Julie's POV

"Finally!" I sighed loudly falling on the unfamiliar bed. We finally arrived in Cannes for Mam's X factor job

"Babe maybe you should change?" Libby suggested coming into the bedroom

"Want to go swim?" I said sitting up with my elbows supporting me as I watched her unpack

"We can't the contestants are coming today" she said while folding her clothes in full concentration

"You're really cute you know" I said giggling

"Stop taking the p!ss" she said blowing me a raspberry

"Am not! you really are cute" I said getting up giving her a kiss before walking out of the bedroom in search for Mam

"Mam!?" I yelled out through the abnormally huge mansion we were staying in

"Front room!" she shouted back, I went down the stairs and jumped on the sofa landing on her

"Hey!" I smiled at her

"Hey right back! You okay?" She said pulling me closer to her putting her arm around my shoulder

"I'm good.. what are we meant to be doing exactly?" I asked playing with the heart neckless that I bought for her birthday that's been permanently around her neck

"Well the contestants are supposed to be coming here in about 3 hours but Will.I.Am is coming around in about an hour" she said running her fingers through my hair

"Whose Will.I.Am?" I asked her with a confused pout

"He's a singer Bubba" she giggled at my confusion

"Oh right, so he's the celebrity judge I'm guessing?"

"Got it in one" she said grabbing my face and kissing me hard on the cheek

"God you're so cute!" she pinched my cheeks

"Stop Mam" I said batting her hands away

"So what's his real name then?" I asked once she retreated her arms back around my shoulder pulling me back into her

"William" she said making me laugh

"That's stupid! so why would they call him will I am"

"Because it's unique" she shrugged

"It's stupid"

"Don't go tellin' him that" she warned me

"Can you imagine.. Can I just call him by his actual name. I feel kind if stupid saying Will I Am it's almost as if I'm stuttering" I explained

"You can ask him yourself" she said grabbing the remote and turning on the telly. I'm guessing that conversation is over. Ever since Mam and my argument things have been a lot better, I feel as if a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I finally confessed what I was feeling all this time, my parents were so understanding. I was lucky to have myself surrounded by people who actually loved me.

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Julie's POV

"Will this is me daughter Julie" Mam introduced us

"Hey what's up Kid" agh I hate it when people called me 'kid' or 'kiddo' Julie was just fine

"Hey, I'm guessing you're American then?"

"Yup that's right" he said taking his seat across from Mam and I on the sofa

"So what is it you do exactly?" I asked full of interest

"I Dj, sing, produce. You name it" he smiled

"So you're a performer then?"

"Feels like I'm being interviewed for a job" he laughed

"Sorry she's me little nosey baby" Mam said laughing

"No it's just I've never heard of you is all" I shrugged

"Have you ever heard of the Black Eyed Peas?" He asked

"Yeah I've had them on a plate of rice before" I said making Mam Libby, and Will die laughing

"How's that funny?" I pouted

"Babe-" Mam said but couldn't hold in her laugh any longer she bursted out into laughter not being able to finish her sentence. I just huffed and sat back folding my arms waiting for them to finish

"The Black Eyed Peas are a band Jules" Libby said with a smirk

"Well how am I supposed to know" I said feeling the need to laugh at my own stupidity

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Julie's POV

"How do you think it's going down there?" I whispered to Libby

"Babe why are you whispering they're downstairs.. we are up here" she giggled

"They're taping what if they hear us or something" I shrugged

"Baby you get cuter by the second" she laughed pinching my cheeks

"Oh fck off" I batted her hands away

"Hey let's go and have a sneak peek and watch from the indoor balcony" I suggested

"Okay but we have to be super quiet" she said and I nodded in agreement. We crawled out of the room surpassing giggles covering our mouths as we laid on the floor looking at the contestant performing. We'd give a thumbs up when ever we thought someone was good and if not a disapproving shake of the head.

"Kiss me" I mouthed to Libby pouting my lips playfully making noises. She quickly covered my mouth with her hand trying to get me to be quiet but I couldn't hold it in she was acting so serious making me laugh into her hand. Libby tensed up and looked at me with pleading eyes

"I'll be right back excuse me" I heard Mam say making Libby and I scramble up she made a run for it while I was still on the ground. I grabbed her ankles making her crash to the ground with a loud bang

"I'm not going down alone" I laughed pulling her back to me as she tried to grab anything to hold her back

"You two! get up" Mam said gritting her teeth pulling me off the floor and pulling us into my bedroom

"What are you two playing at aye?" she hissed trying to keep her voice down

"We're boreddddd" I whined falling onto the bed

"And half of them suck by the way" I added sitting up with my elbows supporting me

"They do not" she protested

"They do.. don't they Lib" I said giving Libby a knowing look she nodded in agreement

"We're young we know what's good and not.. I wouldn't listen to any of the ones that performed so far" I shrugged

"You didn't even know who The Black Eyed Peas were" she said throwing her hands in the air sighing loudly

"I don't have time for this" she said walking over to the door

"Whatever fine don't take our advice.. You're going to lose this year!" I said laying back with my hands under my head whilst crossing my legs

