Alexia walked out of the elevator onto the 40th floor of her hotel carrying everything she practically didn't need. As she made way to room 4001 she felt different, like if someone had woken up something that had died inside of her. She didn't know what it was, but she felt her body tingle and she knew it was thanks to the guys she had met earlier. As she got to the door she noticed a pile of newspapers and magazines, as she went to pick them up she heard the phone ring "Darn! Come on you stupid card. God, I miss keys. OK here we go," Alexia belched out as she managed to open the door. She threw her things aiming for the couch, but instead all landing on the floor, "The hell with that .... hello?" she asked trying to catch her breath.
"Al .... is that you?" a male voice asked a little concerned.
"Steven!!!!!!! Oh my God, how are you?" Alexia yelled into the speaker.
"A little deaf now," he joked, "well actually great, I heard you were in Orlando and I decided to drop by to see how you are doing. We haven't seen you for a year, so I decided it was time for some catching up."
"Yeah I know, God its been a long time," she said sitting on the large bed next to the phone.
"So what are your plans for tonight?" Steven asked gently.
Steven and Alexia had been friends for a long time, he was actually the one who gave her the first acting job thanks to him she would rewrite history. They had met one day in New York; Alexia was late to class, how strange, and they crashed into each other on Broadway, she offered him a hand he offered her a life opportunity.
"Well Mr. Spilburg, are you asking me on a date?" Alexia laughed lightly.
"Well that depends Miss Fernandez, are you saying yes? 'Cause Kate and I want to see you and we are only here for two more days," he answered laughing a little too.
"Sure, pick me up at 8." Alexia smiled at herself finding herself playing with the phone cord.
"We'll be there at 7:59," he said before a good-bye and hanging up the phone.
"Well its 5:30 and I need a shower, so I better get going," she said as she looked at her golden Rolex. She unbuckled it as she walked to the dresser. She turned on the TV and found herself staring at the image of her walking into the hotel. "What is so fantastic? Me walking into a hotel," she laughed trying to feel better of that situation. She turned around and walked in the bathroom.
Half an hour later she emerged form the steamy bathroom with a white robe and a towel on her head. She sat down on the bed and flipped through the channels stopping on MTV.
"And now for our top story, Alexia Fernandez, the actress that redefined acting, who just a month ago won her fifth MTV movie award and not long before that won her forth Oscar making history again, announced just two days ago, that she would be taking a break from the movie-making business and either work on other artistic factors or take a long vacation. Well today she was spotted walking into the Jive Records building in Florida and we confirmed that she just signed a contract today for an album," John Norris said with out pausing for air
"Wow Alexia, does move fast," Carson Daly said, impressed by the news.
"No actually the companies who want to sign with her are the fast ones, they say that she actually picked Jive because of her long time friend producer John Hanks and because friend Britney Spears is signed to that label."
"And also the two most important boy bands, 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys, so she has a lot to lean on," Carson said as he ran his hand through his hair.
"Well after the break more on Alexia, the Backstreet Boys' new album and your number one video of the day," Carson said as he was sent into a commercial.
"Why is it that they record my every move?" Alexia said laying flat on the bed. Her thought was interrupted by the ring of the phone. She slowly reached for it.
"Hello?" she asked softly.
"Hey Ale, so how is the hotel?"
"Oh hi John, the hotel is fine."
"Hey I was wondering do you have plans for tomorrow night?" he asked changing the conversation abruptly.
"No, don't think so."
"Great!!" he yelled.
"Why?" Alexia got intrigued by his yell.
"Well I fixed up a dinner meeting with the head of Jive Records and vice. They want to make an important offer to you," he said sounding very happy. Alexia pressed speaker phone, because she had to get dressed.
"What? What kind of offer?" Alexia asked as she put on a white tube top and a pair of black slacks.
"They want you to do a duet with someone," he said lowering his tone.
"A duet? Why they think I can't sing?" she raised her voice feeling a bit offended. She pulled her long hair back and tied it in a bun.
"No nothing like that. You'll see tomorrow. It's at 7 :30 at....you know what I'll pick you up at seven at the hotel, OK?"
"OK, hey thanks for calling, see you tomorrow," Alexia said her good byes as she finished applying a little makeup on her face she looked back at the muted TV and realized she had ten minutes to get down stairs.
"Wow, does time fly by?" she said grabbing her purse and keys to her car and walked out the door.
"So what is this meeting about?" Alexia asked as she
entered the fancy restaurant with John. "You'll see, just be patient," he smiled. They were
taken out to the terrace with a view of the
beach. the lighting was low, giving it a romantic mood
as a live pianist played love songs
and classics. As the waiter pulled out the chair for
Alexia, she took her jacket off reviling a
black shimmery strapless dress. "What?" Alexia asked as
she saw the look on John's face.
"Nothing, it's just that you look great," he answered as
he took his seat next to her. "Hey
watch it. I know your wife," Alexia laughed punching
him lightly on his shoulder. They
waited about ten minutes before ordering drinks. Alexia
ordered a dry martini while John asked
for rum and coke. As the drinks arrived two men walked
to the table. "Sorry for the delay,"
an older man said shaking John's hand. "We wanted to be
looking our best for this lovely
lady," he continued as he shook Alexia's hand. both
men were introduced; the older man
was the president of Jive Records and the younger man
was the vice president. "Alexia may
I be direct with you?" the young man asked. "Sure," she
said not knowing what to expect.
"Well we listened to your demo on the way over here,
for the millionth time and we were
blown away, you have an angelic voice, but..." "But
you don't think I have the ability to
sell albums," she asked a little annoyed. "No, of course
not, the thing is we wanted to ask a
favor of you." Alexia looked confused at the response
she had gotten. "I will be retiring in
a few months," the older man cut in, "and my dream had
always been to put together the
perfect group," he said looking Alexia straight in the
eye. "I know I am in no right to ask you
this, but I would like you to join a group that has
been with us for a while now, but they
just came back from a very long break and well with
your angelic voice I know that sales
will increase four times more than expected. It would
just be just one album and then you could
have your solo album," the man said playing with a very
stylish Zippo. "So you want me to
make your dream come true?" Alexia asked smiling at him.
"You already have the perfect
group, you signed the Backstreet Boys," she said remembering her
encounter of the day before. "They
came to us as a group, they found each other," the
younger man said noticing the sadness
in the older man's eyes. "Someone took a chance with me
on Broadway, ..... and you seem
to know what you are doing, and I know John totally
agrees with this, so the answer is
yes, I will do the album," Alexia smiled directly at
the older man as the sadness was
replaced with joy in his eyes. They ate dinner and
left the subject of the album alone.
As Alexia opened the door to her hotel room she
realized she forgot to ask the most
important question: Who was this mysterious group she
would be making an album with?
"Well I guess I'll find out who they are tomorrow in
the meeting," Alexia said out loud as
she got ready for bed.
"Hello???" Alexia asked yawing as she picked up the
phone. "How dare you not call me?" the
voice on the other side of the line screamed. Alexia
looked at the watch next to her bed. It
read 3:17 am. "What... Cat, oh my God! Alexia said as
she sat up in bed. "You didn't call me
and you say you're my best friend," Cat said lowering her
tone of voice. "Sorry it's just that
I've had a lot of work to do, will you ever forgive me?" Alexia begged with an annoying
tone of voice which she knew drove Cat crazy "OK...OK
just stop talking that way and
tell me how you are," she asked. "Well, let's see........."
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