~Author's Note!~
Whoopie! Chapter 4 is here! Woot woot! I am EVER so sorry for the long wait. I snuck my way into Vegas sooo with all that comes a whole lot of planning and yeah….SO sorry. Here's a long chapter for you guys just to make it up! 28 pages!
Kali101- Yeah girl, when you space out everything, that really makes people wanna read it more. I haaate stories that aren't properly written and not spaced out correctly, like why the hell would someone post this? Ugh, *falls on floor* They really waste my time not taking writing seriously. :/
OnceUponASlashStory- Thaaaank you, it was REALLY hard. Jkjk xD I just kept writing and writing….and there it was! It's really coming natural to me as well, Im glad you enjoyed it!
SimonxJeanette- Aweee, I didn't mean to make you tear up! xD I'm glad you loved it though, yeah I keep rereading it myself like "Omg! Its soo good!" Well you know fame DOES go to ppl's heads. Yeah girl, that manager is the bomb. Firm but fair, ya know.
Disclaimer: Remember there may be some songs, websites, albums, products, commercials, studios, productions, movies that you MAY recognize, I don't own nun! Not even them munks!
NOW ONTO CHAPTER 4!
~*Glamorous*~
Chapter 4
First Class Treatment
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My mind was going crazy. People were all over the place rushing and bustling around the entire studio trying to make sure everything was running along absolutely perfect without any errors. Pictures of me were plastered all over the walls along with the company symbol as I sat and allowed the beauticians to take care of me.
I closed my eyes and tried to recapture all the events I had gone through and completed today. There was just so many that this whole day went by in a complete blur. It feels like it had been weeks ago since I had breakfast this morning with Jeanette and Nina.
"Everybody! I need you all to FOCUS! Brittany's music video needs to be sent to MTV by no later than TONIGHT so get to it!"
Yeah, he was right.
On one side, my music video had just been completed and was being sent to MTV and posted onto my Youtube page at this very moment. My Vidal Sassoon hair commercial was currently being viewed by the people over at the headquarters in England. They were looking over it so they could allow their country to see it first on TV, then send it back to the states.
On another side, the people were finishing and editing the magazine photoshoot/ interview that I just recently got finished doing 45 minutes ago, preparing it for me to read before they released it to the world for next months issue.
It was very loud in here with all of the commotion going on because people were constantly rushing and talking loud trying to make everything perfect for me. I had a full day and I was ready to go home.
But I still wasn't finished.
"Alright let's go everybody, we have the single's last photoshoots that need to be done by tonight. I need you guys to hurry up this is Hollywood every second counts!"
The loud noises were all enough to make my head spin and make me feel dizzy. I was tired. Plus, I felt like I was going to pass out from all of the craziness in this atmosphere. I felt like I was seriously going to explode any second if all these hyper-active tense nervous people hustling and worrying about me didn't just go away!
They were constantly curling and fixing my hair and checking my makeup while fixing my nails all at the same time! Adding curls applying blush. UGH. If they just didn't just shut up already, I was going to fire every last one of them. Literally.
"Brittney, I need you to stay completely still."
"Ms. Miller, please turn your head just a little bit."
"Brittney please spit out your gum, we need to re-whiten your teeth"
"Good.", I thought, "that gum was giving me a headache anyway." You know how when you chew gum too long and you start to get a headache? Yeah, that wasn't helping me out much. Plus my stomach was growling again since I hadn't eaten anything since this morning.
Uggghh, I could just kick myself for not eating lunch.
I spit the gum into the trashcan the lady held up to me and showed her my teeth so she could apply the baking soda and lemon.
I looked over and saw Jeanette reading her book while on her phone. She was laughing like someone just told her a joke. Probably Simon again. She reposition the phone to the other side of her head and continued reading while talking on the phone giving the ladies nearby her one finger beckoning them to 'hold on'.
A few females we're sitting around her laughing and talking amongst themselves while preparing some of my photos and waiting for her to finish her phone call. They always enjoyed talking with Jeanette when they weren't attending to my needs.
Even though Jeanette wasn't doing much with her career, she still had plenty of people who adored her which was nice I guess.
Wait a minute...
Soooo why did she even come again? She could read her book and talk to Simon at home! Oh well. I mean I guess it is nice to have someone to talk to after you get done doing all of this crap.
Jeanette couldn't handle this life. Hell, nobody could! I'm barely handling it myself! I couldn't wait to have a vacation!
I sighed out loud as the lady finished with my teeth.
Who knows when that'll happen.
I spit the rest of the solution in the trash can and looked over and tried to find my manager in all of this mess, but couldn't. He was probably nearby though, making sure everyone was taking care of business.
I wondered if Jeanette ever planned on doing anything extra as far as her career was concerned though... I mean...I was living life in the fast lane...Eleanor was releasing her and Theodore's new restaurant...she didn't ever do anything but tag along with me occasionally or hang out with Nina.
I wondered if she wanted her own career.
Wait. No. Wrong. Nope! I wasn't about to have any competition against me. What if Jeanette started her own career and became more popular than me?!