"Fine both of you come with us" she instructed

"Where to?" I asked siting up

"You guys are going to help us pick! hurry your little arses up" she said walking out of the room, Libby and I looked at each other for a second before following her quickly

"Me daughter and Olivia will be joining us for the judging" Mam said taking her seat and pulling me next to her on the overly large sofa. I pulled Libby to sit beside me as well, makeup artists came over and touched up our faces before a contestant came out introducing herself

"What's your name sweetie?" Mam asked her

"Lezly" she said nervously, she had a unique look very vintage looking wearing a flared skirt that cut off just above her thigh with a t-shirt tucked into it, she chose to wear oxford flats and tied her hair up into a ponytail letting her blonde locks sway back and forth as she walked

"What are you going to sing for us?"

"Unbroken by Demi Lovato" she smiled, she had a warm smile she definitely had the look

"When ever you're ready" she took a deep breath as the music began, I found myself closing my eyes as she let her voice flow throughout the room. Her voice was angelic, I could see myself listening to her music if she were to win this competition. She made the hairs on the back of my neck standup as she hit the high notes. The music slowed down and came to an end as I began to open up my eyes

"Thank you" Mam said allowing lezly to leave the front room. I didn't say anything because right now wasn't appropriate to speak my opinion, Libby didn't say anything as well. We had a poker face on not letting anyone know if we like their voice or not. Contestant after contestant came out to sing their future away.

"You guys were surprisingly quiet?" Mam asked as we moved our seats outside Will coming along as well to pick the future xfactor contestants

"Well it's not like we were going to give our opinions while they were stood there" I said making Mam smile

"Will I shoulda just had our Julie be the guest judge" she said making him laugh

"Should I leave now then" he said pretending to get up

"Sit down you lemon.. now for the hard part" Mam let out a long sigh. We sat around the round table for hours with Polaroid pictures of the contestants picking and choosing whose lives we were going to change and whose dreams we were going to crush

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Cheryl's POV

"Hey Baby" Came Kimberley's angelic voice as she answered me call

"Hi.. I miss you" I said sadly laying down on the bed and looking up at the ceiling

"I know sweetheart only a few more days and you'll be in my arms" she answered sweetly

"I want nothing more.. babe we need to start picking a date" I reminded her

"I know it'll be this year, my diary is full this month but next month I'm free as a bird"

"Aye us too! live shows aren't until the winter time.. you shoulda seen our Julie today" I said proudly with a huge smile on me face

"What'd she do?" Kimba asked full interest

"She helped judge today, and she was very in control when we were choosing the contestants.. I was dead proud of her" Julie was reminding us of meself everyday

"She's a little Chez that one" Kim said reading me mind

"I can't wait until I see you" I said playing with my lose hair twirling it between me fingers

"I missed you the second you walked out of the house" she said cheesily making us giggle

"You're too cute for your own good babe" I sighed happily

"I love you"

"And I love you.. I'm going to let you go now" I said sadly knowing she was tired

"Good night baby sweet dreams" she yawned before hanging up

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Julie's POV

"Libby" I whispered in the dark, she must have fallen asleep. It was only 11 o'clock and I wasn't tired. I slowly crept out of bed putting my dressing gown on and creeping down to Mams room. The house was full of sleeping contestants and I didn't want to draw any attention

"Mam" I whispered as I opened her door slowly

"Yeah bubba?" she answered sitting up in bed

"Can I come in?" I asked as she turned on her nightstand lamp

"Course, come here" she flipped over the duvet patting the space next to her. I shut the door and crawled beside her

"You okay?" she asked taking me into her arms laying back on the headboard with my head resting on her chest listening to her mellow heartbeat

"Mhmm just couldn't sleep" I said wrapping my arm around her waist as she ran her fingers through my brunette locks

"Are you having fun so far?" she asked

"Yeah but I was hoping we could go out tomorrow like?" I hoped

"Yeah tomorrow is a free day even for the contestants, we can go out in the morning and then we could even have a pool party later on" she proposed

"Yeah sounds like fun... Mam what's your favorite color?" I asked randomly making her laugh

"Favorite color? hmm well it depends, I love red and yellow only because they look amazing on your Mum-" she said making me smile

"-I also love the color green" she finished

"I think you look really good in green" I said looking up at her making her kiss my forehead a few times

"Thank you peanut, what about you? what's your favorite color then?"

"I love the peach color, you know like salmon?" I asked looking at her as she smiled nodding her head

"I love exotic colors, India is a really beautiful country as random as that is.. it's so colorful, don't you think?" We went the whole night until the early hours talking about random facts we both knew. Our likes, and a lot of our dislikes. I love moments like these where we share our world together giving each other a little piece of us to one and other. It was a special moment, and I wouldn't trade it for anything else

"Let's get some sleep so we can wake up early tomorrow and spend the day doing what ever you want" she said turning off the lamp and pulling me down with her cuddling me close

"Night Mam love you millions" I yawned

"Love you millions and trillions bubba" she kissed my forehead before letting sleep take over the both of us