I Will Wait [Jessie J]

Chapter 25 - Management

*Jessie's pov*

The police came for Emma. I didn't want her to speak to them alone I know what they can be like. I didn't argue with Emma though because I knew the police would want to speak to her in private anyway. She made the suggestion that I should ring my manager. It's true I should but I wasn't looking forward to it. I walked into the study and sat down at the computer desk. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and looked at all my notifications and missed calls. I had 7 missed calls from my mum, five from my dad, and three from Rachel and Hannah. I'll ring them after I've dropped Emma off at school. I had a million twitter notifications. I quickly scrolled through them. Most were supportive and true heartbeats but there were always that bit of hate and since the release of Wild, that bit of hate has turned to a lot of hate.

"Jessie? Where are you? Mark asked as he answered the phone after just one ring

"Hi Mark. I'm feeling fine, nice to speak to you too." I said sarcastically

"Sorry Jess, it's just we've been wondering where you are. We had to cancel all of yesterday's promo and interviews. Am I canceling today's as well?" I can tell by his voice that he was starting to get a bit annoyed

"Ermm yeah. I won't be back until Sunday and then I'll be gone again Monday." I replied nervously

"What the hell Jess?! Your new single is gonna be released in two and a half weeks we need you to be here to promo it!" He started shouting

"Sorry but something has come up." I said squeezing my phone tight so I could control my anger

"Jessica what could be more important than this?" He was trying to calm down but it wasn't working

"People Mark. People matter more than money because guess what, it's not about the money money money. It's about making sure people are happy, and to make sure that one of the most important people in my life is happy and actually has a life, I've moved down to South Wales. I'm building a recording studio in the bas-"

"Jessica! Please tell me you are joking." He pleaded and cut me off

"Nope. I've moved to Wales and so has my music. There's gonna be a studio in my basement so Claude can come down here. He needs a holiday but you know he never takes them. It will do him good to work down here. Plus this person is an amazing songwriter. She doesn't know it yet but she is. I've read her stuff and it's better than most of mine. If it really is about the money. I can rent the studio out and give the money to the label." I explained

"You said she... Have you got a girlfriend?" He asked. This is none of his business and starting to piss me off now.

"No. Emma is not my girlfriend. She's 14 and she's going through a hard time at the moment, her da-"

"I don't give a fuck Jess! You need to-"

"YOU DON'T GIVE A FUCK THAT A 14 YEAR OLD GIRL IS RECEIVING DEATH THREATS AND BEING ALMOST KICKED TO DEATH IN A TOILET BECAUSE SHE CAME OUT AS BEING BISEXUAL? HER MUM HAS BEEN MURDERED BY HER DAD AND SHE HAS NO FAMILY. THE LEAST I COULD DO WAS MOVE DOWN HERE!" I shouted. Holly walked in and gave me a hug as Mark shouted back

"OF COURSE I WOULD GIVE A FUCK. BUT I DON'T KNOW HER! AND NEITHER DO YOU! SHE'S NOT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY! WHAT HAPPENED TO MUSIC IS MY PRIORITY?" I pulled away from Holly so I didn't shout in her ear

"SHE SAVED MY LIFE MARK! I CAN'T LEAVE HER ALONE! PEOPLE WHO ARE CLOSE TO ME HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PRIORITY YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT!" I screamed

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN SHE SAVED YOU?"

"SHE... She was the eleven year old girl that walked in on Karl. I wouldn't be here making music if it wasn't for her. I understand that it's going to cost the label a lot of money for me to live down here but I don't care. It's where I want to be." I stopped shouting because of Emma and the police. Holly walked over to me and wiped the tears from my face

"Maybe we can sort something out. You say you're free Sunday?" He asked softly, maybe he understands now why I need to look after her. Well, he'll never really understand my feelings towards her. I don't think anyone will, I know I don't.

"Um, yeah, I'll be in London on Sunday. I can still do all my concerts and gigs don't worry."

"That's good. You're gonna have a busy day Sinday then. Do you know when you'll be able to work after Sunday?"

"Um I can do some days here and there. Just call me a few days before you need me." I was really nervous. I felt as if I'd over stepped the mark and he was seeing which day would be best to fire me.

"Okay. I'm sorry I shouted Jess, it's just I know how much doing this means to you and I don't want the label to drop you. We all care about you. Will you be needing security where you are?"

"It's fine. You had every right to shout at me. I doubt it. It's a small village. Very friendly and I don't get spotted that much anyway. There's a lot of older people so maybe I can show them my music and maybe I'll get the older generation buying my music too. Living down here brings a load of new opportunities for me. If it turns out that I do need security. I'll pay for Mark and his family to come down here but I understand if they didn't want to. I'm sorry for causing all this trouble. You will come and visit won't you?" I asked. Mark was one of my good friends. He may be my boss but everyone is close in this industry.

"Of course I will Jess. When will the recording studio be built?" He asked

"Well me and Holly are going into Cardiff today and I'll order the stuff and it will probably be built next week sometime."

"Holly's with you?"

"Yeah, well I needed to tell someone, you know me! I can't keep a secret. I'm surprised I haven't told anyone the name of the album yet either."

"That is so true Jess. I'm proud of you." He joked.

"Oh shut up! Shit. It's quarter past eight. Mark, I haven't told my parents yet so you don't mind keeping it low do you? I'm telling them in a bout half an hour."

"That's fine. I'll see you tomorrow then Jess."

"Yeah see you tomorrow. Bye." I hung up. "Thanks Hol. I needed you then. I thought they were gonna sack me."

"They'd be stupid to sack you Jess. You're too good." I smiled and popped my head around the living room door.

"Em, we need to go now or you'll be late." I smiled

"We're done here anyway for now. We'll see you later." Janet said and walked out of the door with Rachel

"Time to face the music then. Another glorious day in school." Emma said sarcastically

"You still don't have to go in." I told her

"I do now. Janet and Rachel are coming to speak to me about Elys. Such fun!" I smiled

"Em, do you watch Miranda by any chance?" I asked

"Who doesn't, it's amazing?" She asked and we just laughed as I locked the house behind us.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: If you haven't seen Miranda, I really do recommend it, it's hilarious so there may be other such quotes later on. Dedicated to @JadeWithers because she's amazing and her fanfics are amazing and hilarious so if your looking for Jessie fanfics then check her out :) Thank you for reading! Feedback, positive or negative is welcomed :D

Emma xx