I mean Jeanette does have a very beautiful voice and should consider doing something with it...but I just don't want the tabloids trying to pin us against each other. That's why I was glad I didn't have to deal with Eleanor as far as competition was concerned, she was far more comfortable in the food industry.
So it's fine that Jeanette simply stays where she's at.
Despite all of the noise, I heard high heeled footsteps coming towards me very fast clicking against the tile. Before I could turn around, I was being squeezed tight from behind and smelled a familiar cherry blossom scent.
"Ohmygosh Brittany, you have to see this you look absolutely amazin'!", my go-girl Destiny shouted in a sing-songy voice slapping a fresh magazine onto my lap smiling brightly.
Destiny was my go-girl, and she had been for the past year or so. She was blessed with striking tanned skin, very curly brown hair , and bright green eyes. Destiny was like my other sister/BFF. Her job was to basically make sure I get to my limos, meetings, and everything else on time. I also went to her so she could inform Tony or anybody else of anything I needed.
She was also in charge of keeping me company and giving me pep talks right before I went on stage or did an interview or something. Her and Tony were absolutely fantastic at pep talks. She's basically like a BFF I pay to have. Its better than spending all that time trying to find a real best friend. Hell, money was my first friend.
Having a "job" like the one she does actually means that I'm like y'know helping the economy kinda. Providing more jobs and stuff.
I laughed along with her as she maneuvered her way around my beauticians and gave me a real hug and I squeezed her back just as tight. She was wearing silver diamond studded high heels with light purple leggings and a black sparkly T-shirt, but before I could see what was on it, she quickly turned around and pulled up a stool and sat real close to me, yet still allowing my beauticians to work on my hair since they were done with my makeup.
I looked down and picked up the magazine titled "Beauty of the Century" and couldn't be more proud. It was April now and this was supposed to be the first magazine for the May issue. I had on and elegant white-gold Chanel gown and held an extremely sassy, flirtatious look on my face sitting up on an one-armrest couch giving the camera my best side. On the front cover you could also see a bunch of people holding cameras trying to take my picture that they had in the background making it seem like I was in the middle of some paparazzi event indoors.
Destiny brought her arm around me and squeezed me tight again and pointed to all her favorite photos of me.
"Ooh, THAT one is for sure gonna be my Woman Crush Wednesday!", she said with a giggle eyeing me devilishly.
"Ohmygosh stooooop!", I exclaimed slightly pushing her away playfully. "I mean I DO look absolutely A-MAZING!", I burst out and bragged holding the magazine up to all of the beauticians and photographers and editors around me earning smiles and compliments.
I sighed happily and went back to being primped and attended to sitting the magazine on top of my lap closing it. Destiny squealed and took the magazine back and began to read flipping frantically through the pages.
I tried to concentrate so I wouldn't pass out before my photo shoot by closing my eyes but the shiny and sparkly T-shirt Destiny had on caught my attention again. I leaned forward and looked down trying to get a better look at it and saw something vibrant and familiar and on her top. It was some..guy. I felt like I had seen him before.
That's funny. Destiny never went for popular t-shirts that advertised other people. That was against company policy that's for sure. I mean if you worked for someone that was different, then it didn't matter.
I looked more closely not moving too much so the ladies wouldn't mess up doing my hair or nails. There was a guy on the front and he was playing an electric guitar wildly while having neon colored lights shining down on him and his backup guitarists. Female fans held their hands high in the air and cheered him on in adoration.
I sucked in my breath.
"I-is that...", I gasped in shock not wanting to believe it.
Destiny looked over from her magazine knowingly, "I see you guys had quite the conversation today.", she held my phone up to me waving it back and forth smirking.
My heart was beating fast in my chest. I looked through the glass patio door and saw Jeanette and Nina laying on the couches laughing at some popular sitcom.
I gulped feeling my hands start to shake as I felt my phone buzz again and display the same screen.
"Call from Alvin"
I looked around and saw a nearby patio chair and dashed toward it and picked it up and turned it away from Jeanette and Nina and made it face the pool careful not to drop my phone.
I quickly sat down and took a deep breath and pressed the bright green button.
"H-hello?...", I whispered nervously into the receiver tugging on a strand of hair.
"Soooo I take it you ain't excited to hear from me?", a masculine voice said cockily into the phone.
My heart froze with excitement. My mouth was open in shock. I smiled, but still wanted to get back at him.
"UM, you're calling me, you need to be happy I even answered the phone!", I corrected, " I don't remember asking you to call."
Alvin chucked slightly before responding, "Uhh, first of all toots, last time I checked those exact words came out of your mouth the last time we had one of our...get-togethers remember?"
I paused and stopped before I could say anything. "That's right.", I thought, "I did ask him to call me before we left the award ceremony."
That night was amazing though... Even if we only had a few minutes to ourselves like every other hidden moment, it was just... perfect. I couldn't wait for it to happen again.
"Mmm...sounds like I'm telling the truth babe.", he remarked coolly.
Really?! It was still early and I was not in the mood for his arrogance! I felt like I could practically see him smirking at me.
"Okay hotshot, I'll give you that one.", I assured laughing lightly.
