One

Saying she was nervous would be an understatement. It had been her dream ever since she was young to be on Cheryl Gardens' show and now her dream was coming to life. She was on a rollercoaster of different emotions; she was nervous, worried, ecstatic and excited all at the same time. She could not believe that she was about to sit on the chair where many of her favourite artists sat. She would pinch herself every now and then to make sure that she was not dreaming. Who could blame her anyway? She was living the life she had always wanted to live ever since she knew how to sing.

"Miss Devlin, five minutes and you'll be on air." Somebody came to her room backstage and told her. She was too lost in her own world to even hear the girl knocking on her door.

"Coming," she said happily, taking one last look at her reflection in the mirror and followed the girl who led her to the stage. With every step she took, her heartbeats accelerated. She looked around her in awe, amazed by her surroundings. She looked at the walls of the hallway and saw different pictures of Cheryl with celebrities who came to her show.

"Hello, Aubrey." Aubrey wanted to jump up and down like a little girl who just received her dream toy. Cheryl Gardens herself was welcoming her on her show.

"Hey, Cheryl," she said with a lot of excitement in her voice. She did not even bother to hide her eagerness. She just wanted to live the moment and enjoy every single detail about it. She wanted to remember the different kinds of emotions she went through. Those emotions did not start appearing on the same day of being on the show; in fact, they started when she first received the e-mail, asking her if she would like to be on the show. She thought she was hallucinating on receiving the e-mail that she had to read it ten times to make sure it was not a scam. She even made her best friend read it three times. Once they made sure that it was all real, she jumped on the couch as she screamed, not believing that she managed to make it that big in a short period of time.

"Heard that you're a fan of mine," Cheryl told her with a smile as she led her to the seats.

"Oh, I am! I have been watching your show ever since I was eleven and now I'm almost twenty-three," she exclaimed happily, earning a chuckle from Cheryl. Aubrey eyed the black leather chair where she was supposed to sit; it was like a throne to her. She spent many years dreaming about that moment and she was finally able to make her dream come true.

"I'm also a big fan of yours; your songs are quite awesome. I can't wait for the album," Cheryl expressed her liking of Aubrey. Aubrey was a hundred per cent sure that this was her lucky day.

"You're on air in one minute!" a voice announced through the microphone, making Aubrey straighten her mint green dress.

"Ready?" Cheryl asked her and she nodded.

"Five... Four... Three... Two... One on-air!" the voice declared. Aubrey's heart was still racing and her stomach was in knots, but she did not want her anxiety to ruin what she has always wished for, so she did her best to keep it all together in front of the camera.

"Hello everybody, I hope you're having a great day," Cheryl started talking with a cheery voice, "Today, our guest is a new star who is quickly climbing the stairs of fame. Her four singles made it to the top of the charts within days of their release. Everybody, welcome Aubrey Devlin!" People started cheering once she told the audience to welcome her and the camera moved from Cheryl to Aubrey and showed her face that had a big smile on it; a genuine smile.

Aubrey's make-up was very simple, complimenting her soft and beautiful features. She was blessed with a skin tone most girls would die for; her skin was perfectly and naturally tanned. Her blue eyes would immediately shine more than they already did with a minimal amount of make-up. At Cheryl's show, her eyes were enough to captivate anyone with the simple looking eye make-up which consisted of nude coloured eye-shadow, a little bit of mascara and a thin line of eyeliner. Her face did not need to be contoured since she already had a thin nose and a sharp beautiful jaw-line that any guy would consider kissable. Her lips had a soft shade of pink lipstick on them that she used most of the time.

Her mid-length, flowing mint green dress looked like it was made just for her to wear and for her perfect curves to compliment the style of the dress. Even the nude heels she chose for the dress were simple, but they made the dress look elegant.

"So Aubrey, tell us about yourself," Cheryl said, looking at Aubrey.

"Well... My name is Aubrey Grace Devlin, I was born in Florida then I moved to Louisiana with my parents at the age of five, because my dad got a job there. At eighteen, I started posting covers on Youtube and I decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue my dream career," she introduced herself in a soft, yet confident tone.

"You have always lived by the beach," Cheryl pointed out and Aubrey nodded, agreeing with her.

"You can say I'm a beach girl," she said, gleefully. It was true, Aubrey was a beach girl and she could not imagine her life away from the beach; the place she considered her escapism whenever she would feel sad or stressed out. She grew a habit of talking to the sea, considering it her best friend that held her secrets as it buried them in its depth. She loved the smell of the ocean as it tickled her nose. She loved the feeling of the sand between her toes. She loved the sun as it kissed her skin and made her eyes look brighter.

