Loren didn't respond instead she just passed her phone to Eddie, when he looked he saw that she had a message on twitter, after a closer look, he saw that the message was from Chloe
' chloecarter - love_to_love_you I see you are Eddie's new play thing, however I wanted to warn you little girl, I don't share my toys, so you better back off. You only get one warning!'
About a week later Loren was up and walking around, she found herself in Jake Madsen's office with one very hot rockstar stood next to her. She had spent most of the week in bed after Eddie left on Monday. Eddie had been to see her a few more times during the week, and they had just sat and talked about different things, getting to know each other. The last time Eddie had been round was Friday, and he had asked her to sing another song.
*flashback
Eddie – come on Lo, just one song that's all I'm asking
Loren – no! And plus my throat still hurts
Eddie – no it doesn't, I heard you singing along to Katy Perry yesterday haha
Loren – Eddie I'm not singing one of my songs for you
Eddie looked at Loren with the sweetest face, it reminded her of how a puppy looks at you when it wants something. How could she resist that? Loren sighed and got up and grabbed her guitar.
Loren – I don't know what to sing
Eddie – just sing anything…..before Loren could speak ….that you have written
Loren – aww I thought I had a little loophole then, I thought I could get away with singing someone else's song haha
Eddie – tough. Now come on I want to hear it
Loren – ok, it's called Little Me
Little Me (by Little Mix)
She lives in the shadow of a lonely girl
Voice so quiet you don't hear a word,
Always talking but she can't be heard,
You can see it there if you catch her eye,
I know she's brave but it's trapped inside,
Scared to talk but she don't know why,
Wish I knew back then,
What I know now,
Wish I could somehow,
Go back in time and maybe listen to my own advice,
I'd tell her to speak up, tell her to shout out,
Talk a bit louder, be a bit prouder,
Tell her she's beautiful, wonderful,
Everything she doesn't see,
You gotta speak up, you gotta shout out,
And know that right here, right now,
You can be beautiful, wonderful,
Anything you wanna be,
Little me
Yeah you got a lot of time to act your age,
You cannot write a book from a single page,
Hands on the clock only turn one way,
(Yeah)
Run too fast and risk it all,
Can't be afraid to take a fall,
Felt so big but you looked so small,
Wish I knew back then,
What I know now,
Wish I could somehow,
Go back in time and maybe listen to my own advice,
I'd tell her to speak up, tell her to shout out,
Talk a bit louder, be a bit prouder,
Tell her she's beautiful, wonderful,
Everything she doesn't see.
You gotta speak up, you gotta shout out,
And know that right here, right now,
You can be beautiful, wonderful,
Anything you wanna be, oh,
Little me
Little me
Tell you one thing I would say to her
I'd tell her to speak up, tell her to shout out,
Talk a bit louder, be a bit prouder,
Tell her she's beautiful, wonderful,
Everything she doesn't see.
You gotta speak up, you gotta shout out,
And know that right here, right now,
You can be beautiful, wonderful,
Anything you wanna be (Little me)
I'd tell her to speak up, tell her to shout out,
Talk a bit louder, be a bit prouder,
Tell her she's beautiful, wonderful,
Everything she doesn't see.
You gotta speak up, you gotta shout out,
And know that right here, right now,
You can be beautiful, wonderful,
Anything you wanna be,
I'd tell her to speak up, tell her to shout out,
Talk a bit louder, be a bit prouder,
Tell her she's beautiful, wonderful,
Everything she doesn't see.
You gotta speak up, you gotta shout out,
And know that right here, right now,
You can be beautiful, wonderful,
Anything you wanna be,
Little me
Loren looked at Eddie sheepishly as she waited to hear what he thought about the song.
Eddie – wow…. When did you right that?
Loren – this week, it just came to me. After everything that has happened I realised that I should have told someone about what was happening, and if I could go back in time I would have done things differently.
Eddie – Loren he whispered as he lifted her chin up so that his eyes were meeting her gaze. No-one blames you for being scared, I don't even know how you coped with something like that for such a long time.
Loren – with a small smile –well I have a few good songs out of it
Eddie – haha, well I guess that's the best way to look at it. Just write songs and then move on
Loren – yeah, I know. And anyway I think I will have enough to think about with Chloe gunning for me.
Eddie – eugh! What has she done now?
Loren – just another tweet, it said ' chloecarter - love_to_love_you I warned you to stay away from my man, but it looks like you haven't listened, you better watch your back you little twerp, I'll make you regret the day you decided to steal my man!'
Eddie – well like I have already said she isn't going to do anything, her bark is worse than her bite. I promise.
