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Although both Ryn and Mei Li were puzzled with Jeremy's request, they did go to the studio. Mei Li tried to ask Ryn but the puzzled woman could only shrug. She did not have any idea what Jeremy wanted that she had to be at the studio.
It took them almost half an hour to arrive with the heavy traffic. Ryn twitched her lips when the car finally stopped right in front of the stairs. She had to climb up the stairs to go to the studio.
"Good luck, Ryn. Anything you can inform me," Mei Li said right before Ryn opened the door.
"I know," Ryn murmured. She took off the hairtie tying her hair into messy ponytail and let her hair free. Without even thinking nor checking the mirror, she ran her fingers through her hair before she opened the door and got out. Her eyes did not seem as sleepy as before. They looked serious, just like her usual look when she was strutting along the runway.
Mei Li watched as the model climbed up the stairs before she changed the gear to D and drove the car away. She could not stop from yawning. Dear God, her body and mind were so exhausted. She bet Ryn felt even worse, working with the clothes as well as 'arguing' with the designer about her losing her weight so easily, it drove the designer crazy trying to fit her. Being a sleepyhead, Ryn would feel worse.
Well, Mei Li had no doubt Ryn would find the chance to catch few winks in the studio. Surely there would be a long couch there, right, for the artists or the crews to chat or have some rests.
Ryn pushed the door and looked around. There was no Jeremy there but someone else was there.
"Hey, there. Hello," the person greeted Ryn cheerfully. He recognized her at the first glance.
"Hello. Is Jeremy here?" Ryn asked. She knew he recognized her and knew she was there because of her boyfriend.
"He's in the main studio," the man replied as he pointed at the door at the end of the corridor.
"Thanks, man," Ryn nodded her head appreciating his direction and walked to the room he pointed.
"Damn, she's so tall and pretty," the man murmured as he watched Ryn walking into the studio.
Ryn knocked twice and entered the room when she heard a familiar voice telling her to come in. She c.o.c.ked an eyebrow when she saw Jeremy was not alone. There were two men there, smoking. Her eyes paused at Jeremy's hand suspiciously and smiled approvingly to see his hand bare. Good, he did not smoke like them.
"Love, you're finally here," Jeremy said cheerfully as he stood up and went to hug her. He even dropped a kiss on top of her head before he turned to face the men with his arm around her slim waist.
"That is Hank and Tim," he introduced the men to Ryn.
"Hello," Ryn greeted them with a nod and a smile. She tried not to look at the cigarette in their right hand.
Her pet peeve which she told Jeremy frequently when she learned him took this bad habit during his singing career. He gave so many excuses those times she complained and lastly he decided to control his urge when he was with her during their first relationship. The habit turned worse when they broke up. But now, he finally able to kick the bad habit out of his system but did not say anything when the others smoked in front of him. He loved Ryn more than anything and would do anything for her.
The men greeted her and the smoke formed into cloud from their mouth.
Ryn's eyes twitched. But she held her tongue. Luckily the air circulation here was good and the smell of the smoke was absorbed rather quickly. It was barely smelled in her opinion. But still...
She turned her head to look at Jeremy, silently asking him the reason why he wanted her to come here with the c.o.c.k of her eyebrow.
"I have finished rearranging the scores for Mika's wedding," Jeremy announced as he steered Ryn out of the studio into another room, away from the smoke and smell Ryn hated so much.
"Oh. Then, why do you want me here?" Ryn asked as she rubbed her nose. It felt so fresh be in the room with no smoker in sight.
"Do you want to surprise her?" He asked with a cheeky smile.
"You mean you want me to sing on her wedding?" Her eyes widened. She was shocked. She was not a singer and only expected to do her bridesmaid's job that day by taking care of Mika's emotion, appearence and holding to her veil as Mika waked toward her new future. She never thought of singing in Mika's wedding. Jeremy was the singer in the family. It was not a susprise if he was to sing on that day.
"You and the kids," he said.
"What kids?" She frowned. There were no kid in his family that they were close to. And Mika was not close to anyone who has small kids.
"The orphans," he explained.
