Chapter 2- Surprise,Surprise
The next morning Jude and Samantha arrived at G-Major at 8:45 a.m.
They came in laughing and talking about all the events of last night. "Last night was really intense. When I sang my song I felt this sort of rush and I liked it." said Samantha. "Yeah well start getting used to that feeling because you're a pop star." They laughed and started to walk towards the kitchenette.
While they were walking towards it someone bumped into Jude and Samantha. "Hey watch it." Samantha glanced at the man and jumped back in fright.
"Are you ok, Samantha?" asked Jude. But Samantha didn't respond she just stared into the mans eyes with her hand over her mouth and tears running down her face.
"Wally say your sorry you jerk. Your making her cry." Said Jude as she walked to Samantha to see if she was alright.
"I'm sorry I bumped into you Samantha" said Wally.
Finally Samantha realized it was Wally and not the man that haunts her dreams every night. Whipping her tears away Samantha ran to her new studio.
"D is gonna hear about this Wally." fumed Jude as she ran after Samantha
"Samantha are you ok?" asked Jude while she walked into the newly built studio D. "No I'm not ok I can't do this!"
"Do what?" "THIS!" She screamed pointing all around her. "Being a recording artist. It hurts too much." Samantha started to cry. Finally the conversation started sounding all to familiar to Jude.
"Samantha." she said in a whisper. "Did someone break your heart?" Samantha looked directly into Jude's water filled eyes. "How did you know?" "Because that same pain your feeling I feel too. And this conversation we're having I had with Darius last year after I was admitted into the hospital for stress."
"Was it Tom Quincy?" Samantha saw Jude flinch at the mention of his name but before Jude could answer Darius walked into the studio.
"Why is it that I have a meeting scheduled for 9 a.m. and out of the 6 people that are suppose to be there. Its only 4"
"Sorry D. But Samantha was upset and I was trying to comfort her." "Well are you better now Sam?" "Yeah D I'm better." "Good now can we please start this meeting."
All three of them exited studio D and walked into Darius's office. Jude glanced at the round table that sat in the corner of Darius's office and noticed someone unfamiliar to her. Of course she was looking at the back of his head. But still she couldn't figure out who he was.
Finally turning around after hearing Darius's door closed Jude looked at his face and figured out who it was. "Damn it Darius what the hell is Shay doing here?"
"Calm down Jude that's what this meeting is about now lets all have a seat."
Jude looked at the three unoccupied seats and tried to decide where to sit. She defiantly wasn't going to sit near Shay and she knew the other one was Darius's. So she decided to sit between Karma and Qwest.
Looking at the only available seat Samantha sat next to Shay. When she sat down Shay smiled but before he could speak she put her hand up. "Sorry Junior I am so out of your league." Snapping his mouth shut Shay moved his seat closer to his uncle.
"Ok well we're all are here to discuss the return of my nephew Shay." Samantha mentally kicked her self as Shay turned to her with a sly smile. "I'm not taking it back Shay even if you are Darius's nephew." "Shay stop trying to flirt with my brand new artist. You did the same thing to Jude when she first started out and look at how bad that ended up."
Jude glared at Darius as Shay slid far down into his seat. Samantha just smiled.
"Ok back to business. Shay has just signed to my label so he will now record all his albums here. Jude you are going to share studio D with Samantha."
"What why?"
"You wouldn't want to share studio A with Shay now would you." Jude said nothing but nod.
"Didn't think so. Ok Mason you are sharing your studio with SME. Karma. you and Mason have a new producer. He will be arriving in a week so in the mean time you guys can either work on new material or take the week off."
"Darius this is bullshit you know how much studio A means to me so how are you going to just up root me out of there for this little cheating bastard." "Watch your mouth!" screamed Darius. "I know how much studio A mean's to you but I think I will be good for you to get out of a studio that is filled with such bad memories. Now Qwest you will producing Shay and Patsy."
"PATSY!" said a very shocked Qwest. "Yes I resigned her today. She made quite the transformation in image and in musical talents. She'll be in later. Any questions?"
"I have one" said Samantha. "Yeah Sam." "Who's mine and Jude's producer." "Well that is being kept a secret until I get conformation that he is coming to work here."
"Anything else???"
"Um where is Pasty recording at?" asked Qwest. "In studio C with Karma. If that's all the questions you guys have. Then the meeting is over. Jude, Samantha you two get to studio D and start writing songs.
"Ok" They said in unison. Outside Darius's office everyone went their separate ways.
Inside studio D. Samantha and Jude pulled out their notebooks so they can start writing. When Samantha pulled her notebook out her purse a folded up picture fell to the ground. Jude saw it fall and picked it up then handed it to Samantha.
