Haley's shoes splashed in the puddles the rain had left, on her walk home. The breeze hadn't lifted, so she zipped her hoodie up and stuffed her hands into her pockets, doing her best to stay warm.
As she was strolling she saw a particular billboard, standing tall in the sky that got her attention.
"See Big Time Rush, live!" Were written in giant red letters across the billboard, and on the left was a picture of four boys, one of those boys, specifically the short one, with brown haired that stood up in the front. He seemed so familiar.
He was the man from the café.
Haley's eyes grew wide with shock. She had literally ran into a celebrity and she hadn't even known. She couldn't believe it. She had been inches away from him, and she knew absolutely nothing. She didn't know how to feel. Happy? Excited? Giddy? It was all just completely strange to her. She decided to shake it off and forget about it.
Because that was really the only thing she could do.
"Logan! Where have you been? Sarah's going to be here every minute!" Kendall said to him, just as Logan walked off the elevator and onto the executive floor.
"I was exploring." Logan said simply.
"Yeah, well try telling that to Sarah."
"What's the big deal? She's not here. I got away with it."
"Yeah well you might not have. What would we have done if Sarah came and you were gone?"
"Cover for me."
Kendall rolled his eyes.
"Just don't do that again." He said.
"Do what?" Sarah asked, stepping out of the elevator. James and Carlos immediately stepped out of their rooms, knowing that Sarah was there because the air instantly got colder.
"Uhm, I-I was just telling Logan not to…Forget to brush his teeth again…His breath smells terrible." Kendall panicked.
"Logan, get yourself a stick of gum, boys, follow me."
Logan pulled out the pack of gum he happened to have in his pocket, and rested a stick in his mouth.
"Nice cover." Logan mouthed to Kendall.
"I panicked!" He mouthed back.
"Alright, you get to the venue, go straight inside alright? Ignore the fans."
"B-but they're our fans…Shouldn't we-"
"Shut up Carlos, I'm talking." Sarah said. Carlos instantly shut his mouth, and quietly crossed his arms in front of his chest.
"Go straight into the venue, do your sound check, and James, don't ask your VIP fans if they have any questions…It's a waste of time."
"But I-"
"Take pictures, but make sure you're quick, you get one hour for pictures."
"But what about-"
"Be back in the venue after pictures and get changed, then get to hair and makeup, are we clear?"
"Yes Sarah." They boys grumbled.
"Great." She said, walking out of the elevator and showing them to their limo.
"I'll meet you at the venue, all we'll go over the plan one more time." She told the boys as they slid into the limo, and she closed them in, finally leaving them alone.
"I hate her. I hate her so much." James said.
"Why can't we fire her?" Carlos asked.
"Because Nickelodeon says she's the 'best' for us, and if we let her go, no one would be able to do as well as she does."
"A fucking chipmunk could be a better manager than Sarah!" Carlos said.
Logan was too preoccupied to join in the conversation. Instead he was starring down at the book he had picked up at the café. The cover had a picture of two bridges, one was crossing over the other, but in the background was a beautiful waterfall, flowing into a pool of water, so blue that it was sparkling.
"Logan? Logan! Hello!" He snapped back to reality to find James waving a hand in front of his face.
"Yeah…Sorry."
"What is that?" Carlos snatched the book out of his hands.
"Give it ba-"
But it was too late, Carlos already had the book in his hands. "Crossing Paths…Sappy love story much?" He laughed.
"Shut up." Logan grumbled taking the book back.
"Logan, what's going on?" Kendall asked him, ushering to the book.
"uhm, I uhm…I bumped into someone at this café I was at…A-and she left her book."
"Ohhh, a mystery girl!" Carlos winked at Logan.
"What did she look like?" James asked.
"I-I don't remember." Logan lied. Truth was he remembered her perfectly. Her flawless brown curls, her ocean-blue eyes. Her shy yet cute smile.
"Too bad you're never going to see her again." Kendall chuckled
"Yeah…Too bad."
