Behind The Scenes

Chapter 7 (Part Two): She's like a one way ticket, 'cause you can't come back

With everybody judging him.

She wouldn't answer her phone anymore, obviously. Smart move, otherwise she would listen a lot.

As soon as he bumped into an empty living room, he frowned.

"Lexi?" He yelled. "Luke?"

No answer.

Who Alyssa thought she was, anyway? Alright that the brilliant idea of a fake midiatic relationship was his, but she was taking all the advantages, not him.

"You know what? Screw it!" He said aloud, as he grabbed the car's key again.

***

Alyssa woke up with the sound of her phone falling on the floor, and almost jumped out of the bed with the noise. She stared at the radio clock, which pointed a little more than seven a.m.

Seven A.M?

She only had to shoot a scene late in the afternoon – one that Crawford wasn't in, thank God – and she couldn't recall having any appointment with anyone, at least not thinking on the top of her head. Suddenly she had the certainty something very serious had happened, so she grabbed her phone quickly, her heart beating fast.

Two missed calls and six texts from... Lexi?

She opened her conversation.

Lexi Reed (3:45 A.M)

I need your help with Matthew.

With Matthew? Alyssa rubbed her eyes so she could read better.

Lexi Reed (4:17 A.M)

I'm almost here! R u still sleeping?

Lexi Reed (4:21 A.M)

Answeeeeeeeeeeeer

Lexi Reed (4:28 A.M)

Ok, I've heard about pregnant women being sleepy, but answer the fucking phone, please!!!

Lexi Reed (4:39 A.M)

I did what I could... Next time I'll grab you by your hair.

Aly barely noticed, but she already was with the phone extremely close to her face. When she swiped to read the last message, she tightened her eyes, trying to erase in advance what would probably come next.

Miss America, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but u really need to see it.

And there it was a gorgeous and sparkling link to a TMZ page.

The title made the actress jump out of the bed, completely furious.

"Hidden Springs' Star leaves a night club dragged after an all-night long party alongside some Playboy bunnies".

That was it.

She was about to kill Matthew Crawford.

***

"I am going to KILL YOU!" Aly yelled, running through the apartment's corridor going straight to the bedroom.

She never did something that fast in her whole life. She managed to arrive in Crawford's apartment in some sort of record time; not without making a nasty pit stop in a newsstand that only made her more pissed. And there was Luke, with his green eyes completely widened, trying to interfere in the bloody denouement she had pictured.

"Fuck." Luke mumbled, running right behind her. "Aly, get back in here. You don't have to-"

"Get off me, Luke, or you'll will get some too!"