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My girl… wow, I have been waiting for a long time to call her my girl. It feels really good.
“I don’t know how I’m going to act like I love you today,” Ashley snaps at me with her arms folded, definitely not in character at all. “I hate your guts. I can’t believe you have done that to me.”
“I don’t even have an answer for you.” I roll my eyes and shake my head. “Just act, Ashley. It’s your job. And if it helps, just remember that I haven’t actually done anything wrong to you. I haven’t cheated. We weren’t a couple. All I’ve done is kiss someone that I really like. There isn’t anything wrong with that.”
She snorts once more and glares at me with her nostrils flaring. I guess my little speech about Millie didn’t affect her at all. Well, whatever, I don’t need to sort out Ashley’s emotions, I just need to do my part. I turn away from her and get myself in the role of Jayden where I need to be today.
“You are a real piece of work, you know,” Ashley hisses, making it very challenging to focus. “You didn’t even talk to me about this girl. I don’t even know who she is. I should know who she is.”
“Why?” I demand through gritted teeth. “Why should I tell you anything?”
“Because we work together.” Her hands rest on my shoulders and I try my hardest not to shake her off. “Because we’re supposed to be friends. Because me and you should be a team while we are on this movie. What you do affects me and my career at the moment, and vice versa. We need to work together.”
“Really?” I turn around to eye her curiously. “That’s what the issue is? This isn’t some kind of…”
“I’m not trapping you.” She rolls her eyes. “Sure, I would much prefer the stories to be about me and you because I think that works better for the promo, but if not, I would at least like to be in the loop. That isn’t us playing the Hollywood game, it’s just us being truly honest with one another.”
“Right.” I narrow my eyes curiously at her. I don’t know if I can trust Ashely right now, I have no idea what she’s doing here, but if she’s being genuine right now then I want to smooth things over as well. “Okay.”
“So, you will be honest with me?” She cocks an eyebrow my way. “And I will do the same with you.”
“Sure.” I’m going to try and trust her, just to see where it takes me. I hold out my hand for her to shake and she does. It seems like a strange alliance, but it could really work if we’re both really in and this is genuine. Not some kind of trap which I really don’t want to worry about it now. “Sounds good, Ashley.”
“So, there aren’t any more surprises that I should expect?” she demands, albeit a little playfully.
“No more surprises. There is nothing else coming our way.” I grin. “Now, let’s do this.”
***
I might as well be skipping as I walk towards The Scarlet Longue. I haven’t ever been as excited as I am right now about seeing anyone, but after the amazing day of filming that I have had, and the agreement that I’ve come to with Ashley, I feel so good that it’s like nothing can get in my way. Nothing can shake this feeling. I even finished early with filming, so we have more of the night together which is of course awesome.
Every moment that I get to spend with Millie is just perfect. I have even been thinking about planning a trip with her as soon as I’m done with the filming so I can keep her to myself for a little bit. The idea of nothing distracting us, of no responsibilities getting between us, it’s everything that I could want and more…
“Oh…” But as soon as I get through the door, I’m shocked to see another body behind the bar. The bar tender who usually works part time on Millie’s days off. But this isn’t her normal day off right now. She would have told me if it was. I can’t help feeling confused as I run my eyes up and down him. “Where’s Millie?”
“Don’t know.” He shrugs hard. “She called in sick. I’m a quick replacement.”
“Well, what’s wrong with her?” I gasp loudly. “Did she say?”
“Don’t know.” He doesn’t care. Of course, he doesn’t care. Why would he? He’s just annoyed that he has to work. “Don’t think she said.”
I turn around rapidly and race to my home, wondering if she’s still there lying in my bed just waiting for me. Maybe she lied when she called in sick and she’s still naked which is incredible. If so, I seriously can’t wait. I’m grinning like crazy, happiness is bursting and exploding through my body.
