melissa Sanders style she paired the dress with a neon pink belt with a jacket and 6 inch heels in the same colour. Once they were both finally dressed they went into the living room where Nora started to take pictures of them both and told them to both be careful. After that they left to go to the Avalon.
Eddie arrived at the Avalon a little before 6 to start to warm up for the show. He was in his dressing room when a man came in and interrupted Eddie's warm up.
Man – Mr Duran, I'm sorry to disturb you, I'm Alex, and I'm the manager here at the Avalon.
Eddie – please call me Eddie and what can I help you with Alex
Alex – I'm afraid there has been a slight complication that will interfere with your concert tonight. A water pipe that runs directly over the stage and the floor has burst and with it the roof has collapsed so I'm afraid the venue is not fit for a performance tonight.
Eddie – oh great! He said in a frustrated tone I'm sorry Alex this isn't your fault, I just hate to disappoint my fans, have you seen my manager Jake?
Alex – yeah he is backstage talking to some people.
Eddie – thanks
Eddie goes to find Jake to see what is happening.
Loren and Mel arrive at the Avalon to find that the concert has been cancelled.
Mel – seriously! This could only happen to us Lo
Loren stayed silent as she read the notice that stated that the Eddie Duran concert and any further concerts have been cancelled due to a water pipe bursting. Loren felt deflated after spending weeks getting ready for tonight, it was all her and Mel could think and talk about, it was all for nothing.
Eddie was upset that his last show in his hometown was cancelled but he was also relieved, he was so tired from the tour and all he wanted to do was go to Chloe's, cuddle and watch the TV so he could just chill and be with his girl.
Eddie decided to surprise Chloe, after all she didn't know that his show had been cancelled, so instead of knocking when he got to Chloe's apartment he used the key that she had given to him a couple of months ago. When Eddie walked through the door he saw Chloe talking to a blonde middle aged lady. This surprised him because he thought that Chloe would have been in bed because of her photo shoot tomorrow.
Chloe finally noticed that Eddie was stood in the doorway and she looked guilty as hell.
Chloe – hey babe, I thought you would be at your concert
Eddie – yeah I was supposed to be but we had to cancel due to a water pipe bursting or something he said looking at the woman with a confused expression hey Chloe? Who is this?
Woman – hi Eddie I'm Jackie Kowalski she said as she stuck her hand out for Eddie to shake, as he shook Jackie's hand she said I'm Chloe's mom
It took a few seconds for what Jackie had just said to sink in, 'there's no way that this is Chloe's mom, Chloe's mom is dead, she died years ago, no-one would lie about something like that its sick. But she does look like Chloe with the blonde hair and even her eyes are the same.' Eddie thought to himself
Eddie – wait, turning to face Chloe this is your mom?
Chloe – yes, Chloe said as she looked to the ground and tried to think of a good enough lie that would explain her deadbeat mom showing up at her apartment. But Eddie I can explain….
Eddie – GOOD, there better be an extremely good explanation as to why your 'dead' mother is standing in your living room Eddie practically screamed at her.
Chloe started to cry, she had never heard Eddie shout at someone like that before.
Jackie – I can tell you that
Eddie and Chloe both looked at Jacky
Chloe – no-one wants to hear from you, so just leave.
Eddie - NO! I want to hear from her. I want to know what she could have possibly done to make you hate her so much that you'd rather tell everyone that she was dead.
Jackie – well Eddie she told everyone that I was dead because I deserve to be
Eddie – aww Ms Carter don't say something like that I'm sure you did the best you could do in raising Chloe
Jackie – it's Ms Kowalski.
Eddie – Kowalski? He said as he looked at Chloe.
Chloe – yeah erm Kowalski is my real last name, Cynthia is my real first name
Eddie looked at her in disbelief
Eddie – Cynthia Kowalski, were you even going to tell me?
Chloe – yes no maybe. Chloe Carter is a legal name change, I changed it when I moved to LA I didn't lie to you on purpose Eddie
Eddie was angry and he needed some space but first off he had to find out if Chloe was lying about anything else.
Eddie – so Ms Kowalski what else do you have to say?
Jackie - Eddie she is right I was a terrible mom, I neglected her, the truth is I never wanted Chloe, I was young when I had her and I wanted to have a life like all of the other people my age so I took it out on Chloe.
Chloe – Jackie showed up here just after I got back from the airport I was trying to get her to leave because her being here brings back all the terrible childhood memories of how she treated me. I mean it's not as if she is here to make up for anything all she wants is my money.
Jackie – Chloe all I want is to earn your forgiveness, I know I don't deserve it but I am willing to work at it and take as much time as it takes to get you to forgive me
Eddie – I think that you should give your mom a second chance Chloe, I would give anything to have my mom back, anything! And you're just throwing your relationship away.
Jackie – she is right though, to think that I am here for the money, 'cause, when Chloe was growing up, well, we barely had enough money to get through the month…..
Eddie – really he said as he dragged out the word he turned to Chloe and said I had no idea, Chloe you grew up poor on the Upper East Side?
Chloe – Cynthia Kowalski isn't from Manhattan she is from Fresno California.
Eddie laughed viciously. He couldn't believe that this was happening, the girl he loved has lied to him about everything. He wasn't even sure if he knew the real person, was everything she did and said just an image that she projected? Or was some of it who she really was?
Whilst Eddie was trying to wrap his head around everything, he heard a noise coming from Chloe's bedroom, at first he thought it was paparazzi around the back of the apartment so he entered the bedroom and saw a half-naked man sat on Chloe's bed.
Man – hey man
Loren went home feeling extremely disappointed, like Mel said earlier they had been waiting forever to see Eddie live in concert and now they couldn't.
