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“Why him?” he asks in a voice different from his earlier question.
He’s insecure?
I offer a one-shoulder shrug, wishing we could change the subject. This is why I didn’t want to tell him. “He’s hot. He’s very easy on the eyes. And he looks very good in his underwear.”
“Is he number one or two?”
“What?”
Joshua moves closer, his breath tickling me lightly. “Who’s number one on your list, Joey?” The sultriness is back, making it hard for me to concentrate.
“We should go to sleep.” I ignore his question. I don’t want to contribute to his ego any more than I already have.
“Why?” he asks.
I close my eyes, hoping he follows suit. I wait a full minute, which is probably more like thirty seconds and open them again. Joshua is staring at me, smiling.
“I thought you were going to sleep.”
“I am. You should, too.”
“I will,” he says. “I want to watch you for a few minutes. Is that okay?”
Shrugging, I push deeper into my pillow and close my eyes. Tomorrow is going to be busy. We have a date competition, and I want to win. Not because I need a date with Joshua, but because I don’t like to lose. The more I think about it, he’s probably used to being up until the wee hours of the morning, which means he’ll sleep in and leave me to deal with the others. Just when I’m about to open my eyes and tell him to get some sleep, he whispers into the air, “Joey, who’s your number one?”
“You are,” I tell him before I can hold the words back. I keep my eyes closed for fear of rejection. When he pulls my hand out from under my cheek and locks his fingers with mine, I know I just made his night. I can sleep happily knowing I did something for him.
“I’m Patrick Jonas, and welcome to another episode of Married Blind.”
[Theme music plays]
“Tonight we’ll join the newlyweds to check in with them and see how their relationships are developing, and we have another competition in store for them.”
[Audience claps]
“I know I’m a little curious to see just how things are shaping up for Cole and Millie, who have just spent a week in the master suite. Let’s take a peek at our newlyweds shall we?”
[Switch to the live feed]
“Hello, newlyweds.”
[All respond]
seven
joshua
“Let’sstart with Joshua and Joey. Joey, you’ve been married for a week now, is it everything you’ve thought it would be?”
“And more!” Joey responds, and the audience laughs. I don’t have a clear view of the people in the crowd, but imagine that most of them are women. Or maybe the producers make sure there’s an equal and fair amount of both sexes being represented for the live tapings. I hope they see how I’m sitting, with my arm around her. I want them to see that I’m into this marriage one hundred percent, regardless of what Joey and I have agreed upon.
“For your fans, Joey, tell everyone what Joshua is like.” Patrick Jonas laughs as he finishes his sentence. You can faintly hear people from the audience commenting and I wish I were able to hear exactly what they’re saying.
Joey looks at me and her shoulders come forward in a small shrug as she smiles. She crosses her leg and her hands lock around her knee. She’s wearing navy blue shorts with a white tank top. In the past week, she’s been out tanning with the other wives and her sun-kissed skin agrees with her. We’ve had a good week—not great, but definitely something we can build upon. Everyone, for the most part, has been very nice, especially to me. They’re all interested in how I became an actor and what it’s like. Cole and Gary ask a lot of questions about my female co-stars and are very interested in how sex scenes actually work. I think they were slightly disappointed when they learned said sex scenes normally consist of me, the lead actress, and about thirty different crew members looking on intently.
“Joshua is a pretty sweet guy,” she says as she bows her head shyly. I pull her to me and she allows herself to be cradled. It’s all for show and we both know this. The pads of my fingers rub small circles on her arm. Her goosebumps are instant, but she doesn’t ask me to stop.
“Now to the question on everyone’s mind. . . Cole and Millie?” Patrick’s voice trails off as he says their name. It’s his job to get the audience riled, and he does. There’s a bunch of sick bastards wanting to find out if they did the deed or not. I know it’s going to be worse when Joey and I win a week in the master suite, but I’m ready for it.
