Young Adult

Chapter fourteen - My first love

Seven years ago

Charlotte wasn't picking up my calls and I was freezing cold outside of a club she asked me to meet at.

"Charlotte?" I asked as she finally answered, "sorry Addy, my brother got into a golfing accident so I had to drive him to the hospital first. Go in first and I'll meet you there in fifteen."

I sighed and entered the club, we were both hopping around different night clubs all over the east side to try and find a good place to regularly go.

The bar was on the top floor of the building but there was a secondary club in the basement, I decided to go in there instead so me and Charlotte would have our first impressions at the same time.

The 'club' was very shabby, there were a couple tables but I didn't want to sit at any of them as I was afraid of contracting a disease. I decided to settle for the 'lounge area' after grabbing a drink from the bar.

"Miss you can't come in here." A man posted outside of the room stopped me from entering, "do you know who I am? If I give you a Benjamin will you let me in?" I smiled at him sarcastically after waving a hundred dollar bill in his face.

"Miss this is a vip area, you need to be a regular here." I smiled back him again, aggravated at this point, "look, should I get you fired for you to take a hint, this club is shabby and that area looks clean, so just take the money."

The bouncer looked like he was about to start a fight but a man rushed over to cover his mouth, "woah rob, calm down I'll handle this." He spoke to the bouncer.

"Would you like to come in miss" he took off the velvet rope, I smiled at him (this time not sarcastically). I found a nice looking seat and sat down, the man followed me and sat down beside me.

"Do you work here?" I asked, bored of waiting for Charlotte at this point, he shrugged "I'm kind of the leading man here, run this whole place." I looked him up and down, "you look like the same age as me but poor, I doubt that you run this place if you have time to talk to me."

He laughed, "you need to sort out your attitude, what if I was someone important." I shrugged "I already know everyone important." He mirrored my body language and shrugged aswell, "important people in your life aren't just people in suits with money. You're right though, I don't run this place, but I do work here, look just listen to one of my songs - if you don't like it you can leave, but if you do ... become my manager!"

He grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the room before I could do anything but down my drink, he positioned me in the front row of the standing crowd and began to sing.I swiped a couple other drinks and somehow loved his songs.

"That was great, you're actually a great singer." I spoke whilst giggling to him behind the stage after he sang, he smiled back at me "thanks, so will you do it then?" I looked at him funny, "what do you mean it?"

"Become my manager!" I shook my head, "I don't even know your name or age, and I'm actually underage, why would you want a teenager to be your manager? That sounds irresponsible."

He grinned, "my names James and I'm eighteen, I know you're a minor. Actually I know who you are, you're Addison Robbinson, I catered your spring fling lunch a couple months ago and I was impressed at how you already act like an adult."

I rolled my eyes at him "look I'm used to this, I'm only putting up with this because I was having fun, but my friend is probably waiting for me now I have to go." I started to leave but he grabbed my wrist and turned my drunken body around to face him again.

"Look, think of this as a hobby, I can turn the backroom into a hangout for you and your friends. I'm friends with the manager and he would let you decorate this place however you want. Just help me start off my career, you said so that I'm a good singer." He pleaded.

I nodded "I did say that" he smiled at me "see, you have nothing to lose" I groaned "fine! I'll come back tomorrow with a contract for six months, but you actually have to work and not see this as a way to get groupies." He hugged me, ecstatic.

I looked at him closely; it may have been the alcohol but his button nose, freckles, green eyes and brown curly hair, that definitely didn't make him look like a tumblr girls wet dream, was looking cute.

I interrupted his celebration by pecking his lips and quickly retracting, he stared at my briefly to figure out the situation before wrapping his arms around me and kissing me deeper.

Charlotte never showed up that night as her brother had to have surgery for a torn ligament, but it started off a business investment for me and a cute first relationship. I could even go as far as to say that he was my first love...