Tessa's P.O.V:
"I just need to choose the final design." I say with the phone pressed between my ear and shoulder as I hang up one of the designs on the wall.
"When's the show?" Marshall asks.
"Tomorrow." I mumble with the pen in my mouth. I cross out one of the designs and look at the next one. "I have to get up early. A few designers from France and England are coming so everything has to be perfect." I add.
"You'll be fine, stop stressing about it to much." Marshall says making me smile lightly.
"I have to be better than fine." I say.
Tomorrow is the day I launch my clothing line and boy am I stressed out. Its been two weeks since I last saw Marshall and I hate to say this but I miss him like crazy.
The tour had finsihed a few weeks ago and now it's September. Time had gone by so bloody fast, it feels like it was just yesterday when Marshall and I signed the contract but it's actually been six months.
I pushed my feels for Marshall back down. I couldn't have any feeling's for him. Everything I touch I ruin and I don't want this contract and this weird relationship that I have with Marshall to be ruined.
So I am taking a step back and ignoring any feeling I have for Marshall. I'm sticking to the contract that I signed....well kinda, i'm just ignoring the no sexual relationship part.
"You'll be great." I hear Marshall mumble, snapping me out of my thoughts.
"Thanks." I smile lightly. "I'm behind schedule." I mumble.
"Don't you have anyone to help you?" He asks.
I turn to my right and look down at Karla and Chris cuddling on my bed as they sleep. My eyes drift away from them and land on my brother Jacob to find him snoring away on my couch. I look down at my new assistant looking through the papers as she drinks her coffee to help her stay awake.
"Yeah, Jacobs helping me pick out a few designes and so are Chris and Karla." I say.
"That's good." Marshall says.
"Mhmm, if they were awake it would be good." I say making Marshall chuckle before he yawns.
"But my new assistant is helping me out." I shrug as I reach over for my red bull can and take a sip.
"Paul put me on your guest list." Marshall says.
"Leroy told me. But you have interviews to go to so it's fine." I shrug.
"You sure? I can always do the interviews some other time." Marshall says.
"It's fine Marshall. Plus I don't think going to fashion events is exactly your thing." I say making him chuckle.
"You're right it isn't." He says sleeply.
"So. You miss me?" I ask and I smile lightly when Marshall chuckles softly.
"Not one bit. I'm so fucking happy that you're gone away for two weeks." He yawns.
"Uh hu..." I shake my head.
"It's true. I can order pizza instead of having one of your healthy meals. I can watch what I want want on TV. I can stay home inside instead of spending my afternoon by the lake in the back garden with you. Most of all, I can sleep on my bed without you pulling the duvet off me and taking up the whole bed." He says.
"I do not take up the whole bed!" I whine, making him laugh.
"I'm having the best time of my life without you here." He jokes.
"I bet you are." I mumble as I cross another design of the list.
It goes quiet for a few minutes between us. Soon Marshall's steady breaths fill the phone, letting me know that he's fallen asleep, I don't blame him it's 2 in the morning. Just when i'm about to hang up, Marshall calls my name.
"Tessa?" Marshall calls. "Are you still there?" He asks.
"Yep, I'm here." I mumble. "You sound tired Marshall. Get some rest. I'll talk to you tomorrow." I say.
"Sounds good." He mumbles before he yawns.
"Goodnight Marshall." I smile lightly.
"Night Tess." Marshall replys. I don't know when he started to call me Tess instead of Tessa but I like the way he says it.
***
"Just go start up a conversation." I shrug.
"It's not that easy. Jacobs easy to talk to but look at Andrew." Karla gestures towards the living room.
"You owe me for baby sitting Milo." I state making them both sigh.
"There nothing to talk about." Chris says.
"Well then think of something. Talk about sports." I suggest.
Chris let's out a small sigh before he walks past me. Karla mumbles something under her breath before she follow Chris into the living room.
Karla and Chris sit across my two brothers who are both sitting at the end of the couch, leaving a huge gap between themselves. I take a seat on the single couch. I look at Chris and Karla but they refuse to make eye contact.
I let out a sigh as I lean back into the couch. I look at Karla to say something, to break the awkward silence between us but all she does is shrug and look away from me.
Both of my brothers showed up at my place. Andrew and Jacob don't really get along. The last time they met, they both ended up beating eachother up until the cops came to pull them away.
I both accepted their apology. I spent time with both of them equally but everytime I tried to bring them together they would get angry and walk away or change the topic.
"How's Amy?" Chris breaks the silence. Andrew look up from his lap and nods slowly as he clears his throat.
"She's great. Yeah, she has a day off work so she's at home with the kids." Andrew says.
