Once In A Lifetime

Do We Have A Deal?

"Are you crazy?!?" Harry shouted when we got back to the car, and both Jason and I jumped due to his loud voice.

"No, I'm not!" I yelled back at him. "I'm not going to end our relationship just because one record company offered me a deal! If I really am as good as you say, then there might be more. Until then, I'm going to be proud of the decision I made."

Harry gave me a weird look, but he never said anything, and Jason looked on edge as if he was waiting for Harry to start yelling again.

The car was silent the entire way home, and I think Harry was slightly upset with me that I didn't take the deal. No idea why though, I didn't take it because I would have to end things between the two of us. I think I did the right thing.

When we got home, the house was completely quiet, which I don't think anyone expected at all. The three of us went into the kitchen and put our stuff down when Maddie, Sami, and Zoie came running down the stairs full speed.

"How'd it go?!?" Maddie yelled in my face.

I didn't answer, I just stood there and looked down at the ground.

"She didn't take it." Harry said flatly.

"Why!?!" Sami yelled.

"Because they wouldn't let the two of them be together if she took it." Jason said as he put his hands in his pocket and looked at me.

"I thought you told them Maddie..." I said quietly.

"I was going to!" She argued. "But I forgot."

"I'm so sorry Lily. I know that you were looking forward to getting the deal." Sami told me.

"It's okay." I said as I looked over at Harry who was looking at the ground with a look in his face that told me he was still upset with me. "I need to talk to you guys." I pointed at Maddie, Sami, and Zoie, motioning for them to follow me.

The three of them nodded their heads as we marched up the stairs into my room, where Maddie and Sami sat down on my bed while Zoie sat on the floor and I went into the bathroom.

"So what'd you need to talk about?" Sami asked me.

"I think he's going to break up with me." I said bluntly.

"What do you mean?" The three of them asked me simultaneously.

"He wanted me to take that deal so bad, but I didn't because I didn't want to end things between the two of us. Now, I'm afraid that he's going to break up with me so that I'll take the deal."

No one said anything for a minute or two, but Maddie finally decided to break the silence.

"There's no way that he would do that? Would he? No. He wouldn't. He loves you way too much."

"I hope you're right.. I really don't want things to end just because of a stupid record deal."

The three of us just sat there for a minute and did nothing. We sat in absolute silence staring at the ground just thinking about our lives.

Suddenly, my phone rang making the four of us jump. I got up and walked over to where it was sitting on my night table. I looked at the screen to see that Zack Pearson was calling me.

"Well? What are you waiting for?" Zoie yelled at me.

I swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat and I brought the phone up to my ear.

"Hello?" I croaked.

"Ms. Ross?"

"Yes?"

"I wanted to know if you had thought any more about our deal."

I suddenly gained an ounce of courage as I started to yell at the man.

"I've said it once, and I'll say it again. I will not take this deal if it takes me breaking up with Harry to do it!! Get it through your head! N-O NO! Don't ask again. If you decide to change the deal, call me. Until then, I don't want to hear from you again!" I hung up the phone, and it seemed like I was finally able to breathe again.

"Whoa." I finally said. "That felt good."

The other three girls in the room laughed along with me.

"Maddie come on!!" Someone yelled from downstairs.

"Sorry ladies, but I have a date!" Maddie said with a smile on her face.

She ran out of the room and down stairs to where Ash was waiting for her as the three of us who were left in the room exchanged glances.

"Well this is awkward... I'm leaving." Zoie said.

"Yeah, me too."

"Yup."

The three of us headed downstairs and we split ways as Sami headed into the living room, Zoie headed into the kitchen, and I headed into the dance studio.

I walked into the room full of mirrors and turned on some music which I had hoped to create some choreography to, but I was interrupted once again by my phone.

I looked at the screen to see that it was Zack Pearson again.

"What do you want?" I snapped.

"We need you Lily. We need you at Pearson Records, and I'm going to do whatever it takes to get you to work for us."

"Keep talking..." I said slowly.

"I understand that you don't want to have to end your relationship just for this record deal, so I'm prepared to make you a deal." He paused for a moment before he continued. "The record deal still stands, and you wouldn't have to break up with Mr. Styles, he just can't come to any of the meeting that we have not any recording sessions. Do we have a deal?"

I paused and thought the mans words over in my head.

"Whatever."

"What are you saying?" The man asked.

"I'm saying yes." I smiled.

A/N: Sorry about the picture... I couldn't think of anything to do... Same with the title 😂 hope you liked it. Love you guys!! 💖