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Taming the Wild Rockstar
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00:04I felt a hand claw at my throat in desperation to dislodge the item, keeping me from breathing.
00:09Oh my god, Aria! Breathe!
00:13Last time I ever chew ice.
00:14Are you going to the Liam Cross concert?
00:16I'm already going!
00:18But I need you to go with me.
00:20I got us front row seats. We can see him up close.
00:23I don't even like Liam Cross.
00:25Yes, you do!
00:26Come on, we can see him up close!
00:28Your GPA dropped a whole point, Aria.
00:31Do you think Stanford would accept a girl who can't even keep a 3.8?
00:34Mom, it's just one semester.
00:35One semester is enough.
00:36What about your applications? You haven't finished a single essay.
00:42I have to go.
00:43Hey Meg, change of plans. I'll be at your place in 10 minutes.
00:49Sometimes the only way to escape reality is with terrible pop music.
00:52Seriously, anything is better than staying here.
00:54I'm going to the library! I'm staying at Megan's tonight! Don't wait up!
00:59You should definitely go with this one.
01:02Don't you think it shows off a little too much? I don't know.
01:06Ass?
01:07Yes.
01:09That.
01:12It looks gorgeous! You never go out of your comfort zone.
01:15Let me do your makeup too.
01:16Fine, but nothing heavy. I just got my skin clear and I don't want your makeup clogging my pores.
01:21Primer, highlighter, blush. No foundation.
01:23But I am putting these lashes on you.
01:26Is that me?
01:27Yes!
01:27I was more well endowed than Megan in certain areas, so the dress felt like it was about to burst.
01:32But looking in the mirror, it didn't look bad at all.
01:35Now me!
01:39Oh god, I forgot your hair!
01:41I'll just curl it.
01:42Then I have to straighten mine.
01:43We can't both curl.
01:44I will never understand girl rules.
01:48You have two. Did you know I changed my mind?
01:50Your mom always bugs you before exams.
01:53I knew you'd crack.
01:57Your 16th birthday present is still ridiculous, by the way.
01:59Hey!
01:59My music, my rules.
02:01I don't even know this song!
02:02Too bad, because I do.
02:06A few years ago, I'd been the exact same girl.
02:09Different artist.
02:10We don't talk about that phase.
02:14Thank you, Megan's mother.
02:16Successful defense attorney for the wealthy and probably guilty.
02:19She defends the allegedly guilty.
02:24Watch it, jerk.
02:25Are you okay?
02:27Yeah.
02:28What was that about?
02:30Probably some weirdo.
02:32Come on, we're gonna miss the openers.
02:34I brushed it off and focused on distracting myself from the annoying songs that would soon
02:39be stuck in my head.
02:40At least it wouldn't be my mom's voice stuck in my ears.
02:44My feet hurt.
02:45My ears hurt.
02:46Somehow even my eyelids hurt.
02:48This is it!
02:49He's coming out!
02:52I'm gonna get a drink.
02:57I wanted Ethan to see it.
02:59To prove I was completely fine without him.
03:08He was wearing tight black jeans and a white V-neck.
03:11Tattoos crawled up and down his body.
03:13Every girl in the world wanted a piece of him.
03:16Except me, of course.
03:17So why was I oogling his body like everyone else?
03:21The alcohol.
03:22That had to be it.
03:24We were so close I could see the sweat on his forehead.
03:27I could have touched him if I reached out.
03:29My heart stopped.
03:32It was getting hard to breathe.
03:34Everyone around me was screaming.
03:37Where are you going?
03:39Get it together.
03:40He's just a guy.
03:47You missed it.
03:48He was looking right at you.
03:49As soon as you left, he went to the other side.
03:51Oops.
03:52Are you drinking again?
03:53Is the concert almost over?
03:55I want to go to a party after this.
03:56Don't rush it.
03:57We still have meet and greets.
03:58Whatever.
04:01Oh my god, I love this song!
04:03I know!
04:04Here, sing it.
04:05This is going on everything.
04:06I did what any normal, half-drunk teenage girl would do.
04:09I threw up into the microphone, all over his hand.
04:12I'm totally kidding.
04:13But I did think about it for a nanosecond.
04:17Did that really just happen?
04:24You finished both of those?
04:25How are you not drunk?
04:28I think I am.
04:30We still have VIP meet and greet.
04:32Can you act like a normal person for five minutes?
04:34Define normal.
04:42Passes, please.
04:45I think I left it in the car.
04:47Go ahead, Meg.
04:48I'll be right back.
04:51Oh, thank god.
04:52I was so exhausted from the heels and the alcohol
04:54that I somehow forgot what I came out here to get.