"Mhmm…", I heard him yawn slightly before sighing, "So what's up, princess?..You got another busy day planned?"
Gosh its like I want to be angry with his attitude, but he keeps reeling me back in. I mean...his voice just sounded so...sexy in the morning.
I felt chills run up my spine and I bit my lip.
"...Unh huh.", I nooded and remembered he couldn't see me.
Gosh, I HAVE to stop doing that!
I cleared my throat before continuing, "I just got off the phone with my manager just now. Music video...magazine...commercials...the usual.", I sighed and leaned back into the phone savoring this deep, manly voice in my ear knowing that this conversation wouldn't be able to last all day like I wanted it to.
"Maaan girl, you weren't kidding last night were you?", he laughed into the phone.
"Uh NO! I wasn't! I would never joke about my work.", I confirmed confidently, "What made you think that?" I paused for a second and waited for him to respond.
Before he could I raved again, "Why else would I allow you to sneak me somewhere where we could get more...comfortable?", I dropped my voice lower and whispered flirtatiously. I bit on my lip and waited for him to respond, my heart jumping wildly in my chest not believing what I had just said.
"Oooo Brit, I didn't know you wanted me like that?!", he said smoothly laughing. "I mean if you want you could come over here right no-"
"Ohh cut it out!", I argued and tried not to let his words effect me, " You should be lucky I'm not giving my attention to somebody else more important! You know there's plenty of guys out there!"
"And you know there's plenty of chicks out there that want a piece of this.", he replied clearly unintimidated, "Face it baby, you know you don't like to see me with anybody else."
I wanted to slap him. Already. Not even 5 minutes into this phone conversation and I was already set to come through the phone and strangle him.
He knew I hated it when he talked about the other girls he could possibly have. I hated those sluts! They were crazy and they always were looking me up and down envying me when they thought I wasn't looking.
That's why I loved making them upset when me and Alvin would flirt with each other in public. That would cause an immediate uproar. The camera flashes became brighter and more frequent, the crowd got louder, the reporters all redirected their focus on to us asking us personal dating questions…and the females?...Hell the paparazzi wasn't the only ones that would lose their minds.
One female even almost tried to come and attack me! That's why I thanked God everyday for those bodyguards. But still I hated how he could start to date anyone of those witches whenever he got good and ready.
I frowned and didn't say anything.
"Oh you're silent now? Come on Brit, you know you loooove me", he taunted at me and my insides felt hot and excited, yet full of rage and ready to blow, " You know you been thinkin' about me aallll morning. that's probably why you didn't even wanna answer the phone the first time."
"Oh my GOOSH!", I exclaimed and balled my fists, "No its nooot!"
What IS it about him that he always knows how to push my buttons?
"Then why didn't you pick up? I know you wasn't still sleep since you've been going to work a lot earlier lately", he noted and I felt my face begin to turn pink.
"OOOK SO? I was trying to get ready to take a bath and the water looked like it was going to overflow so I had to run and get to it-"
"Buuuuut", he sang into the phone, 'That doesn't mean anything, that didn't stop you from picking the phone up."
"Weeelll", I responded in the same sing-songy voice, "In this case it DID. And by that time, you had already hung up the phone before I even noticed the bathtub sooo…"
I heard him laughing on the other end as I continued, "I went to go take care of my needs. And in this case my needs were met through my relaxing bubble bath.", I spat playfully.
"Ooohhh so its like that, huh?", Alvin chuckled.
I giggled again, "So don't be gettin' all mad at nobody its not the end of the world if you don't hear from me…", I paused and went on, "Unless...you missed me that much", I said a little quieter smirking to myself as the tables were now turned in MY favor.
"Mmmm…I meeean…", he said after a few seconds of not responding.
"Sooo?", I taunted back at him, " how close did I get?" I was giggling again now. Looks like he didn't have the upper hand after all.
He laughed again before responding, "But, I didn't say anything!"
I giggled and twirled another strand of my hair, "Admit it then!", I brought my legs up to my chest and waited for him to say something. I couldn't believe I was having all this luck.
"Whatever Barbie, I'm not going to answer that.", he said stubbornly. Gosh, he knew he wanted to admit it. And everyone says I'm stubborn!
I sighed dramatically, " UGGH, whatever AL-VIN, but we both know the truth!", I retorted loudly into the phone. I turned around real quick and tried to squint my eyes through the glass patio door and see if Jeanette and Nina could hear me, but they couldn't.
"The truth about what?", Alvin went on, " That I have such dashing good looks and an amazing personality and that's why you couldn't keep your hands off me last night?"
My face grew bright red and my heart sped up further. My mouth was open wide and I slowly tried to get my words together.
"Wh-WHAT?!", I screeched into the phone. I couldn't believe what he was saying! Who does he think he is?!
"Yeahh that's right Brit", he teased, " So why don't you admit what we BOTH know is the truth", he shot back at me.
"UGH!", I growled, "I should've never even picked up the phone! I should've known you were gonna pull some of this...this…-"
"This what?", he responded confidently.
