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“Uh-oh,” Emma and Mia said in unison, making me pout.
“I didn’t do it on purpose! I was laughing at some weird joke my friends told, and I just busted out laughing. I just… didn’t realize I was holding the champagne flute, and I may or may not have flung it on Damon’s pants.”
They both looked at me through my tiny phone screen and a second later laughed out loud, clutching their stomachs. Their giggles made me frown.
“Guys, it wasn’t on purpose. As much as I loathe him, I’d never do that.”
“Did he scold you or threatened to sue you?” Emma asked in between her laugh while Mia was turning red from laughing.
Wow. Such good and supportive friends I have.
“Surprisingly, neither. I helped him pat it dry, and he seemed angry because I am Summer Hayes and I shouldn’t touch a single hair on his body because he’s above me, a God among mortals.” I rolled my eyes and sighed. “At least he helped me zip up my dress without any complaint or taunt when I had to fix the underwire of the bra. I offered to get it dry-cleaned but…” Then he started shitting about the man I slept with. I shouldn’t have changed in front of him. I didn’t think Damon was the type of person to stare and didn’t realize I hadn’t applied concealer on my stomach or butt where that man had given me hickeys.
I’m such an idiot.
“But?” Mia prodded.
“Nothing,” I said too quickly. “I left and then I didn’t see him for the rest of the night. He signed over two million dollars’ check, so thank him for me. I’m sure he went to a sex club with mirrors everywhere so he can look at himself all the time. I bet he moans his name instead of his partner’s when he cu—”
“Ooookay!” Emma said, interrupting me. “I really don’t want you to finish that sentence. I will talk to him and—why are you trending on Twitter again?”
“Oh no,” I said and quickly opened Twitter to see that my name was trending. Again.
Don’t people have better things to do than be nosy?
I found various clips and videos of me accidentally throwing champagne on Damon and him just glaring at me. Lots of captions said I moved on fast, that it was a sure way to seduce a billionaire and I can find another way to ruin his pants.
“Oh my god, they’re trashing you,” Mia said in a sad voice, her puppy eyes making me feel marginally better.
Emma was smiling. “At least, this looks funny. Let me send it to Damon.”
“My manager is going to kill me.”
“Don’t worry about it,” Emma rolled her eyes, brushing her golden blond hair. “Just ignore it. I’m sure this will help boost your show. Did they talk about you being the main character in the next season?”
I shook my head. “Not yet.” I hope I am. I’d need the money and any brand deals that come with it.
“Aw, I’m sure something good will come out of it,” Mia said with a small smile. She was always optimistic about it and I trusted her.
“I have to go on a date with Cillian, so bye-bye. We’ll talk soon,” Emma said, giving us flying kisses and looking at me. “You know we are always here if you want to vent?”
“I know. I love you guys,” I said with sincerity. She smiled and left the call, leaving me with a very thoughtful face of Mia staring at me. “What?”
Fuck. Did she find out how and where I live?
“Nothing. I was just wondering,” she said and tilted her head, tapping her chin with her index finger. “You sure talk about Damon a lot, considering you hate him.”
My stomach warmed, and I said, “I mean, duh!”
She kept staring and humming.
“Stop hanging out with James so much. You’re being suspicious like him.” And he’s always suspicious.
“I heard that!” I grinned, hearing James yell in the background, making Mia chuckle. “And you’re the one with bad rep, Summer, not me,” James said, popping up on the screen, standing beside Mia.
“Anyway,” Mia pushed his face away and smiled at me, “call me whenever you want. I’m not sure I can relate, but I can try to understand how hard it is to live in a different city without your friends and family.”
My eyes watered at her gentle words, and I wished I could hug her and tell her everything about it, but I didn’t want to stress her. So, I smiled and replied, “I appreciate it, love. Goodnight!”
