Chapter 21. Help

Sophia

I reach the hotel and inform Lena about Noah’s surprise call and she squeals.

“I would love to stay here!” she declares and I frown

“It’s just for a few weeks at most, probably two or three months, so don’t get excited.”

“Oh fuck!” she says with her shoulder slump.

“Are you staying in New York for me?”

Oh God am I unintentionally forcing her?

She looks at me with wide eyes and exclaims. “No, God, no… I didn’t mean it like that Sophie…”

“You really don’t have to force yourself” I say, almost feeling bad.

Then she adds after a pause “I… just loved being back here. So I got a little excited… And I would like to stay where you are… otherwise it would be hard to handle business. We need to stick together. Right?” she says and I nod.

There are so many things in concert management and video shoots that come with managing a popstar and we are more productive when we stick together.

“Yeah… But I felt as if I was