Roses at Midnight 3
She sat the opposite end of the table, staring Griffen down as hard as she was doing to her. Both of them were easily standing their ground, which worried Kendall greatly. If she came across too pushy or like she wasn't going to do exactly what he wanted her to do and do it right the first time….there was no hope for her to join.
He wasn't sure where and why he got the idea from. He'd never even heard her sing….but it was just something about her. He'd never felt this strongly for another, and that maybe saying a little much since he'd only known her for a short time, but at the same time….
He had faith in this girl.
"This is a bad idea," Carlos whispered to him as they sat around Nikki as she and their boss stared each other down silently and stonily.
"This is a very, VERY bad idea," Logan whispered in agreement sharply to the blonde, "he doesn't like her! I can see it in his eyes!"
"How do you know?" the pack leader mumbled his reply.
"Be mad all you two want," James smirked lightly, "K-Dog is in love."
"Shut up," the leader mumbled as Gustavo burst in, looking like he'd jacked up his blood sugar on a high…again.
"DOGS!" he barked out as Kelly rushed in behind him, closing the door to the meeting room so nobody thought he was about to murder his money-makers, which, judging by the look on his face, he was pretty close to doing just that, "what have I said about letting a CAT join the band?!"
He shot a extra glare to James, instantly and naturely thinking it was the pretty boy's fault this was happening….for the third time.
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She rolled her eyes and folded her arms over her chest. Considering this was Gustavo Roque, she knew he was going to dangerously tempermental. She knew that from just observing…that was why she left Primrose with their babysitter.
"Excuse me, Mr. Roque," she extended her hand to him, "my name is Nikki Garcia, it's nice to meet you."
Gustavo just stared at her hand, and she sighed a little. So he was going to be difficult….at least his assistant accepted her handshake offer.
'Will you join Big Time Rush?' those words gave her the courage she needed not to lose hope just right off the bat to these two men who obviously were not amused with her.
She'd always adored Big Time Rush….they were her idols, that was for sure. She'd always a MAJOR secret crush on Kendall, and now she was beside him, possibly getting a record contract if the odds happened to be in her favor. They weren't, of course, but still….
She could be famous after all, and it didn't matter what her mother had ever said that could change this dream coming true now.
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"So, Cat…." Gustavo still didn't look amused, but Kelly had somehow managed to convince him that if she was any good, a teenage girl added to the band would increase the fans because the boys would find her attractive.
Kendall agreed with that tenfold….
"What would you like me to sing, Mr. Roque?" her eyes told the story of a girl who was not amused at the managers, but her voice and posture told the story of a respectful girl who was ready to work…and to be famous.
Instead of replying, he flipped on 'Till I forget about You'. The pack leader bit his lower lip, chewing it nervously as his leg jiggled nervously.
Don't screw it up….he was almost praying at this point, don't screw it up, don't screw it up…
He couldn't believe her voice was her voice until he saw her lips moving with her vocal chords inside her throat.
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He would never admit it….but Gustavo was completely blown away.
"Alright, Cat….I'll think about it," he rose, trying not to show his emotion for the newest star he knew he had just found, "until then….GET OUT OF MY OFFICE!"
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"That was just…wow," Carlos wasn't hiding the fact he was currently blown away by her performance.
"You and I are soul mates, tell me your number," James was, as he teased Kendall with earlier, in love.
"I am highly impressed, and so was Gustavo," Logan chimed after the other two, and Kendall wrapped an arm around her as they all but sang her praises to her.
"That was just so amazing….I'm so glad I asked you to join, Nikki," he leaned over a bit to plant a loving, gentle kiss on her temple, but she easily shrugged him off, starting to walk ahead the four.
"Yeah," she quickened her stride as the other four instantly tried to catch up, "….I have to get home."
It was no time at all before she was gone, leaving four confused Big Time Rush boys in her wake.