I watched as the photographer snapped multiple shots. He seemed frustrated. I knew it was because the outfit wasn't working out, and after continuous poses, and continuous frustration, I cleared my throat.
"I can help.." I said. Carolines eyes lit up and motioned for me to go over. I adjusted the models too, removed some accessories and ripped some parts of the bottoms.
"There.." I said. Her eyes sparkled. The photographer began taking pictures, and the designer walked in. Her face changed from calm, to irritated immediately.
"What happened to the clothes?" She scoffed. The photographer motioned towards me and continued snapping photos. She turned her attention to me.
"Who are you?" She asked.
"I'm Lina.. the coffee girl.." I whispered.
"Who the fuck let the coffee girl touch my design?" She snapped.
"The outfit wasn't working.." the photographer said. She glared at me.
"I'm going to speak to your boss" she said, walking away. My heart dropped. 10 minutes later my boss walked in, with the designer by his side.
"Lina, could I speak to you in my office?" He asked. My heart sank even further. I nodded, and followed him to his office. He motioned for me to take a seat, and I did so.
"Listen.. Lina I know you're here to learn.. but this designer is one of our biggest clients, and founders.. she felt disrespected.. and I'm going to have to let you go.." he said. I heard everything in slow motion.
"I understand.. thank you for the opportunity.." I whispered. Tears welded in my eyes and I looked at my hands. Standing, I left his office, to be followed by Caroline to the elevator.
"What happened?" She asked.
"I got fired.." I said. Her face dropped.
"Oh no... are you okay... Lina.. look you can still use the studio.. just text me when you get home okay..?" She said. I nodded. She quickly hugged me, running upstairs before she could lose her job too. I got onto the elevator, and waited till it reached the first floor lobby. Wiping my tears, I stepped off, and bumped directly into someone.
"Wow I'm sorry.." I said looking up. It was Cameron. Cameron Dallas.
"No it's definitely my fault.. hey Lina.." he said smiling. His smile faded, when he realized I was crying.
"Are you okay?" He asked. I gave him a fake smile, but tears were still streaming down my face.
"I just got fired.." I said.
"Oh Lina.." he said hugging me. I hugged him back, and stepped back, wiping my eyes.
"I'll be okay.. what are you doing here Cameron?" I asked.
"Looking for you actually.." he said.
"Me?" I asked. He nodded.
"Johnson told me about your work, and I wanted to set something up." He said.
"You free now?" I asked. He nodded. I wrote the address to the studio down.
"Meet me here. This is where everything is" I said. He nodded. We parted ways, and met up about 10 minutes later. He walked over to my desk and I handed him my portfolio to look at while I went to get some pieces to show him. Cameron examined everything. Nodding and after a few moments of silence, she closed the portfolio.
"I love your work" he said.
"You do.." I said. He nodded.
"You're very talented..." he said. I blushed.
"Thank you Cameron.." I replied
"And I think you losing your job was perfect timing.. because I was wondering if you wanted to become my stylist. It's a full time job.." he said.
"Cameron shut up.." I said. He smiled.
"I'm serious.... I promise I'm not a dick, I'm very easy to work with. And you can get your work out there.." he said. I nodded.
"Yes I'd love to.." I said. He smiled.
"okay perfect. My manager will send you the contract tonight.. it'll have everything in it.. and I wanted to know.. if you'd design my outfit for this gala.." he said. I nodded.
"And I wanted to know if you'd be my date to it" he said.
"Me?" I asked. He smiled and nodded.
"Yeah.. you're cool.. and you could design your outfit, showcasing both aspects of your work.." he said.
"Okay.. sounds great. Thank you Cameron.." I said. He hugged me and I hugged back.
"Any time Lina" he said. After chatting for a few more minutes, we both parted ways. I picked up some food, and made my way back to my place. The guys were all sitting in the hall way.
"Guys.. what the fuck." I said. They all looked up.
"We came to visit" jack said. I unlocked the door, and they all came inside. I sat in my counter and began eating my food.
"How was your day?" Skate asked.
"I got fired" I said. Their jaws dropped. I explained what happened and Sammy shook his head.
"You'll find something" he said.
"I already did" I replied. They gave me confused looks.
"Cameron came by.. we got to talking.. and he offered me a job as his stylist. He even invited me to this gala in I think 2 weeks" I said. Johnson smiled.
"We're going. That's great Lina" he said. I nodded, and scrolled through my laptop. I saw I had an email from Cameron's manager which was the contact. I read it over with the guys, and saw where it came to how much I was getting paid. Johnsons eyes grew wide.
"Wow Lina.." he said. My eyes grew. 500,000 a year.
"That's... a number.." I said.
"YOU BETTER TAKE IT" he said. I would be making that, plus what Stassie pays me for when I style her and the guys. I would be more than okay. I nodded, signing the contract and emailing it back. Sofia walked in, and I told her what happened, she nearly fainted. After eating, I cleaned up and led the guys to the living room. We began watching a movie, and Sammy looked back.
"Can you shoot with Stassie tomorrow? I need another female model to model my merch" he said. I nodded. Jack laid his head on my chest and I began playing with his hair. This was normal. We used to do it all the time. He eventually fell asleep, along with all the guys.
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Okay to clarify, she isn't gonna date cam. At least I don't think I'm gonna make her do it. She's supposed to be with jack! Remember to vote and comment!
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Fanfiction"Lina let's talk.." he whispered. I scoffed and grabbed my purse. "I have nothing to say to you" I said "We were best friends Lina.. you can't ignore that even if you tried" he said. "I can try pretty hard" I said turning. "What did I do to you...
