(Taylor's POV)
"Taylor... Tay...Wake up, baby...Get up... TAYLOR"
The bed shaking and Luke's yelling wake me. When I open my eyes I see Luke jumping up and down on the bed, already dressed. Confused as to why he's ready already, I check the clock on the nightstand to check how late I've slept in; the clock reads 8:13am.
"Luke its 8am what time did you wake up?" I groan, throwing the duvet over my head
"6:30 couldn't sleep. Had some coffee, took a shower, had some more coffee, did my hair, got dressed, had another cup of coffee, and now I'm trying to wake you up. Did you know this hotel room has its own coffee maker and like 15 bags of coffee? How great is that? I LOVE NEW YORK!" Luke rambles, still jumping on the bed and plopping down when he finishes
"Oh god, Luke. I think you've had two too many cups of coffee" I giggle. "You're acting like you're drunk"
"I am drunk, babe. Drunk on life! I'm gonna be a rockstar!" he leaps onto me and kisses me all over my face, causing me to giggle like crazy. He then starts tickling me and my giggles turn into hysterical laughter.
"Luke! Luke! Please stop!" I pant between laughs
"Then get out of bed and get dressed!" Luke yells
"I can't if you're on top of me!" I reply
Luke stops tickling me and rolls off me and off the bed, stumbling but landing on his feet. When he stands up he shoots me a huge, goofy grin and then runs out of the room.
Chuckling, I roll my eyes and get out of bed. I take my outfit out of my overnight bag, a blue velvet skater skirt, a white crop top and black Doc Martens. I straighten my hair, apply my foundation, concealer, mascara and chapstick, take one last glance at myself in the mirror, and deem myself ready.
I walk out of the bathroom and into my bedroom to grab my phone and bag and see Luke passed out on the bed. Three cups of coffee and he already crashed.
I step to the bed beside Luke and shake him gently "Lukey... wake up" I coo.
Luke stirs slightly and lets out a soft, throaty moan.
"Coffee doesn't do shit" he whispers
"It does, but not when you have three cups full" I reply
Luke lifts his head up to look at me with a small smile on his lips. He sits up and lets out a long sigh.
"I'm so nervous, Tay" he shakes his head, chuckling nervously
"Nervous about what?" I ask, sitting on the bed so I'm facing him, my legs resting on his lap.
"Today" he sighs. "What if they don't like us? We've worked so hard; I really don't wanna be let down. This could be our big break, Tay. This is so important to the boys and me I don't wanna mess this up." Luke drops his head in his hands
"Hey, hey, Luke, look at me" I lift Luke's chin and his eyes meet mine. "You guys are amazing, don't be nervous. You're gonna go to Terminal 5, play your heart out and rock Columbia Records away. And if you don't, that's not the end of the world. Your big break will come, I promise you. I love you, okay?"
"I love you more than you could imagine" Luke says and then kisses me
"Now, come on. Big day ahead of us" I wink and pull Luke off the bed with me
_~_
It's currently 11:45am. The people from Columbia Records scheduled to hear the boys play at 12:30 and they've been practicing since 11.
"You sound great guys!" Amanda calls from the front row we're sitting at.
"Thanks, babe. Now let's do Gotta Get Out. 1...2...3" Ashton says from the drums
_~_
It's now 12:30 and Luke has been pacing the stage the past 10 minutes. The doors open and two figures walk in. Luke stops pacing and everyone's heads turn to face the door.
"5 Seconds of Summer?" a young man, mid 30's, asks
"That's us" Luke nods
"My name is Ryan Bates and this is my colleague Max Wilson and we represent Columbia Records. We've heard you play personally through your YouTube videos and cannot wait to hear you live. Proceed." Ryan takes a seat in the middle row and Max sits beside him.
"Hi Mr. Bates and Mr. Wilson my name is Calum Hood, this is Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings and Ashton Irwin. We are 5 Seconds of Summer and this is Try Hard!" Calum announces and they begin to play
The song goes without a hitch and they then play Heartbreak Girl, Out Of My Limit and Gotta Get Out before finishing.
Luke finishes singing the last line of the song and when it ends they all look at the men expectantly.
"Very nice boys, you guys really have talent" Mr. Bates stands from his seat and walks to the stage
"We really liked what we saw" Mr. Wilson comments
"Thank you so much" Luke smiles and shakes Mr. Bates' hands
"Someone from the record label will call you in a few weeks, maybe a month, when we decide what we want to do with you boys. Honestly, I hope, for the benefit of the company, that we sign you. 5 Seconds of Summer is going places" Mr. Bates and Mr. Wilson finish shaking they boys' hands and leave
Luke turns to me, mouth wide open and speechless.
