Bailamos? | Mark Owen [Take That]

Chapter 33

Rehearsals.

What can I say about rehearsals? Well, as soon as we arrived at the studio (not a place where you'd think a band as big and successful as Take That would rehearse) Greta ran to where Gary was and started talking to the lads and asking questions as usual.

There was Gary wearing a sweatshirt which showed off his muscly arms - something which surprised me to be honest, since he had always been called the chubby one. There was also Howard, fooling around with some women (dancers or groupies) and looking fitter than ever I thought. Jason came in the room through a door and stood by my side as we both watched everyone from afar - how old was he again?

"You know... I'm 37---" Jason started off and I looked at him "And I'm still amazed at the energy and strength we got to carry on... it's unbelievable that we're almost forty and---"

"Well, isn't that great" I smiled - why did he start his sentence with 'I'm 37'? Has he got any special power with which he read my mind, I thought just when I saw Gary approaching us.

"Hey Aimee... You met Jay already... he started to talk about how life's surprised him?" he laughed and by the look on Jay's face I guessed they used to tease him with that.

"No, not yet..." I smiled.

"Well, you're just lucky then..." he laughed and pointed at Howard who was doing sme break-dance moves or something "That's Dougie over there... showing off, as usual"

"I'm not showing off, mate...! You just say that cuz you can't do it...!" Howard laughed "Nice to meet you---"

"Aimee..." I held my hand out and he laughed.

"Oi, look at that! A well mannered gal...!"  Howard shook hands with me.

"She's Greta's friend..." Gary told both Jason and Howard.

"Hmmm... Right..." the guys said.

"You know, the dancer?" Gary went on.

"Oh yeah... nice to meet you" Howard said again.

"Gary told us about you... he says you're a great dancer and---"

"Yeh well... he didn't ever see me dance or anything---"

"What? You didn't see her dance mate?" Howard turned to Gary looking completely freaked out "You just bring anyone to rehearsals who says they can dance?"

"Excuse us..." Jason smiled kindly. He didn't have to say it, Gre and I had understood the hint and we moved away from where they were.

"Once again, Angie... you screwed it up!" I thought and started to feel uneasy. Perhaps it'd be better if we left?

"Don't you dare think of leaving" Gre told me between teeth as she waved at Howard who had turned round to watch us - he didn't look so glad to have us there, to be honest.

"But they don't want me here..."

"Cuz they haven't seen you doing your thing..."

"Still---"

"Shut up, they're coming" she hit me and changed her 'I'm going to kill you' look to a surprised one. "Oh, hi Gaz..."

"Hey..." he smiled at her sexily and then turned to me "Well, Aimee... Mark won't be long so we were thinking that ---"

"It's okay, I get it Gary..." I smiled at him "There's no need to do this, really... I just came cuz you said it and Gre wanted---"

"You're going to audition for us..." Jason blurted out.

"Huh?"

"Yeah, all of them went through an audition to be here so you're gonna audition too..." Howard said bluntly and with a serious look on his face - I wondered what bothered him so much?