"When did you find out that you could sing?" Cheryl asked the new star before her.

"When I was four, I would walk around our house singing any song my ears would catch and my mum took a liking in filming me. I would even sing some of the lyrics incorrectly. My parents were really supportive of me and they'd sign me in different local competitions and even at school I'd participate in signing competitions. You can say that I have had it in me ever since I was a little girl." Her voice held nothing but happiness. She knew that she was making her way to the path she had always wanted to take. She was ready to tackle any obstacle that would stand in her way of achieving her dream. She was a fighter and she was not planning on backing down.

"Tell me Aubrey, who are your favourite singers?" Cheryl asked her, she already knew a part of the answer, but she wanted to hear it from the girl herself. She had a big surprise for her that Aubrey would have never guessed on her own.

"I love a lot of people like Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, Rita Ora, Ariana Grande and a lot of other people," she answered her; however, her answer did not include the name of the person Cheryl wanted to hear.

"What about Jordan Hill?" Cheryl asked with a smirk on her face.

"Oh my God, he is my favourite," she said, giggling and blushing a little bit. Jordan Hill had been her celebrity crush ever since she was seventeen, but she did not tell anyone before. She would just refer to him as her favourite singer and actor. She was the shy kind who would choose not to mention the name of her celebrity crush on the screen, so she would not feel embarrassed if she happened to meet him one day.

"How long has he been your favourite?" Cheryl wondered although she knew the answer beforehand; her team did their research well.

"Ever since I was seventeen. You can't deny that the guy is an amazing singer and an excellent actor," Aubrey praised Jordan as usual.

"You seem like a big fan of him," Cheryl concluded, earning an eager nod from Aubrey.

"Yes! A huge fan," she replied to her, grinning.

"What would you do if you ever saw him?" Cheryl asked Aubrey. At that time, Jordan walked from backstage and ushered for everyone to stay quiet, so he would be able to surprise Aubrey, his huge fan. He was pretty excited to see her too. He did surprise his fans more than once, but he has never surprised a fan who happened to be a celebrity.

"I don't know," she whined with a little chuckle. "This is something indescribable, you can't just expect your actions when you meet your favourite celebrity. Like if I met him at an award show, I'd have to keep it cool," she continued talking.

"What if you met him on a TV show?" Cheryl asked, smirking. Aubrey looked at her in confusion and was about to say something, but Jordan tapped her shoulder making the girl jump a little and look behind her. When she saw him, her eyes went wide and she clasped her hand over her mouth to silence a scream that threatened to escape as she hopped off her seat.

"Oh my God! This is unbelievable," she said, laughing a little as tears formed in her eyes. Jordan was in love with her reaction. It was not something new to him, but he knew quite well that she was not faking it in any way. She knew nothing about the surprise, so he was sure that her reaction was genuine. He wrapped his arms around the petite blue-eyed-girl in front of him and she hugged him back.

"You're even more beautiful in person," he admired her beauty, he was not complimenting her, he was stating a fact. Jordan was known as the flirt in Hollywood, but he was not an asshole; just a cheeky flirt who knew how to swipe a girl off of her feet.

"Thank you so much," she thanked him, smiling widely as they pulled back from the hug and sat down. She sat normally on the recliner while Jordan sat on its armrest.

"I hope you liked your surprise," Cheryl told her, smiling.

"I loved it!" Aubrey exclaimed with a little giggle.

For the rest of the show, Aubrey and Jordan kept on chatting with Cheryl answering her questions and they even performed a song together. Aubrey considered that night her lucky night. She met her celebrity crush and performed a song with him. She was going to tick two things off of her wish list once she returned home.

"I really enjoyed your company tonight. We should hang out sometimes if you don't mind," he suggested as they both walked backstage. She could not believe her ears. Did he really say that?

"Yeah, sure. I'd love that," she agreed, beaming a little.

"Tell you what? I'm very hungry and there is this new place I'm dying to try, would you like to accompany me? I don't like eating on my own," he offered, hoping that she would agree and his wish would come true.

"Let me just bring my clutch and we can go," she said and went quickly to bring it. She felt like her soul was dancing. She was bummed when she could not go to prom with her high school crush, but it was like fate was giving her a better chance. There was no comparison between the two situations, but her ecstatic mind managed to bring them together, adding more to her happiness.

"Let's go," she told him delightedly and walked with him to his car. She already drove to Cheryl's show, but Jordan was kind enough to offer to have his driver take her car back to her home and she gladly agreed, not seeing any problem with that.