position.
“Jorge, I’m sorry about how this looks, I guess I forgot how it is in Hollywood. I promise, I won’t make the same mistake again.”
“Listen Lane, perhaps this is nothing, but the press is always looking for something. We cannot give them the tiniest bit of fuel for their fire,” said Jorge, I sighed and shook my head miserably.
“Think about it Lane, you are essentially single, he, on the other hand, is not. As far as the media is concerned you are a hot divorcee on the prowl, though I am not sure that the media is aware that you are going through a divorce yet. But I am quite sure it is only a matter of time before they figure it out, when they do, these kind of intimate little lunches are only going to look that much more suspicious.”
“It wasn’t like that at all. It was just lunch, we were just trying to get to know each other. I realize he’s married Jorge...I just forgot about the media.” I was rolling my eyes.
Jorge gave me a sly smile. “What do you expect? I mean, you are gorgeous, of course, he’s attractive. What usually happens when two attractive people have to work very closely together? It happens all the time in Hollywood. You know, co stars hooking up in real life, when they have been filming a movie together. Think about it, the two of you are going to be working closely together for the next four months. It only stands to reason that the press is going to try to link the two of you, they are going to monitor every moment the two of you spend together and dissect it,” said Jorge.
I rolled my eyes. “It was nothing,” I snapped. I was tired of talking about this, I may have been a tiny bit attracted to Ron, but I was sure he didn’t feel the same way about me, the man was obviously happily married!
“Lane my darling, don’t be angry with me. I’m not the enemy here. I realize that this little lunch date was nothing, but we’ve only just begun here, comprende?
I want you to be strong and make sure it stays nothing. You and Mr. gorgeous muscular body, are going to be spending a lot of time together, he is going to be lonely, you’re going to be lonely. Shit happens Lane. I realize that Ron is very attractive and charming, but the only reason he is even doing this show, is because his wife is a freaking spending machine.
He does well enough, but obviously he needed more money to keep her supported in the lifestyle she thinks she deserves. If she, for one moment, even suspects that he’s screwing around on her, she’ll divorce his ass and freakin clean him out!” said Jorge, eyeing me seriously.
“I realize that Jorge! I’m not a home wrecker, I promise, it’s nothing.” I told him, looking away guiltily and shaking my head.
“I mean it Lane, if Brannon gets caught screwing around on this broad, I don’t want it to be with you. Brannon can get laid anywhere, I realize he’s loaded with testosterone and...”
“Jorge, really...” I snapped.
“Okay, okay. So, how’s the skating coming?” he asked, flashing me a sly smile. My mouth suddenly dropped open in shock. One look at his amused smile and I was suddenly angry. I was getting the sneaky feeling that my team, who was supposedly assigned to me randomly, was a huge set up. The network was making a huge joke at my expense, I was suddenly sure of it!
“You set me up!” I cried, staring at him in shock.
“No I did not! Honestly Lane, you truly got the luck of the draw, but all the other contestants did claim to be able to skate some. Poor Ron had never even put on skates before,” said Jorge, with a satisfied giggle.
“You better get your jollies now Jorge, by the time I get done with Ron, you won’t be able to tell he was a mere novice when we began the season,” I told him,
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