Matt:Me too, do you have any preferences for tonight?
Me:No, amaze me!
Matt:All right! You won't be disappointed, baby, have a great day.
Me:I'm sure of that. Thanks and good luck to you too.
Entering the building after two months of absence, feels great. I am almost never in the main office. I love to go in search of new talent and organize concerts and I’m almost away. After our parents died, Jack and I followed our passion for music and continued the family business, to make our parents proud. SMD is one of the most successful record companies in the world and everyone wants to work with us, but I'm fussy and I just want the best.
"Good morning, Lilly, is there any mail for me?" I greet my assistant, as well as my future sister-in-law, as I enter the office.
"Welcome back, Angel. The usual stuff and a couple of demos. The meeting room is ready. I need the okay for this morning's contract, and Louis called."
"I'll check the contract now. What did Louis want?"
"To know if you're going to the awards this year. I said you'd call him back."
"Okay, is there more?"
"No, that's all," she says as she leaves, closing the door.
I turn on the computer while I call Louis, who answers right away.
“Hi, Angel. You are always unreachable!”
“Hello, Louis, I was overseas. I'll call you for this year's awards, I'll be there, send me the reminder of the event so Lilly puts it on the agenda.”
“Perfect, consider it done.”
“Well, now I have to go, thanks!”
“Wait, Angel, shall we have coffee together?”
“No thanks. I don't mix work and pleasure. You should know that Louis, you've been trying to ask me out for years.”
“I had hoped for it, well, have a nice day, Angel.”
“You too!” I say ending the call shaking my head. Louis asked me out for years, but I don't want to mix work and private life. It's a mistake that I have already made and that I will never make again.
I open the DarkHeaven contract file, add some points and print it. In the meantime, I Google them, I'm Curious. I guess I am the only person in the world who does not research their singers. Jack and our lawyer take care of it.
Here they are the DarkHeaven. Their fans have doubled, they've been singing together for college even though they've been officially a known band for 5 years, churning out some pretty successful songs on YouTube. Matthew West, the front man, writes lyrics and music and I have to say I love them. I open the photos of the band when, Lilly knocks on the door, distracting me:
"You'll be late for the meeting." She says, and I look at the clock. It's 9:55 a.m.Fuck!
I take the contract, and I close the pages on my computer, but a detail of the photo catches my attention.Him. It can't be possible!
I hear the voices from the meeting room, and I go inside without knocking.
"I'm here, sorry I'm late." I say closing the door.
"Angel, welcome home!" Jack hugs me. "Meet DarkHeaven. Gabriel, the manager, Lucas the bassist, Dean the guitarist, Craig the second guitar, Faith the backing vocalist, Ice the keyboardist, and Matthew, the front man."
I stiffen when my eyes lay on Matthew. So it wasn't just a similarity. It really is him!
"Angel ..." he says in a surprised voice, but I pretend not to hear him. I am nervous, pissed, and so disappointed.
"Well...you guys have already met my brother Jack. I'm Angel Montgomery. Sit down please; I'll be short and concise." I take a deep breath placing the folder in front of them. "This is your contract. I loved your demo and I have many things in mind for you. You will find them inside the contract, read it thoroughly and if you need Jack will be at your disposal," I say, trying to avoid Matthew's gaze. "There will be a press conference tomorrow, so until then, the news doesn't get out. I want a wow effect when we announce."