"She's at therapist, right?" Chris asks.
"Mhmm." Andrew nods.
"I heard Madison your wife-" Chris starts but Jacob cuts him off.
"We're not married." Jacob says. "This is a promise ring." He adds as he holds up his left hand.
"Oh." Chris nods. "I heard that she's a therapist too. That's something Amy and Madison have in common." Chris says.
"You heard wrong. Madison owns a salon." Jacob sigh and leans back into the couch.
Awkward....
"Oh." Chris mumbles awkwardly.
"Hair." Karla says.
"What?" Andrew raises his brow.
"Hair. They both have hair, that's something they have in comman." She says slowly once she realises how stupid she sounds.
Great one Karlz!
Andrew knits his eyebrows together in confusion as he looks at Chris and Karla whilst Jacob shakes his head in amusement.
"Good one babe." Chris whispers to Karla before he clears his throat.
"Hello?" Leroy's voice echos through my house.
"In here!" I say quickly. Thank god he's hear to break the silence in the room.
"The car-" Leroy says as he walks into the living room but quickly stops talking once his eyes land on my brother.
Oh yeah, I haven't told him about Andrew and I talking again...whoops.
"Mr Tatum." Andrew says.
"Andrew." Leroy clears his throat. He doesn't look so happy and I don't blame him. The last time Leroy and Andrew met, Leroy was left with a broken jaw.
"Well, I have to go pick up Madison." Jacob says before he stands up.
Leroy's eyes land on Jacob but all Jacob does is walk right past him, completely ignoring him before he shakes hands with Chris and hugs Karla.
"I'll walk you out." I say to Jacob.
"I'll see you two later." Jacob says to my bestfriends before he walks away.
As we walk towards the door, both Andrew and Jacob lock eyes onto eachother and oh boy, if looks could kill they would both be six feet under ground.
I clear my throat before I grab onto Jacobs hand and pull him out with me. Leroy and Jacob don't even glance at eachother this time as Jacob walks past him.
"Jake." I sigh as we walk to the front door.
"Don't even go there, T." Jacob says quickly.
"He's your brother." I state.
"He's a fucking phyco. He kicked me out of our home." He says.
"That's because you would throw parties all the time." I state.
"That doesn't matter." He rolls his eyes.
"He kicked me out because he didn't believe me when I told him about Gayle...Oh you know what I'm talking about." I sigh. "Point is, I forgave him, I'm sure you can too." I add.
"Not a chance." He mumbles before he pecks me on my cheek. "I'll see you in an hour." He adds.
"Bye." I sigh.
***
I keep the needle between my lips as I press the two fabrics together. Stylist rush around me as camera crew record and take picture of the models and stylist.
"Done." I say as I cut the thread with my teeth and stand back up.
"All the seats are full." My assistant says.
"Uhr..." I look around me nervously.
"Tess, I need a little help." Karla says.
"Where is the make up artist!" Madison shouts and stops a few feet infront of me.
"I think one of your models is puking her guts out." Andrew walks in with his wife Amy.
"Well this show is going straight to hell." Jacob says. Madison widens her eyes at her boyfriend before she slaps him on his chest.
"What a nice thing to say to your little sister a few seconds before the show." Leroy says.
"Calm down grandpa. It was a joke." Jacob roll's his eyes.
"Tess. A word." Leroy says, ignoring Jacob. I let out a small sigh as I hand a folder to my assistant before I follow Leroy towards the door and into a long hallway.
"He's right. This show is going straight to hell." I say as I push my hair back and lean against the cold white wall.
"First of all....Take in a deep breath and calm down." Leroy says.
"Calm down? How can I calm down when Karl Lagerfeld and Anna Wintour are out there sitting in the front row." I say as I cover my face with my hands.
"Listen to me, Tess." Leroy says. "Today is your day. You are going to show off your fashion skills and amazing work to the whole world. You're already have been in movies. You're a singer. You judged on talent shows and know you're launching you clothing line! You're up there Tessa! You haven't got anything to worry about. They'll love you no matter what. You have the biggest models like Kate Moss and Heidi Klum modeling your clothes, you have got nothing to worry about." Leroy says.
"I know that-" I start only to robe cut off by him.
"The whole world thinks you're engaged to Eminem which is going to help you out even more which means more of Marshalls friends will but your clothes and you will get mofe famous! You see, the contract is working." He says quickly.
"But-" I start, only to be cut off by him..
"No buts." He shakes his head. "This is what you always wanted. Now you go out there and start the show, you're going to blow their minds with your clothing line. Your designs are amazing!" He says.