I huffed, "OK FINE OK! I. MISSED. YOU. But only a little bit! Are you happy now?!", my anger slowly began to subside feeling the weight of telling the truth get off my chest and I let out a deep huff and took deep slow breaths waiting for him to respond.
GOSH, that little stupid arrogant mother-
"I missed you too, Brit.", he said softly.
The red in my face slowly began to fade to pink realizing what he just said. I felt like I wanted to go scream to the rest of the world what he had just said. Leaving all of his annoying girl fans wild with jealousy.
"You...did?", I whispered silently in shock. I couldn't believe he actually said it.
"Why I gotta lie though?", I could practically see him smiling.
I sighed, I didn't want to believe it but..
"I guess you're right...I really did miss you. Even if it hasn't been a complete day since I've seen you", I admitted. I didn't want him to know exactly how I felt but I couldn't help it sometimes!
"Awww see that wasn't so hard was it?", he gloated into the phone, "Maybe when you have some free time you could come over and help me polish my 3 new fancy trophies."
"Nope!", I smirked with pride, "I'll be too busy polishing all of mines!"
"Uhh what? 'All of mines'? Last time I checked you only won ONE award last night sooo-"
"UMM but what makes you think that was the only award I had ever won?! You ain't the only one with awards, hotshot!", I argued back through the phone, "They didn't name you Voice of The Generation did they?"
"Okay whatever Brit. But that still doesn't change the fact that we doesn't get to see each other as often that we'd like", he said to me genuinely.
I knew I couldn't argue with him. That's probably why I get so angry with him over the phone! Being apart from him just makes me so…frustrated. But still..
"Augh…Alvin I don't know..", I sighed truthfully, "I want to hang out, but...I just don't know when...I'm just so busy.."
"Oook.", he remarked casually like it was no big deal, "How bout tonight then?"
Was he crazy?! Didn't I just get through explaining him all that I had to do today? I won't even have enough energy to be trying to hang out!
"Wooah Alvin! Do I have to spell it out for you? My music video, my commercial, my magazine photo shoot ring a bell?! I'm barely going to be able to even keep one eye open by the time I'm finished!", I reminded him.
"Brit-neeey..", he moaned, "yeess girl, I heard you the first time!"
I smiled happily to myself and tried not to get a huge ego after hearing him whine like that because of me, "Weelll, so why do you keep trying to convince me then?!", I asked leaning back in the chair.
"I'm sayin'...why don't you come with me and the boys to Eleanor and Theo's early restaurant opening tonight?!" I froze and tried to say something before he spoke again, "I already know Jeanette is coming and Ellie's your sister so you gotta come! Plus, I'm gonna be there so you know it'll be fun!"
I bit down on my lip. Was he forreal? Oh but wait a minute...he didn't know I wasn't going! What was he gonna say?!
I paused for a moment.
"Um…I u-uh…", I couldn't think of a word to say. What was I supposed to tell him?
"Wait a minute...,", he started slowly, "Don't tell me you're not going…"
I sat up shocked. Why was everybody trying to pin this on me like it was my responsibility or something?! I mean...me and Eleanor haven't been on good terms for years! Like two years! What did they expect now?!
"Brittany.", he started again serious this time, "It's been like..what..a few years now? Don't tell me you guys still aren't talking."
"Well, what did you expect?", I responded into the phone, "I have so many things to do today and then you want me to go to her sissy little function all drained and exhausted?!"
He seemed unimpressed, "You still could've made time for her. Y'know...penciled her in. I mean hell Brit I'm supposed to be practicing my lines to my new movie but-"
"No! But nothing!", I yelled and stood up, "I didn't even know about the whole arrangement! Nooobody even called me to tell me that she had gotten all the connections and rights to help her and Theo even establish this restaurant! I didn't find out until TODAY!"
He was silent for a moment. "...Really?", he seemed genuinely surprised.
"No, I didn't ! And its waaay too late to be trying to convince me now!", I said stubbornly.
"Dang Brit...I thought you guys had put all that stuff behind you.", he added truly bewildered.
"Well nope! No we didn't!", I noted angrily, "Well, strike that, okay I did. I've tried to speak with her on a few occasions but she just acts like I don't exist! If she wants to play this game then let her because I'm done tap dancing around her. I already told Jeanette no this morning so I'm not going", I finished with a snarl.
I sat back down slowly and waited for him to respond.
"Well Brittany...just...think about it alright?", he offered, "Please? At least for me if not for Eleanor… I mean we never get to see each other and I do be missin' you."
I felt my heart melt and my insides became all hot and bothered again. Did he really mean all that? It was really hard to pass that offer up though..
I sighed softly, "...I miss you too…", I sighed again a little louder, "It's like...I want to go but..I'm just gonna be so tired and I don't know if I'll even have all the energy to put up with the stuff I need to do today...and honestly Alvin if Eleanor tries to pull something stupid, it's really not gonna end well. For her that is. I don't need that kind of drama in my life"
"Okay, okay", he sighed. I kinda felt sorry for him because I knew he was trying to understand the whole situation.