"Can I be the first to say 'oh my god'?!" I say and the boys start jumping and yelling and hugging each other
"This is incredible!" Michael cheers
"We have the suite for one more night, I saw we celebrate and leave tomorrow morning" Amanda plans and we all cheer in agreement
Since its 3 o' clock, we decide to grab a quick, late lunch and walk around the city.
After walking around for 3 hours, we find the nearest restaurant for dinner.
"Let's go clubbing!" Calum pipes after we get the check
"What club is gonna let a bunch of underage teens in? This is New York City, they are pros when it comes to this stuff" Amanda pouts
After a few minutes of contemplation, we decide to push our luck and try to get into a club.
We're currently standing in line for this really cool looking club and I'm starting to get nervous. No way are they going to let us in.
I scan the line and when my eyes find the bouncer, who looks around 22, I see he's already looking at me.
We make it to the front of the line and everyone is on edge.
"Guys I'm not sure this is gonna work" Luke says
"I got this" I smirk to my friends. I remove my hand from Luke's grip and he gives me a weird look when I do
"Trust me" I whisper to him and gulp down my fear
"Hi" I wink at the bouncer and I see his cheeks blush. Thank god I wore this crop top today
"Hey" the bouncer replies
"My friends and I would like to go in, can we?" I stare into his eyes while flipping my hair over my shoulder
"How old are you guys?" he asks
I get up on my tiptoes and whisper in his ear, "wouldn't you like to know?" I look down, read his nametag and add "James" for good measure.
I smirk at him, our faces inches apart. I look down at the velvet rope and back up at him. I back away but keep my eyes glued to his. James opens the rope for our admittance.
"Thanks, James" I chirp and skip into the club
"Yeah, thanks, James" I hear Luke huff before chasing me and kissing me roughly at the door, obviously trying to prove a point to the bouncer.
"I know you were trying to help but I would have rather us not get in than watch you flirt with that fucking bouncer" Luke snaps
"Shh, no jealousy tonight. Only dancing!" I peck his lips and drag him to the dance floor.
I hear Luke's throaty laugh the whole way to the dance floor and it ends with a harsh intake of breath when I place my back to his front. His hands immediately find their place on my hips and we stay together to the beat of the music.
After grinding for a few songs, Chocolate by The 1975 comes on.
"I love this song!" I scream and break from Luke's grasp. I grab his hands and start dancing wildly but stop when I notice Luke hasn't moved at all.
"Come on, dance!"
"I told you I'm a sucky dancer"
"Who cares? You're in New York City clubbing with your girlfriend after performing for fucking Columbia Records! This is your floor, Luke fuck everyone else!"
Luke cups my face with our intertwined hands and kisses me.
"You're really something special, you know that right?" Luke says after he pulls away, smiling.
"All I know right now is that I wanna dance before the song is over" I grin and Luke rolls his eyes, but begins dancing with me.
We dance like complete freaks for the duration of the song and for a few songs after that. We only stop when we're both out of breath and coated in sweat.
"How do you feel?" I ask as we find our way to an empty booth after getting water from the bar. The bartender wouldn't serve us alcohol because we didn't have any ID present.
"That felt awesome, I've never danced like that before. Felt great to really let go" Luke answers
"You should let go more often, you're fun when you do" I smile through my straw
"I'd let go of everything if it meant never letting go of you" Luke says and I feel the very familiar butterflies fluttering in my stomach.
"Even your music career?"
"Okay, except that. But you get the point, don't be such a smartass"
"Sorry to ruin your sap with my logic"
"It's not sap; it's romance"
"Same thing"
"No, sap makes me sound girly. Romance makes me sound like a teen heartthrob" Luke protests and I laugh
"You'll always be a teen heartthrob to me, romance or not"
_~_
I wake up the next morning sprawled on top of Luke. We got back pretty late and Michael, who brought his fake ID with him, got plastered and it took forever to settle him down and get him to bed.
We stop at the Starbucks across the street after checking out and load ourselves into the car to go back to LBI.
"Best few days of my life" Calum exclaims
"Agreed" Amanda calls from the passenger seat
"Yeah, yeah this was great but shut the fuck up my head is fucking killing me" Michael moans from the back seat.
"Does this help?" Ashton giggles before turning up the volume of the radio, making the music blast throughout the car.
"ASHTON FLETCHER FUCKING IRWIN. TURN THE DAMN MUSIC DOWN. ARGH" Michael yells and we all burst into laughter as Ashton turns down the radio
"Go to sleep, Mike" Luke says and Michael lays down, resting his head on Calum's lap in response.
I plug in my headphones and stare out the window and wonder what the hell I'm going to do without these guys once the summer is over.
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