I let out a small sigh and smile at Leroy before I lean off the wall and hug Leroy. There he was again, the old Leroy. The Leroy who actually cared about my feelings instead of pushing me to do things I didn't want to.
"Thank you...I...I guess I really needed that." I shrug as we hug.
"Go get them." He mumbles. I nod slowly as I pull away from him.
"Are you going to be watching from backstage or..." I trail off and let him finish.
"I'll be in the front row seat's next to Karla and Chris." He says. "I'm proud of you Tessa. Good luck." Leroy gives me a thumbs up.
"Thank you." I smile before I turn my back towards him and walk into the room.
"Tessa!" At least nine people shout at me, making me sigh.
***
Around fifteen or so minutes later, everything was finally ready! The models were all getting in line and I walked out to welcome everyone to the show before I walked back in and lined up the models.
"Okay...You're ready to go. Break a leg." I smile at the model.
"W-what?" She stutters nervously.
"Never mind." I say as Jacob chuckles from behind.
"I'm going to go sit by Madison. Good luck." Jacob says as he walks over to me and hugs me.
"Thanks." I smile as he ruffles my hair and walks away.
I nod at one of the staff members, letting him now that i'm ready. The lighst go dim and it turns dark outside as the music plays. The audience go quiet and get ready for the show.
"Okay, go." I nod at the first model.
I look out the curtin at Karla, Chris and Leroy who are sitting together. Jacob and his girlfriend Madison are sitting next to Chris whilst Andrew and his wife Amy are across them on the other side.
I fiddle around with my necklace as I look at Anna Wintour and Karl Lagerfeld looking at the models walks by. Of course Anna has black shades covering her face, so I can't tell if she likes it or not and Karl Lagerfeld keeps on a poker face as he looks at my designs.
I curse under my breath and let out a sigh as I fiddle with my necklace. I could feel the staffs and stylist eyes on me, making me even more nervous than I already am.
I nod at the next row of models to walk out and gives them a thumbs up before they walk out. I peak into the curtin and watch them walk down the long runway.
I feel a pair of arms snake around me before I get pulled back into something hard. I let out a small gasp in suprise before I move the arms away from me and turn around.
"What the hell are you doing here?" I ask Marshall. I don't bother waiting for an answer before I pull him in for a hug.
2 weeks is a long time!
"Came to see the show." He shrugs and hugs me back.
"And what about your interview?" I ask.
"I have two interviews. One in Detroit and one in California. I decided to swap the dates around." He explains as I pull back from our hug but still keep my arms around his neck.
"I knew it." I point out and poke his cheek, making him frown.
He hates it when I poke his cheek..
"Knew what?" He asks and pulls my cheek like i'm a child.
"Ow!" I chuckle as I move his hand away.
"Knew what?" He asks again as he pulls me closer to him.
"You missed me." I state.
"Why would I miss you?" He smiles.
"Because I am amazing." I joke as I flip my hair back making Marshall laugh softly.
"You've got it the wrong way round." Marshall says.
"Oh I have?" I raise my brow.
"Mhmm. You were the one that missed me." He says.
True..
"Uh hu..." I tilt my head to the side. "And why would I miss you?" I ask.
"We both know why you missed me." He smirks. "You were probably fingering yourself to one of my pictures or when you played one of my songs." He adds.
"Ew.." I chuckle as I place my head on his chest.
"Admit it." Marshall says in amusement.
"You were probably jerking off at the sound of my voice as we talked over the phone." I say and look up at his amused expression.
"Nope." He shakes his head.
"Admit it." I copy him.
"I wasn't. I had a bunch of girls around so I didn't have to j-" He starts before I cut him off.
"Not cool." I say quickly and push him back.
"I'm fucking with you." He laughs as pull's me back.
I roll my eyes at Marshall before I wrap my arms around his neck. He slowly leans down and claims my lips. I kiss him back as I stand on my tip toes and place one hand on his cheek.
"Miss Black." One of the stylist clears his throat, making me move away from Marshall quickly.
"Yes." I clear my throat awkwardly.
"The first set of models are coming back. Time to get the second ones ready." He says.
"Oh, uhrm." I clear my throat and move my arms away from Marshall but his stay wrapped around my waist. "Get them in line." I order quickly.
"Got it." He nods. I send him an awkward smile before I turn to Marshall.
"You are a distraction. You need to go." I point at him as I press my hand against his chest and push him back slightly.
"I'll go wait in the back." He says and starts to walk away.
"There's a place next to Leroy. Go sit there." I suggest.
"Alright. I'll see you after the show." Marshall smiles as he walks backwards.
"You bet." I smile back at him.
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