"But can you at least try to make it? Or at least consider it though", he begged, "Because...man Brit...I don't know how much time is gonna pass when we can actually see each other again."
I bit my lip a final time and pondered for a while.
He was right.
How much longer was it gonna be until we finally have some time for each other? I mean he said it himself, he had another movie that he just got a role in and Lord knows I know how time consuming movies could get. It just didn't seem fair.
I leaned forward and rested my head in my other hand, running my fingers through my hair. Gosh, this was gonna be a long hard day, I just know it.
I took another long, deep breath before replying, "...I'll...think about it Alvin."
I heard him groan and again I felt guilty. I expected him to fire back and say something rude about me being selfish or inconsiderate.
"...Alright, Brit.", he sighed. "If it'll help, think about it this way. Who the heck am I gonna joke with if tonight is boring as hell?", he joked.
I laughed along with him, "I guess nobody." That made me feel a little better.
I spoke again, "But, seriously though Alvin. I'll think about it but I don't know.", I reasoned honestly.
"Alright princess.", he said smoothly. "Well, lemme let you go since you probably are on your way right now."
Oh snap! The limo! I had totally forgot about it!
I gasped, "Ohmygosh yes I do!", I exclaimed looking at the time, "Alright Alvin, I'll see you later!", I got up frantically and started to push the chair back to the way it was before making a dash for the door.
He chuckled again before responding, "Or you'll see me tonight"
I couldn't contain myself. I completely forgot about that entire conversation this morning!
"DESTINY!", I screamed loudly and tried unsuccessfully to snatch my phone back from her while many people in the room paused for a second to see if I was okay before going back to what they were doing.
She started cracking up holding the phone even higher watching me reach out in anger trying to grab it from her.
"You weren't supposed to know about that until I told you!", I exclaimed finally giving up trying to get my phone back from her.
"And who told you that you could be walking around wearing a shirt with him on it?! " , I sneered , "You know the rules!"
She looked shocked still holding the phone away from me, "Oh come on Brittany! You know I let the laundry pile up! This is the only thing I could find to wear!"
"Then you shouldn't have came at all!", I declared playfully, "Now give it back! How'd you even find it anyway?!"
She giggled before finally tossing it onto my lap. I struggled to grab it before it slid off of my lap and quickly scanned through my messages and phone conversations.
"I just saw it simply lying around in your dressing room and in order to keep it from falling into the wrong hands, I took it!", she recalled enthusiastically before continuing, "Looks like you guys talked long enough!"
"How would you even have known thaaat?!", I whined looking over at her, "I thought you were supposed to be my BFF!," I commented and playfully smacked her arm.
She laughed it off and shook her head at me, "I just looked at your recent calls and it said ' Recent: Alvin Seville 21:57'!", she responded casually shrugging her shoulders.
"Oooo!", I growled playfully smacking her again earning another laugh, "You better not have told anyone!"
She grabbed my magazine and opened it up, "My lips are sealed, girlie.", she noted simply smiling, "Buuut, I do wanna know what you guys were talking about though."
I saw her eyeing me again with the same look on her face grinning.
She's so lucky I can't be mad at her for too long or she would be getting the boot!
With a slight blush on my face I pursed my lips together, "I'm not telling you!", I said defiantly and allowed the beauticians to go back to primping me. They had previously stopped because sooomebody wanted to act like my things were up for grabs today!
Destiny started laughing and repositioned herself so that she was leaning on my chair, "Ok sooo when was the last time you guys actually talked before today?", she wondered, "I can't even remember you telling me about any conversations you guys have had in so long! Do you guys even see each other still?"
I sucked in my breath.
Oh no.
I couldn't tell her that.
The few times that me and Alvin spent together in secret?! I couldn't tell anyone that! Everybody knows that me and Alvin don't like each other with the few occasions that we use to flirt in public. Plus, nobody could know that we hung out in private. Even if it barely ever happened! I couldn't have my career focusing on us together, the tabloids would go nuts!
"Um..I u-uh..", I gulped while seeing another steamed curl cascade down my shoulder and into my lap making me feel more anxious and hot from the curling wand my stylist was using.
I was starting to get nervous.
What was I going to say?
Destiny was my girl and all, but I just couldn't have anybody knowing about me and Alvin. Just think of what it could do to my career! Even if we y'know...did take it a step further and start dating publicly , they wouldn't even be worried about me, only Alvin! And I'd be just known as 'Alvin's girl'. Plus, all of his crazy jealous annoying fans will come after me more than they already do.
Nope! It wasn't gonna happen to me!
Plus, all of my beauticians are around me and started to become a little quieter as if trying to hear me and Destiny's conversation. I mean I kinda wanna tell Destiny, but there's too many people around right now that could possibly hear what we're talking about and I don't want to risk anything. If this conversation were to go past this room…
"Weelll?!", Destiny told me again looking at me with her gorgeous green eyes, "are you gonna tell me?", she asked still grinning at me.
I swallowed and looked at her again. Destiny killed me with how direct she could be sometimes!
I took a deep breath and started to speak, but before I could the noise slowly started to drown out and everybody began to redirect their attention toward the center of the room, slowly stopping what they were doing. Suddenly everyone started to get quiet all of a sudden.
