Lives Change

Chapter 28

    "Well, the guys and I want you to be a part of the group, but we don't want to think about it as you replacing Zayn. Zayn left because he thought that was best for us all replacing him would be like leaving him behind. The guys and I have decided that's it's up to you whether you want to be the 5th member but when we announce it we are not going to say you're  replacing Zayn, we are going to say that you are the fifth member, nothing new about it." Liam said that and I smiled from ear to ear,

  "Of course I will be the fifth member, and I like the way you guys are thinking about it cuz I don't want to replace Zayn either. What was your question babe?" I asked that as Liam made a 'thinking very much' face.

     "Well, I have 2 questions. 1. All five of us have been invited to go to a pool party once we get to LA. Everyone is really excited to meet you and I was wondering if you wanted to go because if you don't want to go then we don't go," Liam said and I was getting suspicious of the second question, " 2. Can you kiss me please?"

      "Wait, all of your LA celebrity friends want to meet me?" I asked as I leaned in and Liam and I had our first kiss. I pulled away and whispered "wow" because he is a really good kisser, unlike me.

   "Wow. Yeah, they all want to meet you because they've heard the stories and they've heard you sing. So what do you say?" Liam asked.

      "I totally would babe, but I don't have a bathing suit. Do you think that we'll be able to go get one in LA?" At this time we were about an hour away from LA.

      "Of course, but we have to get ready for the interview and we have about an hour. So love, go get dressed!" Liam started to laugh as I realized i was still in my pajamas, ran into the bathroom and got dressed. I got to choose my outfit for this interview and to be honest, I was sick of wearing dresses to these things so I put on a tank top, jean shorts and my converse. What? It was like 80° that day. I walked back into the living room of the bus and the rest of the guys were all ready like usual. Harry and Louis looked at each other and then Harry said

   "Rae, you have very wide shoulders. I can't believe I have to say this but management doesn't want you to wear tank tops because they want you to have that model look."

    "Are you serious? Not all models are skinny in every single way. Who can I go explain this to?" I asked as Paul walked onto the bus and Harry pointed to him. "Hey Paul?" 

     "Yeah Rae, what's up?" Paul asked, surprised I knew his name,

    "Why can't I wear my tank top?"

    "My bosses said that they want you to look like a model with a tiny frame, I have no control of this," Paul said and I took out my phone and called Management.

   "Hi, This is Rae, can I speak to someone in charge of styling please?" I asked and the receptionist sounded surprised to hear from me but she connected me to someone else, "Hi, so I am being told that I can't wear my tank top to an interview because of my wide shoulders and you guys want me to look like a model but if I show off my wide shoulders it will show  the fans you don't have to be teeny tiny to be a model and you don't have to be teeny tiny to make it and that would pull in a larger fanbase, isn't that what you want?" All 4 of the guys, Ethan and Paul's jaws dropped but on the other line, I heard

    "Wow, she makes a good point. Can we let her?"

     "Yeah she does and sure, she can if she wants to," the 2 men in the room said this and I was pleased. 

    "Thank you very much, bye," I hung up my phone and looked at the guys, "they said I could. Let's go." 

    "Wow. Why didn't we ever think of that?" Niall asked as we walked out the door.