Listen To Your Heart ~ Book One.

The Countdown begins part 1

"Your orders? Here's an order for you. Go to hell, and get out of my office, before I call security!"

"Security? What security? We just came into your private office, without security even noticing. Call them if you wish."

(He calls security. They come into his office, only to find the 3 mysterious men gone. They check the security cameras and replay the footage. There is no recording of anyone being in the building, or his office. Security leaves. He sits at his desk, sweating profusely. He suddenly feels a knife at his throat. A picture of his wife and kids, appear on his desk before him.)

"Do as you are told, or someone dies. The choice is yours. Have a nice night."

(They vanish into thin air.)

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(The next day, the owner of Interscope Records has a video chat with various news outlets. Announcing the sale of Interscope Records, and how all currently contracted musicians were now owned by Galactic Records. Billie's family and Claudia watch the story on Finneas laptop.)

"Something doesn't sound right. Was anything mentioned to you about this, Billie?"

"No... nothing. I'm just as surprised as you are, Finneas."

(A week later, the tour begins in London, England. We're doing sound checks on the equipment. Billie is complaining to her brother Finneas.)

"He won't let me sit next to him on the plane. He's late for interviews. Now he's late for sound checks. Is he deliberately trying to sabotage this tour before it even starts?"

(I walk onto the stage, and over to my equipment.)

"We going to do a show, or do you and your brother have other plans?"

"You're late."

"No shit."

(Billie glares at me and walks away.)

"Man, why you acting cold towards my sister? That's not cool."

"Neither is the fact that she's carrying your baby...but yet...you got away with it. Didn't you Uncle Finneas?"

"Uncle Finneas?"

"Oh...I'm sorry. Were you expecting your sister's baby to call you Daddy, in front of everyone?"

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(A few days later, Billie and Finneas are scheduled to meet with the Royal family. Billie approaches me as I sit and play a riff on my guitar.)

"Hey...we need to talk."

"If this is about meeting the Royal family...I wasn't invited."

"I know that. Don't blame me if they're not a fan of rock and roll."

"Meghan and Prince Harry are, so I meet with them later. If that's alright with you of course."

"Why are you acting this way towards me? I know you're angry because I smashed your stuff, but I get the feeling this goes beyond that...Talk to me."

(I shrug)"Fine. Why you're here, answer a question for me. Once your kid is born, how is Finneas going to feel about his own kid calling him Uncle Finneas?"

"We talked about that. He's willing to let the baby grow up believing you're the father. As long as the truth never comes out."

"Ahhh...there's always a catch when it comes to you two...isn't there?"

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?

"You're saying Finneas is willing to go along with the lie, as long as I what? Keep my mouth shut? Marry you?"

"Are you saying that you don't want to marry me now?"

"Are you wearing my ring anymore? No?"

"What about the promises that you made? That you'd always love me and the baby?"