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get to the bottom of how it happened.”
Theo walked back into the house. He’d stepped outside to give us our privacy. “What’s going on?” he asked. “What happened? Are you okay?”
I looked up at him with tears in my eyes. “Just look,” I said. “Show him, Shonda.”
“Are you sure you want him to see?”
“It doesn’t matter.”
Shonda raised an eyebrow. I could tell she was picking up on a certain vibe between me and Theo. If she didn’t already know, then she certainly suspected we’d slept together. Shonda handed him her phone and showed him the front page of Gossip Guru. The headline screamed: ‘America’s Sweetheart Exposed!’
Theo’s face grew stern as he scrolled through the images. He didn’t get far before handing the phone back to Shonda in disgust.
“Louis’s team is going to have a fit over this,” she said.
“Is that all you care about?” Theo snapped. “Can’t you see she’s been humiliated in public? Don’t you think that’s more important? Not to mention the fact we’re dealing with a psychopath who’s determined to kidnap Jamie. Who gives a fuck about promoting your stupid movies?”
I started to cry in earnest. Between the stress of last night, almost losing Theo today, and then this, I was beyond spent. I felt like I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Theo sat down beside me and pulled me to him. I rested my head on his chest and let the tears flow. I didn’t want to hold them back anymore.
“It’s alright, sweetheart,” Theo whispered.
“No, it’s not.”
I let out a choked sob. Someone was trying to kill me and now the world was making fun of my body. Gross men were picking apart every inch of me, criticizing the way I looked, or worse. The thought of a bunch of guys getting off to photos of me was enough to make me puke.
“I understand that we have serious problems right now,” Shonda said. She was doing her best to sound gentle, but it really wasn’t working. Shonda’s not the maternal type. “I’m not passing judgment, or blaming you, I just want to know who else you sent the pictures to.”
“No one. Steve was the only person.”
“Were they on your phone?” Theo asked.
“Yeah, why?”
“Your phone is missing.”
“When did this happen?” Shonda demanded.
“Last night. I left my phone in the limo.”
“Girl, how many times have I told you to keep your phone on you at all times? When you lose it look what happens? Do you have any idea what a shit storm this is going to create with Louis’s team and the studio?”
“Excuse me for not thinking to grab my cell phone while I was in the middle of being kidnapped. I apologize for making your life so hard. This must so stressful for you .”
“I don’t need attitude right now,” she replied.
“This isn’t helpful,” Theo said through gritted teeth.
“And where were you when all this was going down?” Shonda demanded. “Didn’t I hire you to protect her? You should have been there.”
“I’m not going to listen to your bullshit. If you think-”
“Stop fighting!” I screamed.
Everyone fell silent. I saw Connor outside the window. He peeked into check us out. He must have heard me scream. He shook his head and went back to staring at the street.
“Just stop,” I said lowering my voice. “I don’t want to hear any more arguing. What can we do to fix this?”
“I’ve already sent a cease and desist letter to Gossip Guru. Those pictures are your property. If the phone was stolen, then they have no right to publish the images. The next thing I’m going to do is find out which cop took your phone and leaked the photos, then personally destroy their life. I’ve already got my people on it. It won’t take long to figure out who GG purchased the photos from.”
“I want to know the name of the person they were purchased from as soon as you find out,” Theo said.
“Sure, but why?”
“It may be nothing, but I’d like to check it out.”
“The
Theo walked back into the house. He’d stepped outside to give us our privacy. “What’s going on?” he asked. “What happened? Are you okay?”
I looked up at him with tears in my eyes. “Just look,” I said. “Show him, Shonda.”
“Are you sure you want him to see?”
“It doesn’t matter.”
Shonda raised an eyebrow. I could tell she was picking up on a certain vibe between me and Theo. If she didn’t already know, then she certainly suspected we’d slept together. Shonda handed him her phone and showed him the front page of Gossip Guru. The headline screamed: ‘America’s Sweetheart Exposed!’
Theo’s face grew stern as he scrolled through the images. He didn’t get far before handing the phone back to Shonda in disgust.
“Louis’s team is going to have a fit over this,” she said.
“Is that all you care about?” Theo snapped. “Can’t you see she’s been humiliated in public? Don’t you think that’s more important? Not to mention the fact we’re dealing with a psychopath who’s determined to kidnap Jamie. Who gives a fuck about promoting your stupid movies?”
I started to cry in earnest. Between the stress of last night, almost losing Theo today, and then this, I was beyond spent. I felt like I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Theo sat down beside me and pulled me to him. I rested my head on his chest and let the tears flow. I didn’t want to hold them back anymore.
“It’s alright, sweetheart,” Theo whispered.
“No, it’s not.”
I let out a choked sob. Someone was trying to kill me and now the world was making fun of my body. Gross men were picking apart every inch of me, criticizing the way I looked, or worse. The thought of a bunch of guys getting off to photos of me was enough to make me puke.
“I understand that we have serious problems right now,” Shonda said. She was doing her best to sound gentle, but it really wasn’t working. Shonda’s not the maternal type. “I’m not passing judgment, or blaming you, I just want to know who else you sent the pictures to.”
“No one. Steve was the only person.”
“Were they on your phone?” Theo asked.
“Yeah, why?”
“Your phone is missing.”
“When did this happen?” Shonda demanded.
“Last night. I left my phone in the limo.”
“Girl, how many times have I told you to keep your phone on you at all times? When you lose it look what happens? Do you have any idea what a shit storm this is going to create with Louis’s team and the studio?”
“Excuse me for not thinking to grab my cell phone while I was in the middle of being kidnapped. I apologize for making your life so hard. This must so stressful for you .”
“I don’t need attitude right now,” she replied.
“This isn’t helpful,” Theo said through gritted teeth.
“And where were you when all this was going down?” Shonda demanded. “Didn’t I hire you to protect her? You should have been there.”
“I’m not going to listen to your bullshit. If you think-”
“Stop fighting!” I screamed.
Everyone fell silent. I saw Connor outside the window. He peeked into check us out. He must have heard me scream. He shook his head and went back to staring at the street.
“Just stop,” I said lowering my voice. “I don’t want to hear any more arguing. What can we do to fix this?”
“I’ve already sent a cease and desist letter to Gossip Guru. Those pictures are your property. If the phone was stolen, then they have no right to publish the images. The next thing I’m going to do is find out which cop took your phone and leaked the photos, then personally destroy their life. I’ve already got my people on it. It won’t take long to figure out who GG purchased the photos from.”
“I want to know the name of the person they were purchased from as soon as you find out,” Theo said.
“Sure, but why?”
“It may be nothing, but I’d like to check it out.”
“The
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