Chapter 5

Demi was in her car, driving to the X Factor set. Today was a meeting with all the judges and producers before the press conferences where it would be announced who the acts were going to do duets with.
Simon had asked her yesterday if she wanted to sing with Fifth Harmony, and she had said yes. Of course, she had, firstly – she couldn't say no to Simon! And secondly – she really liked the girls, they had come so far in the past couple of weeks and she was happy to get a chance to sing with them. Plus, it meant that she and Simon had a reason to hang out a lot more at rehearsals. Win!

Her phone rang and she saw Simon's name on the screen of her phone. She put it on loudspeaker and answered. "Hi babe!"
"Well hello my little brat! Wait are you driving?" He could hear the humming of the car in the background.
"Ohm, yes I am. I'm seeing you for a meeting in like ten minutes, remember?"
"You know you're not supposed to be on the phone when you're driving! You need to be focused on the traffic doll! What if you drove of the road or something?" Simon said, sounding a bit worried.
"Calm down old man, I'm not even holding the phone, I've got it on loudspeaker. And For your information – I'm very concentrated on the traffic, and I've had my driver's license for like four years now. I'm not going to drive off the road ok?" Demi replied a little annoyed.
"Good, good. So, you are 100% focused on your driving? Speaking to me and hearing my sexy voice doesn't distract you at all? Simon said with humor in his voice.
"Dream on old man! But I should admit, your voice is sexy, that British accent of yours is just…mmmmh." Demi purred into the phone.
"Eyes on the road Demi, eyes on the road!" Simon mocked her.
"They are!" Demi whined at him, still a smile playing on her lips. She was enjoying their little banter and she could tell that he did too.

"So, is there any particular reason you called me? Or did you just want to tease me?" She continued.
"Naah, I just wanted to annoy you. And I'm good at it, right?" He said mockingly.
"That you are my friend."
"Friend?"
"Yeeess. You're my friend Simon!" She was teasing him now. "You know, that kind of friend that you constantly bicker with, have unbelievable sexual tension with, the one that you can't take your eyes off of, who's mere presence makes you all tingly and your legs like jelly, the kind of friend that you have, and want to have, amazingly hot sex with like all the time, and the kind of friend that you have fallen really hard for and totally admitted that you're in love with. That's the kind of friend you are Simon"
"Well that doesn't really sound like a friend to me…" Simon replied a little astonished with what she just had said. He was smiling though, because he felt the exact same things! "I hope you don't do and feel like that that with all of your friends?"
"Nope, just you Simon."
"Well that makes me happy!" He replied.

"And I will do anything to make you happy. You know I could try to make you really happy today at the meeting with all our colleagues around us." She said raising her eyebrows even though he couldn't see her.
"Oh, you most definitely will not!" Simon quickly replied. "I'm being serious Demi, don't try anything! You know I can't contain myself around you as it is. And if you start to play all your dirty little games with me, I most certainly will not be able to keep my hands to myself and, urrgh, no. It's not a good idea Demi it really isn't!"
"Whoa, calm down, I'll behave ok?"
"No, you won't. I know you Demi, you never do..."
"Yes, I do! I will behave, a little…."
She could hear Simon groan in the other end of the phone.
"You will be the death of me you little brat!" he muttered.
"You know you love it!" she teased him.
"You know you love me." He replied.
"Whatevs" she said and shrugged her shoulders. Simon chuckled through the phone.
"Okay little monster, I'm gonna hang up now. But I will see you in about… 2 minutes – If you're not late!"
"I won't be!"
"And Demi, please try to behave yourself!"
"Maybe…."
"No but Demi I'm…"
"Bye Simon" She hung up on him.

Simon groaned and put his forehead down on the desk. What am I going to do with her? He thought to himself but he couldn't help but chuckle. How did she do it all? One moment she was serious and smart, then funny, and witty which then turned in to sexy and seductive and then she could be furious, whiny, and impatient and then go all the way back to being Serious Demi again. How did she do it? All he knew was that he loved it, she was so unpredictable and always kept him on his toes.
He left his office and walked in to the boarding room to great L.A and some of the producers. He could hear the clapper of a pair of stiletto heels and turned around, the sight in front of him leaving him breathless.
Brace yourselves ladies and gentlemen, Miss Demi Lovato has entered the building looking sexier than ever, and she is here to get what she wants!