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Chapter 14 | Album Release Party

London

    I Stroked Zero's Hand In Deep Thought. I'm Just Going Over The What's If's? And Decided Which One Is Realistic And Not So Realistic. The Only Thing Keeping Me Awake Is That All Of Them Seem Realistic. Zero Woke Up, And Rubbed His Nose Against The Back Of My Head.

"You Okay?" He Asked In His Sleepy Voice Which Sounds Sexy As Hell.

"I Can't Sleep." I Admitted.

"Mmhm. How About I Try This." Zero Placed His Two Fingers Onto The Front And Back Of My Earlobe. He Began To Slowly Pull My Earlobe Down, Then Let It Go. He'll Repeat The Process Over And Over. "My Mom Used To Do This When I Couldn't Go To Sleep."

My Eyelids Began Flutter Slowly. Open. Close. Open Again.

"I Think It's Working." I Said In A Low Voice.

Zero Chuckled Softly.

    I Finally Closed My Eyes And Let My Dreams Consume Me. I Imagined Me Being On Stage With Thousands Of People Cheering Me On.

***

    Zero Slightly Shook My Shoulder, And I Slowly Opened My Eyes. I Groaned And Placed My Pillow Over My Head.

    "London. Get Up, I Have A Surprise For You."

     "Why Can't The Surprise Be Shown To Me Later?" I Asked Through The Pillow.

      "What?"

I Removed The Pillow Off My Face.

      "I Said Why Can't You Show Me Later. I'm Exhausted." I Repeated.

Zero Laughed.

"What's So Funny?" I Asked, Confused.

"You Claim That You're Exhausted But Babe, That's The Life Of A Superstar. Who Needs Sleep When Your Life Just Started Yesterday?" Zero Explained.

I Tilted My Head, Still Confused.

Zero Grinned, And Pulled Out Something Behind His Back. It Was A Box Wrapped Up. I Looked At Him.

"Open It."

   I Tore Off The Tape, And Opened The Box Lids Slowly. It Had Another Square Laying In The Middle Of The Box. I Picked It Up, And Looked At It. It Was An Album With Me On It. My Heart Beat Picked Up.

"Also, Look At The Sheet Of Paper Down There." Zero Mentioned.

I Placed My Album Gently On The Bed Next To Me, And Grabbed The Paper. I Looked At It And It Was Just Dates.

"What's This?" I Asked As I Continued To Look At It.

      "Tour Dates. You're Finally Known."

  I Looked At Him, And He Had His Arms Open For Me To Fall Right Into. I Squeezed Him, And Laid My Head On His Chest.

     "Thank You." I Said.

  I Let Him Go, And He Smirked At Me. This Is The Boy I Fell In Love With.

     "Now, All We Have To Do Is Celebrate. I Invited Some People Over And They'll Be Here In A Couple Of Hours. Your Glam Squad - Is That What You Call Them - Will Be Here In Twenty Minutes To Get You Started." Zero Explained.

   I Smiled. I Am Totally Speechless. Wait, What About The Beverages For The Party? Damn, I Should've Waited.

***

Elizabeth Stood In Front Of Me With Two Options Of Outfits While Carey Did My Makeup And Jay Doing My Hair. It's A Lot Going On But That's How We Get Things Done.

"Is Everything Going Well With Zero?" Carey Asked As She Filled My Eyeshadow In.

"Yes, Actually." I Admitted. "Hopefully It Will Stay That Way."

"It Will. You Just Wait On It." Jay Encouraged.

I Pursed My Lips Together So Carey Can Work On Them. I Pointed To A Really Cute Top And Pants That Was Presented In Front Of Me. Elizabeth Nodded And Placed It On The Couch. She Soon Went Into Her Bag For Accessories.

"How About Y'all Stay For My Release Party. Just A Thank You For All The Work You've Done For Me." I Offered.

"Girl, We Were Going To Stay Anyway." Carey Joked.

I Chuckled.

After Everyone Finished Getting Me Ready, Some Guests Started Walking In. Everything Was Set Up, And I Could Hardly Recognize Zero's House. It Looked Wonderful. So Did I.

Someone Tapped My Shoulder, And I Turned Around And It Was A Guy In A Suit.

"Hello, London King. I'm Marc Chavez, A Record Producer And A Big Time Manager. Can I Represent You?" He Asked.

"Um, I'm Already Being Taken Care For But Thank You For The Offer." I Answered.

"If You Ever Change Your Mind, Call Me." Marc Said As He Handed Me His Card.

Someone Took The Card Out Of My Hand. I Turned Around To See Zero. He Ripped Up The Card, And Tossed It On The Ground.

"She Said She's Fine. Now Get Lost." Zero Taunted.

Marc Narrowed His Eyes Then Walked Away. I Turned To Zero With A Mean Expression On My Face.

"Why Did You Do That?" I Asked.

"Why Did You Throw My Stuff Out?" Zero Questioned.

Damn...

I Tried To Swallow The Lump In My Throat That Was Starting To Enlarge. He Grabbed My Hand And Led Me To A Bathroom. Zero Shut The Door, And Faced Me.

"Why Did You Do That? Are You Out Of Your Mind?" Zero Asked As He Paced Back And Fourth.

"Look, I'm Just Trying Help You---"

"Help Me? If You Wanted To Help Me So Bad, Just Let Me Do What I'm Doing." Zero Interrupted.

"If I Did, You'll Be In The Hospital Or Worse. I Don't Want That For You."

Zero Looked At Me With Hurt In His Eyes. I Jumped When He Placed His Hand On My Face.

"I'm Fine." He Said As He Let Go.

Zero Walked Out Of The Bathroom, And Some People Were Crowded Around Our Bathroom Trying To Eavesdrop. Carey Pushed Through The Crowd, And Rushed Me Away From Everyone. She Led Me Into The Kitchen, And Faced Me.

"What Happened?" She Asked.

I Shrugged My Shoulders.

In The Corner Of My Eye, I Saw Zero Drinking. He Lifted His Glass And Said Something I Couldn't Comprehend.

"Not Much Of Anything." I Commented.

I Shook My Head In Disapproval, And Wiped My Eye From A Tear Starting To Form. I Fixed My Clothing, And Joined The Party.