"Those kids? Do we even have time to practice?" Her practicality came out as she stared at him. The clock is ticking and time is running out. Would they have enough time to practice before the Day? Not to mention, there were still things that Mika needed help from her and she did not think that...
"Don't worry about the kids. All I want is for you to calm down and take this challenge. I know you can do it and I know Mika will be happy when she sees you singing," Jeremy said as he squeezed her hands. "Don't worry."
"It's not that I think this is not going to work but J, this is too sudden and you know that tomorrow I will be with Mika for her wedding photoshoot. Knowing her, it would take days before I come back," she tried to make him understand.
"Why don't we try first. Here are the lyrics. And it's your favourite so I know you are used with the songs," he took out a file from nowhere and handed it to her.
Still frowning, she flipped it open and gasped. No wonder he was so insisting for her to do it. She knew these songs. In fact, she and Mika always sang these songs when they were young. Mika even declared that when she got married, she wanted these songs to be played on her wedding. Ryn could not believe that Jeremy still remembered it. It was years ago and she almost forgot about it. She lifted her head and looked at him. He was smiling.
"So..." he asked teasingly.
"Fine. I'll do it. But, I cannot promise that my voice can reach the high note," she wiggled her finger at him, narrowing her eyes.
"We'll see," he said and pressed his lips against hers as his thank you. "I love you."
"Hmm..."
He sighed when she still did not utter the three words he really wished she would tell him. No matter. He has all the time in the world to coax her to truly open her heart.
"Let's hear the songs first so you can see what's the changes we made," he took her right hand and pulled her out of the room, back into the studio where the two smokers were still at.
The men were already sitting at the controller, chatting, but stopped when they realized the couple has entered the room back. There was no cigarette now, which Ryn felt so thankful.
Jeremy nodded his head, signalling them to begin.
Tim pressed a button and soon enough the studi was filled with a song.
Jeremy showed the correct page and tapped his finger, showing her what he wanted her to do.
She winced when the song hit the high note. Silently, she wondered how crazy Mika and her years ago singing their heart out with these songs. She did not know how they sounded in others' ears, only remembered how proud and happy they were after belting the songs.
Oh boy...
"For starter, I want you to take care of your voice. Take care of what you eat and drink," he said once the song ended before chuckled, "I forgot that your daily menu is under mine."
Ryn's eyes twitched at his words. How could he even say that proudly in front of these two men? So shameless.
"Okay, the next one," he said and Tim played the second song.
Ryn pursed her lips as she listened carefully. Jeremy and his team really did a good job rearranging these songs. The songs still hold the essence of the songs but to be truth, Ryn did feel like she could do it. They did arrange it to suit her vocal... or so she hoped.
"Warm up your voice."
She looked at him. He wanted her to sing now? Now?
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Although both Ryn and Mei Li were puzzled with Jeremy's request, they did go to the studio. Mei Li tried to ask Ryn but the puzzled woman could only shrug. She did not have any idea what Jeremy wanted that she had to be at the studio.
It took them almost half an hour to arrive with the heavy traffic. Ryn twitched her lips when the car finally stopped right in front of the stairs. She had to climb up the stairs to go to the studio.
"Good luck, Ryn. Anything you can inform me," Mei Li said right before Ryn opened the door.
"I know," Ryn murmured. She took off the hairtie tying her hair into messy ponytail and let her hair free. Without even thinking nor checking the mirror, she ran her fingers through her hair before she opened the door and got out. Her eyes did not seem as sleepy as before. They looked serious, just like her usual look when she was strutting along the runway.
Mei Li watched as the model climbed up the stairs before she changed the gear to D and drove the car away. She could not stop from yawning. Dear God, her body and mind were so exhausted. She bet Ryn felt even worse, working with the clothes as well as 'arguing' with the designer about her losing her weight so easily, it drove the designer crazy trying to fit her. Being a sleepyhead, Ryn would feel worse.
Well, Mei Li had no doubt Ryn would find the chance to catch few winks in the studio. Surely there would be a long couch there, right, for the artists or the crews to chat or have some rests.