Nora – hey honey what's up? Aren't you supposed to be seeing your future husband at his concert tonight?
Loren – . the show was cancelled, something to do with a burst water pipe.
Loren dropped down into the couch and decided that she wasn't going to move for a few hours. That was until her dad came home.
Nora – hey Trent, how was work?
Nora started to get Trent some dinner ready, she always had to cook separately for Trent because he worked late all the time.
Trent – busy, I had so much paperwork to do he then noticed that Loren was sat on the sofa, he walked over to her so Loren I thought you were out with Mel tonight?
Loren – yeah our plans got cancelled, the place we were going to had a water leak.
Trent – oh right, well that's good then I didn't really want you going out anyway, you should be studying
Loren – dad it's a weekend and I have already done all my homework
Trent – I don't care what day of the week it is, you want to become a top lawyer like me? You study hard and read any material you can to get ahead for when you go to Brown! Now get in your room and study and when I check on you, you better have your head stuck in a book otherwise you are grounded, do I make myself clear?
Loren – yeah
Loren didn't know what her mom saw in Trent he was always so hard on Loren, she hated him, he was making her become a lawyer when all she wanted to do was write songs, she didn't like the idea of ever becoming famous, the thought of that many people staring at her terrified her.
Loren went to her room and started to revise for a test she had on Wednesday. After about 30 minutes her dad came in to her room and shut the door. He stood over her shoulder to see what book she was reading and what she was writing.
Trent – Loren let me have a word with you please
Loren turned to face Trent and the next thing she knew a hand was flying towards her face. He hit her that hard that her head fell to the side.
Trent – the next time I ask you to do something you do it. Your mom is mad at me now for 'forcing' you to study. So why don't you just disappear for a few hours and pretend like we had a nice little chat about how I was too hard on you an how I said that you can go and have some fun. Got it?
Loren nodded, trying to keep the tears from her eyes, she knew from past experiences that if she cried he would only hit her harder.
Trent then grabbed Loren's hair and tugged it back roughly and said
Trent – answer me!
Loren – yes okay I got it I'll tell mom that we had a nice chat
Trent – releasing his grip on her hair and smiled good I'm glad we got that all cleared up, now go and don't be back before 10 I need to try and make your mom happy.
Loren – o-okay
Trent left Loren's room and Loren turned and looked in the mirror, tears had started to fall down her cheeks and there was a red mark on her left cheek where Trent had hit her, she doesn't know why she even bothers crying anymore he's been like this for as long as she can remember but for some reason it still hurt. Loren put on her make-up to cover up the red mark and decided to take her guitar and song writing book up to her secret spot.
Man –hey man
Eddie – what the hell is this Chloe? Eddie shouted angrily as he pointed to the half-naked man in Chloe's bed why the hell is Tyler Rorke in your bed?
Tyler – I think it's pretty obvious, don't you? I mean I know that you're not the sharpest tool in the shed but come on surely you know when your girlfriend is cheating on you.
Chloe – Tyler? Why are you in my house, Chloe said acting like she didn't know how Tyler had gotten into her bedroom, however Eddie wasn't buying it and she could see that from the look on his face so she turned and said Eddie we need to call the police, he is clearly stalking me and breaking into my house.
Eddie – seriously Chlo that's the best you've got? You're clearly lying especially after everything your 'dead' mother has just told me, I don't think I will ever believe another thing that comes out of your mouth.
Chloe – Eddie she said in a screechy desperate tone please I'm not lying, not about this. Why would I sleep with Tyler when I have you?
Eddie – I don't know why would you?
Chloe – Eddie I haven't ever slept with Tyler I swear Chloe now had tears running down her face as she was begging Eddie to believe her
Jackie – what about when you were in high school?
Eddie – WHAT!
Chloe gave Jackie a death stare but Jackie ignored it
Jackie – yeah in high school, Chloe and Tyler dated
Eddie couldn't believe what a fool he had been, she had been sleeping with Tyler this entire time, Eddie was gonna propose to her, he had a ring and everything. His dad was right he should have listened to him when he said that Chloe was nothing but a gold digger.
Tyler – I'm sorry to do this to you man but me and Chloe never really stopped seeing each other. And I can prove it to you. How do you like her butterfly tattoo that she got on the inside of her left thigh? Oh Chloe didn't you get that two months ago?
Chloe – Tyler shut up! Eddie please…
Eddie – ENOUGH, I'm done Chloe, all these lies, I just can't deal with them. I hope you and Tyler live a happy life. We are done!
With that Eddie walked out of Chloe's apartment, he heard her calling his name but he didn't care instead he just wanted some space to think and calm down before he ended up hitting someone. He decided he was going to go to his spot where he goes to think up on the hill.
Loren was sat by the tree looking through some of her old songs trying to see if anything would come of them. She had decided to leave her guitar in the car because she wasn't really feeling inspired enough to try and write a new song instead she just wanted to sit in silence.
After she had been sat there for 10 minutes or so, there was a noise that came from behind her which made her jump, she turned around and saw that there was a boy, no a man stood there, he was wearing a dark hoodie, a hat and some shades so she couldn't get a good look at him.
Man – oh I'm sorry I didn't think that anyone would be up here
Loren – it's okay
The man turned to leave so Loren quickly said
Loren – you don't have to leave there is plenty of space up here for two of us, that is of course unless you are a crazy axe murderer or someone that plans on making lots of noise.
The man gave her a weird look when she said the last part
Loren – what I like how peaceful it is up here
Man – HAHA, ok well I'm not a murderer and I promise I will be quiet.