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Well lunch was, interesting to say the least, not that I didn't deserve it. Once we had all said our goodbyes Alice and I had loaded up our belongings back at the house and raced for the airport to catch our flight. We had already put on our disguises that seemed rather effective despite being just baseball caps and sunglasses. We weaved through the endless crowd of people and check points before finally making it aboard.
"You really didn't have to get us first class tickets." Alice whispered to me
I smiled back at her "Actually it was Taylor not me."
"What do you mean?" She questioned
I rolled my eyes thinking on how things had been since Alice left "Well Taylor has me on a very short leash and part of that is not allowing me near many people. She actually wanted me to bring way more security on this trip but I had changed my flight last minute without telling her so I could come with just one guard."
"I'm surprised she let you walk through the airport then, it was insane in there." Alice joked
I smirked in return "Well I was supposed to meet up with security she had sent down here but I wanted a little longer being normal before I returned to tour."
"Taylor is gonna be pissed." She hummed
"Hello ladies," a flight attendant smiled down at us "Can I get you anything?"
"No thank you." I nodded to her
The flight seemed to take forever and I was dying to stretch my legs out by the time we finally landed. As soon as we got off the plane there were four men dressed in black suits waiting for us, none of which I recognized. They led us through the airport and out to a black car where Taylor was waiting for us.
"You have been quite the pain in my ass." Taylor grumbled before signaling to the open door "We don't have time to discuss everything right now though, as usual we're running late."
"Good to see you haven't changed a bit, I missed you too Taylor." I joked before climbing into the car
"Good to see you again Alice, I'm excited to have some help keeping this one in check." Taylor grumbled as Alice climbed in behind me
"It's good to see you as well and I'll try my best but we both know how difficult that can be." Alice grinned
Taylor have her a curious look before closing the door and climbing into the passenger seat.
"Hello ladies, welcome back." Ben grinned
"Hello Ben, I hope you haven't gone too crazy being left alone with Taylor." I smiled in return
He gave me a knowing look "I'm still sane somehow."
"You two are ridiculous." Taylor grumbled out crossing her arms over her chest
"So what's on the agenda for today?" Alice questioned, clearly trying to break the tension
"Firstly we have the Photo shoot and interview for Writers Digest and then we have a reading scheduled directly after so we'll have to eat on the way." Taylor explained seeming to have calmed down instantly at the mention of our schedule
"You didn't tell me that writers digest was writing an article on you!" Alice beamed looking over at me
I shrugged "I thought we had more important things to discuss so I didn't mention it."
"Well congratulations beautiful." She grinned before kissing my cheek
When we arrived at the photo shoot I was overwhelmed by the number of people trying to talk to me.
The photographer finally cut in after awhile and led me to the back room to get dressed "Alrighty Blair, I'll leave you to it and I'm sorry about all that, everyone's just excited."
"It's okay I understand, thank you." I nodded before he disappeared from the room
I put on my black formal dress before heading back out to the room where everything was set up for the photo shoot.
"There you are." Alice smiled once I had reached her
I smiled back "Here I am."
"You look amazing." She smirked looking me up and down
"Blair we're ready for you!" The photographer yelled
"I guess that's my cue." I laughed
She pulled me in for a short sweet kiss before smiling at me "Knock em dead gorgeous."
I was told to pose in numerous ways and make absurd faces for what felt like forever. The photographer was nice at least and he had introduced himself as Jamie.
"Alright these look great." Jamie beamed as he looked through the shots on his camera
"So are we all set?" I asked
"Yep, now you're gonna head to the floor below us for your interview in Mr. White's office." Jamie grinned
"Thank you so much for doing this photo shoot today, I can't wait to see how the article turns out." I grinned in return
He nodded looking up from his camera for only a second "Thank you for coming, I look forward to working with you again."
Before I could respond Taylor pulled me towards the stairs "Alrighty let's get you down to that interview."
"You looked great baby." Alice smiled as she half jogged to keep up with us
"Thank you." I panted out as we descended the stairs
Now let me just say that running down metal stairs in heels is not easy or fun in the slightest. As soon as we reached the bottom Taylor took off down the hall and nearly caused us to run into her when she suddenly decided to stop.
She spun on her heels to face us "Alright Blair, this is Mr. Whites office and he's expecting you. Please try not to say anything, well, you know what I mean. Just please don't say anything that the media can spin into a negative light."
"I'll try my best." I nervously replied
"You're gonna do great babe." Alice smiled taking my hand in hers and squeezing it reassuringly
"Thank you baby." I grinned giving her hand a squeeze before turning and entering the office
"Ah Blair Collins, come on in and close the door behind yourself." Mr. White smiled
I closed the door and then extended my hand out to him "It's nice to finally meet you sir."
He took my hand giving me a firm handshake "Same to you Miss Collins, now please take a seat."
I sat in the black armchair across from him and took in the space. His desk was made of metal and glass while his black office chair seemed to be made of leather. His walls were decorated with old issue covers, awards, and books while the floor was covered with a circular black rug.
"So Miss Collins, shall we get started?" He questioned breaking the silence
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