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It was amazing what kinds of stories could be fabricated from a few snapshots in time.
The current story on the screen questioned whether Drew and I had been in on the whole thing together from the start: Speculations about whether Drew had become the Bachelor just so I could get into the business; how we had been dating secretly for years; and how my marriage to Nolan had only been about the money.
Like I even ended up with any money.I scoffed.All I got out of that sham of a marriage was an apartment that Nolan had pre-paid for a year and a ring I had stored at the bottom of a drawer somewhere.It was ridiculous how many lies had been spread in the last few days.
When I took my phone off airplane mode for a few minutes earlier today, I had hoped to find a message or missed call from Drew. But there was nothing.
I tried not to feel depressed about it. Nothing could happen between us. We couldn't be seen together. It would ruin the show's new plans of a fake engagement. So I might as well get used to the distance now.
Alexis had texted me about the plans for next week, asking if I could come back in this afternoon and help arrange everything that needed to be put together for the re-shoot. But oh, how I hated the idea of setting everything up for Gwen and Drew to spend more time together. I'd seen their chemistry on plenty of the episodes, and even if they hadn't gotten along perfectly after filming, they still had sparks when they kissed. And they would probably be doing more kissing if they were fake-engaged.
The whole thing made me sick. Things had finally seemed like they might have a chance of working out between Drew and I. Drew had invited me to run away with him for a few days. He wouldn't have suggested that if he hadn't had feelings for me. Would he?
Except, he'll be doing just that with Gwen instead.
I wrapped my arms around myself, my stomach churning. This job was supposed to make my life better, not worse.
But once again, something was in the way of Drew and me getting together. Maybe the Universe was trying to tell us something.
At least this time, I hadn't left my heart out there to hang for too long—only a few well-timed pictures and fake headlines that I wished were actually true.
Because if they were, maybe all of this might have been worth it.