04:57Megan, turn off the lights.
05:00My head's killing me.
05:01Oh, shit.
05:02Shit, shit, shit.
05:02This is not good.
05:07Stop screaming!
05:08You, stop screaming!
05:09How much did I have to drink?
05:11I don't know, but how did you get in my car?
05:14Pretty sure this isn't your car.
05:15Oh, shit.
05:16This is even worse.
05:18Ugh!
05:19Cheese and fries!
05:20Slow down before I puke all over you!
05:23Did you just say cheese and fries?
05:25Don't make fun of my catchphrases.
05:26Why are you driving like a maniac?
05:28This was my last show near my hometown, and they're trying to find out where I'm going.
05:35Well, since I've apparently been kidnapped by a famous person, Aria Morgan.
05:40Nice to meet you.
05:42What now?
05:43You're real!
05:45This isn't a dream!
05:50Wait.
05:51You're the girl who sang to me in the crowd.
05:54Technically, you sang to everyone.
05:56I just sang back.
05:58Then sing something else.
05:59For me.
06:02Megan got an Uber.
06:03If I don't answer soon, she's calling the cops.
06:05So what do we do?
06:06First, we stop making this worse.
06:08What was that?
06:10Woo!
06:13Flat tire.
06:14Pull over.
06:14I can call someone.
06:15Open the trunk.
06:16Now.
06:19You've done this before?
06:21Grab the spare.
06:21You're terrifyingly calm.
06:23Panic wastes time.
06:28Oh!
06:29Why do you know this?
06:31Long story.
06:32Bad car.
06:33Worst date.
06:34And Megan?
06:35Damn alcohol.
06:44Okay.
06:45Game plan.
06:46Where to?
06:47My place.
06:48You're soaked.
06:48And you shouldn't go home drunk.
06:50That is not as safe as you think it sounds.
06:53I'm not kidnapping you.
06:55You're driving a stolen BMW with me inside it.
07:00Into the wrong car.
07:03Still sounds like fan behavior.
07:06Fame really damaged you.
07:11I went because Megan dragged me.
07:13I just didn't want to sit home listening to my mother scream about college.
07:17Whoever made you feel trapped, his loss.
07:20Careful.
07:21That almost sounded sincere.
07:22Don't tell anyone.
07:23It was one of those rare moments.
07:27Is this your house?
07:28Yeah.
07:29Run.
07:31Tonight, she can't go home.
07:33If she goes back, the paparazzi will track into a shardy all the way from the car.
07:37It's not safe for you to go home tonight.
07:39They'll follow your car and never stop stalking you.
07:42Make yourself at home.
07:43I'll clear out the party so you can rest.
07:45Not much of a talker anymore?
07:47Oh, please.
07:48You were bragging about how anyone would love to be kidnapped by you.
07:51There she is.
07:53I uploaded the music online with just a few seconds of courage.
07:58And I love the way you tell the truth.
08:04I've never met anyone like you.
08:10After the call, stay here.
08:12There are spare clothes in the dresser.
08:14My sister leaves stuff here.
08:17You too, Liam Cross.
08:22Oh, my God.
08:23Did you really spend the night at Liam Cross' house?
08:25Aria, answer me.
08:26Tell me this is a rumor because if it's true, your mom is going to lose her mind.
08:29I can't talk about this right now.
08:31I gotta go.
08:34I didn't know how you take it, so I brought both.
08:36One with sugar, one without.
08:38I figured guessing was safer than waking the whole house.
08:44Diabetes, please.
08:47Also, thanks.
08:48I can drive you home.
08:50Or before you leave, would you hear something?
08:52A new song.
08:53No one's heard it yet.
08:54Since you're not impressed by me, I thought maybe you'd give me the most honest opinion.
08:58I don't know.
08:59You want me to judge your music?
09:02Exactly.
09:04Okay.
09:06Lead the way, rock star.
09:17This is the one room in this house that actually feels like mine.
09:21It's incredible.
09:23Fair warning.
09:25This is rough.
09:26Just play it.
09:27I'm not angry anymore.
09:31Just a little bit let down.
09:34I know I could have been different if you would have been.
09:37This is real.
09:43Why don't you release music like this?
09:47Because my manager says...
09:54Unless you'd want to grab breakfast first.
09:57I do love pancakes.
10:02You know, what if the tabloids figure out who you are?
10:05I thought I could warn you early.
10:07You don't have to feel bad.
10:10You don't have to feel bad.
10:12I knew what I was getting into.
10:13You didn't get into anything.
10:14I dragged you into this by accident.
10:17That's your excuse for getting my number?
10:19Is it working?
