Note: heyy so this chapter is short but it was like necessary to put in. A big huge thanks to
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The week flew by, in a series of boring days, trapped inside, hiding from the press until the conference. The band would come and hang out. No one confronted Kristina since she technically hadn't quit or been fired yet but Cooper was planning on doing it right before the press conference and having her just renounce her spot. My dad hadn't contacted me.
Finally the day of the press conference arrived and I was a nervous wreck.
"I don't think I can do this." I said, walking into the room where Nat and the guys were just playing around on their instruments.
"Why?" David asked.
"People are going to be so disappointed. My fans...I'm a horrible role model." I cried, sitting down and putting my head in my hands. Nat walked over and hugged me.
"You're not a horrible role model." he said, soothingly.
"Well neither are you but that's what they're going to say!" I cried.
"Neither of us are horrible role models...we just made a mistake. It happens."
"Burn!" Thomas shouted from the corner. Nat turned around and glared at him.
"How is that a bur-you know what never mind," he said turning back to me, "Rosalina please. Don't be so hard on yourself. Who cares what press says or what fans think?" he asked. I gave him a look.
"Ok so the fans do matter...but hey...I'll always be your fan." he said, smiling.
"Get a room...oh wait..." David said, jokingly. We both rolled our eyes and Nat kissed me quickly before going back to playing around on his keyboard. Cooper walked in holding his phone.
"Ok guys...we're going to the conference soon but first...Kristina's coming here." he said. I sighed and the guys groaned.
"Ever since she went crazy no one's wanted to see her, Coop." Quaasim said.
"I know but we have to get this out of the way."
"When's she gonna be here?" Nat asked.
"Um...she's actually on her way up." he said.
"What?" Nat exclaimed, standing up.
"I thought we agreed Rosalina shouldn't be in the room when we discuss this. For her safety." I heard him whisper to Cooper through gritted teeth.
"Well I thought maybe that was a bit much..." Cooper replied.
"It's not a bit much. Please..." Nat said.
I stood up and touched his arm. "Nat I'm fine, really. I just want today to be over with ok?" I asked. He smiled slightly.
"Ok. If you say so." I nodded and then Kristina walked in wearing a super low cut shirt, a mini skirt, and high heals.
"You do know we're going to a press conference...not a strip club right?" Thomas asked. The guys started laughing and I tried not to.
She ignored it. "What did you want to talk to me about Cooper? Oh hi Nat." she said, stepping in front of me. I backed up but Nat grabbed me and pulled me around to the other side of him, putting his arm around me so he was standing in between me and Kristina.
"Kristina, I warned you what would happen if you talked about Nat and Rosalina's situation..." Cooper started but she cut him off.
"You warned me what would happen if I spread false things around. Telling Rosalina's dad about their situation wasn't fake."
"You had no right to tell my dad, Kristina." I said, keeping an even tone.
"Someone had to tell him..." she said innocently.
"That someone shouldn't have been you!" Nat exclaimed. I yanked on his arm.
"Nat please...Kristina, this is considered disorderly conduct-" Cooper started, but she cut him off again.
"You said disorderly conduct in the work place. It wasn't in the workplace." she said, confidently.
"Kristina you're fired!" Cooper snapped, loosing his cool. We all gaped at him, we'd really never seen that happened.
"You can't fire me. Juno here's gonna have to leave and you need a base player." she said.
"There's plenty of people who would kill for the job." Nat hissed.
She sighed and looked down. "Ok fine...I thought you might say that." He crossed his arms and nodded.
"When do we leave?" she asked.
"That's it? You're not gonna make a scene?" Alex asked from across the room.
"No." she said.
"We're leaving how. We're taking a limo...it's outside now." Cooper informed her.
"Alright." she said, walking out. We all started to shuffle out the door but Nat grabbed my hand and yanked me back.
"She's up to something. I know that look." he whispered.
"We can't do anything about it though." I replied.
"You're right...it's probably nothing." he said. I squeezed his hand and smiled as we walked out the door. How wrong we were.
