Chapter 3:

'I really don't feel like going.' Missy whined as Bam pulled her towards Corona Bar.

'Then go back to the hotel.' Bam said sghing heavily.

'Fine.' She said giving him a kiss and heading to the hotel they had just exited.

'You gonna hook up with Elli now?' Novak asked wiggling his eyebrows?

'No. I'm not going to hook up with Elli.' Bam said sighing. 'I'm going to get to know her.'

'That's the hard way.' Novak explained while Bam rolled his eyes and they walked into the bar.

They found Ville who was sitting at the Bar with a glass of water in his hand. Bam was happy to see his friend was taking the sober route nicely.

'Is Elli coming?' Bam asked taking a seat next to him and ordering a Red Bull and Vodka.

'She said she was.' Ville said taking a drag of his cigarette.

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Elli walked down the street in Helsinki and prayed this was the right bar. She wanted to get inside before someone noticed her. Ville had said something about a Corona Bar and she smiled when she saw Bam and Novak sitting with Ville at the bar.

She took a deep breath and made her way towards the boys.

'Elli!' Ville called in his adorable accent.'Come here, Love.'

'Hi!' She said smiling wide. 'Sorry I'm late. I couldn't get rid of my manager.'

'It's fine.' Ville smiled making room for her at the bar.

'This is my friend Novak.' Bam said pointing to his compainion.

'It's nice to meet you.' Elli smiled.

She ordered herself a drink and settled down for her night with the boys.

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Bam discovered that Elli was the most amazing person he had ever met in a matter of a few hours.

He couldn't help but smile as she told stories of her crazy stage mother and trips around the globe.

'What about you?' She asked. 'What was your childhood like?'

'Mine?' Bam chuckled. 'Nothing like yours. I was the only one pushing for my dreams. Well, and then Ape and Phil jumped in.'

Elli giggled a little bit.

'I mean, I wasn't modeling at the age of three.' He said. 'Actually I wasn't even skating...'

'What were you doing?'

'Being an asshole.' He said smiling and making her laugh. 'You know...we should work on something together.'

'Like what?' Elli asked.

'A video or something.'

'You know...' Elli said smirking. 'I am looking for a director for my next music video and I'm a huge fan of your work.'

'Perfect!' Bam said smiling and pulling out his phone. 'Put your number in here.'

She did as she was told and he found he was glad he now had an excuse to get her number.

'Well, I should probably head back.' She said standing up. 'I have an early flight to Paris, but I'll call you in a few weeks?'

'Definatly.' Bam said smiling.

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Elli said goodbye to the boys and got a taxi back to her hotel. She smiled wide knowing she would be working with Bam in a few weeks. That was the one thing she had always dreamed of doing since she had first seen him on that Toy Machine DVD of her brother's.

'Aren't you Elli Valentine?' The cabbie asked as she went to hand him money.

'Yes...' She said.

'No need to pay then, Love. Just sign this.' He said handing her a piece of paper and a pen.