10:33Last night was the most fun I've had in a really long time.
10:36Write the real stuff.
10:37Not the garbage your manager wants.
10:40Thanks for the adventure.
10:43Where have you been?
10:44I called you 12 times.
10:48I can't.
10:49She's right here.
10:52Nobody, Mom.
10:53I'm going to my room.
10:56It's viral.
10:58They posted everything.
11:03Have you seen Twitter?
11:05Hashtag Liam's mystery girl is treading worldwide.
11:08I'm looking at it right now.
11:09They don't know it's me.
11:10And the front row part.
11:12By the mic.
11:12Fans already saved it.
11:13They clipped you.
11:14I'm on YouTube.
11:16Multiple angles.
11:16You can see my face.
11:25It's fine.
11:26Nobody knows who I am.
11:28For now.
11:28Be careful.
11:32They know my school.
11:34Everyone knows.
11:37Oh my God.
11:37Are you the girl from the Liam Cross video?
11:39It's totally her.
11:40This was supposed to be romantic.
11:42Now it rewrote my whole life.
11:43I can't even walk to class without being filmed.
11:45This is a nightmare.
11:52So, you and Liam Cross, huh?
11:54Go away, Ethan.
11:55I saw you out there singing like you were somebody.
11:58Funny how the world notices, right?
12:00No.
12:00It's not that I changed.
12:02Maybe I made a mistake.
12:04I was always interesting, Ethan.
12:06He just didn't bother to look.
12:11The videos of you singing have over 10 million views.
12:14Labels want to know who you are.
12:17Opportunities?
12:18A record deal, Miss Morgan.
12:20Are you interested?
12:21I need time to think.
12:23Vincent called you, didn't he?
12:25Don't trust everything he says.
12:27Call me tonight.
12:28Please.
12:30Standing in the empty hallway.
12:32My phone is lighting up.
12:34And for the first time, I realize our world isn't waiting anymore.
12:41Hey.
12:42Hey.
12:43So your manager offered me a record deal.
12:45I know.
12:46That's what I was afraid of.
12:48If he's offering you a deal, it's because he thinks he can use you.
12:51What if this is my one shot?
12:53Then I'll support you.
12:54But I want you to go in with your eyes open.
12:57Before hanging up, I stop talking about contracts and work.
13:00No matter what Vincent decides, I want to see you one more time, just as Liam and Aria.
13:05Not as part of any business arrangement.
13:07I want you to come.
13:08You said you'd like that.
13:09Saturday.
13:09We'll meet.
13:10I'd like that.
13:12Okay.
13:15It's two in the morning.
13:16I didn't notice.
13:21Aria!
13:22It's two a.m.
13:23Who are you talking to?
13:24Nobody, Mom!
13:26It's not a date.
13:28It's not a date.
13:29Then why have you changed five times?
13:31Because I want to look...
13:33Oh, I...
13:35It's anti...
13:36I'm appropriate.
13:40Okay.
13:50You look...
13:51If you say different without the mini dress, I'm going back inside.
13:55I was going to say great.
13:56That's why being around you feels different.
13:59You treat me like I'm just...
14:01A person.
14:02You are just a person.
14:04A person who can't change a tire.
14:06I know.
14:07And honestly, you should see the way I tried.
14:11Then stop trying to be perfect.
14:13Okay.
14:14Then...
14:14Can I be real with you?
14:16Want to hear it?
14:17Write the album like that.
14:18All of it.
14:18I'm so in love with you.
14:21Whatever you want to do is all cry with me.
14:25I know.
14:26I'd like to sign you to our label.
14:30So you control my image, my social media, and my public appearances?
14:35Standard industry terms.
14:39You mean with Liam?
14:41The public is already interested in your connection.
14:44I told you not to do this, Vincent!
14:46I'm not signing this.
14:47Not today.
14:48This says you want to control my schedule and own the music I create.
14:52And it even demands a collaborative promotional push with your current artists.
14:56So using our relationship as marketing...
15:00Let me help you.
15:01Then let me help you?
15:03Gladham, you're choosing.
15:03I'm not a girl for your content.
15:05I'm not an accessory.
15:06Aria, wait.
15:08I'm sorry I didn't warn you about Vincent.
15:09I know the terms are bad.
15:11But making music, it's the first thing I've actually wanted to chase.
15:14Maybe this is my few seconds of courage.
15:15If you truly want to go down this road, I'll help.
15:17But not through Vincent anymore.
15:19Then let me help you.
15:20Not through Vincent.
15:20Through me.
15:22Okay.
15:23I wrote the melody.
15:24You write the lyrics.
15:26I've never written lyrics before.