Ryn pushed the door and looked around. There was no Jeremy there but someone else was there.
"Hey, there. Hello," the person greeted Ryn cheerfully. He recognized her at the first glance.
"Hello. Is Jeremy here?" Ryn asked. She knew he recognized her and knew she was there because of her boyfriend.
"He's in the main studio," the man replied as he pointed at the door at the end of the corridor.
"Thanks, man," Ryn nodded her head appreciating his direction and walked to the room he pointed.
"Damn, she's so tall and pretty," the man murmured as he watched Ryn walking into the studio.
Ryn knocked twice and entered the room when she heard a familiar voice telling her to come in. She c.o.c.ked an eyebrow when she saw Jeremy was not alone. There were two men there, smoking. Her eyes paused at Jeremy's hand suspiciously and smiled approvingly to see his hand bare. Good, he did not smoke like them.
"Love, you're finally here," Jeremy said cheerfully as he stood up and went to hug her. He even dropped a kiss on top of her head before he turned to face the men with his arm around her slim waist.
"That is Hank and Tim," he introduced the men to Ryn.
"Hello," Ryn greeted them with a nod and a smile. She tried not to look at the cigarette in their right hand.
Her pet peeve which she told Jeremy frequently when she learned him took this bad habit during his singing career. He gave so many excuses those times she complained and lastly he decided to control his urge when he was with her during their first relationship. The habit turned worse when they broke up. But now, he finally able to kick the bad habit out of his system but did not say anything when the others smoked in front of him. He loved Ryn more than anything and would do anything for her.
The men greeted her and the smoke formed into cloud from their mouth.
Ryn's eyes twitched. But she held her tongue. Luckily the air circulation here was good and the smell of the smoke was absorbed rather quickly. It was barely smelled in her opinion. But still...
She turned her head to look at Jeremy, silently asking him the reason why he wanted her to come here with the c.o.c.k of her eyebrow.
"I have finished rearranging the scores for Mika's wedding," Jeremy announced as he steered Ryn out of the studio into another room, away from the smoke and smell Ryn hated so much.
"Oh. Then, why do you want me here?" Ryn asked as she rubbed her nose. It felt so fresh be in the room with no smoker in sight.
"Do you want to surprise her?" He asked with a cheeky smile.
"You mean you want me to sing on her wedding?" Her eyes widened. She was shocked. She was not a singer and only expected to do her bridesmaid's job that day by taking care of Mika's emotion, appearence and holding to her veil as Mika waked toward her new future. She never thought of singing in Mika's wedding. Jeremy was the singer in the family. It was not a susprise if he was to sing on that day.
"You and the kids," he said.
"What kids?" She frowned. There were no kid in his family that they were close to. And Mika was not close to anyone who has small kids.
"The orphans," he explained.
"Those kids? Do we even have time to practice?" Her practicality came out as she stared at him. The clock is ticking and time is running out. Would they have enough time to practice before the Day? Not to mention, there were still things that Mika needed help from her and she did not think that...
"Don't worry about the kids. All I want is for you to calm down and take this challenge. I know you can do it and I know Mika will be happy when she sees you singing," Jeremy said as he squeezed her hands. "Don't worry."
"It's not that I think this is not going to work but J, this is too sudden and you know that tomorrow I will be with Mika for her wedding photoshoot. Knowing her, it would take days before I come back," she tried to make him understand.
"Why don't we try first. Here are the lyrics. And it's your favourite so I know you are used with the songs," he took out a file from nowhere and handed it to her.
Still frowning, she flipped it open and gasped. No wonder he was so insisting for her to do it. She knew these songs. In fact, she and Mika always sang these songs when they were young. Mika even declared that when she got married, she wanted these songs to be played on her wedding. Ryn could not believe that Jeremy still remembered it. It was years ago and she almost forgot about it. She lifted her head and looked at him. He was smiling.
"So..." he asked teasingly.
"Fine. I'll do it. But, I cannot promise that my voice can reach the high note," she wiggled her finger at him, narrowing her eyes.
"We'll see," he said and pressed his lips against hers as his thank you. "I love you."
