*is ROFL* HAHAHA!!!! Ok ok. Here's a little bit. I might have a little bit more before I go to bed to night. I'm on a roll writing wise.
“Eliza, could you come here please?” I heard Sharon call from across the room.
Oh, boy, I thought, here it is, the moment where I HAVE to say yes.
Karen gave me a little shove towards where Sharon was standing. Then when I still didn’t move, Damian took hold of my arm and literally dragged me over to her. And letting go abruptly, he walked away, grinning.
I reluctantly turned towards Sharon. Biting my lip nervously, I asked, “You wanted to talk to me?”
She looked at me and grinned. “I think you know what I want.”
I sighed. I did know, all too well. “Yeah, I know. What are the details?”
Sharon grinned at Zara who had come over to stand by her.
Zara now looked at me and said, “If you really don’t want to you don’t have to but think it would be really good for you to do this and I think that Damian would enjoy it, too.” She finished with a smile.
I rolled my eyes playfully, “Look this boyfriend girlfriend thing isn’t gonna fly anymore. Karen’s here.”
Sharon and Zara exchanged a look. “Yeah but somebody put your name all over the internet as Damian McGinty’s girlfriend.” Zara told me.
I gaped at her, “What the…” I gasped, “Who?”
Again the looked at each other, “We don’t know.”
Karen came over just then and looked at each lady in turn. Her gaze rested on me, “I did it.”
Everyone gasped.
Sharon looked at her, “Why? You did know it was only an act, right? It was gonna end at the end of the tour.”
Karen shrugged. She didn’t seem to bothered by the whole thing. “I didn’t really see the problem with it. I mean, the more people that think you’re his girlfriend, the less people likely to expect me.”
We all nodded. It was true. I thought to myself that that was the smartest thing Karen had ever done.
“Thanks so much, Karen.” I said, “That really was a good idea.”
Zara and Sharon agreed.
“Very ingenious of you.” Sharon commented.
“And now back to the issue at hand.” Zara smiled, “Do you, or do you not want to play, Eliza. Be truthful.”
The tension of that moment was so great I cannot describe it. Sharon looking at me with the pressure of the producer on her shoulders, Zara, the pressure of a friend and team member, Karen, just plain wanting to, and Damian. I could feel his presence behind me, I could feel him wanted me to do it. Deep down inside I was scared half to death but in the same deep pit I wanted to do it so badly I burst out, “I’ll do it!”
