Let's Pretend

"Jo? Are you alright babe?" Rupaul asked some minutes later.

We were both standing at the hotel bar, furtively looking out for the paparazzi we just ran from.

"No." I answered forthrightly. There was no point lying to RuPaul. He was one of my closest friends and confidante.

Besides, he knew me better than I knew myself, he'd figure out the truth anyway and get mad at me for lying to him. I had enough of those waiting for me at home. Right on cue, I felt my phone vibrate and Anna's name flashed across my screen.

"Oh my poor baby." He hugged me to him and made soothing noises. "What can I do to help?"

"Let's go somewhere without people. I just want to pretend that everything is fine, for a few hours."

"Sure thing love." He took me by the hand and we walked deeper into the hotel and took an escalator, before we emerged in an underground parking lot.

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