What the fuck is that noise.

A piercing ring sounds through my ears... am I dreaming?

It sounds again, is it getting louder?

Yeah, I'm definitely not dreaming.

I slowly open my eyes, Colton's arms are wrapped around me as he snores into my neck. The darkness is still enclosing the room but the sun rising is coming through the bottom of the blinds. I soon figure out the horrific noise is coming from my phone which is charging on the bedside table. I wriggle out of Colt's arms which causes him to stir slightly... how the phone didn't wake him up I have no idea, and check the time first.

It's just gone six am... who the fuck is calling me at six am.

Will

Why is he calling me so early, maybe he's in a different time zone?

"Hello?" I yawn as I answer the call.

"Gigi!! Is Colton with you?" He blares done the phone giving me a not so nice wake-up call.

"Uh, he's next to me... asleep... you know since it's six in the morning."

"Wake him up right now and turn on Fox News!" He rushes in a panic.

"What-"

"Just do it!"

"Alright! Fine! Hold on." I place the phone down and carefully shake Colton until his eyes open.

"Colt?"

"What? What's up?" He grumbles.

"Get up," I say already throwing on a hoodie five times to big for me.

"Why what time is it?

"Early but hurry up." I start helping him out of bed.

"What the fuck Gigi it's just gone six." He groans shoving on a pair of boxers.

"I know, just take the phone." I shove him my phone with Will on the end.

"What- alright- calm down we're going now!" He says into the phone wiping the sleep from his eyes as I find a pair of fluffy socks lying on the floor.

"He says to call him back with we've seen it?"

"Seen what?" I question as we hobble down the stairs and into the kitchen where Emma and Amaury are already up and making Arlo and Arrow breakfast.

"You two are up early," Emma says string a pot on the stove.

Colton whips the remote off the counter and changes it Over to Fox.

"Hey, I was watching that!" Amuary instructs mouthful of toast.

"This is important," Colton says sipping a glass of orange his mums passed us over the counter.

Colton pulls me onto his lap... or at least his good leg as the news presenter takes his seat at the desk.

"Good morning and welcome to Fox News, breaking news this morning- longtime record label Hassa Records, home to artists such as Colton Jax, Lacey Washington, Jayden Rainer and newest recruit Gigi Lastra... is in trouble?" I turn to look at Colton who's brows are furrowed. The anchor goes on to announce some more headlines keeping us in suspense until he rounds back to the leading headline...

"Hassa Records, a label that's revolved in the centre of music for the past twenty years and given us the most Grammy award-winning artists is now under fire and burning quickly. Just last night creators and founders of the label Tessa and Jerome Ransome were arrested under claims of embezzlement and fraud, along with their COO John Castro who's also been arrested on similar suspicion of embezzlement, fraud and even counts of sexual abuse." My heart stops. Everything around me fizzles out and I can only see his grainy picture on the TV screen.

"Former artist of the label Lennon Wilder came forward in the early hours of last night releasing a statement that claims Castro sexual abused her and manipulated her whilst working for the label."

What- my head spins as it tries to calibrate what the anchors just said. It wasn't just me... there's more of us.

"Babe... Gigi... Gigi?"

Colton shakes me slightly and I snap out of my frazzled state.

"Huh," I blink my stinging eyes.

"You okay?" I look around the kitchen and everyone's eyes are on me, looking concerned. Without thinking I blurt out.

"I want to go on record."

Colton squeezes my hand, "Are you sure?"

"Go on record about what?" Emma leans over the counter, I look up at Colton who's just smiling at me encouragingly.

It wasn't my fault.

He can't get away with this.

Be strong.

"So what's going to happen now?" I ask as Will shuts the door to the police officer who just took my official statement. Will had come over when I said I wanted to report Castro, he'd bought a team of lawyers so we could get things ironed out.

"Well first off, I'm really proud of you." He smiles and pulls me into a hug, my body's still shaking, I didn't want to revisit what happened in October but seeing Lennon make a statement made me realise that for things do change, I have to take action, there are tones of girls and boys who are going through or have gone through the same thing and felt the same way as me, too scared to speak up so this is for those who couldn't.

