Sheridens Story...
Carlos' house was always a busy house.
Either full of family or full of friends, today was a mixture of both.
All the big time rush boys were round, carlos' father and brother andres, and myself. it was like the scene from some old movie, everyone joking and getting along with not nearly enough seats for people to sit on.
it was my third home in life, from my own of course and james'.
I used to live with carlos's family when I first moved from England at the age of 19, I was 30 now. if it wasnt for carlos' dad i would probably be dead or at least still a cocaine addict wishing to die.
James was on a mission today to get Carlos on board his record label plans, he had in typical james style gone to a lot of trouble putting together on his laptop the expected annual incomes, outcomes and turn overs of his proposed record deal. but unfortunatly for james, Carlos wasnt buying in.
"honestly James it sounds great and all and im sure its gonna take off, but its not where I want my life headed, I got plans of my own" carlos said with a brotherly pat on the shoulder and walked out of the kitchen that james had dragged him into to sell his pitch.
"baby, I'll just front the extra money okay. I know how much you wanna do this..." I said to james
"no sheriden, I wanted it 3 ways. you think I wanna see your smug face when it goes tits up and you lost more than a million that you put in..." james was adement he didnt want my help.
"well what more can I do?" I buried my head in james chest, i felt his defeat.
"I know someone that will want in on that!" came a familiar voice from behind me.
on turning around kendall was there with a dimpled grin on his face.
kendall is one of the 4 of big time rush, he is also my ex boyfriend, a boyfriend that would of been the father of my unborn son, but after kendall had cheated on me whilst filming in Canada, I was involved in a car accident that resulted in me miscarrying the baby. our relationship despite all this and the fact I was now dating one of his best friends was surprisingly good as long as we didnt talk about the baby.
I found it easier to ignore my feelings on that matter. burying my head in the sand worked well for me.
"I dont just want anyone man, I need to trust them" came james' honest reply
"they can be trusted" kendall said with a smirk.
"who is it then?" I enquired.
"me" kendall replied cossing his arms over his torso.
I looked up to james with a smile
"there you go then, kendall will be your partner, problem solved" I said.
james looked from me to kendall and back to me.
"i dunno bro, carlos is like family with me n sheriden, even if it got messed up I know he wouldnt fuck me over you know, not that im saying you would but...well its been hard ay"
although james' words sounded harsh, he spoke the truth.
James and kendall remained very good friends, brothers even. but its not been without a load of pain and the want of making big time rush a complete success.
Kendall swore he had no resentment in his heart for james being with me, and although james knew I would never go back to kendall, the hurt I had recieved from being kendalls girlfriend was more than I could ever take again.
james was just never sure of what kendalls intentions towards me would be in the long term.
"yeah I know... think about it, if you dont find anyone else then keep me in mind... music is my life james I would love a chance to do something like that" kendall left the kitchen after his somewhat truthfull speech.
"he is right you know, he knows exactly what he is doing in a studio, music is a second language to him james" my views on kendalls music capabilities aired there way out.
although james was a very talented musician, he could play pretty much any instrument in the world, it was kendalls speciality that was found in a studio.
"yeah I know he is a wizard...but its kendall...and you and me working together, like some weird threesome" james' odd vision of himself and kendall and I pissed me off.
"fuck it james, what? you dont trust me? after all this time"
"no i trust YOU! but he hasn't even so much as dated another girl since you broke up with him, whats that all about?" james said.
"James for fuck sake, give the guy a break! he cheated on me coz he thought I was banging YOU behind his back, he found out I was pregnant with his baby then found out we had lost it, then found out that you were head over heels in love with me. then did the manly thing of just letting us happen without so much as an arguement... all for the sake of your band. its a lot to deal with"
james looked at me shocked that I had just mentioned the baby... it didnt happen very often, he chose not to pick up on it and stress me out, he just pressed on with the matter at hand,
"yeah i know, we've been through this, I feel bad, we both feel bad" james ran his fingers through his hair in an attempt to clear his mind
"cmon, your brothers! we are all family now, so much crazy crap has happened in the last 3 years to all of us. I think we are pretty much bonded for life" my motivational words even convinced myself of a rosy future.
"fuck it, okay... okay, kendall it is" he relented with a kiss on my forehead.
from then on it was all systems go, james had found an amazing property in which to house the studio with as promised an oversized rehersal stage, and all the gadgets you could shake a stick at inside the actual studio.
it was indeed money wisely spent.
Kendall knew what he was talking about when it came to producing the music, it all came together really well.