I stopped in my daze and looked around skeptically wondering why everyone randomly stopped and was acting as though I didn't exist. I mean it was annoying having them moan and gripe about me all the time but...
"Umm HELLO? Did you all forget what you we're doing?!", I said aloud earning a few sideways glances that I quickly stopped with a deadly glare.
That's right, they better know who they were messing with.
"Oh no, no miss." , one of my foreign beauticians stated in her Guatemalan accent, " They're about to make an announcement!" she exclaimed and we all and looked toward one of the men in charge of my image.
A tall slightly muscular man in a suit with jet black hair and piercing blue eyes came forward and spoke, "Alright everyone just stop what you doing right now juuust for a second, we just have to tell you something real quick", he motioned toward the other man right next to him.
He was the same African American man I had met when I left my first record company who led me to the main office floor in New York. He started to represent me and help improve my image shortly after I became solo.
He began in his baritone deep voice and spoke with confidence, " Alright, so we just wanted to say that we just got word from England that Brittany's hair commercial was a success and they cannot wait for it to appear on television."
Everybody in the room turned towards me soon began hooting and cheering for me. My beauticians started patting me on the back and people came over one by one to start giving me hugs. Destiny had a super excited and cheery looked on her face and gave me a big cozy hug.
"Yes girl!", she shouted happily, "I'm so happy for you!"
I smiled and hugged them back looking at all of the adoration and giggled, "Thanks everyone.", I sighed happily.
I looked over and saw my manager along with some of the rest of my team which consisted of a lot of grown goodlooking men in suits clapping for me and smiling genuinely.
I felt my heart jump inside of my chest, I was so happy I could not stop smiling!
The other man with the piercing blue eyes spoke again once the applause when down in the gigantic studio, " They also said that they don't just want the commercial to just be shown simply in the USA and England.", he paused and chuckled at the dropped jaws and the appalled faces in the room, "because...-"
The other man spoke after him, " they want the commercial to be shown worldwide."
I squealed and covered my hands over my mouth.
"Ohmygosh! ", I said out loud and looked over at my manager.
He laughed and clapped along with everyone in the room. A few people started hooting and shouting for me then more people including Jeanette came over and gave me hugs.
"Congratulations, Brittany!", Jeanette stated proudly and gave me a hug squeezing me. I squeezed her back just as tight.
The blue eyed man spoke again, "That has never happened in history before and they thought it'd be perfect to start this with you, Brittany."
"Congratulations.", both of them said at the same time and began clapping along with everybody else.
Awws we're heard all around me along with happy faces and expressions.
Although a couple of people didn't care at the other side of the room and instead acted like they hadn't heard anything and mean mugged me, but I ignored them. They were probably the ones who held my bags and stuff anyways.
I saw Tony came over and quickly got up off the chair and nearly jumped into his arms gave him a big hug.
Tony was so supportive of me and I loved his hugs. I got them as much as I could. I was welcomed to an exotic scent of firewood and exotic musk as I took him into my arms and sighed deeply and loudly into his torso to make sure he heard me.
He laughed at my reaction before speaking, "Another record broken, kid", he squeezed me again, "I'm really really proud of you."
"Mmm...thank you Tony.", I said softly not wanting to move with my arms still wrapped around him.
Dark brown hair , slight build, tall stature, with Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. I was in loooove!
"You're really going places Brittany.", he encouraged pulling me closer and kissing my hair tenderly, " keep it up and no one will be able to touch you."
I thought it was funny that Tony only called me by my first name when he was dead serious. So, I knew I was doing something right.
I let out a small whine upon feeling him let go of me and pouted up at him.
He chuckled again before reaching over and giving one more quick hug, "You know you can't always get everything you want, kid."
I smiled into the hug, "But, I can tryyy!", I giggled before pulling away.
I turned around and faced all who awaited, listening to them talk over one another about how excited they were about me new broken record.
Ahhh yeah, this is what is was all about.
Some ladies came over and gently grabbed my hands motioning me back to the high chair I was on to finish what they started.
But all they did was simply check my face before nodding at me and giving me a mirror to look at myself in.
I stood shocked as I took the mirror from them. My face was airbrushed clear with very light golden sparkly eyeshadow that made my sky blue eyes stand out. With that came a pinkish nude lipgloss which complimented the pink hue of blush on my cheeks.
I couldn't believe it, I looked almost like a porcelain doll. This photo shoot was gonna be perfect!
I turned the head several angles seeing of my beauticians missed anything and put the mirror down with no complaints.
That's what I loved about makeup, it just gave you a boost compliments and made you look even more beautiful. Unlike some people who just didn't have any good looks then I felt extremely sorry for them.
Destiny looked over at me and grinned kicking her legs back and forth before crossing them. "Weeeelll, we weren't expecting that now were we.", she laughed putting the magazine to the side.
I sighed happily. "Nope, but I'm glad it happened though!"
I noticed my personal designer had just finished speaking to my photographer and was casually making her way towards me.
