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Aria helped Teddy back through into the waiting room, having helped her wipe away her tears and re-applied her makeup for her. Teddy was feeling a little bit better, and after helping her, Aria and Teddy exchanged numbers.

The girl then left Teddy on the couch, the receptionist seeming a little shocked as she saw Aria, for whatever reason, but returned to her usual smirk as she watched over Teddy, sitting by herself.

She seemed to feel somewhat better for crying, releasing some of the anxiety that she had cooped up in her mind. There was almost some hopefulness in there, some positivity left.

Possibly, there was some hope left. Maybe, nothing bad would come of this meeting and her and Daniel would be just fine. But maybe not.

"Miss.. Montgomery." The receptionist said, making some form of expression as she spoke. It almost seemed as if she was tasting the name, and the expression made it look like she wanted to spit it out.

"Yes?" Teddy replied, sitting up in her seat, trying to think as positively as she could. The receptionist stared at her, then glanced down at her computer.

"Mr Philips is requesting your presence. Just down the hall and to the left, there really is no point of me taking you there." The receptionist shrugged, pointing down the hall she sat back down.

Teddy nodded, standing up and making her way down the hallway, stopping in front of the door with 'Randy Philips ' enscribed upon it. She raised her hand and knocked twice, the door opening in front of her.

"Ah.. Teddy." Randy said, and Daniel looked up towards her, and there was an unreadable expression on his face. Not only was Daniel and Randy was in there but also David Loeffler and Jon Lucero. There was also a woman in there, sitting in the corner, looking somewhat awkward.

"Please, have a seat." Randy continued, and Teddy did as she was asked, trying to catch Daniel's eyes, but the boy only stared at the floor.

"As you are aware, your private Instagram posts were leaked. And, we were perfectly ok with your's and Daniel's relationship being kept out of the view of the public." David explained, and the pair nodded, Daniel seeming as if he already knew this.

"Jonah and Tatum's relationship was public, as is Corbyn's, Zach's and Jack's. Daniel, you were supposed to remain single in the public eye in order to keep a reputation." David continued. "How is a band full of attractive, young singers going to attract any more fans when they all have girlfriends??"

Daniel seemed to have a lot to say about that, considering his expression, and just as he was about to say something, he closed his mouth and shrugged.

Teddy was slowly loosing any hope she had gained. She understood why Daniel couldn't say anything - this was his management and if he was to go against them then a lot of trouble.

"Which is why, we're going to have to ask you to break up. At least in the eyes of the public. Which means spending less time together, really not interact with each other unless you are in private." Randy announced, and the silence in the room was so loud.

Daniel only stared at Teddy, his jaw dropped as the girl attempted to not let her emotions get the best of her, trying so hard not to cry in front of the group.

It was so unfair, so so unfair that this was how it had to be. Whilst they weren't saying to break up completely, the way they were describing how they had to be certainly sounded like a couple falling out of love.

"But, seeing as the truth came out." Jon began, and Daniel and Teddy looked over at him. "We have decided on someone else for you to date."

"What?" Teddy and Daniel said simultaneously. The pair were both as shocked as each other, and it was then when another knock sounded on the door.

"Come in." The woman called, directing the younger couple's attention to her, as she hadn't spoken before.

The door opened to reveal someone that Teddy truly didn't expect to see. Aria was there, and when she saw Teddy, she looked just as shocked, but didn't say anything.

"This is Aria." Randy said, smiling happily. "She recently signed to us and is slowly gaining fans. We hope you will be able to change that, Daniel." He explained.

Teddy looked up in shock at Aria, who didn't seem to be doing anything, just staring at the floor, arm across her stomach.

Neither of the couple could object, and Teddy sat in silence as Randy began to explain what he expected of Daniel and Aria's 'dating'.

She was shocked. This wasn't even on her list of worse outcomes. And the problem was, she had no idea what was coming next.

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