I braced myself and waited for the volley of insults that always followed after the hellos were out of the way. I felt the energy coming off her, the smell of sulfur, and knew where she'd been. This could get very ugly if I'm not careful. It had been some time since I'd had a meet with mom to have her cast, and with Ryder in the wind, most of her efforts had been on keeping him under some semblance of control even from a distance, although we had no idea if it was working or not."So, what are we going to do about this mess you've gotten us into?" How did I know she would blame me once again for her own screwups? It's not my fault that people were now ostracizing and canceling her family because of her actions and theirs. "Didn't you hear me? I asked you a question."I wanted to yell back at her that it wasn't my fault she was known as the woman who pimped her daughters out for clout and wealth. Ever since that post was made, it's been open season on the whole Hudson clan, something I

It's a good thing the deal with Saunders is a lie, or I'd be in deep shit. My first time at bat, and I'm about to fail this acting thing already. I could barely keep the snare off my face as I watched this witch approach me with that lying smile on her face. Standing still for the few seconds it took for her to kiss my cheek almost took me out, and it was all I could do not to wipe it off. I couldn't resist stepping out of the way, though when she tried clinging to me, it felt too much like cheating. If this isn't some Hollywood bullshit, I don't know what is. I'm married to her, but it feels like I would be cheating on Elena by letting her get too close. Just the bare touch of her hand on my arm felt like a violation. Like she, the woman I'd so foolishly married, had no right, whereas my ex did.I saw the hurt look she gave me when I pulled away and stepped out of reach and had to turn my face away so that she didn't see the scorn in my eyes. When I was high on whatever it was that s

Well, this is interesting. No wonder they allowed Mary into the house today. They must've known what was coming and were planning some scheme to put her visit good use. Both Tyler and Zak seemed too laid back and unbothered while the rest of the world was about to crash and burn. At least L.A. Was.I've been following the theatrics online, and I think I see a pattern forming. "Hey, is there any rhyme or reason to whatever it is these nieces of yours have planned?" I still had no idea what the end result was supposed to be with this whole thing. I knew they were supposed to be helping me in some way, but to what end?"I wouldn't go sticking my nose into that mess if I were you." These two tough guys were the last kind of men I'd expect to sweat whenever those little girls were mentioned, but just like Saunders, they seemed to tense up and look around for cover whenever I brought them up.Had I not seen their handiwork firsthand, I'd find it comical, but in the last couple of weeks, sinc

Really Ryder? Really? Just how much of a raging lunatic are you trying to be? Just when I thought my life was getting back on track, you have to go pull a stunt like this. The first song was bad enough, especially when the internet's new favorite denizen had deciphered the code, something I still don't understand since the code was a secret between him and me, but this second song is going too far.Thank heaven this MengeLiNi person hadn't revealed the secrets in this one, or who knows what would happen. Then again, it's only been a few hours since it dropped; they might be taking their time before dropping the bomb. The first song was all about missing me and what we had together, but this one would put the Police's every breath you take to shame. It was a stalker's daydream if you ask me, and an outright threat. In short, this beast who had left me at the altar and moved on with his decrepit life was now threatening anyone I went out with on a date, as well as letting me know that h

"Elena, please, just let me come in so we can talk.""No, it's too late for that." I felt such rage inside that I was almost afraid of what I might do. The tears that I'd been fighting so hard to contain were winning, and I hated that for myself; I hated showing any kind of weakness in front of him.How dare he show up here like this? Acting so blasé, as if he wasn't the monster who had hurt me in the worst possible way. How dare he think that all the pain and hurt of the last five years could just be swept away and forgotten by his mere presence?In the past, it was always like that. I was always quick to forgive him and move on from whatever idiotic thing he'd done. Because I believed that that's what love was. Long-suffering, forgiving, merciful. All the things an innocent young girl should believe. But look where that got me.He made me a laughingstock, something to be ridiculed and laughed at, someone to be pitied. "Damn you, I told you to go away. It's too late for explanations a