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164|Kill The Story
"Can someone tell me what the hell is going on? I went to bed last night with the man of my dreams only to wake up this morning alone and horny as fuck, and the world's gone crazy!" She shrieked as soon as their lines connected.
"It's not about to get any better!" Lydia had to douse her with a healthy dose of reality. "Congrats bitch! You've made it on the front cover of all the major tabloids! You are officially famous!"
"No!" Eden shook her head. There's no way she's on the news. She hadn't done anything newsworthy.
"Yes!" Sienna chimed in. "The whole world is in a tizz. Everyone wants to know the identity of the woman Liam left the Convention Centre with last night!"
"Your photo is splashed all over the tabloids, and you guys broke the internet twice this morning!" Cassandra delivered the final blow.
"Gosh no!" Eden sank back on the bed, her legs feeling wobbly like jelly. "This is not happening! How did this happen?"
"Well, I'm gue
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