"Hmm..."
He sighed when she still did not utter the three words he really wished she would tell him. No matter. He has all the time in the world to coax her to truly open her heart.
"Let's hear the songs first so you can see what's the changes we made," he took her right hand and pulled her out of the room, back into the studio where the two smokers were still at.
The men were already sitting at the controller, chatting, but stopped when they realized the couple has entered the room back. There was no cigarette now, which Ryn felt so thankful.
Jeremy nodded his head, signalling them to begin.
Tim pressed a button and soon enough the studi was filled with a song.
Jeremy showed the correct page and tapped his finger, showing her what he wanted her to do.
She winced when the song hit the high note. Silently, she wondered how crazy Mika and her years ago singing their heart out with these songs. She did not know how they sounded in others' ears, only remembered how proud and happy they were after belting the songs.
Oh boy...
"For starter, I want you to take care of your voice. Take care of what you eat and drink," he said once the song ended before chuckled, "I forgot that your daily menu is under mine."
Ryn's eyes twitched at his words. How could he even say that proudly in front of these two men? So shameless.
"Okay, the next one," he said and Tim played the second song.
Ryn pursed her lips as she listened carefully. Jeremy and his team really did a good job rearranging these songs. The songs still hold the essence of the songs but to be truth, Ryn did feel like she could do it. They did arrange it to suit her vocal... or so she hoped.
"Warm up your voice."
She looked at him. He wanted her to sing now? Now?
Althoughboth Ryn and Mei Li were puzzled with Jeremy's request, they did go to the studio. Mei Li tried to ask Ryn but the puzzled woman could only shrug. She did not have any idea what Jeremy wanted that she had to be at the studio. It took them almost half an hour to arrive with the heavy traffic. Ryn twitched her lips when the car finally stopped right in front of the stairs. She had to climb up the stairs to go to the studio. "Good luck, Ryn. Anything you can inform me," Mei Li said right before Ryn opened the door. "I know," Ryn murmured. She took off the hairtie tying her hair into messy ponytail and let her hair free. Without even thinking nor checking the mirror, she ran her fingers through her hair before she opened the door and got out. Her eyes did not seem as sleepy as before. They looked serious, just like her usual look when she was strutting along the runway. Mei Li watched as the model climbed up the stairs before she changed the gear to D and drove the car away. She could not stop from yawning. Dear God, her body and mind were so exhausted. She bet Ryn felt even worse, working with the clothes as well as 'arguing' with the designer about her losing her weight so easily, it drove the designer crazy trying to fit her. Being a sleepyhead, Ryn would feel worse. Well, Mei Li had no doubt Ryn would find the chance to catch few winks in the studio. Surely there would be a long couch there, right, for the artists or the crews to chat or have some rests. Ryn pushed the door and looked around. There was no Jeremy there but someone else was there. "Hey, there. Hello," the person greeted Ryn cheerfully. He recognized her at the first glance. "Hello. Is Jeremy here?" Ryn asked. She knew he recognized her and knew she was there because of her boyfriend. "He's in the main studio," the man replied as he pointed at the door at the end of the corridor. "Thanks, man," Ryn nodded her head appreciating his direction and walked to the room he pointed. "Damn, she's so tall and pretty," the man murmured as he watched Ryn walking into the studio. Ryn knocked twice and entered the room when she heard a familiar voice telling her to come in. She c.o.c.ked an eyebrow when she saw Jeremy was not alone. There were two men there, smoking. Her eyes paused at Jeremy's hand suspiciously and smiled approvingly to see his hand bare. Good, he did not smoke like them. "Love, you're finally here," Jeremy said cheerfully as he stood up and went to hug her. He even dropped a kiss on top of her head before he turned to face the men with his arm around her slim waist. "That is Hank and Tim," he introduced the men to Ryn. "Hello," Ryn greeted them with a nod and a smile. She tried not to look at the cigarette in their right hand. Her pet peeve which she told Jeremy frequently when she learned him took this bad habit during his singing career. He gave so many excuses those times she complained and lastly he decided to control his urge when he was with her during their first relationship. The habit turned worse when they broke up. But now, he finally able to kick the bad habit out of