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“Cut me some slack, Jen. That was when I was new to the business, this isn’t my first rodeo you know.”
“I know, I know, but it all sounds very similar—young woman, big dreams, small bars and an edgy look—but that girl wasn’t going any further than the bars and you knew it, you just wanted to get in her pants.”
“And you did, if I remember correctly,” added Paulina.
“That’s beside the point?—”
“So do you or do you not want to get into this girl’s pants as well?” teased Jennifer. The line went silent for a moment and the three other women started laughing.
“For fuck’s sake, Harper, this is another Felicity, isn’t it?” chimed in Lilian with a huff of a laugh.
“Look, just trust me on this one. I’m not the top talent scout in LA for no reason.”
The women teased her more, but nonetheless agreed to meet her. Flustered and annoyed, she composed herself and looked down at her phone now with Mia’s number dialed in. She smiled at the image of how she would react and wished she could be wherever Mia was just to watch. The phone rang a moment and then a slightly breathy voice picked up.
“Hello again, Mia,” she said, purring out her name.
“Uh…Hello, Harper.”
“Did you have a good night after I left?”
“I don’t know, to be honest, it was all a bit of a blur, but my new musician friends who I only remembered a moment ago tell me that I had fun…”
Harper laughed, Oh to be so young and carefree.
“Tell me, Mia. Are you free this afternoon?”
She heard Mia’s breath catch a little; it was a noise she wouldn’t mind hearing again.
“Well, why don’t you meet me down at our studio and we can start re-recording your songs to start getting some hype around your music?”
Harper could hear a shuffling sound coming from Mia’s end of the call, making her picture that Mia was probably jumping or dancing in excitement, and when she next spoke, she sounded even more out of breath.
“Uh… That sounds awesome! I mean… Yeah, that sounds good—no wait! Ummm… Thank you, Harper, that sounds very suitable, I will be happy to attend.”
Harper raised an eyebrow and heard the tiny whisper of a curse from the other end of the line.
“I see,” teased Harper with a smirk. “Well if everything is suitable for you, I shall meet you there in an hour or so. I’ll message you the address in a moment.”
Mia laughed nervously, “Yes, I shall see you there, thank you again, Harper.”
“Bye, Mia.” Harper made sure to emphasize her name, drawing it out like bait, at which Mia responded like a lamb to the slaughter with another caught breath before Harper hung up.
She held her phone to her chest and chuckled lightly.
Outside the studio, Harper found a pacing Mia looking both nervous and excited.
“I see you found the place okay then.”
“Oh! Hi, Harper, yeah, I just arrived myself.” Mia’s hair looked a little disheveled and was loosley coming out of the low ponytail she had fashioned it into. An iced coffee cup from the cafe next door was in her hand as the ice rattled around in her shaky, nervous grip.
“I see, well, you must’ve been very thirsty then,” said Harper, indicating the cup with her a nod of her head and a smile teasing the edge of her lips. Mia looked down and laughed.
“Well, maybe not just arrived.”
“Don’t worry, eagerness is endearing on you and excitement usually lends to more energy in a performance—they aren’t bad qualities to have. Besides, you may need those exact qualities on hand today. My executive team will be joining us shortly to give the final okay on your contract, and if you impress them like you did me, I have the contract ready to go in my bag.”
Mia’s eyes widened a little, “Oh okay, this is all for real then, like for real, for real…”
