The door opened and there she stood, FKA Twigs. Her long black hair fell straight to her waist, covering the her bare back as she war a strapping, backless black casual dress that fell to the floor. Her vibrant red lips smiled and so did her brown eyes as soon as she recognised me.
"You must be Alex! Hi!" She said happily in her soft English voice. I smiled softly, her smile contagious.
"That's me…" I said, hiding the nervousness well, I was proud.
"Please come in… I can tell we're going to be the greatest of friends…" She confessed as she moved to let us in.
"Hello Tim, long time no see."
"Hello Tahliah, it's lovely to see you again." Tom said as we entered. The room was simple, gold and white lounge and connected kitchen, with a bathroom and bedroom coming off of the far wall. It was luxurious, don't get me wrong, but I would have thought that celebrities could afford a pent house suit, but I guess it just showed how down to Earth Tahliah and Rob were. Speaking of, Mr Robert Pattinson stood on the other side of the kitchen bench, chopping up some fruit. As I entered, he looked up from his task, and it was like nothing I'd ever felt. His face, as perfect as it was, stared at me with a soft look that melted me like butter. He smiled softly after his momentary surprise, and I had to look away before my look became a stare.
"Hello Alex…" Rob's accent hit me in a tonne of bricks, just as I imagined it would.
"Hello Rob…" I smiled back, and I saw his slight laugh as he heard my accent. Tahliah pulled me to the couch and I chuckled as she did.
"I'm so glad we found someone as talented as you Alex! We loved your tape!" She confessed and I blushed. "Well thanks…" I said softly and she kept my hand clasped in hers. I chuckled softly just as Rob brought the plate of fruit to the coffee table and sat beside Tahliah, his eyes never straying from me. I could see him trying to figure me out, but I kept focused on Tahliah.
"So tell us about you Alex…" Tahliah said as I felt Tim lean on the back of the couch.
"Well um… I was born in Victoria, Australia. I'm 24 years old and I have an older brother, who is an electrician by trade. My Dad is a doctor in our local town and my step Mum is a nurse. I finished high school with an ATAR of 85 and went to University to become a journalist and photographer, so that's what I've been doing up until I sent you the tape…" I took a deep breath as I finished my ramble of information and silence fell over the room.
"So you're a smart girl then…" Rob offered and I chuckled nervously.
"I guess you could say that," I said, as I looked him in the eye. His green eyes smiled and I had too look away. I mean, I was sure he was a great guy and all, but he was engaged, I didn't stand a chance.
"Do you write your own songs?" Tahliah asked and I nodded.
"I can, but I audition with covers," I said and she grinned.
"Well we're happy to have you here Alex…" She hugged me and I smiled as I hugged her back.
"Thank you for giving me the opportunity to do this…" I whispered and I caught Rob's smile out of the corner of my eye.
"It's our pleasure honey…"
"Alex, Charlie had gathered your belongings and taken them next door to your room…" I smiled back at Tim.
"Thank you." Tahliah escorted me to the door.
"We'll come and see you later okay? I want your advice on costumes and everything…" I heard a chuckle come from the couch as Rob spoke up.
"You're done for now Alex…" He said and Tahliah shot him a scowl. I laughed.
"It's alright, I'm sure I can handle it…" I said, my wit finally making itself known to them both.
"Quick and witty… I like this one…" Rob said and I rolled my eyes. "I'll see you later…" I said as Tim and I left. He handed me the card to my room and we both entered. It was exactly like Rob and Tahliah's, and I went to the window. The view was spectacular; Embankment sat directly across from us, the London eye making it's timely rounds with tourists excitedly seeing a similar view to mine. It was cloudy, but it didn't come as a surprise, my expectations of England's weather weren't all that high to be begin with.
"Alex…" I heard Tim say and I turned to look at him. "I know this is going to be odd for you…"
"I'm afraid Tim…" I confessed softly.
"What are you afraid of?" He asked, genuinely concerned.
"I don't know what I'm doing. I've kind of just been thrown into this and there's a good chance I'll fail… I'm alone in this…" I said, getting emotional.
"Alex… you're not alone, you have me… And you saw how supportive Tahliah and Rob are. None of us are going to let you fail. I promise…" I smiled softly at him and he smiled back. "Now I'll let you unpack, I've got some things to discuss with Robert…" I nodded and ventured to the bedroom and went to sort my stuff out…