Loren – I know that's what you keep saying, but I don't get why she is being this aggressive towards me, it's not as if we are dating.
Eddie – yeah I know that and you know that but trying to tell her that is like trying to talk to a brick wall. Anyway let's forget about Chloe, I've been working on this song since last Saturday, when we were up on the hill. I was wondering if you could help me? There's something missing and I can't figure out what.
Eddie sang to Loren and when he was done Loren sat there contemplating what could be added to make the song better, she understood what Eddie had said about something being missing, so she grabbed his notebook and started writing in it and then when she was done she passed it back to Eddie.
Eddie – you think it should be a duet?
Loren – well I think that's what is missing, you're talking about two people sharing something, why not try it as a duet?
Eddie – I've never done one before
Loren – well I'm sure a lot of artists would be willing to work with you
Eddie – well I will only do it, if you sing it with me, come on Lo how about we just try it now just to see how it sounds?
Loren –fine, I will do it
Somewhere only we know (by Keane – Max Schneider and Elizabeth Gillies version)
Eddie -
I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete
Both -
Oh simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
Loren -
I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?
Both -
Oh simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
And if you have a minute, why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go somewhere only we know?
Somewhere only we know
Eddie -
Oh simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need someone to rely on
Loren –
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
Both -
And if you have a minute, why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go? Somewhere only we know
Oh, this could be the end of everything
So why don't we go somewhere only we know?
Somewhere only we know
Somewhere only we know
Eddie – wow that was amazing, I have to include that on my album
Loren – yeah but without me, right?
Eddie – come on Loren, we sound great together, please will you sing with me on this one song, I won't ever ask you again
Loren – you sound like a child
Eddie – an adorable child that you cannot resist though
Loren – true, fine I will do this one song….
Eddie – YES! Okay so I will pick you up on Sunday afternoon and we can go to the office and show Jake, he wants to talk to you about you starting your own career anyway.
Loren – wow Eddie, are you forgetting that I can still barely walk?
Eddie – nawww you'll be fine, and plus if you can't walk by Sunday I will just carry you he said with a cheeky smile and a wink
Just then he stood up and gave Loren a quick kiss on the cheek and said
Eddie – okay so I gotta go, I have some boring meetings to get to but I will pick you up at 4 on Sunday so be ready
With that Eddie left.
*end flashback
That is how Loren ended up stood in Jake Madsen's office with Eddie stood next to her, he was telling Jake about the duet that he wanted to put on his album.
Eddie – honestly Jake, you will love this song, and Loren is an amazing singer I swear
Jake – haha okay, okay you don't have to give me a speech, just sing and then I will tell you what I think. Loren? Are you ready?
Loren – y-yes I think so
Eddie – there's no need to be nervous, just pretend that Jake isn't here, I usually do
Jake – hey! He loves me more than you would think, honestly
Eddie – mmm hmm keep telling yourself that Jake, haha
Loren watched as Eddie and Jake bantered back and forth for a few minutes and then it was time for her and Eddie to sing his new song. He started to play the piano (Eddie had decided that it sounded better that way than with his guitar) and then he started to sing and after the first verse Loren came in for the chorus.
Jake's POV
Eddie had just started singing, the song was a little slower than Eddie's usual stuff but it had a nice ring to it, Jake could see it being a hit. When he looked over at Loren she looked uncomfortable, Jake had his concerns about this girl, he felt sorry for her and everything but she just seemed too shy to be a superstar like Eddie. Just then Loren started to join in with the chorus and Jake was blown away. He couldn't believe that such a small, shy girl like Loren had a voice like that. As the chorus ended and Loren sang a verse solo, he could see the potential that she had as a professional singer. Jake knew that he had to sign this girl, and he had to do it now.
Once the song was over Eddie and Loren looked to Jake to see what he thought of the song, all Jake could do was stand up and wrap his arms around the both of them
Jake – you two work well together. Your voices go really well together. I want you to put this on your album Eddie, however Loren before we are able to record this, I think we should talk about you signing with me.
Loren's POV
Loren was stunned she didn't know what to say, she was excited about having an opportunity like this, but she was also really scared, she didn't know whether anyone would like her music and she didn't know how she would be able to perform in front of the same amount of people that Eddie performs in front of.
Loren – wow, Jake that's… I mean I ….
Before Loren could get a fully formed sentence out of her mouth so that she could answer Jake's proposal they were interrupted by the door swinging open and a tall blonde woman came walking in.
Girl – well look at what we have here. I thought I warned you to stay away from my man!
