Everyone in the van was fidgeting in some sort of way, whether it was tapping against the seat or chewing on their fingers. We were all nervous as I pulled the keys out of the ignition, having parked in front of the record label's office. I turned around and faced everyone, all of them staring back at me with concerned expressions.
"Listen, just be yourself and be calm, okay? We'll be able to do it," I tried to assure even I was incredibly anxious as well.
Nino let out a heavy sigh, "Alright, let's do this."
Everyone took a few deep breaths before we all began to exit the van and make our way towards the entrance. I held the door open as I rubbed everyone's shoulder comfortingly as they all passed. I raised my sunglasses and sat them on top of my head as I pressed the button to call the elevator.
We all sat in silence, our eyes cast down onto the tile floor. The elevator rang, signaling that it had arrived. We all wordlessly climbed into it and I pressed the button for the fourth floor.
We arrived onto the floor and we all exited the elevator as I led them down a hallway. I motioned for everyone to stop in front of a certain door.
"Okay, I'm gonna go inside and see if she's ready for the meeting. If she is, I'll call you guys in," I explained.
A chorus of agreements rang out to me as I composed myself and went inside. I was met with the head of the record label, Milly Swift. I put on my business face as I approached her, shaking her hand.
"Welcome, Ms. Radeva. I'm glad to have you here! Where's the rest of the band?" she asked, smiling at me politely.
"They're waiting outside, should I call them in?" I replied, my thumb pointing to the door.
"Yes, go ahead," she confirmed as I turned around and knocked twice on the door, hoping that at least one of them would understand what I was doing.
They did as the door knob turned, all of them coming in one by one. Nina was the first to shake Milly's hand as the rest followed suit, all of us standing after we finished our greetings.
"Okay, let's get down to business," Milly started off, her hands intertwined as she rested them on top of her desk, her professionalism coming off as a bit intimidating.
"Yes, of course, go ahead," I said, flashing everyone an encouraging smile.
"One of my team members attended the first show you guys played, at that small venue up in Liverpool. To say that he was impressed would be an understatement. He immediately came to me and recommended me to look into you guys, and consider signing you. He showed me a couple of recordings he took while he was there and I was impressed as well," she complimented, her glasses almost at the end of her nose as she read off a paper in front of her.
She continued as she pushed her glasses up, "So, with that, I would like to offer you a deal. We sign you, for four albums. They'll be released worldwide and we'll provide you with a list of studios you can go to to record your first record, how does that sound?" she queried, looking up at us for a response.
"One moment, please," I said before turning around to the rest of them, huddling everyone in a small circle.
"We're taking it right?" I asked, meeting everyone else's eyes.
"Of-fucking-course we are!" Nino whispered-yelled.
"Language!" Mads butted in, her eyebrows angrily furrowed as she glared at Nino.
I looked to everyone else as they nodded, agreeing to take it as well.
"Okay, okay. I'll tell her," I confirmed, breaking away from the huddle.
