Chapter Four – Meetings and Re-Scheduling

As the week past, The Charmed Ones vanquished three demons, help two innocents and managed to run P3, Ask Phoebe, and Manage Chris' career without flaw, but Chris however had much to think about on his mind. With his career about to be internationally launched in less than a month and finally accepting the death of his son, he was emotionally and mentally drained.

As Chris awoke on the couch in the Halliwell Manor the sun grazed his cheek and lit up his hair like those flash lights with the plastic strings that made different colors at the end. He looked at the empty fireplace, and smelled pancakes. He lifted his head and heard sizzling and talking coming from the kitchen. He got up and walked in.

"Yeah so that-" Paige was going on while sitting at the table with a cup of coffee.
"Hey Sweetie!" Piper said trying to flip pancakes around her pregnant stomach.
"hey-um!" Chris groaned still not fully awake
"Don't talk yourself away." Paige said smiling and taking a sip of coffee.
"Uh huh." Chris said sitting down and putting his head on the table.
"Hungry?" Piper said bringing over a plate of pancakes for Paige and Chris.
"Famished." Paige said
"Sure." Chris said
Piper came over and put down and plate of about four pancakes down smiling. Chris looked at the plate for a while, he didn't notice.
"Are you okay?" Paige asked
"Fine, just a little tired." br "Enjoy!" Piper said kissing him on the cheek.
Piper brought over plates for herself and Paige and they sat down eating breakfast.

"Where's Phoebe?" Chris asked putting pancake in his mouth.
"She and Wyatt are at her office, they are having a nephew and aunt day." Piper said, "I think its because she wants to see more of Wyatt."
"Umm—okay." Chris said kinda confused.
They all finished breakfast and as Chris helped Piper with the dishes Paige's cell phone rang.

"Hello." Paige said flipping her phone open and answering.
"Paige, listen baby girl." Little Miss was on the other end, "You've got to get down here A.S.A.P with Chris, Jon and Kevin have made major changes to Chris' schedule."
"What!" Paige said, "Why didn't they tell me?"
"Just get down here and make it fast!" Little Miss was gone.
"Chris!" Paige said closing her phone, "We've got to get going now, no time to drive, we'll orb!"
"What happened?" Chris asked
"Jon and Kevin have made changes to your schedule, that's all I know and now go get dressed!" Paige said almost yelling at Chris.

Two seconds later Paige had grabbed her purse and Chris was coming down pulling his shirt on. Running into the kitchen.
"ready?" Paige said
"Yes." Chris said taking her hand, "Bye Mom!" Chris said has his voice faded as orbs formed and vanished.
"Bye." Piper said looking at the spot where they once stood.

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Paige and Chris orbed into a bathroom stall in what looked like to be the men's bathroom. Chris opened the door and looked.
"No one, lets go!" Chris and Paige left the bathroom and into the Vibe Records main offices. No surprise when they turned the corner they saw the office assistant, Alan sitting at his desk.

"Hey Sexy!" Alan said, "I dreamed about you, lets just say-" br "Shut up Alan!" Paige and Chris both said
Alan took offense and mumbled something, then as they entered Kevin's office, he said, "Paige need a tampon?"

"Paige, Chris, please sit down." Kevin said, standing up and pointing to empty blue covered chairs in front of his desk.

Kevin Richards, the CEO of Vibe Records, was the person who signed Chris in the first place. He was a rather older man, but no grey hair yet. He had a well built face with blonde hair, blue eyes, and his body was rather bulky. His office was Huge. He had two large grey metal lined glass doors with white walls that were covered with gold, silver, platinum discs, pictures with celebrities like Britney Spears, Usher, Beyonce, Spice Girls, and more. His desk sat parallel to a wall of glass windows that over looked the city of San Francisco. His office was at the top of the Vibe Records building.

As Chris and Paige sat down they saw another man, in the far seat. This was Jon Powers, Chris' tour manager, Jon was very young, a little older then Chris with bleach blonde hair, tan skin, white shirt and jeans, the same when Chris and Paige saw him before.

"So what happened?" Paige said

"Kevin!" Little Miss said walking in "I just got off the phone with-WHOA! How did you two get in her so fast?"
"Glad you made it Angelina." Kevin said, "Please sit." Kevin then turned on to Chris and Paige. "We have made some adjustments to Chris' schedule."
"You see that's a problem." Paige said
"How?" Kevin said, with a smile on his face.
"Well you see I am Chris' manager, and he is mine to say what to do and where to go. And if you made adjustments to his schedule without telling me that means that my schedule and yours doesn't match and that means whatever you have planned for him will not happen it will go my schedule. And he will not show up! You have my cell phone number and my house number their was no way you couldn't have contacted me! So the next time you deicide to change his schedule without telling me first you will have more then just an angry woman on your hands." Paige said getting heated in the moment. Chris placed his hand on her shoulder.

