Working With The Rockstar - JH

Chapter 6

Liza pov

"So are you going to record then?" She asked as she put her feet up on the table, crumpling all of the papers Landon had on there.

"I'm not recording today Mads. I came here to hang with Landon and now Liza is recording her songs." Jaden explained.

"Oh. She does music?" She asked as she looked at me in disgust.

"Yes, she does. Now move your fucking dirty ass feet off of Landon's work." I snapped as I walked over and pushed her legs off the coffee table.

She scoffed but didn't say anything else in reaction to me. I picked up all the papers and handed them to Landon, making sure none of them were crinkled badly. He thanked me, but quickly pulled me back and smelt my hair.

"Did you sleep in Marley's room?" He asked me at a normal volume, bringing Jaden and his lap dog out of their conversation.

"Yeah, I did sleep in Marley's room. Got a problem?" I asked in a jokey way, knowing he knew what I meant.

"Yeah, I do actually. You can't be sleeping in other men's beds." He joked back.

"Get over yourself." I laughed as I pushed him playfully.

"Are we recording this shit or what?" He asked me as he pushed me into the booth.

"I don't want to hear this rat sing."

"Mads, what the fuck?"

"It's fine Jaden. Over 400,000,000 people don't think I sound like a rat. I'll just listen to them instead." I shrugged as I shut the door and walked into the recording booth.

Landon started up the music and I started to sing along to the words I wrote down.

One thing that I do when I get really into singing is sometimes I'll start moving to the music. I started to grab my hips, swaying my body to the music as I shut my eyes. I ran my open palms up my body before resting them on the back of my neck.

"... I'm so shy, hahahaha." I finished as the music cut out.

"That was so good." I heard Landon and Jaden shout through the glass.

I walked out of the door and was bombarded by Landon hugging me. I laughed and hugged him back now.

"Are you a faggot or something?" Mads asked from her spot on the couch.

The whole room went silent. Even Jaden got up and stood away from her.

"Excuse me?" I asked her as I got out of Landon's grip.

"I asked if you were a faggot? Talking about having sex with girls, that's not right. It goes against what God intended for you." She answered.

If this bitch is going to quote the bible, I will beat her with one.

"Well, it looks like God is intending for you to get your entire face rearranged. Do you wanna fucking repeat that?" I spat at her. She looked taken aback, and a little scared.

"Come on. Jaden, you're Christian, you should know that this song and it's content goes against the bible." She pleaded as she looked to him for support.

"I swear by God. Not the bible. It's outdated and it's teachings are ridiculous. We've been over this." He argued.

"Ugh fine." She rolled her eyes and slumped in her seat.

"Lize, just leave it. She's not worth it." He said as he pulled at my hand that was currently balled into a fist.

I didn't move. I remained motionless, staring in the same place. I don't know what I am, but what she said has really bothered me. I was completely oblivious to Landon calling my name to get my attention.

"Liza!" He shouted, making me jump.

"Fucking what?" I shouted back.

"Go outside and calm down. She's not fucking worth it." He gritted.

I didn't say anything. I harshly pulled my hand from his grip and walked out of the room. I walked out the back way that led behind the building. There were multiple metal trash cans out there. I kicked them as I started shouting and screaming at the top of my lungs.

******
Landon pov

"What the fuck was that Mads?" Jaden said at a raised volume when Liza left the room, annoyance and anger clear as day in his tone.

"Oh grow up. If she didn't want people commenting on it, she shouldn't make a song about it." She scoffed.

"Nah. Now that is enough. You little fucking skank, you do not get to judge her for her choices. This is her escape, this is where she can feel safe. The same way that you have your dance as your escape, she has her music as her escape. She is a complex fucking person, and if you mock and take away her safe place, I don't know what the fuck she's gonna do. You either respect her in here, or you can fucking leave." I spat at her.

"Jaden? Are you gonna let him talk to me like that?" She screeched.

I had already left the room so I could go and talk to Liza. I wasn't even mad that she didn't tell me. I know that there's something she wasn't telling me, she doesn't stand for homophobia as it is, but it wouldn't have affected her this much if it didn't have a possibility behind it.

When I walked out, I saw her sat down on the curb. The trash cans and their lids were scattered across the tarmac. I walked over and sat down next to her.

"What's going on in that little head of yours Lizzie?" I asked her as she looked over at me.

"She's a homophobic bitch and I can't fucking stand her." She spat.

"I think it's affecting you more than you want it to." I watched as she shrugged.

"I know it is." She mumbled.

"What are you Liza?"

"I don't really know. Not straight." She answered.

"Who else knows?" I asked her.

"You and Marls."

We fell silent for a little bit. Just listening to the wind and the cars beeping on the main road outside the gates.

"You know he smells like him." She said randomly.

"Who smells like who?" I asked her.

"Jaden. He smells like Marley. The exact same. It's comforting in a way, almost as if Marley is here with us in the form of him." She explained as she adjusted the clear frame on her eyes.

"He does?" I've never noticed it before.

"He does indeed. It's the Bleu de Chanel Marley always wore and he has that hint of weed smell on him. It's Marley's smell. His room smells the same." She shrugged.

"You're right."

*******

A/N - The words Mads' character uses are ones of which have very harmful affects, but this is just for the story. I am so sorry if I have offended anyone with my usage of these words but please note I do not mean this towards anyone of my readers or anyone in the LGBTQ+ community.

As a member of the community myself, I do understand how damaging these words can be to people and I need to make it clear that this is not aimed at anyone. These words are not intended to attack anyone reading this story.