All On Contract

Chapter 157 - Before Sunrise

Leroy's P.O.V:
"This is a bad idea." I repeat for the hundredth time. Rose rolls her eyes as she shakes her head. "Marshall got married 13 days ago, Rose. She's still upset over it. She can't perform infront of thousands of people!" I hiss. I turn away from her and face the stage when Tessa appears up from the lift. The crowd and celebrities cheer and scream for her as she slowly makes her way towards the mic.

"Well it's a little too late now to back out." Rose hisses back as she claps. I clear my throat and start to clap when the camera stops on me and goes down the row of producers and other celebs.

"She can't do this." I hiss.

"She had three days to reharse! Besides, all she has to do is stand in one place and sing. Can't be that hard!" Rose snaps.

"You try performing infront thousands of people....Let's see if it's easy." I mumble and notice her rolls her eyes.

"She's doing fine. They're loving it." Rose replys. Tessa has chosen to perform some of her biggest hits and the crowd is loving it.

Tessa refused to perform just a couple of days after Marshall's wedding but we had no choice but to push her onto that stage. You can tell that she's heart broken about Marshall's choice. You can hear it in her voice and see it in her eyes. I squeeze my eyes shut when I hear her voice break a little.

Don't cry, Tessa....Come on, don't cry...

"I guess her crying matches the song." Rose says, making me clench my jaw as I turn to face her. "You know....Makes the song more....Emotional and realistic." She adds, clearly amused by the whole situation. "This song was about her ex, right? What was his name?" She asks.

"Marcus." I state as I try to push my anger down.

"Yes. Marcus." She nods. "It's about how he left for another woman when she was madly in love with him." She says to herself. "Just like Marshall. This is perfect for the media." She add's in excitement.

Tessa clears her throat and goes back to singing the song, only to stop just before the chorus. The celebrities and fans in the stadium cheer her on as she steps away from the mic. Her face scrunches up in pain slightly before one of the dancer wraps her arm around her and talks to her.

"I'm so-" Tessa stops to clear her throat before she speaks again as the music plays in the background. "I'm sorry. Can we starts from the top again." She says, making the crowd cheer and scream out for her. She forces a smile on her face as she shakes her head and wipe's her wet cheeks. "I love you guys." She says before she starts to sing the song again.

The rest of the song goes down smoothly. In the end, Tessa walks away quickly, making me stand up. I push past Rose and quickly make my way back stage as everyone cheers and screams out for her. Security let me through just as Tessa walks down the hallway.

"You did great!" I say as she cries and walks past security.

"You think that was great?" She sobs.

"Tessa, calm down." I say as I reach out for her but she pushes my hand away.

"I told you not to do this to me!" She shouts, making me look around at the hallway that's full of people. "I told you not to make me perform infront of thousands whe.....When i'm like this!" She yells. I let out a sigh and drop my head. "You embarrassed me infront of thousands. I can't wait to get rid of you! Your career will be over once i'm done with you." She hisses and storms past me.

Tessa's P.O.V:
"Miss Black." I keep quiet and keep my eyes shut. "We're here." My guard adds, making me sigh. I sit up and pick up my bag before the driver opens the door for me. I step onto the side walk and walk past my guard. To my suprise, there's not a rush here. No one is taking my pictures.