Adult-FanFiction.org : Celebrity

Love Quotes	By : classic06 Category: Singers/Bands/Musicians > Kelly Clarkson Views: 18138 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. I do not know Kelly Clarkson. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
- 89
- 90
- 91
++++++++++
"I can't find my watch,
I can't find my wallet,
So how in the hell am I supposed to find
The one that I love?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kelly rubbed her eyes tiredly as she sat in the meeting.
"I'm not sure if it's a good idea to put a rush on this album...what's the hurry?" came the voice over the speaker phone.
"There's no hurry," Narvel replied. "The album is just nearly finished. The end of summer is the perfect time for release. That leaves plenty of time for the post-production and for promotion."
"There's still a few spots we are worried about," another voice commented.
"Guys, please," Kelly sighed. "Do we really want to go through this again? In the long run, it's only hurting the record company. Me, I'm fine. I don't have to sell another album for the rest of my life, and I'll still be fine. It's the record company that's hurting from lack of sales, not the artists."
"We just want the best possible album."
"It is the best possible album," she assured them.
"Alright. How about we plan for the end of August for the album release?"
"Sounds great," Kelly smiled, stretching back in her chair as Narvel talked with them about a few more things on the business aspect of it all before hanging up. "That went well."
"That went very well. You did good," he nodded as she yawned widely. "Now, how about you get some sleep? You look beat."
"Can't," Kelly shook her head. "I have that meeting with the director of photography for the album shoot."
"Yea, well, get some sleep later, ok? I don't want to have to tell Reba you aren't taking care of yourself."
"Alright," Kelly laughed as she stood. "I'll make sure to go to bed early tonight."
++++++++++
Carrie mumbled as she felt something nudge her shoulder.
"Go away," she frowned as she felt it again.
"Carrie, come on, we're here," Ann laughed, waking her up.
Carrie sat up, stretching in the backseat of the car, "We're here, already? I thought you said it was like a forty-five minute drive."
"It was. You slept through the whole thing."
"Oh," she yawned. "Doesn't feel like it."
"Come on, we've got to get in there to get you in make-up and stuff. The interview starts in an hour and a half."
"Can't I just go like this?"
"Now, you know I wouldn't have a problem with that, but Laura probably will, and she's already in there, waiting for us."
"Fine," she sighed, crawling out of the vehicle. She pulled out her phone as it started to ring.
Want to sneak away with me and snuggle up some place so we can sleep?
"Who is it?" Ann asked.
"Kelly," Carrie said before replying.
I swear you can read my mind.
"How she's doing? She's been busy?"
"Yea, she's working her butt of right now in the studio," Carrie replied.
"When's the album coming out?"
"That was supposed to be decided this morning," she shrugged before texting the short Texan once more.
Album?
End of Summer!!!!
"It should be out at the end of the summer," Carrie smiled.
"So, today is the last day of promo...any big plans for tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow we're flying back to Nashville, so after that I plan on locking myself in my room and sleeping until the weekend."
"Sounds like a damn good plan to me," Ann laughed.
+++++++++
"Crap. Crap. Crap," Kelly cursed as she hit the elevator button several times. She had forgotten that the meeting for the album shoot had been moved up because the guy that was going to be mixing the album was flying in a day early which meant he would be there that afternoon. "I'm so sorry," Kelly apologized as she walked into the photographer's office.
"It's ok," he smiled. "Busy day?"
"I can't remember one that wasn't," she laughed, shaking his hand. "I'm Kelly."
"Mark," he nodded. "It's nice to finally meet you in person. Although, I have to say, you do write some very entertaining emails."
"Yea, I get carried away sometimes, sorry about that."
"No, it's fine. It's nice to work with an artist that is passionate about what they do," Mark replied. "So, from what you've told me, I can see something very light and free and relaxed."
"Oh, I like that," Kelly nodded, as he turned his computer screen to face her to show her the template he was working with. "I'm not too sure about the yellow though."
"What color is your hair going to be?"
"Blonde."
"Yea, that might wash you out a bit," he nodded. "Now, I have another idea, but it's only if you're up for it. It's not necessarily your typical pop, photo shoot album cover."
