Heey guys. I appreciate your reviews and hope you still enjoy reading my story. Here's chapter four
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Beck's POV
I woke up at 7:30 as my alarm clock rang. I didn't catch a lot of sleep the last night. I thought a lot about Jade, about the upcoming four months and about the past.
I was very tired while showering and taking breakfast. I made some coffee and put two sugars in it. Jade used to drink coffee like this. Maybe she still did it that way. As I was the one bringing her coffee every day to satisfy her coffee-addiction, I started to drink coffee the way she did when we broke up.
I sighed and went down to catch a cab. When I got out in front of the theatre, I started to get nervous. That was so unlike me, but what should I do? I took a deep breath and entered.
When I got to hall 23 I paused, trooped and opened the door. There were already some people in the room. Blair, who I knew from yesterday smirked and walked over to me. "Hey Beck. I'll introduce you to your other slaves" she laughed and dragged me to the others. "That's Anthony, he'll perform Alec in the play. He's a little bit weird, but a nice guy" The thin and shy looking guy with blonde locks reminded me of Robbie, a friend from HA. "This young lady is Lakisha, aka Robin. She's probably the best ballade singer in the world" A black girl with dread locks smiled at me. "This adorable girl is Ariana, going to play Spencer in the musical. She seems annoying and innocent but trust me, her voice will blow your mind away" The small girl with short red hair hugged me happily. Weird, she was just like Cat Valentine in high school. "And … the fake blonde over there is Hilary, next to her, her boyfriend Garret. But they're not officially dating." Blair had an annoyed but somehow sad expression on her face. Maybe that Garrett-guy was her ex-lover or something. Well, as long as there were no problems, it's not of my business.
"Hey guys! I'm Beck and it's nice to meet ya all. I'm looking forward for the next four months and I'm really excited about working with you." I smiled my signature smile and they smiled back. Except for that Garrett, who seemed a little bit cocky. Damn, I hate such guys. Just as I finished my thoughts, the door was opened and Jade stormed in, James entered the room behind her. They were arguing, or at least Jade was grumbling and James just seemed very annoyed. "We're sorry guys. But Mrs West just turned off the alarm clock and preferred to stay in bed. Be aware, we had no time to get her coffee" James explained. "Yeah, no time." Jade snuffled. I secretly laughed my ass off. Jade was not easy to handle and we also used to argue a lot. And to release her in public without coffee, that was a huge mistake. Luckily, I brought some coffee with me and offered her a cup. Jade looked at me suspicious but then she grabbed the cup and sipped at it. She seemed surprised, but continued drinking the coffee.
"So, Oliver just saved our lives. Thank you man" James grinned at me and continued talking to the others "As you know, he is a very successful director in Hollywood and he is going to co-direct our play. Any further questions?" "I have!" Ariana giggled and asked "Does Beck have a girlfriend" I laughed and responded "No, I'm available. But I'm not looking forward to have a relationship at the moment" I looked at Jade who quickly turned her head away. "Anything else?" "Yeah, you directed "Beneath the truth". How was it to work with Natalie Portman?" Anthony asked. "Oh, she's a great and very professional actress. She also was very funny and told great jokes" I laughed. "There are rumours, that you once dated that hot pop starlet, Tori V. Are they true?" That annoying Garrett stared at me with a conceited look. "Uhm … yeah. We were dating at College for a short time. No big deal." "Okay, so can we now start rehearsals or do you want to continue talking about the lousy lives of some Hollywood starlets?" Jade called out and walked towards stage. "Her mood is just as great as always." Anthony mumbled, but the rest of the actors followed Jade. Wow, I felt like I was in high school again.
Jade had the leading part of the play, Brooke, a girl who is torn between two lovers and gets pregnant. She decides to stay with the father of the kid, which is supposed to be Alec. But she is still head over heels of Lucas, portrayed by Garrett. At the end, he dies in a car crash on the way to the hospital, where Brooke is giving birth to her daughter. She calls her Lucy and it is revealed, that Lucas was the real father of the baby and Alec just forced Brooke to stay with him. When Brooke hears of Luca's death, she finally leaves Alec to build up a new life for her and her daughter in Europe.
Jade had to sing five songs alone and two duets, one with Garrett and one with Ariana, who portrayed Brooke's sister Spencer. Lakisha was Robin, Brooke's best friend and Hilary had the role of Alec's affair, Brittany.
They were all very professional and I was impressed, how fast the rehearsal reached its end. When they started to go home, Jade came quickly to me, gave me my cup, said "Thanks" and walked away. I was surprised but I smiled.