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Chapter 36: Mr. Book Store

CHAPTER 36

MCKINLEY P.O.V

I was running around the apartment cleaning trying to hide anything that wouldn't be appropriate for an 11 year old to be around. Audrey was coming today and I was super nervous. Her and her parents would be the first ones to see the apartment that I shared with my boyfriend.

Thankfully Luke was at work so that I could get this done and he would be at work when they got here so I could show them around without him being here. They were going to be here any minute and I was getting super nervous. They would be staying for lunch and then they were heading over to the airport.

Petunia was waiting at the front door patiently and got super excited when the doorbell rang. I walked to the door and opened it.

"Hi!" I smiled letting them inside. I hugged them all before closing the door behind them. "I'll show you to the guest room." I commented showing them the guest room. "And then our room is across the hall if you need anything. The bathroom is there," I opened the door to show her. We had to keep the door closed because Petunia liked to eat towels. "And then the kitchen, dining room, office, and living room." I smiled.

"This is a fancy place you got yourself." My uncle said sitting down at the island.

"Well actually, it was Luke's and I moved in when my lease was up." I answered pulling the homemade pizza's out of the oven and offering drinks to them.

"Where is Luke?" Audrey asked.

"He's at work." I answered. "He got a new client today so I might to go bring him dinner." I commented cutting up the pizza and putting it on plates.

"I wanna go!" She said. I had gotten the week off that she's going to be here but promised Courtney that I would work from home for a few hours a day. I'm sure she was going to sleep in so I could just work while she was sleeping.

"You can come." I had no idea who's Luke client was, he usually never said who came into the studio and I just prayed that it was someone who was just starting out so Audrey wouldn't freak out over whoever it was.

We ate lunch before my aunt and uncle said their byes to Audrey and they were off to the airport. They promised to text when they landed.

"So, wanna go shopping?" I asked her and she nodded her head.

"I'm gonna go change!" She shouted running down the hall. I giggled a little while I got on my shoes.

"Something warm! And shoes that you'll be able to walk in." I shouted down the hall before grabbing my purse and phone. I texted Luke to let him know that she was here and that I was taking her shopping. She came out in an oversized sweater, leggings and a pair of knee high boots. She then had a jacket over it. "Ready?" I asked.

"Yeah." She smiled. We walked into the city and then would take a cab to the studio and would probably stay until Luke was ready to go home and he would just drive us. I took her to a few stores I knew she would enjoy before we went to Target.

"I just need a few things." I commented.

"No worries." She smiled as I shopped and she stayed close. I was standing in the tampon aisle trying to decide on which ones would be best. "What's having a period like?" She asked.

"Mine aren't that bad." I shrugged. "Some are worse than others. I know some people who have a hard time getting out of bed and other's who go about their day like nothing is happening." I commented. "Have you gotten yours yet?" I asked. I should probably buy some pads just incase she needs them while she's here.

"No. Mom thinks it's gonna happen soon." She said looking around. "How old were you?" She questioned.

"I was 12. That's also when I grew boobs." I laughed. Growing boobs isn't the worst part of growing through puberty. It was everything else that came with it.

"Does Luke think your period is gross?" I was surprised she felt so comfortable asking me these questions. I haven't been around since I left home at 18 and she was 6.

"No." I shook my head. "Usually he's relieved when I get it." I put a box of tampons in the cart before grabbing a thing of pads.

"Why?"

"Because then he knows I'm not pregnant." I commented moving on to the next aisle. I was the type of person who wasn't embarrassed to answer these questions. If it was just her talking to me, I was fine, but the second my grandmother starts questioning my love life, I get weirded out.

"At Christmas he said you have a lot of sex." I looked at her.

"He said that?" She nodded. I was going to kill him. He should have just kept his mouth shut. "Our sex life is fine. We do it a lot but let's not talk about that. You shouldn't be having sex until you're at least 16." I first had sex when I was 16 so I wasn't going to say she couldn't because I did but at 11 she doesn't need to be worried about it.

We finished our shopping and we stopped by the apartment to drop our bags off and since we were here we just took my car to pick up dinner and head over to Luke.

"Hi, Amanda." I smiled as I walked in.

"Hi, here to see Luke?" She asked.

"Yeah. I brought over dinner." I smiled. "Oh, this is my cousin Audrey. She's staying with us for the week."

"Nice to meet you." Amanda said. "Ever been to the city?"

"I haven't. It's so fun." She giggled. We chatted for a few more minutes before I walked down the hall and pushed his office door open.

