The Actor's Contract

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you let me buy

ed hand gestures, despite the fact that one is still in a cast, draw attention fr

Mel the best, so it's better to follow her lead. The dark beauty then circles a finger along her temple, and I sni

hes ... for babies ... that cost more than my previous house rent. Tiny cotton sheets and sw

or maybe sweating) through nineteen boutiques like a pregnant tornado in athl

mules. The very stylis

hopping bags like she'd robbed a baby Target. She walks like a model, and looks like one too,

uishy giraffe plushie that has glued itself to my hip

chirps. "Do you think w

the baby drinks as much as Damio

ne lau

cocky ... looks like they all stepped out of the pages of Vogue ... is psychologically unstable ...

re rather decent and

ng time. A very long time. My life

ly needed

lex. We needed to wait for the airport fiasco to die down. I'm not exaggerating if I say the complex was surrounded like a free sa

or me strangling a very fa

moment we're having a decent discussion, getting to know each other; the next moment he is all

t, I tell you ― a mechanical egomaniac. It's

for prolonged times ... makes my

home? I know the perfect place, my treat," Haley say

u would call diamonds in the rough," she whispers and winks at me with a warm smile, wrongly interpreting my blanked-out

can I be wrong? Could ther

n. She's the warmest person I've ever met, and she has already bundled herself into

Mom?" my little expecting 'sis

ition prevents her from having any right now. It doesn't, how

very handsome son paid attention in biology class. You can get some

umbling something about players that don't know how to use freaki

ningly beautiful, incredibly smart, rich, with a loving f

s in a worse way than mine, she almost got killed by some weirdo and his kids, she's gonna be

ter-in-law - " she sta

tage," Kiara butts in, earning her a stiff neck re

, and then you're going to enjoy it for my benefit. Right?" So there's that ― the other imperfect

some serious shit. You don't know the cravin

her brother's girlfriend unconditionally. Even though she and Kiara have a special bond, they always try to include me in everything. I could always just dream about a frien

gesturing for us to move our buts. I think we can all agree on that. I'm sure w

ghts kept on straying ― so much that I

n. Gmf. As if I have no taste at all. Citing the contract, he made his instructions very clear about what he wanted me to wear ― something

always end up with some moist briefs and a r

I'm not conceited, but I'm also not na

e one of those things. I can't wait to rub

the first public appearance concept. That an

r loves art, and she has real raw talent. There's a niche, specifically designed for her passion, with probably ev

. And although they went a little overboard, I must admit that they succeeded. Leyla loves

bout my sister while listening to t

it ha

ls scatter all over in a rainbow confetti cascade. Haley gives a little whelp, while Mel and Kiara seem half shocked, half amu

o taunting ch

me up, but I refuse it with a grunt. His voice is smooth, polish

you very much." I dust off m

ndsome, and vaguely familiar - not friend-of-a-friend

to be hot. Take this attractive dump for instance ― black hair, a well-groome

ticks

tuffing back some clothes and rattles that fell out. He r

" he asks, glan

ss," I sa

mething flickers there- recognition maybe? Or curiosity? But before

her finger under his nose as I stoop to pick up the last parcel. Seems the dude is famous. No

eyes before looking at the rest of the

ing as if she smells something off, and Kiara is frantical

port scenario replays in my mind. If this turns out to be a

or my ego. I do know that this big ape is responsible for both injurie

wns. "Y

t of their way to find and annoy me!" I blow off steam to Mel, who's now clutching my

says, squinting down the sidewal

sk, trying

Mel suddenly snores, "Don't fo

g is limited. I open my mouth to reply, bu

- BAM. Flash.

on skills. Just peeling from the shadows - paparazzi, at least

d whispers in my ear,

manipulated the frat boy to assault the fat lady so I could seduce her nerdy pervert; and somewhere through all this, I was supposed to mee

tually believ

e a photo of your ring?" "Do y

shows off her perfect teeth. She holds up her hand to show off her special ring ... a ha

"Are you getting engaged?" "What do you

my name like we are best friends. I try to follow Mel

"Is Enrique the father

ts me. Wha

y due?" "Is it

voice yells

Me? To be pregnant, you need to copulate, and I have

, and I look down ― maybe I'm getting fat or something. I ci

the bags?" "Are you

allbuybaby' 'Mudpie' 'Fiddlesticks', and 'UpChoose' logos on them.

rom my hand, and some

m?" "Is it because he's allergic to latex?" "How long until

pacifier and go in

, voice colder than iced cof

the baby, they decided to wait and keep it quiet for as long as possible. Then

you'll be the first to know," I say coldl

cially under the loose shirt she's wearing. Let them writ

main calm, but with each question, I feel more and more explosive because they dare to invad

eplacement for yo

arcels, grab the man's shirt with my left hand, while s

want about me, but you

ne shouts. Kiara grabs the pac

before any more celebrities o

afely buckled up, the

as demented!" Kiara g

giggles, ending with a snort. "And I'm sorry tha

ody still shaking with anger and rage. I was

, already seeing Enrique blowing his lid. Not that I'm

ion punched, not to mention Jackson ... oh boy," Haley snickers, and Mel rolls

nd the press. Encounters that have me rolling in laughter. For this moment, I'm just Aria Thompson. A girl who's having

e's still in there, s