The Remix (The Hollywood Twins, #2) (7 page)

"No," she replied shortly. "You two deserve each other," with that she slammed the door closed behind her. She knew she could find her own way back to the hotel. Tony rushed out after her, leaving a smirking Kimberly behind him. She had certainly gotten her way. Of course she actually did like the remix but it was more important to her that Tony remained single. She was sure that one day she would be able to convince him that she was the one he should be with. That would be very hard to do with Hanna in her way.

Outside of the club Tony caught up with Hanna.

"Hey wait a minute," he demanded.

"No," Hanna said through gritted teeth. "I want nothing to do with you, or this place, or Kimberly Cole, just leave me alone."

Tony sighed as he realized that she had a right to be angry. He had promised her something that was now not going to happen because Kimberly was being snotty.

"Hanna, I swear if there is anything I can do," he sighed and tried to reach for her hand.

"You've done enough," she snapped back, and paused as she glanced around the parking lot. "But maybe you could give me a ride," she added quietly.

"Here," he handed her the keys to his expensive car.

Hanna was surprised as she looked up at him. "Seriously? You would trust me to drive it?"

Tony held her gaze intently as he folded her fingers around the keys to the car. "I trust you with anything Hanna, I'm asking you to give me a second chance. Just go to dinner with me tonight, okay?"

Hanna frowned as she really did not want to go to dinner. In fact she wanted to get on to a plane and fly home. She just did not want to sit for sixteen hours again so soon.

"Alright," she finally agreed. Tony really had bent over backwards for her. But it still bothered her that he had not stood up to Kimberly the way she had expected him to. It was like Kimberly owned him, or he felt Kimberly was more important than she was.

Either way she had the chance to drive that amazing car so she accepted the dinner date. As she drove back to the hotel however, Kimberly's words and the way that Tony had just backed down kept replaying in her mind.

"I love your remix Hanna, you deserve everything," she said mockingly to herself as she parked the car. "Unless of course Kimberly disagrees. Because we all must bow down and worship Kimberly," she was fuming again by the time she got back to the hotel room.

She tried to rest but her heart felt broken. She had really wanted to get along with Kimberly and was looking forward to being on stage with her, she did not think there could be anything more amazing than that opportunity.

“Bitch,” she muttered to herself as she got dressed for dinner. “She can have all the fame she wants, but she's not going to have Tony,” she said flatly to herself in the mirror. She made sure every raven hued strand of hair was in place before she turned and headed down to the dining room.

Rachel and Kyle were already there. Rachel was excited to hear all about Hanna's visit with Kimberly. She had texted and called Hanna all afternoon, but Hanna had turned her phone off.

"How was it-" she started to ask but as soon as she saw Hanna's face she stopped. "Oh Hanna, what happened?" she asked with a frown as her sister sat down across from them.

"Well, Kimberly Cole is a bitch," Hanna said as she picked up a menu to select something to eat. "She didn't like the song, and she told me she will make sure it doesn't get played."

Kyle winced and offered her a sympathetic look, but Rachel went on the warpath.

"Oh that bitch," she growled. "If I get my hands on her Hanna I will-"

"Hello all," Tony said quietly as he joined them at the table.

Hanna avoided his gaze.

"Can she really do that?" Rachel demanded. "Aren't you the one who makes those decisions Tony?"

Tony cleared his throat and stared hard at the table. "Well, actually, if I go against her wishes, I would likely get fired, and even blackballed by the record company. It's a delicate thing to work with celebrities."

Hanna was not pleased as she glanced over at Tony. She did not want to hear more about why Kimberly would get her way.

"This is ridiculous," she belted out and threw down her menu. "I can't believe that you don't have the balls to stand up to some prissy little princess," she pushed back her chair and started to leave, but Tony grabbed her wrist firmly.

"Calm down," he requested as he looked up at her.

"I will not," Hanna retorted with Rachel and Kyle looking on. They both knew the wrath of Hanna's temper and were not about to interfere.

"Take a walk with me," Tony said sternly and stood up from his chair, still holding her wrist in a tight but not painful grasp.

"Fine," Hanna replied but she was not happy about it. She allowed Tony to lead her out of the dining room and into the open air beyond it. As they walked down a narrow path, mostly isolated from the other patrons of the hotel, Tony spoke quietly to her.

"Just trust me," he pleaded. "I would never leave you hanging, I just have to be careful about this."

Hanna frowned as she glanced at him. "What are you going to do?"

He leaned close to her and whispered in her ear.

When the two returned to the table, Rachel and Kyle looked up curiously. They did not expect Tony to come back in one piece, or at all. Yet Hanna leaned over and planted a light kiss on his cheek before happily ordering her meal.