his system but did not say anything when the others smoked in front of him. He loved Ryn more than anything and would do anything for her. The men greeted her and the smoke formed into cloud from their mouth. Ryn's eyes twitched. But she held her tongue. Luckily the air circulation here was good and the smell of the smoke was absorbed rather quickly. It was barely smelled in her opinion. But still... She turned her head to look at Jeremy, silently asking him the reason why he wanted her to come here with the c.o.c.k of her eyebrow. "I have finished rearranging the scores for Mika's wedding," Jeremy announced as he steered Ryn out of the studio into another room, away from the smoke and smell Ryn hated so much. "Oh. Then, why do you want me here?" Ryn asked as she rubbed her nose. It felt so fresh be in the room with no smoker in sight. "Do you want to surprise her?" He asked with a cheeky smile. "You mean you want me to sing on her wedding?" Her eyes widened. She was shocked. She was not a singer and only expected to do her bridesmaid's job that day by taking care of Mika's emotion, appearence and holding to her veil as Mika waked toward her new future. She never thought of singing in Mika's wedding. Jeremy was the singer in the family. It was not a susprise if he was to sing on that day. "You and the kids," he said. "What kids?" She frowned. There were no kid in his family that they were close to. And Mika was not close to anyone who has small kids. "The orphans," he explained. "Those kids? Do we even have time to practice?" Her practicality came out as she stared at him. The clock is ticking and time is running out. Would they have enough time to practice before the Day? Not to mention, there were still things that Mika needed help from her and she did not think that... "Don't worry about the kids. All I want is for you to calm down and take this challenge. I know you can do it and I know Mika will be happy when she sees you singing," Jeremy said as he squeezed her hands. "Don't worry." "It's not that I think this is not going to work but J, this is too sudden and you know that tomorrow I will be with Mika for her wedding photoshoot. Knowing her, it would take days before I come back," she tried to make him understand. "Why don't we try first. Here are the lyrics. And it's your favourite so I know you are used with the songs," he took out a file from nowhere and handed it to her. Still frowning, she flipped it open and gasped. No wonder he was so insisting for her to do it. She knew these songs. In fact, she and Mika always sang these songs when they were young. Mika even declared that when she got married, she wanted these songs to be played on her wedding. Ryn could not believe that Jeremy still remembered it. It was years ago and she almost forgot about it. She lifted her head and looked at him. He was smiling. "So..." he asked teasingly. "Fine. I'll do it. But, I cannot promise that my voice can reach the high note," she wiggled her finger at him, narrowing her eyes. "We'll see," he said and pressed his lips against hers as his thank you. "I love you." "Hmm..." He sighed when she still did not utter the three words he really wished she would tell him. No matter. He has all the time in the world to coax her to truly open her heart. "Let's hear the songs first so you can see what's the changes we made," he took her right hand and pulled her out of the room, back into the studio where the two smokers were still at. The men were already sitting at the controller, chatting, but stopped when they realized the couple has entered the room back. There was no cigarette now, which Ryn felt so thankful. Jeremy nodded his head, signalling them to begin. Tim pressed a button and soon enough the studi was filled with a song. Jeremy showed the correct page and tapped his finger, showing her what he wanted her to do. She winced when the song hit the high note. Silently, she wondered how crazy Mika and her years ago singing their heart out with these songs. She did not know how they sounded in others' ears, only remembered how proud and happy they were after belting the songs. Oh boy... "For starter, I want you to take care of your voice. Take care of what you eat and drink," he said once the song ended before chuckled, "I forgot that your daily menu is under mine." Ryn's eyes twitched at his words. How could he even say that proudly in front of these two men? So shameless. "Okay, the next one," he said and Tim played the second song. Ryn pursed her lips as she listened carefully. Jeremy and his team really did a good job rearranging these songs. The songs still hold the essence of the songs but to be truth, Ryn did feel like she could do it. They did arrange it to suit her vocal... or so she hoped. "Warm up your voice." She looked at him. He wanted her to sing now? Now?