"This fell out your purse." Samantha opened the picture and just stared at it. After a few minutes Jude saw tears fall down her face. Getting up from her seat Jude put her hand on Samantha's shoulder.
"You wanna talk about it?" Samantha shook her head up and down slowly. "Only if you tell me about your heart break." "Deal." said Jude without a hesitation.
"Ok well it started when I was a freshman in high school. I was attending a high school in New York. It was named Monroe High School and it was located in the Bronx. I met this guy named Eric he was 18 and he was the most amazing guy I ever met. We became friends and after a couple of months I realized I was falling in love with him. I never told him because I didn't know if he felt the same way. He wished me a Happy Birthday, a Merry Christmas and even bought me a Valentines present. After a year I realized I was in love with him and I decided I was going to tell him. Since I was too shy I wrote all my feelings in a poem and told my best friends give it to him. They gave it to him he read it and then came up to me and said we needed to talk. I followed him to a staircase where he sat me on the steps and told me he didn't have the same feelings as I did. That he only thought of me as a friend."
Samantha stopped to pull tissue out her bag and wipe her eyes.
"I felt my heart shatter into a million pieces, I never thought I would get over it. That was the worst day of my life. Now it was 7 years and he kept in touch with me and we became close friends. I was still in love with him and he knew it. But since he wasn't going to be with me I decided to move on. I found someone new in October. When I told him I had a new boyfriend he stopped talking to me. Again he hurt me by starting to ignore me and even after I broke up with him he ignored me. Finally I decided that I couldn't stand being in the same state with him. So I moved I left all my family and friends just to get away from him and all our bad memories."
Jude stared at Samantha wiping away her tears. She was sad for her and felt her pain. But she was also glad that she wasn't the only one in the world who felt so much pain from being in love with a guy who didn't return the same feelings.
"So you decided to come to Toronto, Canada. Why?" "I don't know I just hopped on any bus at the Greyhound bus station. I didn't care where it went as long as it was away from the Bronx and New York itself."
Jude had noticed Samantha staring at the same picture again. "Is that him?" "Huh?" "In the picture is that Eric." "Yeah." "Can I see." Samantha handed Jude the picture and she stared at it.
In the picture was a younger version of Samantha smiling brightly as she pressed against the guy standing behind her with his arms around her shoulders. He had on the same bright smile as Samantha.
"You guys look happy." "We were that was my sophomore year a couple of months before he stomped on mi corazon"
"I'm sorry your what?" " Mi corazon its spanish for my heart." "Oh so your spanish?"
"Yes I am. I'm Puerto Rican. So back on the subject who broke your heart."
Jude took a deep breath before she spoke.
"His name was Tom Quincy. I was 15 when I started developing feelings for him. He was my music producer and helped me record my first 2 albums. At first he made it perfectly clear that I was too young for him. Then I started dating Shay. And that's when things started to change. He was getting jealous of my relationship with Shay. Every time I turned around Tommy was there to tell me leave Shay alone he was not good for me but I Didn't listen. On the day of my 16th birthday Shay just came back from tour and told me we needed to talk. Pulling me into a room he tried to tell me something but we were interrupted by a knock at the door. I yelled we were busy but that Didn't stop my arch rival Eden from coming into the room. Then it dawned on me what he was trying to tell me. He cheated on me. He caused a big scene in front of everyone in G-Major including the media. I ran to the back of the building and went onto the fire escape. It started raining but it Didn't bother me I was in too much pain to notice it. After 2 minutes I heard the door open and Tommy was standing at the top of the stairs. He put his jacket over my arms and started talking to me. I remember I asked him a question and his response was 'you are asking the wrong guy' and when I turned to face him he pulled me to him and started kissing me. Later he pulled away and told me to forget that kiss ever happened. But I couldn't because I loved him. Then he hurt me by choosing to date my older sister over me. Oh yeah and on my 17th birthday I got locked into a room with him. That day is forever embedded into my mind"
"Why?" asked Samantha still wiping tears from my eyes.
"Because that is the day I lost my virginity to him. I was so angry at him because I thought he cheated on Sadie. But after being locked up in the room. He told me the truth and we wrote a song. After we wrote the song we sat on the couch talking and I asked why Didn't it work between him and Sadie. He told me I knew exactly why and he reached for me and kissed me. That kiss was so passionate that I couldn't dare to pull away. I'm not going to go into details with you because im sure you don't want to hear it. But after that night I thought things might start to change between me and him. One month later on the night of our first date he came into the restaurant and told me he was leaving. I asked if he was coming back and he told me he didn't know. When I tried to catch up to him to find out why he was leaving he got into his car and drove off leaving me in the middle of the street crying. After he left I suffered a nervous break down and my baby suffered for it."
