F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

When they reached the apartment Paul got out and walked to the other side to open the door for Amy just like a gentleman should do. Amy got out of the car and giggled. Paul bent again, one hand on his stomach and the other hand showing the entrance of the apartment and said,"Here you go my lady." Amy chuckled and said,"Thank you Paul." They both departed their ways biding good bye but then Amy turned and said,"I'll talk to them and give you the answer soon. Till then thanks a lot for helping us and thank you for today. I really enjoyed it." Paul grinned from ear to ear and said,"I'll be looking forward to your call and the pleasure was all mine. Ba-bye."

They were oblivious of the fact that this interaction of theirs was being watched by someone from the balcony.

Archie could feel the anger bubbling up but he tried denying it. His fists were clenched as well as his jaw. He just hated Paul. He was not a nice guy. He was over-friendly and flirty. It was why he hated him. He was telling his mind and heart these things but deep down he knew he was lying. But why would he lie to himself. Why couldn't he grasp the fact that they were really friends. Yes! Just friends and nothing else. They were only F.R.I.E.N.D.S. His thoughts were interrupted by a hand on his shoulder.

Em was standing there beside him, looking sympathetically at him. She said in a low voice,"Amy's here Archie. She has some important news that she wants to discuss with all of us."Archie pressed his lips in a hard line and then nodded. He replied,"You go ahead and call the others. I'll just be a moment." She smiled at him and left.

When they all gathered in the living room Amy started,"So you all already know Paul called me to discuss something important and it was about our career actually. The production house he works for wants to give us a go and before giving an answer I wanted to know your opinion. So, what do you all say?" She looked at everyone expectantly. Em smiled and said,"Oh! That would be perfect for our plan." Amy looked at her getting all confused and Em continued,"The plan to relauch ourselves no!" Amy made an oh face. Ed interrupted and asked,"why did Paul ask you then? Why not the producers?" Amy blushed a deep shade of red and said,"Oh! It was just that he volunteered to talk to... us... to convince us." Ed said,"I see." Amy said excitedly a moment later,"Alright then, I'll go and just ring up Paul and give him our answer. See you guys later." Em chuckled and said,"Ya! Later."

Next day when Amy arrived at the apartment , she was brimming with happiness. Steph asked her,"Well, you look really happy today. Can we know the reason behind this beautiful smile." Amy chuckled and said,"Yeah! You people are the reason of this smile. The production house wants to sign the contact as fast as they can but before that you will have to produce an album and if it tops the chart they'll sign a two year contract. What do you people say?" Archie said,"I think that would be a great start."

Everybody agreed with him  and Archie asked Amy,"When  can we go and start recording the album?" Amy's smile widened if it was even possible and she said,"They said that we can start from tomorrow if you all agree." Em said enthusiastically,"Yep! That would work perfectly with us but what about your studies?" Amy replied," Don't worry about it. I have it all covered. Being the nerd has it's perks." Amy winked and everyone else laughed at that.

The next day when they reached the production house they were greeted by a very merry looking Paul. He gave them all a cheeky smile and hugged Amy. Archie grimanced at their interaction and averted his gaze. Em pursed her lips and said to Paul,"Only Amy's your friend here right? We are just a bunch of nobodies." Paul laughed and hugged Em too and gave steph a high-five saying,"Let's get going. People are waiting for you all." They all followed Paul inside