*LUKE P.O.V*

The door opened behind me and without even turning around I knew it was McKinley. She was the only one who never knocks. She claims that if I'm doing something naughty she doesn't want me to have time to get my clothes on.

"Hi, babe." I smiled turning around to look at her. "Hi, Audrey."

"Hi, Luke." She smiled and she sat down.

"I'm with a client so give me a few minutes to wrap this up." I commented before turning back to my work. Once the client was finished, they left and I turned to the girls who were setting out dinner on the table. "What are we having?" I asked.

"Chinese." McKinley answered and handed me a fork because I couldn't for my life figure out how to use chopsticks. I wish I could but I couldn't. She tried to teach me and I just couldn't figure it out. We all ate and chatted about our days. "What movie should we watch tonight?" She asked.

"What do you wanna watch?" I asked her and she shrugged. She usually picked horror movies but with Audrey here she was probably going to pick some chick flick. Not that I minded, love stories always reminded me of my relationship with her.

"Just Go With It!" Audrey said excited.

"That's a good movie." I commented. "I'm pretty sure we have it at home." I answered eating.

Once we were done eating we all cleaned up and they left while I finished a few things and stood up. I grabbed my laptop and locked the office door before heading out and locking the front door. Amanda had left at 4 since she came in early.

I unlocked the front door to the apartment and went inside. I walked into the kitchen to find a note that they had taken the dog for a walk and I quickly rushed off to take a shower. When I got out they were in the kitchen scooping ice cream into bowls and adding tons of toppings.

"Hello, ladies." I commented drying my hair with a towel. "What are we having?"

"Peanut butter cup ice cream." Audrey answered. "Want some?"

"I'm good. Thanks though." I grabbed a beer and went to the living room where blankets and pillows were thrown around and there was popcorn on the table. I found the movie and set it up and waited for them. They came in with drinks and sat beside me.

We watched the movie together before I headed off to bed and they stayed out to chat or whatever they were doing. I watched a few episodes of a show before laying down and shutting off the lights. I heard them laugh every so often but soon fell asleep.

My alarm went off at 7 and I groaned. I so did not want to go to work. I dragged myself out of bed and into the kitchen to make coffee. I stood at the door looking into the living room where Audrey and McKinley were asleep on the couch with snacks all over the place.

I sighed and went to get dressed before going to make myself something for breakfast. They better clean while I'm at work. I packed a lunch and left a note for McKinley before heading on my way.

Michael was already at the studio when I got there and hopefully Ashton and Calum would be on time. They had issues with that.

"Hey." I sat down in the recording area. "How's it going?" I asked Michael.

"Good. Just trying to figure out what order we should put the songs in." Michael was always hands on when it came to work. He was always right there telling me his opinion and what he thought would be best. I enjoyed having him working here and it was nice to have someone fight me on what I wanted. Ashton and Calum very much just agreed with whatever I wanted.

"What were you thinking?" I asked moving closer to see the paper he was writing on. He handed it over to me.

"I think we should do two upbeat songs first, then a few of the slow ones, and then end with the sadder songs. Also, we need to pick which song should be a single and we should announce the single soon."

"Yeah I agree. Did you ask him what song he wanted as a single?"

"Not but he should be here soon and we can ask then." He commented. I filed some paperwork while he was busy putting some of the songs together. Ashton and Calum came in together a few minutes later.

"Good morning." I commented looking over at the clock. It was nearly ten and the client was coming in soon. "You're late."

"Sorry."

"I've been here since 8 and Michael has been here since 7:30. Can you guys take this job seriously?" We had all decided to start this company together but they have been slacking lately and it was really annoying. "Michael and I do so much work and you guys always show up late and leave early. It's unfair."

"Bro, calm down." I rolled my eyes and shook my head.

"Luke? Someone's here who wants to speak to you." Amanda came into the room.

"I'll be right there." I commented and finished filing the paperwork before heading out to the lobby where a young girl was sitting reading a magazine. "Hi, I'm Luke." I smiled shaking her hand.

"Sam." She smiled. "I was wonder if I could speak to you about an internship?" I had never had someone come into the building and ask. I usually got phone calls about it but when it came time for me to meet them in person, they never showed up.

"Oh. Yes! Yes of course. Let's go to the conference room and we'll talk." I smiled at her then turned to Amanda. "Chris is coming in soon, just tell him to go right to my office." I told her.

"Alright." She smiled as I led Sam down to the conference room. I sat down and she sat down across from me.

"Okay, so what exactly are you looking for?" I asked grabbing a note pad to write down some notes.