I took care of the legal side of things, got the ball rolling on the actual record label and soon enough we were ready to find and sign our first band to MSL records... Maslow/Schmidt/Lloyd.
again the finding was kind of left down to me, James and Kendall had been on a tour of the states with big time rush so it was my turn to come up trumps, I went to more gigs than I could really manage. not coming across anything that was signable untill I found a girl group in Detroit. they were good, called KANDY TEAZE, vocals were outstanding, they wrote their own songs, good songs too and definitely there was a gap in the market that could house a girl group like this.
there was of course one major problem with kandy teaze. I phoned james to tell him of my find.
"hey baby, I got good news!" I started off hopeful, knowing it was a lost cause.
"hey Sheri, im excited tell me" james sounded excited too, I thought quickly...
"I tell you what, I'll send you a track... you and Kendall listen to it and then let me know, but these girls are hot james, they have a good look about them"
"send us a picture of them to my email sheri' I love you baby, I knew you could do it" james' voice sounded so honest, i loved him so much just for believing in me.
I sent the track of kandy teaze to James and Kendall, they both loved it, both agreed that vocals were amazing and both wondered why the group hadn't already been signed.
James phoned me back from his tour bus with kendall on loud speaker.
"honestly Sheriden they sound great" kendall voiced over the phone.
"wheres' the picture?" james asked.
"oh right...erm okay, I'm just sending it to your email now"
I held my breath waiting for a swear word to soon come my way.
"okay I got my lap top here, should come though in a sec...'" james sounded excited again.
"...what the...? fucking no way sheriden!" came from James, and Kendall just let out a small chuckle.
"you heard it your self james they are good!" I protested
"sheriden, its KACEY FUCKIN' DELTA! no way am I helping that deranged bitch out"
well there it was... obsenities from James' mouth after discovering who one of the girls of kandy teaze were.
kandy teaze comprised of three girls...girl number one was Amberleigh Scott. 20, a pretty blonde from dallas, texas, who had the voice of an angel and the musical knowledge that would please Kendall.
girl number two was Paisley Petrelli. 19, an amazing singer from Reno, Nevada, with a sexy italian look.
girl number three was Kacey Delta, 21, Kacey had a very powerful voice. from San Francisco, California. she had previously been signed on columbia records along with Big Time Rush. but got dropped after the untimely ending of her relationship with her then boyfriend... james maslow.
James had finished things up with Kacey in a decent manner, unfortunatly Kacey expressed her dismissal from James' arms on twitter with a lot of foul mouthed anger aimed towards him. she found her self in the middle of a hate campaign with over 400.000 big time rush fans and made herself look ridiculous with out James even retaliating one word, but she held a grudge and totally flipped her lid very publicly at an awards ceremony after party, which ended with her assualting James, and being involved with another fight with Carlos' ex girlfriend Tammi.
needless to say no record label wanted to touch her now.
"Sheriden there is no fucking way I am signing that crazy bitch" James made his views clear over the phone to me.
"okay so me and kendall dont get a say in it now? coz I know they are good, I can see they are good, and oooh wasn't this my job that YOU gave me to find the talent. well tadaa james! here it is" My voice oozed venom at the love of my life.
"no I'm not saying you dont get a say in it, I'm just saying...well why the fuck would you even want kacey in the same room as me anyway? she is my ex! most girlfriends would wanna steer clear of that shit" James put his point across fair and square.
"yeah she is your ex... who isnt though james?" I could hear Kendall in hysterics, chuckling away on the phone next to James. "but she wants the best she can get in life. right? and we want the best we can get for this project. right? so where is the law saying that both partys cant make a good go of this and both do well".
"sheriden can i just sa..." I cut kendall off letting his view out.
"kendall let me finish right. you think kacey was pleased to see me tonight, was she fuck! but after talking to her, and she heard all I had to say she is willing to give it a go...she is good james, you know she is, her voice is amazing." I finished my rampage.
"look guys," kendall now took part in the debate. "obviously this isn't great, we finally find something good and its not got the best history attached to it, but we could use that in our favour...I mean the media would go nuts over a story like that. you never know maybe kacey hitting you james was the best thing that she ever did, and if the band have got something then its free advertising all the way in the press"
"see james. kendalls got the right idea" I added.
There was silence for a while over the phone until finally james spoke.
"okay... fucksake!...get them in L.A. to do some demos, and we will go from there... sheriden im not happy about this, im doing it for you okay. I wanted you coz I know your business head is great. I trust your judgement baby"
so the plan was now to get the girls to L.A. with me and hopefully things will work out.
I was nervous doing this on my own. kendall had a friend called max that oversaw all studio production for him and james.
musically I was talentless, couldnt sing a note - much to james' amusement. and I had no clue as such to how a studio should be run. so max was looking after that, where as I looked after the girls.
9 days untill big time rush finished their tour, and I could not wait