Free (Sequel to Through The Dark) Complete

Chapter 8

A couple of weeks after the engagement and after Niall and Amanda had left on their month-long trip to visit their families and tell them about their being engaged, Julie was woken by her phone ringing.  She had worked so much the past couple of weeks, and she was exhausted.  Who would be calling her?  No one called her. Amanda would have known she would be sleeping, and right now, she really was alone.  She reached for her phone and answered sleepily.  She sat straight up when she heard the voice on the other end.  "Zayn?"  It was Zayn, and Julie wondered why he would be calling.

"Yeah, hey JJ."  Zayn said.  "Did I wake you?"

"Yeah, I worked last night."  She looked over at the clock.  It was just after noon.  She had been asleep for about three hours.  "Seems like I don't get a lot of sleep lately.  What's going on?  Why would you be calling?"

"Well, can't I just say hi?"  He asked chuckling.

"Zayn."  Julie warned.  "What's going on?"

"Sorry, I asked if I could call you.  How fast can you get ready?"  He asked.

"How fast can I get ready?  Zayn, stop messing around.What am I supposed to be getting ready for?  What are you up to?"  Julie asked yawning.  "If you're going to just be cheeky then I'm going back to sleep."

"Ok, ok, I asked to call you because we have an interest in your songs."  Zayn said.

"How do you know?  Why would you know?  And what do you mean we?"  Julie's brain was running all over.  "Which song?"

"All four JJ."  Zayn couldn't help but laugh.  "I was working with the producers that you worked with. They were contacted, and I asked if I could call you.  Can you meet us at the studio?  They want to talk to you about it.  I can leave for a while if you'd rather."

"Leave?  Yeah, I mean, no, if you're working with them, then you don't have to go.  Songs?  All of them?  Are you serious?  Holy shit."  Julie said.  "I mean, that's insane."

"No, it's not.  It's amazing.  And it proves I was right.  You're good.  And maybe, just maybe you will start to believe it now.  I will let them know you're coming, and tell them you'll be an hour or so.  Does that give you enough time?"  Zayn asked.

"Yeah, I'll make it work."  She said.  Before she hung up she said, "Zayn, thank you."

"No thanks necessary.  I'm just glad I got to be the one to tell you.  See you soon."  Zayn said hanging up.  He advised the crew he was working with that Julie would be there shortly.  He was happy for her.  Zayn knew that she'd gone through a lot in her life, and he also knew things weren't going really well for her now that she and Harry weren't together.  Maybe this was the good thing that could start her back on track to moving forward again.  He smiled at the thought and then went back to work waiting for her to arrive.

Julie got up, showered, and got dressed.  She chose a nice pants suit to wear.  She honestly wasn't sure what to wear.  What do you wear to a meeting where they are going to talk to you about a singer wanting to do your songs?  About songs being recorded.  She knew nothing about it.  She was proud of herself for starting out on this journey. But if she was honest with herself, she had never thought that there would actually be any interest in a song she'd written, and now they were telling her four songs at once.  She was so curious about the details now.  Who wanted them, and who was going to sing them?  She really needed to figure this out.  Did she need someone to help her with this?  Ugh, she should have thought this through.  She did her make-up and stood up.  She looked in the mirror.  She looked tired.  But it was the best she was going to be able to do right now.  She grabbed her bag and walked out front.  She left the house to take the bus, but then wondered how would it seem if she rolled up to the studio in a bus.  She shouldn't care, but she grabbed the car keys from the bowl.  Niall, of course, had told her to use the car whenever she wanted.  This was the first time she decided to actually use it.  She took a deep breath and walked out the door.