"You had a baby?"
"See the night of my 17th birthday me and Tommy were in the heat of the moment we forgot protection. A few weeks after he left I ended up in the hospital. The doctors told me I was pregnant but I lost my baby due to too much stress."
Jude stopped speaking and starting to cry. As impulse Samantha quickly got up and wrapped her arms around her. "Shh! It's going to be ok Jude don't cry."
"You don't get it the baby was the only thing I had left as a reminder of the love I had for Tommy and just like that he was gone. Now I am all alone with only memories to get me through the day."
"Well now Jude you have me. And I have you and together me and you are going to try and get through our heart breaks and move on. Deal?"
Jude flashed a small grin at Samantha "Deal. By the way Samantha. What I told you about me being pregnant please don't tell any one. The only people that know are you, me and Darius and he only found out because he took me to the hospital when I collapsed during a meeting."
"Don't worry Jude your secret is safe with me. Now lets do what we do best and write some songs."
Samantha got up and went back to her seat and starting writing in her notebook. When she looked at Jude she too was writing in her notebook
In Darius's office he was on the phone with Jude and Samantha's mystery producer.
"So you will be coming back?"
"Yeah. I'll be back in about 5 days. I have some unfinished business to do here before I leave."
"Alright so since today is Tuesday I expect you here in my office by Monday morning at 9 a.m. sharp. Got it."
"Yeah. See you Monday D. By the way how is she?"
"Didn't you get her last CD I sent you?"
"Yeah I got it and I know she is hurting but D you know why I had to leave surely you understand."
"Yo T, man of course I do. But I don't think Jude will"
"Darius I got to go. Someone is on my other line."
"Alright man I'll see you Monday."
"Monday."
And with that Darius hung up the phone and left his office to go to studio D.
"Knock, Knock." said Darius coming into studio D.
"Hey D your just in time me and Samantha just finished our songs."
"Well great let us hear it." Said Karma and Qwest coming into studio D as well.
"Ok this song is called 'Every time'."
Notice me
Take my hand
Why are we
Strangers when
Our love is strong
Why carry on without me?
Every time I try to fly
I fall without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And Every time I see you in my dreams
I see your face, you're haunting me
I guess I need you baby
I make believe
That you are here
It's the only way
I see clear
What have I done
You seem to move on easy
Every time I try to fly I fall without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
Every time I see you in my dreams
I see your face, you're haunting me
I guess I need you baby
I may have made it rain
Please forgive me
My weakness caused you pain
And this song is my sorry
At night I pray
That soon your face
Will fade away
Every time I try to fly
I fall without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And Every time I see you in my dreams
I see your face, you're haunting me
I guess I need you baby
"Jude that song was brilliant. Your new producer will be here Monday so you and Samantha will start recording then. Now Samantha your turn."
"Ok my song is called "Behind These Hazel Eyes'"
"Well lets here it you've got 35 minutes before your press conference. So time is money."
"Ok here it goes."
Seems like just yesterday
You were a part of me
I used to stand so tall
I used to be so strong
Your arms around me tight
Everything, it felt so right
Unbreakable, like nothin' could go wrong
Now I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hanging on
Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes
I told you everything
Opened up and let you in
You made me feel alright
For once in my life
Now all that's left of me
Is what I pretend to be
So together, but so broken up inside
'Cause I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hangin' on
Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes
Swallow me then spit me out
For hating you, I blame myself
Seeing you it kills me now
No, I don't cry on the outside
Anymore...
Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes
Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretendJust thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes
When Samantha finished the song everyone stared at her with shock in their eyes.
"Samantha that was perfect don't change anything about that song. When your new producer arrives record it just like that."
"Ok thanks D."
Just as Darius was about to say something Porshia comes busting into the studio.
"Samantha you were suppose to be with me 10 minutes ago. Do I need to remind you, you have a press conference in 25 minutes."
"Calm down Porshia Darius wanted to here my new song." Said Samantha with a hint of annoyance in her voice.
"Oh well are you finished now?"
"Yes I am."
"Good lets go."
15 minutes later Samantha stepped out of the dressing room looking stunning. She had on some dark blue jeans that hugged every curve on her body with a nice white tank top layered by a black one and some nice black tall boots. As for her long light brown hair it was done in a high pony tail with curls that hung down to the center of her back.