Little Miss had a look of "Damn Right!" on her face.

Kevin laughed, "I like you I really do, you have spunk. And these adjustments had to be made at the moment we didn't have time to contact you."
"Really?" Paige said crossing her arms, "What were they?"

Kevin turned to his laptop computer and typed for a few moments. And then turned the computer around so that Chris and Paige could see, Paige reached into her purse and pulled out a PDA (Personal Handheld Organizer) and turned it on. Chris looked over and was shocked.
"You have a Palm Pilot?" Chris asked in shock
"Yes." Paige snapped
"And You know how to work it?"
"Shut up Chris!"
Paige heard both Little Miss, Kevin, and Jon giggle.
"Okay." She said ringing up Chris' schedule, "what did you change?"
"We had to change Chris' Single date up to 1 week from today and as we speak his video has been shipped off to VH1, MTV, MTV Europe, and other entertainment channels." br "WHAT!" Paige and Chris both said
"Why in hell did you do that?" Paige yelled
"A pop group is being released about 2 weeks from today called "Next Time."' Kevin said
"So?" br "So, they are going to calm Chris' position on MTV."
"What Position?"
"The position as the new Pop Star, the position of being big."
"I didn't know you guys organized positions!"
"Paige, the only pop stars that are MTV and VH1 right now are old, and their haven't been any big natural pop stars appear in a few years, the only last few big ones were Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff, Raven, and those American Idol people, fake stars trying to make more money, Chris here is new and unheard of!"
Paige sat silent. She looked down and erased the entire schedule on her Palm Pilot. "So where's the new schedule?"

Kevin pointed at the screen and Paige started writing on her Palm Pilot.

"Is that it?" Paige said, twenty minutes later after taking down about 30 events.
"Nope, Jon Powers has kindly taken time out of his busy schedule to come talk to the three of you." Kevin said to Chris, Paige, and Little Miss.
"What about?" Chris asked finally.
Little Miss sat on the arm of Chris' chair.
"Well Chris I have pre-arranged dates at over 40 venues here in America." Jon said
Paige smacked her hand down on Kevin's desk.
"These events are only preliminary Miss Matthews." Jon said to her, "These aren't final, I will talk to you about them later."
Paige now so angry red blushes were forming on her cheeks. Sat back and once again crossed her arms.

"Isn't this way to early?" Chris asked, "I mean you have arranged venues on days that I have never heard of me, and my single isn't out yet, let alone my CD."
"I know its early." Jon said, "But trust me after this afternoons meeting with Miss Matthews, Kevin, Little Miss and I their will be no way you can't succeed."
"You guys aren't going to take me the way of like Justin Timberlake or those fakes are you?"
Kevin laughed. "No no. Trust me"
"that's hard." Paige snapped at Kevin. Kevin smiled at Paige.

"We still have to finish Chris' album and we have to find a band." Little Miss said finally.
"That's Tuesday Angelina." Paige said not looking at her.
"Okay then." Little Miss said
An un-very easy tension filled the office.
"Tell me about this new group." Chris said, "Take Next?"
"Next Time." Kevin said, "Let me show you their new song."
Kevin pulled out a CD with a group on the cover, five guys. All looked who they would fit perfectly with Alan.
Kevin turned on the stereo.
Paige and Chris looked at the CD cover it had five guys, all typical manufactured guys. The cute, curly hair, young one, the old one with the mustache, the bad ass, the posh clean cut one, and the one that mom would love to see you bring home. The music started up, it was totally fake, and techno and then the words that made Chris and Paige drop their mouths.

"I am your Lollipop Lover,
I am gonna come with you."

Little Miss cracked up laughing.
"OH-MY-GOD!" Paige said, "This crap could out beat Chris?"
"It Could." Kevin said

"I am your Lollipop Lover,
I am gonna come with you.
Just got slow, don't go fast,
I wanna make it last!

So just sit and make magic,
Let it be and don't forget,
I am your lollipop lover!"

Kevin turned off the stereo.
"Oh my god." Paige said rubbing her temples.
"Well Chris lets go down to the studio, perhaps we can get the album done tonight." br Little Miss and Chris left the office.

"Let's get the meeting done shall we." Paige said, as Max Martin walked in the door and Paige heard, "BYE SEXY!" from Alan.