I went into work with my head held high and a smile on my face. I noticed that Nancy wasn't at the front desk anymore, instead there was a freakishly tall red-head with a short sleek bob and a black and white suit."Good morning" she greeted me with a small smile."Good morning. I don't mean to sound rude or anything but where's Nancy?" I asked while keeping a smile on my face.Thanks for your support!"Oh I'm sorry, she doesn't work here anymore. Mr. Saunders let her go yesterday afternoon. I'm Melissa Robinson, I'm filling in for Ms. Saunders"I smiled "I see, well it was nice meeting you. I'm Madeline but you can call me Maddie"She smiled at me "okay then. Have a good day. It was nice meeting you as well"I went up the elevator to my office and I couldn't suppress my curiosity when it came to Nancy. I thought they were good siblings. Why would he fire her?I walked into my office and I looked at myself in the mirror from the corner of my eye. I didn't like what I saw. White added
I woke up in an unfamiliar room with light pouring through the windows. There was an arm wrapped around my waist. Forsome strange reason, I felt good, I felt...great. I realized that it was Ryan next to me and he grunted as he woke up. He turned over and stretched. I checked my phone and I had 6 missed calls from Maggie and 3 texts. "WHERE ARE YOU?!" "WHAT THE HELL MADDIE?! ARE YOU OKAY?" "whatever Maddie, have fun doing whatever it is that you're doing" I checked the time and she should be awake by now. I decided to call her and she picked up on the third ring."Maddie?" She said sternly"Hi Maggie, listen I'm sorry for not checking in with you last night""I don't care. Where were you anyway?" "I..." I looked over to Ryan who was standing at the foot of the bed, staring at me while shirtless. "I slept over at someone's place" "You don't have any friends in the city. Were you with Ryan?" "Maybe" "God, way to act like a cheap hoe" she said nastily and hung up. I was shock
I woke up with a pounding headache and got out of bed to run to my medicine cabinet. I looked at the bags under my eyes and covered my eyes. Jeez! I looked and felt horrible for some reason. I took some Tylenol and got dressed in a gray blouse with a black pencil skirt and heels. I curled my hair and clipped half of it up. I put some concealer under my eyes and applied some light eyeliner and red lipstick. I left my room and went to grab some breakfast. Maggie was reading the newspaper as she looked up at me and then back down to the newspaper."Look great" she mumbled. "Uh...thanks" I stammered. "When are you going to stop being mad at me?" I asked as I prepared a bagel."When you wake up Maddie" "From what?! What have I done?" I asked."You're 22 and he's 26, you're fresh out of college and he's a huge CEO, you're from a small town in Massachusetts while his family bathes in gold. Do you get my point?" "Maggie, when will you learn to look past the obvious? So what if he's 4 ye
I woke up in his warm arms to sunlight streaming through the window. He shifted over to his side and continued to sleep. I got up and went to go wash up in the bathroom. I put on a tank top and a pair of shorts as I made my way downstairs to make Ryan some breakfast. While he was sleeping, I managed to make pancakes and a fruit salad with some coffee. In about half an hour, he descended down the stairs with his suit jacket over his arm. "Good morning, how are you feeling?" He asked as he threw his jacket on a chair. I smiled at him "I'm better" my voice sounded raspy. He saw the breakfast on the island "this Is for me?" He asked. I nodded "yeah! I made it because you have that interview today and because you took care of me" He laughed lightly "thank you" he started eating as I came up to him and hugged his shoulders."I'll go pack my stuff" I said. He looked up at me and grabbed my wrist "no please don't go" he said. I scrunched my eyebrows together in confusion "why?" He ad
As I walked into the studio, I saw a bunch of tall beautiful women walk out with portfolios in their hands. I smiled when I knew that Ryan had fully supported me in this. I rode an elevator up to the set to see the photographer pacing across the room. "Ah you must be Madeline?" He asked I smiled and shook his hand "that's me" "I'm señor Chavez and this is my crew. We have a shoot today for Reebok Sport. Go get settling in hair and makeup" I walked over to a table with bright lights and makeup all over the place as two women began to do my makeup and hair. A young woman walked up to me and smiled "hi Maddie, I'm Veronica. Ryan hired me to be your personal manager." "Nice to meet you" She nodded and smiled "now today we have a photo shoot with Reebok and if all goes well, I'm expecting more photo shoots in the future. Now I'm sure you know this but part of modeling would be lingerie shoots"I nodded and motioned for her to continue "I encourage all my models to exercise and stay
2 weeks later...I was leaving a lingerie shoot and heading downtown to my apartment when I got a call from my one and only. "Hey babe" I chirped through the speaker as I made my way down the street while pushing through some Paps. "Hey, what's up?" "Not much, just got done with a shoot. You might even see it on the front cover of a magazine tomorrow morning!" He laughed "why would I do that if I can see you naked in my bed tonight?" I laughed at his comment "shut up. Do you want to come over later?" I asked"Sure, I get off at 7 today. What were you thinking of doing?" "Well, you know...the usual. And Christmas is coming up in two months." "I hate Christmas" "No you don't. Everyone loves Christmas. My family kind of wants me to come home in 2 weeks for thanksgiving.""Have fun with that" I frowned "please come with me." "What if they don't like me?" I laughed a sad laugh "I don't think that's possible. My dad would like you" "How is he?" "Don't know. Prison makes it hard
As I woke up from my deep sleep, I could feel light pouring into my eyes. I heard beeping and the sound of people talking in the background. "She's awake. Oh thank god" said a deep voice. I sat up and rubbed my eyes to see Ryan standing at the foot of my bed talking with my manager Vicky. "Darling you're awake" Vicky said as she smiled at me and sat down her huge binder on a chair. Ryan walked over to me and took my hand in his "you've been sleeping for a good whole day." My eyes widened "a day?!" I sounded raspy. He smiled at me and I could tell he hasn't shaved for a while because of the beard forming on his face. His shirt was wrinkled and his pants weren't sitting on him properly. "I want to go home" I sat up and started touching all the wires all over me."Hold on, I'll get a nurse" he said as he jogged out of the room. Vicky looked at me and smiled "glad you're okay Mads. Everyone was so worried! I postponed your photo shoots for next week so you have a good week of rest"
As we were driving up a hill to get to my old childhood home for thanksgiving, everything started to fall into place. We drove past a small building with a crooked sign and a broken basketball net in the front "I went to elementary school there" I said while pointing out the window. Ryan slowed the car a little bit and looked out the window "looks dank" he said. I laughed at his idiotic comment "it was VERY dank" "I can't believe you're from here. No offense but this town looks creepy" he muttered. I shrugged knowing he was right. There were no streetlights and the stores were a mile apart. The houses looked like sheds and the trees were overgrown and covered with snow. The town looked...sad. "It looks sad" I said. He nodded "well I'm just glad I can get you back to a city where you belong after this"I smiled and took his hand in mine "and I'm grateful for that" He turned to me and smiled "happy thanksgiving, honey" he leaned over and pecked me quickly before returning to driv