Darius's mouth hung open as he caught sight of his new 19 year old artist. He just couldn't seem to takes his eyes off of her. Her beauty was like nothing he ever seen before and to top it off she was spanish. Darius always had a thing for beautiful spanish girls and Samantha was no exception.
Darius was snapped out of his daydream by the sound of someone clearing their throat. Turning around he saw Jude there smiling.
"Now Mr. Mills you wouldn't be daydreaming about your new artist would you? Because if you are I believe you will have some competition on your hands seeing as your nephew and like 3 other people in this studio have those same exact feelings for her as well."
"Not that it is any of your business Jude. But I don't. And if I did I am the boss so I will have first dibs even if I did want her. Now if you will excuse me we have a conference to start."
Jude moved out Darius's way as he walked towards the lounge were all the press had gathered.
"Welcome everyone to the conference. Samantha will be answering any and all of your questions about herself and her album. Now may we begin."
Darius stood behind Samantha's seat with both his hands on her shoulders. At first he thought Samantha would shake them off of her but after a minute of his hands being there Darius was relieve to find that she wasn't bothered with his hands there.
Samantha looked up at Darius and smiled while all the press was screaming out questions.
"Samantha. Are all your dreams coming true?" yelled one reporter.
"Yes I believe they are. I've wanted to become a singer ever since I was young."
"Where did you grow up?"
"I grew up in Bronx, New York a few blocks away from Yankee Stadium."
"Really are they your favorite team."
"Of course. I mean come on now what other team is there." Samantha said with a laugh.
"So Samantha how is the song writing coming along."
"Oh its going just great I have a million songs in my head write now that are just dying to get on paper and recorded."
"Samantha is it true you are of a hispanic heritage."
"Yes it is I am Puerto Rican and Black."
"So will your songs consist of spanish lyrics as well?"
"Well if it goes in the song. Yeah why not people need to hear the spanish side of me as well."
"Can you say something is spanish for us."
"Sure. Yo soy una cantante."
"What did you say?"
Samantha started to laugh. "I said I am a singer."
"Samantha when is your birthday?"
"My birthday is December 27th"
"How old will you be?"
"I'll be 20."
"So Samantha. Do you have a love in your life?"
Suddenly the room got silent and Darius felt Samantha tense up. In the background Jude flinched knowing Samantha was probably tensing up at the question. Darius then bent down and whispered in her ear.
"You don't have to answer that. You know that right."
Samantha nodded her head and then leaned forward to the mic.
"At the moment no I do not. I just moved here 6 months ago."
"But surely you have one back at home."
Again Darius felt Samantha tighten up.
"Ok thats it no more questions for today. Samantha has to go and finish writing more songs."
With that Samantha got up slowly and walked down the steps. Once down the steps she bolted towards studio D with Jude hot on her tail.
Inside the studio Samantha jumped on the couch, pulled her knees to her chest, and silently cried to herself.
"Samantha. You want to talk about it."
"No not right now."
"Ok do you mind if I stay I want to start another song."
"Go right ahead you have more seniority over me anyway."
Jude went to sit in her chair when Samantha's phone rang.
Samantha didn't even bother to look at the caller id before she answered it.
"Hello?"
"Mama." screamed a little voice into the phone.
Suddenly Samantha started to cry again.
"Hi baby. Mommy misses you."
Hearing someone clear their throat. Samantha looked up a came face to face with Darius standing in the doorway.
"Natalia baby. Put daddy the phone."
Putting up her hand she signalled for Darius to give her 5 minutes. He nodded and then pointed towards his office. 2 seconds later Darius was gone.
"Samantha?" called a male voice through the phone.
"Yeah Noel?"
"Whats up how's everything going in Toranto."
"Well for starters I am signed to a record label."
"Seriously?"
"Yes. Bad thing about it I never got to tell my boss about Natalia."
"Why the hell not" Noel screamed into the phone.
"Because I just got signed yesterday after I won a competition."
"Another thing is he walked in when I told Natalia Mommy missed her."
"Oh wow. Did Eric contact you?"
"No why?"
"He's been calling me constantly looking for you. He got me so mad one day talking all this shit about how Natalia was suppose to be his baby. And I sort of blurted out you were in Toranto."
Suddenly Noel heard the phone line go dead.
Samantha screamed as she got up and stormed towards Darius's office.
She lightly knocked on the door and heard Darius say come it.
When she got in she closed the door behind her and stood near the door.
"Care to tell me whats going on 'mommy'."
A/N: songs featured in this chapter were: 'Everytime' by Britney Spears and 'Behind These Hazel Eyes' By Kelly Clarkson. Please R&R... I live for reviews.