"Lovely night," she said quickly.

Rachel leaned across the table to speak to her sister. "What was that all about?" she asked, referring to the walk.

"Nothing," Hanna replied, but her eyes held a secretive sparkle.

The night of the big show finally arrived. Rachel was really worried about Hanna as it was still obvious that she would not be playing her song, yet Hanna was acting as if nothing was wrong. She had been smiling and very affectionate with Tony every time that Rachel saw her. Now it was time for the show and Rachel went looking for her so that they could drive together. When she opened the door to Hanna's hotel room she was first surprised by how much nicer it was than hers, and second annoyed because her sister was nowhere to be found.

"Maybe she took off," Kyle said from just behind her as he looked over the posh room. "Maybe she doesn't want to see the show."

Rachel shook her head as she glanced around the room. "That's not like Hanna. She would be sitting center stage with a smirk on her lips daring that horrible beast to look at her. No, she's been acting weird ever since that walk with Tony," finally she shrugged. "Maybe she just went on ahead of us."

Kyle glanced at his watch. "Well we should go if we want to see the show," he said.

"Alright," Rachel agreed, but she hated leaving without knowing where Hanna was. Still when she texted Hanna's phone she got no response, so she really had no choice. They drove together to the club, with Rachel worrying the entire way. Kyle glanced over at her as they parked. He knew how much she worried about her sister, and could see the stress in her expression.

"We'll find her," he said firmly. "Until then, let's try to enjoy the show."

Rachel was sure that she would not be able to enjoy it, considering that she did not like Kimberly Cole any more than she liked an ingrown toenail, but it was what she had to do, as Tony had made sure they had great seats. When they entered the club it was packed, and the fans of Kimberly Cole were nearly bursting with excitement. Kyle managed to get through the crowd, leading Rachel to their seat. A moment later the crowd erupted with cheers as Kimberly Cole strode on stage. Everyone was yelling so loud that Rachel had to cover her ears. But there was still no sign of Hanna. Her seat next to them were still empty but she hoped that her sister would show up at some point. When she glanced toward the DJ desk she saw that Tony was handling it. That struck her as strange but someone had to fill in at the last minute.

"Hello Ibiza!" Kimberly shouted into the microphone. The crowd responded with deafening cheers. "Let's rock!" she shouted again into the microphone which made the crowd go wild once more. Rachel looked her over closely. She didn't see anything too special about the woman. She didn't even come close to being as pretty as her sister. Kyle must have sensed her attitude because he grabbed her arm lightly to make sure that she would not storm the stage.

"Thank you so much!" Kimberly called out to the crowd. "I hope you like my new song Breaking Down."

As the music began to play a shocked expression came over her, causing her to miss her signal to begin singing. It wasn’t the original version playing, but Hanna’s remix. She glanced over at the DJ desk to find that Tony was no longer there, now it was Hanna. She also noticed the president of the record label standing at the edge of the stage. If she threw a fit and didn't perform, he would be furious, and her career could be over. She hurried to catch up with the song, but her cheeks were burning red with anger.

Rachel noticed her expression and glanced over at the DJ desk. She cheered when she saw her sister standing behind it. Hanna glanced up long enough to find Rachel in the crowd and wink lightly at her.

Kimberly had no choice but to perform the song. She could not stop in the middle, and despite the fact that she was livid, she still did a great job. The crowd went wild over the remix even demanding encores.

*~*~*

After the show Tony was alone waiting in the dressing room when Kimberly came off stage. She glared at him the moment she walked through the door.

"That was a dirty trick," she growled and stalked across the room toward him. Tony turned to face her but before he could even begin to speak, Kimberly was attacking him.

"You prick, I cannot believe that you did that to me! You and your little bitch tricked me into playing that horrible song and I swear to god you will never work in this town again-" Kimberly certainly had more to say but she stopped abruptly when the door to the dressing room swung open and the president of the record label stepped in with Hanna at his side.

"Oh Kimberly, I'm glad you're here," he said ignoring the flush in her cheeks and the heat in her eyes. "I think you girls have a real hit here," he beamed proudly. He could already feel the surge of income from the sale of the remix. "I just talked to the radio manager from Z100, most popular Top 40 station in the country," he added as he smirked over at Tony. "He promised that the remix would be in their rotation starting next week."

He grinned, expecting Kimberly to be just as excited, however she could barely crack a smile. "Time to celebrate!" he encouraged when he did not get the reaction he was looking for.

"Absolutely," Tony chimed in and wrapped his arm around Hanna's waist. "Fantastic show tonight," he said politely to Kimberly and steered Hanna out of the dressing room.

Back stage everyone was celebrating the successful show. Rachel and Kyle caught up with Hanna and pulled her aside.