The rest of the day was nerve wracking. I had to schedule everything with Ryan, finish everything in my production folder, and then go over everything with Nina. She was just as excited as I was. We smoothed everything out, and then we all left work. At home, Aiden and I made macaroni, ate, cleaned up, and went to bed.
My classes the next morning were simple. Comm Arts 4, Computer Programming, and then Marketing with Fent. My fourth block was work release, so as soon as the bell rang and 1:00, I was gone, and on my way to meet one of the biggest artists playing on the radio.
I entered the station and Ryan pulled me into his office immediately. "Guess what! You don't have to work today. You get to show these four, plus, you know, their body guards, around Chicago." he told me, grabbing the folder from my arms. "Aiden, Madison, and Gwen are splitting up your work in, I'm quoting Gwendolyn right now, 'The name of love!' She told me that I had to put five exclamation points in my tone so that you know I'm serious."
I groaned. "But I'm nervous. And I'm in work clothes. And I'm nervous." I looked at Ryan, my stomach doing flips. "When will they be here?"
He looked at his watch. "I'm not sure. Maybe 15 or 20 minutes? Do you have clothes to change into? If not, I can get someone to buy you some."
"I have some, but I don't really want to walk around in them. If you send someone, I can pay them back tomorrow." I told him honestly, shuddering at the thought of them seeing me in one of their shirts.
"Alright, sizes, styles, whatever?" He asked, and I told him, and he sent someone out to get me clothes. A short 15 minutes later, the assistant, who I happened to go to school with, walked back in.
"Here you go, Fletcher! I'm excited for you." Chloe told me and handed me the bag.
I head to the bathroom quickly and saw what she bought. Simple black skinny jeans, a plain black shirt, and a flannel shirt that I assumed was supposed to go over it. "What an absolute babe." I said to myself, silently thanking her for knowing what kind of clothes I would normally wear. I slipped my black flats back on and looked at myself in the mirror.
"I should probably touch up my makeup." I thought, and quickly ran my eyeliner over my lids and put a plum color on my lips. I sighed, the nervousness making it's way back into my stomach. I turned on my heel and headed back out to Ryan's office.
"Hey!" He exclaimed, "You're just in time. They just entered the building. Good luck!" He told me and pushed me out of his office, slamming the door. I groaned. He was the worst.
I stood there for another moment before deciding on heading to the entrance, stopping by the production room and getting hugs from the three of my friends.
That's when I heard their voices. I turned around quickly and saw the four of them walking behind who I was guessing was their manager. I sucked in a tight breath, taking in my very first actual view of 5 Seconds of Summer.
The assumed manager spotted me and began heading my way. "Hi there, I was just wondering if you knew who or where Ms. Harrison is? We're supposed to be meeting her here."
I smiled nervously at him and answered. "That would be me! It's nice to meet you, Matt, right?" I asked and stuck my hand out to his.
He took my hand, shaking it. "Yes ma'am! It's nice to meet you, and I would first like to thank you for taking time out of your day to show these four around. They can be a handful."
I looked behind him and took them all in. Michael was standing on the far left with his thumbnail in his mouth. Luke was next to him, his hands clasped behind his back. Calum and Ashton were on the right, giggling to each other about something the rest of us had obviously missed.
I smiled and waved at them. "It's nice to meet you guys! You're all extremely talented." I told them earnestly.
Luke spoke up first. "I like your outfit." He said and I looked down, then back at him, realizing we were matching. My face heated up quickly, and I began to apologize. Luke's eyes widened and he put his hands up in a defensive
manner. "No I didn't mean to offend you! I meant you dress better than the rest of them."
