Under the Spotlight by Stanton Angie

Author:Stanton, Angie [Stanton, Angie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, young adult, Music, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780062272614
Publisher: HarperTeen
Published: 2015-05-05T04:00:00+00:00

31

“Can I borrow Riley for a bit?” Garrett asked Ron later that day.

Riley looked up from recording notes for Jamie Halloway’s Christmas album. So this was it.

“Sure. We’re good for a while,” Ron said.

Riley blew out a breath and followed Garrett. He stopped outside Barry’s office, where prestigious gold records and recording awards were prominently displayed on the wall.

“Before we go any further, I want to know if you’re sure about our deal. About recording an album,” Garrett asked with a businesslike tone.

His personal consideration caught her off guard. She expected him to be gloating that he won. Instead a flicker of humanity shone in his eyes.

“I told you I am.”

“No. I want you to take a minute and be sure you know what you’re doing. Up until this morning, you were adamant that you were done singing. I don’t want you making a rash decision and regretting it later.”

“I’m not,” she said, praying it was true.

Garrett looked her straight in the eye. “Recording an album is a huge decision. Once you do this, you can’t change your mind.”

“It’ll be fine.” She looked away, her eyes landing on a gold record for Jamieson’s Triple Threat album. And here was one of the band members wanting to record her.

He dipped his head and recaptured her gaze. Flecks of light in his gray eyes caught her attention. “This is going to be a lot of hard work and long hours.”

Riley swallowed and nodded. She had no other choice. She couldn’t live buried by all this debt. She’d worked hard and for so long to avoid singing again. There had been so much criticism from the judges and producers on the show, and ridicule from the kids at school, that singing professionally had been ruined for her. She prayed this time would be different.

“I’m good. Let’s do this.” She offered a brief smile.

Garrett grinned. “Now that that’s settled, come into Barry’s office. I want you to meet someone.”

She took a deep breath and followed. Here we go.

“Riley, I’d like you to meet Craig Johnston. He’s an entertainment lawyer who specializes in the music industry. I’ve been meeting with Craig since I first arrived in Chicago.”

Craig stood and shook her hand. “Nice to meet you, Riley.” He wore a dark business suit, his dark brown hair neatly trimmed and his sideburns graying. His handshake was firm and formal.

“Nice to meet you, too, Mr. Johnston,” she said, suddenly out of her league. “I didn’t expect a lawyer and everything.”

“Call me Craig. Please take a seat.”

Once they were all seated, Garrett said, “You told me to give you a contract. I would never enter into a contract without a lawyer drawing it up.”

“That’s right. Working by only a handshake is always a bad idea.” Craig smiled.

“Okay, where do I sign?” Riley asked.

Craig opened a folder and started pulling out papers. “Here you go. This is a general music recording contract.”

She stared at the thick packet.

“This covers all the basics. Each party’s name, where the recording will take place, start and end dates.

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