"I would like to go into producing so I just want to watch, see what it's like." She answered. "My parents are big into music and I am too so seeing the process of how music is made would be cool." She commented as I wrote.

"Okay, I can get you in. How long would you like to be here?" I asked her.

"As long as you'll have me. I graduate this year and I would like to get some experience." I nodded.

"Okay, I cannot pay you as much as I pay my guys but I can pay you something at least." I smiled.

"Wait, its paid?" She asked.

"Well, yeah." I looked at her and she seemed surprised. "It's not going to be a ton of money but it's something. And if you come to me after you graduate, I'll hire you."

"Really?" She smiled.

"Yeah. Now, what hours would be good for you?" I questioned.

"Any hours." She said.

"Okay, how about we do 9am to lunch? Let's do 3 days a week. Let's do Monday, Tuesday, and Thursdays." I wrote it down. "I came in late on the other days so let's do that. Is that good?" I asked her.

"Perfect." She smiled.

"Okay, I'll show you around and introduce you to everyone." I stood up and she followed me. "This is Calum's office, Ashton's, Michael's and mine. The room we were just in was the conference room. The bathrooms, and then the actual recording studio." I poked my head in where Michael was working with Chris. "Can I interrupt?" I asked.

"Yeah, what's up?" Michael asked.

"This is Sam. She's going to intern with us for a while and then I might hire her." I commented moving to the side so Michael could see her. "This is Michael and Chris. Michael works here and Chris is a client."

"Nice to meet you." Sam smiled and walked into the room to shake their hands.

"Same to you." Chris smiled. Michael shook her hand but quickly got back to work. I chuckled a little.

"When would you like to start?" I asked her. She was pretty much going to be doing Ashton and Calum's job while she was here.

"Whenever." She shrugged.

"How about you stay and hang out for a little while?" I asked.

"That would be great." She smiled.

"Perfect." I commented going to my office to grab and extra chair. When I came back she had made her self comfortable and she was chatting with Michael and Chris about an album cover. "I continued to fill out paperwork while they rest of them chatted. "Where's Calum and Ashton."

"They're making remixes." Michael commented. "For this album not just random ones." He confirmed.

Once Sam helped us decide a few things, I told her that it was okay for her to go home and that I would see her on Monday. I was leaving early to go home to Audrey and McKinley who I haven't heard from all day so I hope they were still alive.

"Hello?!" I called when I opened the front door. The living was cleaned and the blankets were folded on the couch. Petunia came running out to greet me.

"Hi." Audrey smiled coming down the hall.

"Where's McKinley?"

"She got called into work for a meeting." She shrugged. "How was work?" She asked.

"Good. Thanks for asking." I went to kitchen to find something to eat and she sat at the island. "We don't have any food." I looked at her.

"I know." She commented as she looked down at her phone. "McKinley said she was going to go after work."

When McKinley got home I helped her with the groceries and then I began cooking dinner for us.

"How was work?" She asked kissing me once Audrey had gone to take a shower.

"Good. Interviewed with an intern today." I smiled. "She is going to be great. She's already more reliable than Ashton and Calum."

"It's a girl?" She asked.

"Yeah. About to graduate and it would be awesome if she would want to work for us. I could literally build her from the ground up." I commented. "And my boss is thinking about opening a studio in California so that'll be awesome."

"That's good." She half smiled at me. She turned away and got something from the fridge.

"What's wrong?" I asked her and she sighed. "Just tell me what you're thinking."

"Are you going to move to California if you're boss opens a studio there?" She asked. I had never really thought about it but if it meant moving up in my career, I would seriously think about moving there.

"I haven't thought about it." I commented. "Don't worry too much about that, babe." I commented as I pulled the fried chicken out of the pan.

"If he were to call you tomorrow and told you to move to L.A, would you?" She questioned. I hated when she did this to me.

"Honest?" I asked and she nodded. "Yes. I would move." I could see the hurt in her eyes. "Babe, it's my job. If your boss moved you to Florida and you were making a lot more money would you go?"

"We don't have any offices there." She commented.

"Okay, smartass." I rolled my eyes.

"You would just leave me here?" She asked. I hated being put on the spot like this.

"It's not that I would leave you here. It's that my job is over there." I wasn't even sure why we were having this conversation it hasn't even happened yet. She sniffled and I looked at her. "Don't cry."

"I'm not."

"Listen, the odds of that happening are low right now. It's still in the works." I commented to her. "You don't have to worry about that." I commented pulling her into my arms. But I lied, I knew my boss was over there making plans and buying space to start building. He just wasn't sure if he was going to hire new people, or transfer me over there. I decided to keep that to myself.


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