Risk it for the biscuit || Roadtrip

Chapter 10

Surprise! A new chapter after 1 day. This is because today is my 18th birthday so I decided to change rules a little ;)

"What do you mean you don't know your part?" Blair asked sharply, annoyed with Jack's attitude. They have arrived at the studio about an hour ago, with an easy task to do, but everything seemed to go horribly wrong today, causing them to fall behind. Blair was sitting on the sofa with the worst mood possible, where other boys were trying to sort the situation, without success. Annabelle was watching them struggling with music, rhythm and lyrics, not sure how to react. Her thoughts had been cut by Blair's angry voice again, talking to Jack. "You said you don't need to revise it as you learned it ages ago and you know it off by heart"

"I'm sorry" Jack replied, not really knowing what to say. He thought, he knew it but it just flew off his mind.

"I don't care how you do it, you can get someone else to sing that part for you, but I want it done by 2 PM today. Not a minute later." Blair said, finishing his rant. Straight after he said that, his phone rang once again today, so he went outside to answer it.

"What happened with him today?" Charlie, the music producer, asked, while trying to manage the technology from freezing all the time. It definitely wasn't his day either.

"I have no idea, he wasn't like that this morning" Andy replied, looking at the door as if it was meant to give him the answers.

Annabelle was just observing the boys at the beginning, but as they all got affected by Blair's angry mood, she decided to try to help them. "I'm not sure, he's getting lots of phone calls today, it's probably something to do with that" she started, "but anyway, let's keep going, we have only..." she stopped looking at her phone, "55 minutes to finish it"

"I don't know my part" Jack moaned, irritated with himself. He thrown his body onto the sofa, giving up. Annabelle knew she had to do something, otherwise boys wouldn't do it on time. She encouraged all her confidence to step up from the observation bubble and help.

"Okay.. we have Jack's, Brooklyn's and Andy's part to record, right?" She asked, while boys nodded their heads in agreement. She got lost deep in her thoughts for a moment, to then, come up with a plan."Okay, so Andy goes first as he has the most parts to sing. If we are going to get that done, then we're basically saved." she started, "Brooklyn, you make sure you know your part, you're going straight after Andy." Brooklyn nodded, going into a corner to read the lyrics. "Oh, Brooke... also, I'll come in 10 minutes to tell you if you need to help Jack with singing his part, is that okay?" She asked, while 'her brother' nodded his head while smiling. "Mikey, you can help Charlie with all the equipment, I know you know loads about technology. I'll go with Jack outside to practice his part" she said as she looked at him. He definitely seemed to have some sort of mental breakdown. "Don't worry Jackie boy, if you knew it before, it would be easy for you to remember it again. And even if not, Brooklyn will help you" she added to motivate him. "Rye" she turned to look at the last member of the boyband. "I'll come in 10 minutes to ask you to help me with Jack's part. You know, making sure he sings clear or sharing the parts with Brooklyn, depends" she finished with a smile.

"Yes, Miss Manager" Rye replied, giving her a seductive smile. Annabelle didn't say anything, feeling blush searing through her cheeks. They haven't had time to talk after the 'note' situation, but from the look at Rye, she knew he saw the paper she gave him. Now, she wasn't sure whether it wasn't too childish, but she just wanted to thank him for a good time. She wouldn't be able to say it face to face, as talking about her feelings wasn't her strong point, so writing it seemed to be the best way.
She turned around, waking up from her thoughts and looking at Jack who didn't even realise she was daydreaming. "Let's go" she said to him motivationally, while leaving to help him learn his part.

After 20 minutes, Jack's part was learned and Rye was just double checking he got the vocals clear. Annabelle at that moment, headed to Charlie and Mikey who now worked with Brooklyn. Everything seemed to be going well and they still had 20 minutes to finish it. Because she had nothing to do, she went downstairs, making everyone a cup of tea - they definitely deserved it.
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Blair came back exactly at 2 PM, seeing everyone sitting on the couch chilling. He looked at them in shock as they informed him everything was done and ready to send.

"I'm sorry guys, I could have been a bit harsh today" Blair said, taking his cup of tea from the table. "I just... I have some problems with an insurance company. They are supposed to get me some confirmation, but they called me today that there are some problems. It's a long story." He finished sighing angrily.

"What company is that?" Annabelle asked randomly, knowing there was no chances it could be the one she was thinking of.

"PIOS, why?" Blair answered, looking at her in confusion. Annabelle smiled widely, not believing her luck. She took her phone out to then ring someone.

"Hey, it's Bella... Yeah, yeah, long time no see. You're alright?... haha, how did you guess... Blair Dreelan... yes, yes... confirmation, it would be cool, if you would do it for today... yes, I'll wait... yes, yes, you have all the info.... yes, thank you so much. You're a legend.... yeah, tell Susan I said hi... I'll call you, see you" she ended the call, smiling proudly. "All done, you should get an email soon. If it won't be done for today, there should be a phone number you need to call to. Just say you know me and you're all good." She told Blair, who looked at her in complete shock.

"Wait, you know someone from an insurance company?" Mikey asked the question that all the boys were thinking about.

"Yeah, my mum used to have a massive problem with them too. We waited about 5 months and after about 50 calls, I knew nearly every single person on the help line." she laughed at the memory of her stubbornness. "One of them felt sorry for me so he spoke with his manager, who gave me that number" she pointed at her phone. " It's their main boss, who apologised for the lateness, sorting everything out. But because the situation was pretty messed up, he visited us regularly and I don't know how, but in the process of it, he became friends with my family, so now whether I have problems with something, I can call him" she laughed. All the boys just copied her actions, staring at her almost as if they couldn't believe it.

"Does it actually mean, it's all sorted now?" Blair, who was still shocked, asked her.

"Yes, check emails" she said, waiting for him to get his phone out. As the minutes passed, his face changed from a complete shock to a huge smile.

"No way! It actually worked" he shouted, being the happiest she had ever seen him. "You're definitely getting a bonus after that" he said to then, go and make another phone call, this time, with a good mood. "Boys, think about the place we can go to, we're celebrating the success" he said happily, while leaving.

"NANDO'S" Rye shouted, looking at Annabelle who laughed at him, remembering their night yogurt fries conversation.