Chapter 379 Continuing the Winning Streak 3 (1/2)

Jake was going to shoot in May 1998 and stay until September 1998, where he would be almost 5 months and that would change the film's official schedule slightly, so Jake remembered Keanu Reeves was also injured and so was better than the movie started filming a little later.

The Wachowskis brothers could also start shooting some scenes in which Jake's character would not appear before, many things could be done so that Jake arriving almost 2 months after filming began was not a problem.

And Jake would still have to leave for a week or so if he really decided to join this year's NBA draft on June 24, 1998, at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

This showed how Jake's vacation would be a lot busier than the basketball season, after which he would have much more time with the NBA standstill that would make the basketball season begin only in 1999.

When Jake considered starting training the day after the Tar Heels game, he got a call and a number that was unknown to him, but how few people could get his number Jake decided to answer the call.

”This is Jake, who's this?”

”Hi Jake, this is Kate speaking.”

”Hi Kate, how long, I'm sorry if I caused any trouble talking to you at that party.”

”No, you're not to blame Jake, the media always do these kinds of things, I have to apologize for taking so long to call you.”

”I was glad you called, I know you must be very busy with the shows.”

”Yes, I called because I'm in Durham to talk business and I know your university is close to here, so I was wondering if you'd like to have lunch with me today?”

”Of course, you give me the address that I'll be there soon.”

Jake was very happy to receive a call from Kate after so many months, he sometimes thought of looking for her to talk to, but he knew well that Kate had to take care of her image as an artist and so couldn't meet Jake without preparation before.

Besides, he thought that if she didn't look for him it was because Kate didn't really like him that much, thankfully Jake got that call and after getting the restaurant address went getting ready to go out in his car.

He soon went to the address Kate passed, and soon Jake was in the restaurant, just as he hoped it was a simpler but also very discreet restaurant, a place where paparazzi couldn't easily find her.

Kate was 19 now and would be 20 this year, Kate was white and fair-skinned, Kate's face was simple, but in a way that was very beautiful and pure, she had green eyes and a very good body. proportionate and beautiful.

It was hard to describe Kate's face, but if Jake tried he would pick a few models and actresses that could form a Kate-like face, she looked like a mix of model Tanya Mityushina, and actresses Sarah Gadon, Grace Kelly, and Rachel McAdams.

As a famous pop singer, Kate had already recorded 2 albums and had 2 songs on Billboard, even though she was considered a successful singer she was going through a difficult time in her career.

She had to make a transition in the style of her music and also the image she was giving her audience, as Kate was most successful after losing her parents and while she was a teenager, the songs she wrote were about losing and youth in the sense they conveyed.

That, according to the media and her manager, was most of the reason for Kate's success, but now she was almost 20 and older, and her feelings of loss were diminished by the image of Jake in her life.

Thinking about it Kate decided to make a change in her music style and also in her image showing that she had changed and that was the identity she would have as a singer in the future now that she was an adult.

And she was sure of that decision when her fans reacted wrong when they knew she could be dating Jake, so she thought that if fans accepted this change from her it would be easier for them to accept future relationships she might have.

But if they didn't accept it could be the end of her career, Kate talked it over with her manager who after hearing Kate's story decided to support her in this fundamental change for her career.

Of course, the biggest reason was that her manager had confidence in Kate's talent and also agreed that a change was needed if Kate wanted to continue succeeding in the future.