She smiled and walked toward me giving me a hug and began to speak sweetly, "Alright Brittany dear, are you ready for the photo shoot?"
"Yes, ma'am!", I stated proudly hugging her back but then frowned letting go of her and looking down at the gold and tan sandals I was wearing. I mean they were cute. Gorgeous even. But I was looking for some...heels maybe.
"Uh...actually..", I grimaced and looked up at her, "how about we get some new shoes over here."
She smiled sweetly again. She had such a cute smile.
"I couldn't agree more, darling.", she agreed as she turned around and got everybody's attention.
"Excuse me!", she addressed loud enough so everyone can hear her . Everyone immediately looked up and waited for orders.
Just how I liked it.
"If someone isn't busy, would one of you please be a lamb and bring Brittany some new shoes? That's an order.", she spoke with confidence.
She turned around and and winked at me, "They'll be right out.", she turned and walked back over to where the photographer was. They were getting ready for my "Fantasy" photo shoot.
"Good.", I crossed my legs and repositioned myself to face Destiny.
She looked at me confused, "What? You're happy nobody's bothering and harassing you anymore?"
We both laughed at the same time, "Well duh! Its just so annoying, I've been dealing with them tugging and pulling at me all day!", I exclaimed, "Thank God this is the last time!"
A few minutes passed by and I started to feel bored.
I sat up straighter and smoothed out my outfit and turned to Destiny.
"Sooo? How do I look?", I motioned toward my outfit.
I was wearing a light cream colored silk halter top dress that only went up to my knees with a slit in it on one side. I had a thin gold necklace on with a cross and my auburn hair had many, many curls that was halfway pinned up while the rest of my hair cascaded down my back with complimentary white-gold hoop earrings.
Now all I needed was my shoes.
Destiny looked me up and down before nodding, "You look veerrry nice! Yeap, just one more photo shoot and then we can get outta here!"
I mentally whipped the sweat off my brow. It looks like she forgot all about our convo earlier earlier about you-know-who. Thank God.
"I couldn't agree more.", I stated before looking around.
I paused and waited.
Umm...wasn't someone supposed to be getting my shoes already?
I looked around at everybody.
Well, obviously it wasn't my photographer and my personal designer that were supposed to be getting them...and my music video was still being properly edited to be sent to MTV and YouTube...my editor's and everybody else we're discussing my commercial...my magazine was just about done...
Hmm...
I looked over at some of the rude some girls that were still standing around not doing anything. Just standing and gossiping.
Weren't they here for some...internship or something? I knew company would hire some interns to come and get a feel of the entertainment environment to get them equipped if they were looking to make a future out of it. And I know they weren't allowed to be close to any celebrities unless they had completed their training and were looking to land a job taking orders from us.
Something like that.
I looked over and saw an unnatural redheaded chick with her hair in a bun and shades on even though we were indoors dressed all in black. She was laughing, pointing, and joking around at everything trying to get the other intern chicks to be impressed with her I guess. I figured that she wasn't doing anything important.
"Hey you!", I yelled over the noise to the redheaded chick.
But I got no response.
"Umm yoohoo!", I waved over in her direction. She paused and looked over at me as if questioning if I had called her. At first she looked a bit in shock but almost excited that I actually paid her any attention, but quickly broke her expression not wanting to lose the admiration of her posse.
Yeah, not like I had billions of fans she could only dream of.
"Yeah you with the red hair!", I motioned toward her and continued, " Yeah um you don't look busy soo how 'bout you do me a favor and go get me some heels, kay?"
I gave her a fake smile as I was clearly irritated that it had already been a devastatingly long day and all I needed was heels to complete it buuuut apparently I wasn't important to anyone anymore.
She took off her shades at sat them on top of her head and looked at me like she couldn't believe what I said. Her little groupies we're looking at her with the same expression acting like they were too good to be here.
Hell I didn't invite them. But if you wanted to get somewhere in this business, you gotta start somewhere.
She snorted, "You talkin' to me?", she smacked on her green bubblegum I didn't even know she had until now.
Destiny had her mouth open darting her eyes between me and the chicks trying not to laugh. A bunch of people in the room quickly began to refocus their attention to me and her.
From the side I could see my editor looking up from the system along with all those who went on working for my music video, the magazine's correspondents had they're eyebrows raised wondering why I even bothered with this chick, and my photographer, personal designer , even the girls and Jeanette along with the rest were looking over wondering what all the commotion was.
I was amused. This female really thought she was something else. She was in the same group that gave me those stank faces when the announcements were made.
"Mmm, yeah I was. Now be a dear and do what I said. You don't seem to be doing anything else relevant so why don't you make yourself useful?", I smirked and threw one leg over the other and waited.
She scoffed with a slight laugh and narrowed her eyes at me, " Okay, so who said I was born to be just sitting here taking orders? My mixtape is still out online and I should be working in the recording studio any day now.", she positioned her hand on her hip and looked straight at me.
"I'm only here to get this lil' internship done and meet people so my girls could try and make the same kinda moves I'm doing.", she finished with a smirk.
"And?", I fired back, " I don't see you making any money now. Or else you'd be sitting over here, right? Not standing in some corner wishing on what you could be."
