When Roxie entered the recording room; she saw the studio producers, Lexie and a tall middle aged static gentleman in the far right corner. Roxie guessed that the man was Scott since she was already familiar with all of the record producers from the studio.
"You must be Roxie. Lexie has told me a lot about you this morning." Scott said as he introduced himself to Roxie.
"Yes; that is me. I just want to let you know sir that all four boys have worked extremely hard to make this next album a success and to prove that to you; the boys would like for you to hear this duet that they did with my colleague Cassie and one song from their album that Calvin wrote himself," Roxie said confidently. Roxie then walked over to the sound board and pressed on the speaker button. "Alright guys; this is the moment we've all been waiting for. Just do the song like we've been practicing these past few days. You guys pull this off; one of you could make your dreams a reality." she added. At that moment; everything changed for not only Fifth Avenue Square and Cassie, but also for Roxie.
Throughout both performances, Scott was completely stunned of how much improvement there was from Fifth Avenue Square. In both performances, Scott noticed how all four boys cooperated together and didn't criticize or judge one another. Scott was also stunned of how talented Cassie was as a singer. From the moment he heard her sing in the band's duet; Scott was immediately drawn to her.
"Where did you say Cassie was from again?" Scott asked Lexie.
"New York City. She's Roxie's best friend and roommate." Lexie responded.
"You say Roxie is interested in being the boys' new personal assistant; what do you think?"
"To be honest; I thought she wouldn't be able to handle it with Nathan's erratic behavior and all. But the girl has proved us wrong. She's somehow gotten the boys to work together without causing a ruckus. She even got Nathan to let her help him out with writing his songs for the next album by having a balloon fight." Lexie stated.
"Hold on; that girl over there got Nathan off his lazy bum and allowed her to assist him in writing his two songs for this upcoming album?"
"Yeah and she even straightened me out when I came over to check on the boys at the house. Look; I know you keep telling the boys that you're not interested in hiring someone close to their age, but it's clear to everyone here in this room that Roxie has proved time and time again that she is capable of handling this job." Lexie mentioned.
"So; you're suggesting that I should let Roxie be the boys' new personal assistant?"
"I say why not; her and the boys get along really well. We've been trying to find somebody like that for months now. Besides, you are the boys' manager; it's your decision to make in the first place." Lexie added.
As soon as the duet was done, Fifth Avenue Square and Cassie decided to take a 5 minute break before the boys performed the next song for Scott. When the break started, Cassie left Paul, Landon, Calvin and Nathan in the recording booth and went to join Roxie.
"Hey chica; I decided to join in on all the fun over here." Cassie said as she sat down next to Roxie on the couch.
"Thanks; I could really use the extra company," Roxie said as she looked over at Scott and Lexie. "I better let the guys know to get ready for their next performance. Don't want to make it seem like I don't know what I'm getting into." she added. Cassie just giggled and rolled her eyes as Roxie went inside the recording booth.
"Hey; look who has decided to join in on our next performance." Landon teased.
"Ha, ha; very funny like that is ever going to happen." Roxie said sarcastically.
"Are you ok there Roxie? You seem a bit shaken up." Calvin asked her.
"Well I have a whole bunch of record producers, Lexie, Cassie and one of the music industry's famous producers of this generation observing me today to see if I am fit for being your boys' new personal assistant." Roxie mentioned.
"Your nerves are kicking in again; aren't they?" Nathan asked.
"You have no idea. Every time I glance over at either Scott or Lexie; I get this nauseous feeling in my stomach." Roxie admitted.
"Roxie; it's ok to feel nervous sometimes. Heck the four of us still get nervous whenever we give a performance." Paul reassured her.
"Besides there's no need to be nervous around Scott. He may seem a bit intimidating at first, but once you get to know him; he's not that bad of a guy." Landon added.
"Yeah I guess you're right. I'm probably just freaking out over nothing. Anyway; I just wanted to let you boys know that it's time to get ready for your next performance. Nathan probably has told you which song you will be performing next; so I suggest as your guys' warm up to run through the song at least a couple of times and whenever you boys are ready to go, let one of the producers know and from there we'll be good to go." Roxie instructed.
"Sounds good to us. Is there anything else you need for us to do?" Nathan asked.
"Nope; not right now. Alright, I better get back to the other room I'll see you boys later. Oh; and drink plenty of water." Roxie said as she was leaving the recording booth. Before Roxie left the room, Nathan slightly grazed Roxie's arm. Roxie then turned around and stared at Nathan.
"Not now; if Scott sees you, he'll suspect that something is going on between the two of us." Roxie whispered. Nathan then let go of Roxie's arm and walked back to his band mates. Roxie then returned to where Cassie was sitting.
Once all four boys were done with their warm up; they started to get themselves ready for their next performance for Scott. Once the boys were ready for their performance, they started to play the song and to Scott's surprise the song was really good. In all his career of being a record producer and general manager; Scott has never seen a band and a personal assistant work so well together. Every once in a while; Scott would look over at where Roxie and Cassie were sitting and he would see the two girls smiling and Roxie giving Fifth Avenue Square encouraging gestures which in turn made the boys' performance more memorable and enjoyable to watch. It was there that Scott realized that maybe hiring someone close to the boys' age as the band's new personal assistant wasn't that bad after all. Maybe, just maybe; it could make the band's career a bit better.