15:28Just say what you feel.
15:30Don't try to sound polished.
15:32Just tell the truth.
15:34Even if it's messy.
15:35Even if it scares you.
15:43That's the one.
15:46The one what?
15:47The lead single for the album.
15:48That song is real and people are going to hear it.
15:51Sing with me.
15:52Not as a publicity stunt.
15:53Not for marketing.
15:54Not for headlines.
15:56Because this is the most honest thing I've recorded in years.
15:59And it's honest because you're in it.
16:03Is it just the music?
16:09You know it's not just the music.
16:14This is going to complicate everything.
16:16I know.
16:17I don't care.
16:26Don't look at your phone.
16:27How did they?
16:27Someone at school sold the story.
16:29They got photos of you and Liam holding hands.
16:31And now everyone knows your name in school.
16:33Guess you're the celebrity's girlfriend now.
16:40I just saw.
16:41I'm so sorry.
16:42Are you okay?
16:43Vincent is already handling crisis PR.
16:45Define okay.
16:53Reporters are parked outside.
16:54We may need alternative arrangements for Aria.
16:57You told me you were at the library.
16:59The school can barely function like this today.
17:02She's a student, not a celebrity.
17:05She's a student, not a celebrity.
17:07Mom, I can explain.
17:08I can explain.
17:09You spent the night at a strange man's house?
17:14Mom, I can extant it.
17:16More snow.
17:20Your mom took your phone, so I brought mine.
17:32Liam has been blowing up my phone all night.
17:35He got into a huge fight with Vincent
17:36because Vincent wanted to spin this, like, album promotion.
17:40Liam shut that down.
17:41He said she's not a marketing strategy.
17:43She's a person.
17:47I need to call Liam.
17:48Yeah, okay.
17:50How could you do this to me?
17:52I will fix this.
17:53I promise.
17:54How?
17:54The whole world knows who I am.
17:55I'll hold a press conference.
17:57I'll tell them to leave you alone.
17:58I'll do whatever it takes to protect you from this.
18:00Maybe, maybe we should take a step back first.
18:02Just wait for things to calm down.
18:05Yes.
18:06If that's what you need, I'll respect it.
18:11You're an idiot.
18:13I know.
18:14Two weeks, and the noise finally died down.
18:17I got my phone back, but I still couldn't talk to him.
18:21Then, he drops a song everywhere at once.
18:24It's Beat of My Heart.
18:26Our song.
18:32He took my words, my melody, all of it.
18:37But when my part should come in, he leaves nothing.
18:40Just silence.
18:42You hearing this?
18:44Yeah.
18:44He left your part empty, Aria.
18:46Everybody knows someone's missing.
18:52Every line is about me.
18:54About the girl who crashed into his world,
18:56and the hole she left behind.
19:04I need to see him.
19:05That's my girl.
19:05I'll pick you up in ten.
19:11Want me to wait?
19:12No.
19:13Go home.
19:13I'll figure it out.
19:21Tell him it's the girl who changed his tire.
19:23He's not taking visitors.
19:23Tell him he's not taking visitors.
19:26Liam locked himself in the studio for three days.
19:29He barely eats or sleeps, just keeps writing.
19:32Aria?
19:33You look terrible.
19:35I listened to your song,
19:36and I heard the part you left on purpose mine.
19:39Without her, that song isn't complete.
19:41Without her, nothing is right.
19:43You left my part empty.
19:45Nothing feels right without you.
19:50That line is way too cheesy.
19:53You always knew.
19:54I was scared, Liam.
19:56I didn't want space.
19:57I wanted you.
19:58Next, she's gonna sing back the missing part of the song.
20:01Then, with him, slowly sort out everything that's left.
20:05Now, I record my part of the song.
20:07So what now?
20:11Ready when you are.
20:14Keep going.
20:17I think the third take was best.
20:19I think the seventh.
20:20You're wrong.
20:20I'm the professional here.
20:21And I'm the one with the voice you couldn't replace.
20:23And you're always mine.
20:32It's perfect.
20:34You're perfect.
20:36Still cheesy.
20:37Still don't care.
20:38Next, real world problems were put on the table too.
20:41Once this song was released,
20:42the whole world would know exactly what our relationship was.
20:46Vincent.
20:47But I stayed calm and dropped a bigger bomb.
20:49I'd already fired Vincent
20:50because he was trying to sell our story to the tabloids to promote the album.
20:53Your manager will lose his mind.
20:55Good.
20:55I fired him this morning.
20:57You what?
20:58You're my future.
20:59Easy choice.
21:04Still cheesy.
21:06Still don't care.
21:09Are you ready for your life to change forever?
