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Playing By Heart
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“Are you talking about Helena?” Carmen wondered out loud.
“No, no. Not quite that high. It’s complicated.” Bette responded. “Look, you guys, the offer came from Tina’s immediate boss. But the deal is specific to Kit. It’s an $2 million three-album deal.”
Bette sat back and looked around. Kit finally looked up and met Angus’s eyes. The Porters could tell that the band was taking the time to process what they had just learned.
“You mean they want Kit as a solo artist?” Tayo asked, everyone shocked that she participated in the discussion.
“Not they, Tayo. Tina’s boss. Tina knows you guys are a band, and knows that this offer is going to be rejected. I just wanted to give you all the heads up before Joyce explains it to you.” Bette related.
“Doesn’t her boss know we’re a band?” asked Carmen, confused as to why Kit would be the only subject of the offer.
“To be honest guys, I don’t know what this guy knows. I do know that he’s out for himself, and his intentions are despicable.”
“So we wouldn’t want to sign with Alphaville even if the deal did include us, right?” It was Shane’s turn to question their manager.
Bette shrugged, unconvincingly.
“I mean, if his intentions are despicable, then he probably wants a large amount of creative control, right?” Shane pressed.
“I don’t know, Shane.” Bette answered as honestly as she could. “I mean, we can make a counteroffer to include all of you guys.”
“Wait. Kit?” Angus looked at the lead singer. “Would you…would you want to take this deal?” His voice unsure of the answer.
“What?!” Kit bellowed. “Hell naw! You guys are not only my band, but my family! I am nothing without you guys. We are in this together or not at all. 100%, no doubt, fuck that solo artist bullshit! I need my muses, and I think they need me. Am I wrong?”
“Nope! We’re with ya Kitty Kat.” Angus said with a smile of relief.
“Absolutely, this is a group project.” Carmen agreed. “What kind of counteroffer are we talking about?”
“What if they accept a counteroffer, Bette? Would you be cool with Tina’s label representing us after all that bullshit you were spouting when you found out where she worked?” The quirky rhythm guitarist was never one to pass up an opportunity to get a dig at her manager. “Isn’t she still the big corporate enemy?” Alice was smirking, which only made Bette shake her head with a smirk of her own.
“You know Alice, they say keep your friends close and your enemies closer, don’t they?”
“But how close do you keep your sexual partners?”
“Jesus, Al, seriously?” Shane asked incredulously while everyone just laughed at Alice’s continued ribbing of Bette.
“It’s okay, Shaney. Al, if everyone is comfortable with signing with Tina’s label, then my opinion is effectively overruled.”
“But what if you guys break up?”
“Not happening!” Carmen quipped, giggling as she wrapped her arm around Shane’s tiny waist, pulling her closer. “She’s a keeper, Bette.”
A blush crept up into Bette’s cheeks, as the rest of the band told her how much they loved seeing her with Tina. They had never seen their friend and manager as happy as she had been in the last few days.
Once the air was cleared and the band was fully informed of the decisions they faced at the meeting with their lawyer tomorrow, they devised a counteroffer that they believed to be fair for all of them.
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It was so great to have a post from you!!!!! Can’t wait to see what happens next!!! I’d like to mention tomorrows my b-day , I would love to see another post!! Just saying
Well long lost friend, glad to see you posting. I have missed this story. Loved it
Great update. Hope their negotiations are successful. Really happy that our girls have been able to get together and hopefully stay together even with aaron’s bs looming over them. thanks.
She’s alive! Meloveslu lives and fucking breathes!!! I’ve missed this story much more than i can articulate. Please don’t leave us waiting this long for your next post. As I’ve mentioned before, your writing is incredibly delicious. Hurry up and grace us with another serving of creative and delightful prose. Thanks :-)
AWOL, indeed! If only I’d had a picture of you, I would have distributed “lost” posters. Glad you’re back as my withdrawal symptoms were becoming overwhelming! Love snarky, alpha Tina… and the line “Tina was finally free to roll her eyes.” Perfect. Look forward to their meeting with Joyce, the Queen of one-liners.
Thanks for the post. I sure hope Bette and Tina’s new relatonship survive this label signing.
Yea MeLL, you’re BACK!!! Ahhh, band dynamics, gotta love it (LOL). Glad to see them sticking together. And while I’d hate to be in her shoes, I thought Bette did a good job of presenting the pending offer. Could Aaron be more of a DORK! “You think this is some kind of play to sleep with a stripper?” … uh, that’d be a YES! I hope Joyce cleans his proverbial clock. Can hardly wait to see what happens next!
Missing you terribly
(Damnit ! Wrong key!) as I was saying you find yourself on ‘jankers’, your punishment will be decided later! ;0) have a lovely weekend though whilst I ponder and a great Halloween too! :0) Kx
Go Tina…! Tell it the way it is…. :0) I felt so sorry for Bette for a second. I could feel the discomfort at having to start this potential disastrous conversation, very well handled! As for you young lady, you fond yourself on jankers
I don’t know if i’ve said this before but your chapter titles always make me smile. Thank you for updating.
it was so greate i am glad you came back mmmmoooorrreeee please i enjoy your story thank you that was amazing update
Welcome back! Hope you were at least having fun while being m.i.a. I can’t belive what an idiot Aaron is…and Tina had every right to put him in his place. So glad that Bette was honest w/ the band about the offer for Kit and that they all took it so well. Next up is the counter-offer…wonder what it’ll be and then off to Austin for Tina where hopefully Bette can join her for a little fun. Don’t stay away so long next time.
Missed you.Thank you for the update.Great story.PPS.
How wonderful to see that you had posted. Please post soon Meloveslu. Miss this story. Thank you again.
Thats great and dont like aaron!