Big Time Song Bird | James Diamond

am i wasting my dream on you | part 2

Gustavo and Kelly had graciously accepted the offer of tea from Mrs. Knight, not used to the Minnesota cold but the LA heat.

Everyone had moved to the living room, Gustavo still holding a teacup that looked far too small in the larger man's hands. Sitting down in the chair placed by Mrs. Knight, Kelly standing by his side and the group on the opposite side taking up space on the couch.

Sat between James, devastated from Gustavo not wanting him, and Logan, feeling bad for James but still curious, was Crowe, stunned and opening and closing her mouth not sure of what to think. Gustavo began his pitch, laying out all the terms for Kendall and his family.

"Mrs. Knight, I wanna take your family to LA and produce some demo tracks with Kendall."

"You can't be serious," Kendall said, not entertaining the idea one bit.

"It'll take 3 months. We'll take care of all of your expenses." Kelly promised.

Gustavo kept talking, boasting how impressive he and his work is. And how he has anger management issues, which he isn't wrong about. But Crowe wasn't about to agree with that now, she didn't want to give him a reason to leave her. Glancing to the side she saw James wanting another opportunity to show how good he is.

"People say I'm the life of the party-" he began to sing but was shut down immediately by Gustavo, "Stop it. Please. Don't ever do that again. Thank you"

You didn't have to be that harsh.

Crowe tapped his knee, giving an apologetic smile and mouthing a 'Sorry'. James gave a weak nod, letting her know he was alright. Even if she knew that he was devastated, she figured out that even if he did seem a bit overdramatic, this was his dream. His dream that Gustavo decided was meant for Kendall instead of him.

Reaching up and twirling the necklace with her fingers, wondering how much her life will change. Getting startled when Gustavo called her name, done arguing with Kendall over the agreement.

"Yes?"

"For now, you'll be Kendall's assistant but still work for me when I call for you. Maybe you can be my protege or something, but that won't happen if you end up like my horrible past assistants! Money hungry and fame crazy, so you better watch your step." A threat but one he will uphold, something Crowe knows all too well.

Money hungry? Not my thing, fame crazy? Definitely not my thing. I should be fine.

Giving the man a grateful 'okay, thank you' as her answer. She was more than ready to start working, all she needed now was Kendall's okay, praying he would accept his offer.

"So, what do you say kiddo, huh? You wanna go out to LA and be molded and shaped into a big old star by the Gustavo Rocque?"

The room was silent as everyone awaited his answer, wanting to know what he had to say. Wanting him to decide on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the same thing he told James in his peptalk not too long ago.

"No."

Gustavo shattered the teacup he was holding, shards falling to the ground. Carlos was laughing, thinking Kendall was pulling his leg, until realizing he was serious. James looking at him in disbelief and Crowe, tightly clutching her necklace and feeling her heart stop if only for a second.

The enraged producer stood up, wanting to step outside for a minute to let his anger out. Not bothering to look back to see if the boy would change his mind or if he even regretted saying no to him.

Kelly had a wad of cash out, laying some down on the table. Hearing shattering and crashing noises from outside the house, Kelly added more bills to the pile. Leaving more to cover everything Gustavo had broken and then some. She then gave Kendall her info, "Here's my card. If you change your mind, call. You should think about this Kendall, we leave tomorrow at 2." she said, then left the Knight's house.