"Yea?"
"Yea, I was thinking something outside, like just totally laid back...not a whole lot of fancy editing or anything," he clicked on a different template.
"Oh, wow, I love that," Kelly smiled. "And I think it'll be perfect for the album. You are such a genius."
"There's a lot of people that would beg to differ," Mark laughed.
++++++++++
"What time is it?" Carrie asked, allowing Ann to guide her into the studio.
"Ten."
"Who in their right mind has a magazine shoot at ten at night?"
"Those who are too busy to do it at any other time," she laughed. "Besides, this is your last thing. After this, you can go relax in your hotel until it's time to fly back to Nashville."
"Have you seen my phone?"
"It's in your hand."
"Oh," Carrie frowned, looking down at her hand that was holding her phone. "You sure I don't have time to take a nap before the shoot?"
"This is the last thing, I promise," Ann assured her.
+++++++
"Slow down you crazy child.
You're so ambitious for a juvenile.
But then if you're so smart, tell me why
Are you still so afraid?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Kelly," Ashley frowned.
"Ashley, go on, I'm fine," Kelly insisted.
"You're not fine. You've been here in the studio since yesterday afternoon."
"You know I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight unless we get this done anyway, so there's no point in me going home right now."
"You shouldn't be driving back by yourself this late," Ashley argued.
"Yea, and you're supposed to be sleeping right now."
"So are you."
"But you don't have to be here, I do."
"No, you don't."
"Ash, we are so close to finishing this."
"I don't like the idea of you driving back so late by yourself, and I know Jason would agree with me on this."
Kelly bit her bottom lip, thinking for a second, "What if I just stay at Carrie's place instead? It's a lot closer, so I wouldn't have to go as far."
"Isn't she out of town?"
"No, she got back today," she said, checking the date on her phone.
Ashley frowned, "Call her to make sure."
"Fine," Kelly rolled her eyes. "Give me a sec," she held up a finger, walking out of earshot as she found Carrie's number on her phone, calling it.
"Hello?" came the mumbled reply.
"Hey, hun, I woke you up, huh?" Kelly asked apologetically. "I'm sorry; I know it's late, and you're probably super tired from all the promo and traveling and stuff."
"It's fine," Carrie yawned. "What's up?"
"Well, Ashley and I are at the studio right now, and she's like super tired but doesn't want to leave until I leave, but I won't be ready to leave for a couple hours, and I don't want her to be all cranky and aggravated tomorrow because I kept her up late, but she doesn't want me to drive back so late by myself, so I told her I'd just stay at your place since it's closer, and she wanted me to call and make sure you were back from promo, so I'm calling to see if it's ok with you."
Carrie laughed tiredly.
"Too much rambling for this time of night, huh?" Kelly asked sheepishly.
"It's ok. Somehow, I managed to understand all that. And don't worry about it, it's fine. Just come on over whenever you're done. You know where the spare key is, right?"
"Care, you know I don't like you having a spare key outside. Didn't we talk about this the other morning?"
"What's the difference? If someone wants to break in, they'll break in whether they have the key or not. There's plenty of windows to break."
"Yea, but if you're inside when they break in, you can hear them busting a window, but you may not hear them unlocking the door until it's too late."
Carrie smiled, hearing the worry in her voice, "Alright, I'll make you a deal. Tonight is the last night the key will be there. From now on it's yours, since you're the only one that uses it anyways."
"Good," Kelly nodded. "And thanks for letting me come over."
"No problem," Carrie yawned again, turning onto her side and snuggling into her pillow.
"And don't worry about getting up or anything, ok? I'm just gonna come in, grab a quick shower and go to bed. I know where everything's at, so you just sleep."
"Sounds good."
"Ok, see you soon."
"You too," Carrie replied.
Kelly hung up her phone, walking back over to Ashley, "She's home, and she said it's ok if I stay there, so now will you go home and get some sleep?"
"Fine, fine," Ashley replied. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"You too," Kelly smiled, accepting a hug.
- 89
- 90
- 91
You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.
Report Story

Love Quotes