Author's Note: Just like I said in the previous chapter, I'll be gone today, and Sunday. I will find to update, though. Reviews and criticism are love! Enjoy, and happy reading!
Disclaimer: I do not own Big Time Rush. Anything Big Time Rush related belongs to Nickelodean. Born To Be Somebody belongs to Justin Bieber, and 5, 6, 7, 8 belongs to Steps. I only own Megan, Chase, and Cat.
Recording With Gustavo
"Megan, what happened to your head?" Kelly asked.
Cat and I stopped short when we saw Kelly looking worriedly at my head.
"Cat and I bumped into each other outside." I said.
Kelly sighed.
"Cat-"
Cat looked at Kelly.
"Sorry! My dad and the boys talked about her so much that I got excited." Cat explained.
I shook my head.
"It's okay, Kelly. The bump doesn't hurt or anything. I'll be fine."
Kelly looked at me.
"Are you sure? I can add some make-up-"
I shook my head again.
"No. Let's just go in."
Cat and I followed Kelly inside the recording studio, where the boys were working on a song.
They stopped singing when they saw me.
"Hey, Megan!"
"Hi, Megan!"
"Megan, hey!"
"Hel-"
"DOGS, SHUT UP!" Gustavo shouted.
Cat, I, and Kelly plugged our ears.
Gustavo twirled around to face me.
"Sorry about that...what happened to your head?" Gustavo asked.
"It looked like she got a goose egg." Logan replied.
Gustavo looked at me.
"How?" Gustavo asked.
Cat nervously stepped forward.
"Sorry, dad. I got excited, and-" Cat started to say, but Gustavo cut her off.
"Catherine, what did I tell you? You have to stop running into people! Otherwise, they are going to get hurt." Gustavo told her.
Cat nodded her head sadly.
Gustavo looked at the boys.
"Dogs, you're done for the day. It's Megan's turn to record."
The boys took off their headphones, and they got out of the recording booth.
On their way out, they each inspected my head.
"Are you sure you don't want that covered?" Logan asked.
"Yeah, I have some make-up you can borrow." James told me.
Carlos, Logan, and Kendall looked at him.
James looked at them.
"What? Like you all don't!" James explained.
"Yeah, sure. Well, good luck recording, Megan." Kendall stated.
I smiled at him.
"Thanks, Kendall, boys."
I walked over to Gustavo, and he looked at me.
"Megan, before we start to recording, I think we should talk about the genre of music you're going to be singing." Gustavo said.
I nodded.
"Since country seems to be your thing, you can do that. But, I'd like to add some pop to it."
I smiled.
"Actually, I have my first hit with me." I stated.
Like I said, Chase is a excellent song-writer.
I brought a song he had written, called "5, 6, 7, 8".
I handed Gustavo the piece of paper, and Gustavo inspected it.
"Hmm...you said your brother was a song-writer, right?" Gustavo asked.
I nodded.
"That's right. He writes all of my songs, except for when I do covers." I stated.
Gustavo looked at me.
"I usually write the songs, but maybe I can give your brother a chance. Have him stop by sometime, and we can talk."
I grinned:
Knowing Chase, he'd love to talk about song-writting with Gustavo.
"I'll make sure I tell him."
Gustavo nodded.
"Well, since that's settled, can you get into the recording booth, and sing?" Gustavo asked.
I nodded.
"Can I stay?" Cat asked.
"Us too?" Kendall asked.
I laughed.
Gustavo sighed.
"I guess-just don't get in the way." Gustavo said.
Cat and the boys nodded.
I got into the recording booth, and placed on the head-phones.
Then, I signaled Gustavo to start the music.
"My boot scootin' baby is drivin' me crazy
My obsession from a western-my dance floor date
My rodeo romeo, a cowboy god from head to toe
Wanna make you mine, better get in line..."
When I was done, Cat and the boys were cheering.
"Megan, that was awesome!" Cat told me.
"Yeah, it was good." Carlos explained.
I smiled at them.
"Thanks, guys."
I looked at Gustavo.
"What do you think?" I asked.
Everyone looked at Gustavo.
"I like it-"
Everyone was smiling at that point.
"-but, it's not up to me who decides to see if it's good or not. It's Griffin's."
Everyone groaned, excluding me.
I frowned.
"What's wrong? Is Griffin a bad guy or something?" I asked.
Cat looked at me.
"He's nice, but...he always wants my dad to change something about the way he does his song-writting. Sometimes he doesn't, but sometimes he does, and it's somewhat annoying." Cat explained.
"And sometimes Gustavo doesn't play by the rules." Kelly informed me.
Gustavo nodded.
"Everyone has to have Griffin listen to their song. It's important: if he likes it, you're in. If he doesn't, you get the slip. I've had bands who didn't make it, so let's hope you're one of them." Gustavo replied.
I bit my lower lip.
"Okay. I guess that makes sense." I stated.
James looked at me.
"It'll be okay, Megan: we had to go through it."
Carlos nodded.
"Yeah. It's a little nerve-wrecking, but it's worth it if you get in."
I smiled at them.
"Thanks, guys."
Gustavo looked at me.
"I'll call Griffin, and I'll let you know what he says. You can go now."
I nodded, and after placing my head-phones on the stand, I walked out of the recording studio.
Kelly smiled at me.
"You did good today, Megan. If you get in, I see big things for you."
I smiled back at her.
"Thanks, Kelly. I hope I get in too."
We hugged, and then I went outside to call Chase.
"Yeah?" Chase asked.
"Chase, I'm done at Rocque Records. You can pick me up." I said.
"Okay. I'll be there in five minutes." Chase replied.
We hung up, and I closed my cell-phone shut.
As I was waiting for Chase to pick me up, I heard a voice:
"Megan?"
I twirled around, and I found Carlos standing behind me.
I smiled.
"Hey, Carlos. What's up?" I asked.
Carlos smiled at me.
"Um...if you're not doing anything, do you think you want to go out with me?" Carlos asked.
I nodded.
"Sure. I don't think I'm doing anything." I explained.
Carlos grinned.
"Great! Do you want to come over to our apartment, around noon-ish?"
I nodded again.
"Okay. I'll be there."
Carlos smiled at me.
"Cool. I'll text you later with the details."
As I watched him go back into the building, I realized:
I had my first official date in Los Angeles.