ride ✼ btr (ON HOLD)

{02} - idiot

in which kendall gets offered a record deal

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"Mrs. Knight I want to take you family to Los Angeles and produce some demo tracks with Kendall." Gustavo told us, his assistant —who's name I learned was Kelly—next to him while he sipped his tea.

"You can't be serious." Kendall looked at him like he was insane. He glanced at me as I sat next to him, pleading for help.

"It'll take three months, and we'll take care of all of your expenses." Kelly informed them.

"Kendall, you have a gift. You have the fire. You also have anger management issues, Some people say I have anger management issues, but I also have five houses." Gustavo screamed.

Yes, you could definitely say he had anger management issues.

James started to sing the song from the audition again, but Gustavo interrupted him.

"Stop it, please don't ever do that again." James just nodded. 

"Thank you."

I started to get up, not sure what I was planning to do or say, but I was beyond pissed. No one besides the boys and I can talk to him that way.

Kendall's hand grabbed mine and pulled me down. His thumb grazed my palm and I relaxed back into the couch, squeezing his hand tightly.

"Kendall we've traveled to 22 cities, auditioned over 20,000 people and Gustavo has picked you." Kelly tried to convince him.

"But I'm not a singer." Kendall argued.

"You sing all the time!" Katie protested. "You sing in the car, at the table, you sing to me when I can't sleep at night."

"No I don't!" Kendall denied.

"Yes you do honey." Mrs. Knight leaned across me to him.

"When you shovel the driveway, when you opened the door two minutes ago." Katie added.

"You literally sang on the way to the audition." I smiled at him, knowing I wasn't helping.

"But that's not singing." The blonde boy defended.

"Yes it is honey." Mrs. Knight repeated.

"And he always sings along to the 90's channel." Katie stated.

"Katie!" Kendall exclaimed.

"So what do you say kiddo? Want to go out to L.A. and be molded and shaped into a big superstar by the Gustavo Rocque?" Gustavo asked, sipping his tea once more. Kendall thought for a moment.