"And secondly we need to get down to the LA label office... there's... a lot going on..." he furrows his brows and  I'm not quite sure if he's angry or confused.

After a car ride down through LA, we arrive at the skyscraper building, met with a tone of cameras, we battle our way into the lobby.  People are running around frantically with files and boxes. A woman in a pinstripe suit nearly drives straight into me but Colton pulls me out of the way.

"Mr Jax, Miss Lastra... follow me please, he's been waiting for you." A tall woman with long blonde hair beckons at us and starts moving across the bustling reception area, I'm galloping to keep up with her long strides.

We get into a lift and she presses the top floor button.

"Who's he?" Colton whispers to Will, he looks at us and says nothing as the lift doors spring open. The tall woman strides out onto the floor and we follow until she reaches a large board meeting room, this is awful nostalgic.

She opens the door and waits for us to go inside before shutting it behind us, the room has a large table and a glass window looking out over the city at the far end. A guy in a black suit is sat right at the far end of the table.

"Colton! Gigi! Will! Please come take a seat." We hesitantly walk to the end of the table and sit in the leather swivel chairs.

"First off let me introduce myself, I'm Rio James." He smiles warmly at us, " And it is an honour to meet you guys, I'm a big fan of you both." He slaps his hands on the table like a child startling me slightly, "Now, I know you're both probably very confused after hearing the news this morning and actually you're probably really confused about who I am... well I am the new owner of Hassa Records... soon to be De Janeiro Records."

I snap around to look at Will who's got a smug grin on his face, Colton looks slightly shell-shocked so I grab his hand under the table.

"Oh okay but uh what does that mean for us..?" I ask timidly, a million questions running around my head, does he want to drop us? Or not?

"Well, that means Miss Lastra that you must have a complete album ready in about three weeks?" He smiles, as I choke on my spit... a complete album?

"I have no idea why you don't have one out already, your audience is gasping for one. Is that enough time? I wanted to be able to push it out within January so we can do a tour in 2021."

"What? Like my own tour...?" He nods and I just stare at him slightly start struck, am I fucking dreaming?

"And you Mr Jax, I know you have near to a full album ready. I. Want. It!" He exclaims getting excited, "I can feel this is a new and better era for the man that is Colton Jax, you've already set it off brilliantly with your duet. That is the song of the fucking year." He whistles.

I look at Colton with an exasperated look, this year has just been flipped a full one-eighty.

"Also Gigi, Wills spoke to me about what's happening with Castro and full disclosure, we are all behind you okay? Anything you need, don't be afraid to ask" he says sincerely.

"Thank you... uh, just one quick question... you still want to keep me even after what happened on tour a few weeks ago?" I question fiddling with the sleeves of my jumper. He sighs with a sad smile and leans over to face me properly,

"You are a rarity Gigi, you're a diamond in the rough, of course, we still want you. We're a family at De Janeiroand we look out for one another and we understand we have commitments outside of our careers. Your well-being, mental and physical health is of utmost importance to us. That goes for both of you." He looks between Colton and I. This guy makes me feel lighter, more at ease. He spreads positivity and hopefulness.

Suddenly his phone rings,

"I'm sorry to cut this short I know there's probably a million things you guys want to ask but I'll have the new contracts drawn up for tomorrow and we can set another meeting for eleven?" He says getting up out of his chair to shake out hands. Will agrees on the details and says his goodbyes before Rio walks out of the room leaving us in a heavy silence that bounces off the large all-glass window.

"What the fuck was that...?" Colton sinks back into his chair staring up at the ceiling.

"That is what freedom sounds like..." Will rounds the table and stands in front of us.

"I just- well I..." I huff in the defeat of having no words.

"I think what she's trying to say is this is fucking crazy," Colton mumbles.

In the space of twenty-four hours, my life has yet again changed dramatically, this time for the better. Coltons hand finds mine and I look over to find him smiling at me.

'I'm proud of you." He mouths.

"I'm proud of you too." I mouth back.