They couldn't hold it anymore. I heard crackles and snicker all over from where I was sitting. Jeanette had her hand over her mouth along with the opened jaws of the girls next to her. Everyone working on my pictures were turning red trying to hold in their laughter. My designer and the other photographer who just walked in and caught the fastest part of the conversation had they're eyes raised and looked at the girl as if she was crazy trying to get at me. I wanted to laugh looking over at those in charge of my image along with my manager and the rest we're trying not to spit out they're drinks after what I just said.
Not my problem.
I stared dead at her watching her mouth open slightly trying to register what I just said. There was a tint on her cheeks from the humiliation she was suffering from as everybody was now looking at her. All the 'big people' she so desperately wanted to work with.
Her friends were trying to act as bad as she was my giving me death glares, but too afraid to speak up.
"Clearly your not busy and somebody obviously hired you to do my bidding", my ice blue eyes looked at her with a cruel, unsettling glare.
The red tint on her face almost matched the color in the hair. She looked around quickly noticing every eye on her. All of the people she was trying to impress. There was no place left to hide.
Destiny wasn't even trying to hold me back. Instead she giggled and started acknowledging all the the faces she knew so well who adored her also in the company seeing if they were as shocked as she was as she mouthed ''Ohmygosh!' to them.
The redhead chick stared daggers at me and gulped before responding, "You don't know anything about me! I could easily be sitting over there but-"
"Yeah, but your not", I noted bitterly, "You're standing over there making sassy remarks with you and your nasty looking friends tryna' act like your big deal when you're not."
More gasps and hooting and hollering could he heard across the room. I smirked to myself. This was just too easy.
I saw her trembling. She was clearly embaressed in front of everyone she was trying so badly to impress and I was getting a kick out of it.
I saw her eyes becoming glossy and watery as if she was trying not to cry but I didn't care.
She took a shaky deep breath still not ready to give up. Gosh, what is it with this female, huh? She only kept doing this to herself I mean all I really needed was some shoes come on!
"I don't even know why I even decided to do this crap! If it wasn't for me trying to make it to the top-"
"But, you're not at the top.", I interrupted, "Not then, not now. You think all you have to do in order to make it is show up and stand around?", I crossed my arms before continuing, "Real talent? Real entertainment?...That's something your born with."
The room went silent as I continued, "Because after you get back from doing what I said, there will be only one person that is gonna be sitting in this chair and another walking out of this building fired."
"But I know who it's gonna be and now so do you.", I leaned back in my chair with both arms settled down on the armrests.
More laughter and cackling could be heard as I watched tears drop down out of the redheads eyes. She clearly didn't know what to do and was beaten at her own game.
"Now get to it.", I finished simply.
She slowly grimaced and scowled at me while her friends looked at me in shock while walking her out of the room over to where my dressing room was.
Everybody in this room had they're mouth opened in shock. I looked around and they were all speaking to me all at once not believing what just went down.
I simply smiled nodded trying to acknowledge all of them at once taking the water bottle Destiny handed me and began to take a sip.
She looked at me and started laughing, "Wow girl! I cannot believe you just stood up to her like that! You weren't even intimidated!"
I shrugged my shoulders before putting my water down, "She had it coming to her. Nobody tells me no."
"Clearly.", my editor said from afar. I looked over at him and laughed, "Oh stop you know you would've done the same thing!"
"What?", he remarked looking over at me, "Talked smack to you? No, I think I wanna keep my job."
Everybody in the room hollered with laughter along with myself. My stomach felt like it was going to explode like this morning as I leaned over my chair trying to contain myself.
It wasn't my fault she tried to take a shot at me!
" Yeah, let's hope you don't knock her out when she gets back.", the guy with the piercing blue eyes joked from the other side of where I was sitting.
I giggled, "I'll think about it. But she better watch her mouth just in case."
Over the noise, I voice called out loud again.
Alright Brittany, your photo shoot is just about ready! Be over here in 5 minutes no less!
I groaned very loudly, " I mean I guesss!"
More laughter could be heard around the room as I laughed along with them.
What did they expect? I was so ready to go home! I had been working all day!
I looked over and saw the same redheaded girl walking over sadly with a shoe box in her hands slowly with her posse following right behind her.
"Right on time.", Destiny said reading my mind pointing over to where the girl was.
I groaned again for the second time and brought my arms way above my head stretching, "Yeah, now let's get this photo shoot over with "
~* Authors Note!*~
Please forgive me! I had to run away from my toxic family in 3 weeks and escape to Vegas and my car and the rest of my stuff is still out in California so I got a wait on that for a month! AND we won't have wifi until the 14th. :'( waaahhh! I hope you guys enjoyed this one. I actually still had a lot more to go ;) but I figured y'all waited long enough xD I know I hate waiting on updates .
Remember, if you have any respectful complaints, don't hesitate to tell me! Aaaand if you liked what you read, drop me a line (review)
I lalaloooove you guys, I never forgot about you while I was trying to escape my environment, hope you liked it!
~XoxTristinaaaa