The Beat of Our Hearts / / 5SOS

Chapter Two

As we both stepped into the chilly air I immediately recognized the restaurant in front of me. I had gone here many times when new jobs had popped up. I gave Ada a sideways glance before we both stepped into the elegant restaurant. I walked up to the front desk and a waitress gave me a welcoming smile.

"Hello, I was wondering if there was a reservation for Adam Wilkinson?" I asked politely.

"Yes it says here to lead you to the designated table." she answered happily. I looked behind me to Ada and she just shrugged her shoulders in answer. "Are you Maliha Thompson?"

"Yes I am," I answered still a little unsure.

"Oh okay, right this way then," she said happily before leading us to a table near the back of the room. 

As we neared the table I immediately recognized the four young boys faces and next to them was a man in his late twenties. They were all wearing tuxes and Luke was fiddling with the buttons while Calum was attempting to help him fix his bow tie. Ashton was pretending to play drums with forks and Michael was playing air guitar. The man stood up shaking his head at the boys and shaking both our hands.

"You must be Adam," I clarified while shaking his hand.

"That is me," he answered before pulling chairs out for both me and Ada. "And this must be your friend you were talking about."

"Yes my name is Ada Kalama," she answered flashing a smile.

"Cool last name," Michael stated looking up at us. The rest of the band looked over also and Ashton dropped his forks.

"Dude you are going to catch flies with your mouth open like that," Luke joked and Calum gave him a high five. I sat down next to Adam and Ada sat next to me. The boys were on the other side of the table.

"How about we order before we start this whole meeting," Adam suggested and we all nodded our heads in agreement. I looked through the menu and settled on a chicken salad. When the waiter came we all ordered our food and drinks. 

"So Maliha we are just going to ask you a few questions and then fill you in on what this whole thing is about," Ashton informed me in his australian accent.

"First question!" Michael said loudly, "How long till your album is done?"

"I only have one more song until we release it," I answered proudly.

"How long have you been in the city?" Calum asked.

"About a year,"I answered.

"Ever thought about college?" Ashton asked drumming silently on the table.

"Maybe a little in senior year but after Atlantic Records gave me a shot, it was out of the question," I answered simply.

"Would you ever sign to another record label," Luke asked.

"It would depend on what they have to offer me," I answered.

"I have a proposition for you Maliha. I would love to have you in my record label but you would have to move to Sydney." Adam asked and my breathing hitched. I looked to Ada and her eyes were wide.

"I don't know," I answered back quietly.

"I know it would be a huge change but I also want you to be the opening act for 5 Seconds of Summer," he added.

"Um I think I need to go to the bathroom," I weakly said and pulled Ada along with me. When we were inside the bathroom I instantly looked to Ada.

"This is crazy Maliha," Ada said breathlessly, "This could change your whole career and life."