𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 || 𝐜𝐦𝐛

63

third person

"boys get over here right now!!" randy yells, opening a back door and following them is serenity. although she shouldn't go, she wants to record and use it against him when or if he fires the boys. "what were you thinking?? that could ruin your career."

"no it would ruin yours. you're a dick."

"zach, he's just had too much to drink. excuse us." jonah pulls zach by his arm back into the venue, seeing serenity film the whole thing. "randy is going to rot in hell." jonah  whispers, putting zach by serenity. "you stay, and don't open your mouth."

"but-"

"zach we want to have a music label, shut up."

"fine."

jonah walks back over to randy and the boys, seeing corbyn almost in tears. what did randy do? "jonah you need to talk with zach, ask him to leave the band. he isn't a good person to share this career with." randy tells him, grinning. "no. i won't randy. he's a brother, i wouldn't do that to family." jonah tells him, crossing his arms in front of his body.

"then you're out of the band."

"you aren't the one who tells me i'm in or not. you just supervise us. i don't have to listen to you."

"then the people at atlantic will."

"go ahead. tell them, i'll tell them my side. i have four other ears listening to this conversation."

daniel laughs, then looking down at the ground. randy shoots up a look. "jonah i will gladly talk to atlantic. you need to watch your attitude." randy tells him, as the rest of the boys risk getting in trouble. staying silent.

"randy why do you treat us like this?"

"like what?"

"like we are puppets. we aren't. we are actual people. telling zach to eat more or work out. or telling corbyn to keep his relationship private. you aren't our parents." daniel speaks up, looking at randy straight in the eyes.

"because i only want the best for you guys."

"then act like it. don't act like a dick, we want a manger not a bully."

"i-"

"oh and randy if you ever need a backup video, for any future reference ren got us."

randy's eyes looks straight into her camera, clenching his jaw. like he has been doing something wrong this whole time. he has, and it doesn't take long for him to realize it. "well then she does know that recording without consent is against the law."

"well do you know that using us against our own will is basically against the law."

"really..which one?"

"the one about working. you can only work eight hours, with a break. but we didn't. we worked ten plus, no break, so randy you are done for."

"oh so this is how we are going to play this? i made you guys famous. hell if it weren't for me you wouldn't be here, standing here with an album." randy snares, leaning against a wall. this only makes corbyn more mad. he helped. they all did, five out of five.

"we helped each other. you just were hired to overlook us. not tell us to lose weight or go gain a few pounds."

"well because i didn't want you guys to be fat! like zach!"

"he isn't. you are just trying to pick the innocent one here. you aren't."

someone steps out of the venue, wanting to interview the boys. seeing randy's face says it all, 'help me, i'm being interrogated by teenage boys'. "uh hi i'm alexa kate for the stallion paper, i would like to the interview the why don't we boys."

"go ahead take them."

the boys go inside, but randy pulls corbyn away. gripping onto his arm with force, possibly leaving a mark. "don't you think you guys are going to get away with this." randy whispers, as corbyn pulls out of his grip. he raises an eyebrow. "we already have."

corbyn leaves.

and for the first time in his career he felt he did something that was successful. standing up to someone who was causing him pain all these years. three years to be exact, and now it's for a change. "did you get all of it?"

"yes all of it. i'll edit it later, you go have fun. i'll be with sadie."

serenity kisses his cheek as he smiles, feeling his warm cheeks. "baby-look. you did this." she tells him, pointing at the projector screen. seeing the boys advertisement, for 8 letters. "wow..it looks good. you stay here, i'll be back." he kisses her back and walks away.

the people within the venue keep their voices to a low as corbyn passes through the crowd. watching him go by and gossiping. "here corbyn go thank them for coming..,randy left. better off that dick-"

"okay zach chill, i'll go say something. try and keep it on the down-low. okay?"

"but if he is going to keep-"

"zach..down low."

"fine."

corbyn walks up the stage as the music magically stops, only to see that all eyes were on him. he was the center of attention for once. "uh hi guys, thank you again for coming. we had every intention to have this be a heart-jerker and a few laughs. we had made some of these songs back when we first started and had them in the vault. three and a half year later we can say, it's out. again thank you for coming and enjoy eight letters!"

corbyn leaves the stage and sees someone take pictures of him, he is famous now. that's all he ever wanted. he is living his dream with his five best friends, and has a stable relationship with a girl of his dreams. the only thing he wants is his mom to support him, she lives in a different state and has never traveled outside of that state.

corbyn walks back over to serenity and engulfs her in a hug, smiling down at the girl. "i love you serenity." he tells her, kissing the top of her head. "love you more corbyn." serenity says, holding the onto the boy like it's the last time they are going to see each other.

"forever and always ren ren."

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a/n
i love that i was being a little MIA but i honestly hate this book, but book two coming better than this. anyways hi, how are you?