Disclaimer: I don't own BTR or any of the songs in this chapter. If I did, I wouldn't be sitting at home on a laptop. I'd be partying in Hollywood.

AN: In honor of James Maslow's birthday yesterday, here's an update.

James held my hand tight and dragged me out of the elevator to the outside of Gustavo's office. He turned and smiled at me brightly. He put his hands on both sides of my face and looked deep in my eyes.

"You can do it, just stay quiet and let me talk to Gustavo." He grabbed the back of my head and gave me a crushing kiss before dragging me through the doors of Gustavo's office.

"JAMES! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? WHERE ARE THE REST OF THE DOGS! WHO IS THIS AND WHY. IS. SHE. IN. MY. OFFICE?" Gustavo yelled, turning red.

James was about to speak to Gustavo when I interrupted. "Hi, Mr. Rocque." I walked up and shook his hand firmly. "Big fan of your work. Boy Quake Boys…. Boys In the Attic….Boys City. Wow, you're so talented. As for your questions, James brought me here to sing for you. The rest of the dogs are at the Palm Woods, I don't know how you handle them, and they're such a hand full. Then again, you are THE Gustavo Rocque, I'm sure you could do anything." I say, sweetly.

Gustavo stood behind his desk, mouth wide. "James, who is she?"

James smiled proudly, "Well, Gustavo, she is the one and only, Stella Claire Jones."

"Can she sing?" He asked him, smirking slightly.

James scoffs. "Listen to this." Then he turns to me, expectantly.

This is it, Stells. This is all you, it's your shot. You can do it. No, you can't, this is Gustavo Rocque, he won't even think about you, care. NO! I can do it. Sing, Stella. Sing.

I chuckle to myself. "You show the lights that stop me, turn to stone. You shine it when I'm alone. And so I tell myself that I'll be strong, and dreaming when they're gone. 'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home. Calling, calling, calling home. You show the lights that stop me, turn to stone. You shine it when I'm alone, home." I belt out. When I stop, all I can hear is the deep pants I am letting out.

"Harder." Gustavo says, staring intensely at me. I glare back a bit and huff out a sigh. Then I smile and start singing again. This time I sing, 'Waiting outside the Lines' by Greyson Chance. This time, I sing all of it. This time, I have it.

I finish once again and grunt and then pant again. James sits on Gustavo's desk smiling widely, Gustavo is staring at me intently still, he hasn't yelled at James because he is too distracted.

He smiles. You've got this, Stella. "Harder." He says.

"WHAT! HARDER? HOW!" I yell. "I NAILED THAT SONG!"

"Harder. You need to put yourself harder. You can belt. So, belt." He smirked and sits in his large chair.

I sigh and then smile. "Okay." I take a deep breath and start singing 'Ain't No Other Man' by Christina Aguilera. It is a challenging song that has a lot of belting. When done, I double over and take a few deep breaths then stand again and look at Gustavo.

"Better. I like her. The punk rock care-free look works for her, can you dance?" Gustavo asks me.

I shrug and nod my head.

"You and me, next 7 months, cut some tracks, put together a demo, and do some duets. I need to have you sing in front of Griffin though. The next three days will be you and me, in the studio, almost all day and night. I have to write a song and get you in the recording booth." I jump up and down.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" I run up and hug Gustavo. Then I run to James and he holds me tight, smiling. He pulls away and kisses me.

"WOAH WOAH WOAH." Gustavo exclaims. "What is this!" He yells.

"Uhmm…." James stutters. "I don't know what you're talking about…" He claims before grabbing my hand and running out the door. As we run down the hall, Gustavo yells after us, "HEY! JONES! 10 AM TOMORROW MORNING! LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT 7 MONTHS! YOU NEED TO COME TOO JAMES, AND BRING THE DOGS NEXT TIME!" We smile and get into the elevator.

"YES YES YES YES!" I jump up and down, hugging James. "I can't believe it! I'm going big time!" James smiles wide and laughs at my antics.

"Congrats. I knew you could do it, I'm sure that the guys will be excited, too. I mean, the first thing Gustavo will probably do is have you do a duet with Big Time Rush to introduce you to Griffin without totally disrespecting Griffin's 'authority' or whatever."

I sigh. "Crap. I have to call my mom." I pull out my phone and hit speed dial 2 and jitter nervously while it rings.

"Hello?" My mom asks.

"Hey mom, I just want to tell you that I went to Rocque Records today. I'm literally in the elevator right now."

"AND?"

"And…" I tried to sound dull. "I don't think he liked me, he yelled at me while I was leaving."

"Aww, honey, I'm so sorry." James was on the verge of uncontrollable laughter.

"Yeah, he said I should've tried harder. Want to know what he yelled at me?"

"Sure, honey." My mother said in a soothing voice.

I smile a bit and yell excitedly. "HE SAID, HEY JONES, 10 AM TOMORROW MORNING! LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT 7 MONTHS!"

"Oh my god, honey! Why'd you scare me like that! That's great! I'm so proud of you! Looks like we're staying longer than I thought!" She exclaimed happily.

"I know! We're going to record tomorrow!"

"Well! I think this deserves celebration! How about we all go to dinner tonight?"

"Yeah, can I bring some my friends…?"

"Well honey, I thought it was obvious that Chloe, Eliza and Mary were invited."

"No, mom. Four new friends."

"Oh." My mom said surprised. "Who?"

"Kendall, Carlos, Logan and…. James." I smiled a bit at the last name. We hit the bottom of the elevator and James took my hand and we walked out of Rocque Records.

"Hmm, someone sounds like they have a crush." My mom chuckled on the other end.

"Well – I guess so. I mean, I know so, but… he's great. I can't wait for you to meet him. I've gotta go. Love you!" I bellowed and hung up.

"So… looks like I'm meeting the family." James said.

"Yeah, as are Kendall, Carlos and Logan." I smiled, we held hands and walked down the sidewalk towards the Palm Woods.

AN: THANKS FOR READING! AND THANKS FOR MY FIRST REVIEWERS! I love you :D So yeah, the first song was Lights by Ellie Goulding. I love her music. I'll Hold My Breath is pretty fantastic. If anyone has an original song that they wouldn't mind lending me and is pretty great, I would loveeee to borrow it and use it as Stella's first hit. So if you have one, message me and I WILL GIVE YOU CREDIT in the Authors Notes :) Thanks for reading, MORE TO COME. Question: Should Mrs. Jones LIKE or NOT LIKE James? Answer in the reviews! PCEE :P