21:11It already has.
21:13I'm Natasha, Liam's ex-girlfriend.
21:15Liam is really good at making a girl feel like she's the center of the world,
21:18writing songs for her, making her shine.
21:21Then once the album goes huge, he leaves without looking back.
21:24Okay.
21:24And?
21:25He does this.
21:25He writes songs, makes you feel like everything, then moves on.
21:28Natasha said Liam's whole album, Golden,
21:30was pushed to the public as if it were written for her.
21:32Once it went platinum, she never heard from Liam again.
21:34Before she left, she left her business card on the table and told Area,
21:37maybe he just realized you weren't worth the second album.
21:39No, but I'm not ignoring it either.
21:40I don't even have her tar.
21:42I don't know what you're talking about.
21:44Your ex-girlfriend introduced herself to me today.
21:46That album wasn't about her.
21:48Vincent told her that because it sold better with a love story attached.
21:50And is this album about me?
21:51Or is it about selling records?
21:53It's about you.
21:54Does that sound like someone running a marketing campaign?
21:57Secrets ruin things faster, Liam.
21:59No more secrets.
22:00Ask me anything.
22:06Everything.
22:07I want to know everything.
22:15Have you seen the numbers?
22:16We broke the streaming record for a debut duet.
22:20I'm not a real artist, Liam.
22:22I know, right?
22:24Tell that to the 30 million people who disagree.
22:27Your father called.
22:28He heard the song.
22:29He wants to talk to you.
22:32The song is beautiful, Aria.
22:35When did you get so talented?
22:37I've always been this way.
22:39You just weren't around to hear it.
22:43I'm sorry, Aria.
22:44Can we try to do this for real?
22:47Okay.
22:49Can we talk?
22:51Really talk?
23:00Yeah, Dad.
23:01We can talk.
23:04How does a 17-year-old high school student end up recording a hit duet with Liam Cross?
23:14Honestly, I fell asleep in my friend's car and he accidentally stole it.
23:19And the viral concert video, people are asking what it means.
23:24And whether you two are officially, we're two, two people.
23:30We're two who care about each other and make great music together.
23:37Several labels are interested in signing Aria independently, without you.
23:42I fired you, Vincent.
23:43What are you doing here?
23:44No matter how filthy his motives were, they touched on a question I couldn't bash.
23:49Don't listen to him.
23:50He's trying to divide us.
23:53You think I'm holding you back?
23:54Maybe I should consider my options.
23:57I think I need to figure out who I am in this world.
24:05You have a hit song, a potential record deal, and a gorgeous rock star boyfriend,
24:10and you're filling out college applications?
24:12College is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
24:15This moment won't come twice.
24:17The label wants an answer by Monday.
24:19I need to know if you're in.
24:22What would you do, Meg?
24:25You have to decide what you want.
24:28No one gets to choose this life for you.
24:35Your journey has to be your own.
24:38I'm not here to sell Liam's dream or pretend this business is easy.
24:44So what do I do?
24:46What scares you most?
24:47Singing or not singing?
24:58Not singing.
24:59Then you have your answer.
25:04Mom.
25:06I got a real recording contract.
25:09I need you to listen before you react.
25:11Absolutely not!
25:13You said you'd listen.
25:15So listen.
25:16I'm not quitting school.
25:18I'll finish senior year and apply to college.
25:21Your father was a musician.
25:23Your father was a musician.
25:24He chose music over everything.
25:26I'm not dad.
25:27That's what terrifies me.
25:29You're better than he ever was.
25:31Then let me try.
25:32Let me prove it.
25:34If your grades drop even half a point.
25:37They won't.
25:38They won't.
25:39I promise.
25:41What did you decide?
25:43I'm in.
25:44But on my terms.
25:45I wouldn't have it any other way.
25:47We finished this album.
25:48Together.
25:49No fake songs.
25:50It has to be your music.
25:51Deal?
25:55Deal.
25:58I can't believe this is happening.
26:00You literally drove me to the concert that started all of this.
26:03I know.
26:04I take full credit.
26:05Look at you.
26:06Like a star.
26:16Nervous?
26:17Terrified.
26:18How many seconds of courage do you need?
26:20Just a few.
26:22What you need is still only that few seconds of courage.
26:26He was absolutely tantalizing.
26:28And that was what terrified me most about him.
26:31But somewhere between a stolen car and a flat tire and a song left unfinished.
26:36I stopped being afraid.
26:37I decided to stay.
26:43You're rewriting everything.
26:45Don't get cheesy on me now, Rockstar.
26:46You just re-rode the beat of my heart.
26:51This is my place.
26:52And he brought me here.
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