Just like the photoshoot, the magazine interview and the radio interview went by smoothly like a breeze. EROS received ample compliments from both clients, and they looked forward to working with him again. I was starting to see why EROS was so popular in the industry and why his schedule is always packed with jobs. “Finally, we’re heading back to the agency. Your music producer will be there to meet you when we get back. As I told you before, he wants to discuss your new single,” Mark said as he kept his eyes on the road ahead. EROS seemed lost in a daze as he stared out at the scenery that was passing by through the car window. From the looks of it, I doubt that he actually saw anything that was passing by. I wondered if he was tired and then I thought that it would be extremely disturbing if he wasn’t tired after all the things that he’s done today. One thing that I’ve learnt for sure is that EROS worked hard. His success wasn’t from natural-born talent alone, it also came from h
Finally, we arrived back at the agency and made our way up to EROS’s designated floor. Being the top star of the agency, EROS had his own floor and rarely uses any facility with the other celebrities in the agency. He had his own dressing room, dance studio, recording studio, meeting rooms, living quarters, fitness and the list goes on and on. Mark quickly led us to one of the meeting rooms on EROS’s floor where the producer was already waiting for us. EROS hasn’t said a word since we entered the building and his charismatic aura had been completely switched off. “Are you sure it’s ok to promise the fan about a new single when you haven’t even started working on it?” Mark asked with concern as we walked along. “It’s fine. I don’t like to disappoint my fans plus we’re supposed to launch a single soon anyways…” EROS replied passively. We entered the meeting room and a very thin man in baggy clothing was there waiting for us. He greeted everyone with a warm smile. So, this man is the
“Right now?” I asked. “Yes. Unfortunately, being a celebrity doesn’t have fixed working hours…” Mark replied with sad smile. “Ok. Sure…” I murmured. “You don’t have to do anything much. Just watch him and keep him company. Make sure he doesn’t slack off! See you!” Mark said as he waved goodbye. After parting ways with Mark, I headed to the studio where EROS was. EROS was wrapped up in thought with a pen and a notebook in his hand when I entered the room. He didn’t even look up and I was certain that he wasn’t even aware that I had walked into the room. I decided to remain silent and give him space so that he could focus on the lyrics that he was writing. I wondered what kind of love song EROS would come up with for his fans. Time ticked by as I sat there silently while EROS frowned at the papers in front of him. An hour passed by and then two. EROS was still busy working so I guess it should be fine if I leave for a bit. The truth was, I needed to pee. Quietly, I got out of my se
This is a disaster…I prayed that no one would recognize him. He had a mask on so half his face was covered but still. If someone recognizes him here, we’ll have no place to run. I wasn’t sure if I should be thankful for the fact that the train was too packed for anyone to pay attention to anything else besides staying on your feet. Everyone was in a rush to get home, and no one paid us any special attention. “Where are you taking me?” I asked in a whisper. “You’ll see…” EROS whispered into my ear after leaning his head down. “Excuse me! Sorry…” a couple pushed past us to get out of the train. I let out a surprised cry when they bumped into me, pushing me forward towards EROS. I felt the warmth of his arm around my waist as he pulled me closer to him and held me there. I glanced up at him and he smirked down at me. He’s definitely doing this on purpose. Our bodies were pressed tightly against each other and I could feel his body heat all along the front of my body. Slowly, his han
“Alternative rock love songs aren’t bad, I guess…” EROS whispered into my ear and my body trembled. It felt like years had passed until the song came to an end. EROS let go of me and I breathed a long sigh of relief. “Come this way,” he said as he took my hand in his once again. He led me around and we ended up backstage. After walking through a narrow hallway, we entered a room. To my surprise the band that had just sung the love song was there. I could remember the lead singer and her outfit quite well from just now. “Wow! Max! Didn’t think you could make it,” the girl cried out in excitement when she saw EROS enter the room. “I got here just in time for your performance. The song was great,” EROS replied casually. Did she just call him ‘Max’? The girl was probably in late teens or early twenties and the way that she was beaming at EROS told me more than I needed to know about how she felt about him. She looks cute and with a lot of professional help, she might look passable
“So?” EROS replied without a care. So, he knows…“Why don’t you talk to her properly? Even if…even if you don’t like her, you should still give her a proper answer,” I said sternly. I hated to admit it, but I didn’t want to see that girl get hurt this way. She’s still too young to be disillusioned about love…“I already did,” he replied. “Huh?” I said, not understanding him at all. “I said it all in that song. If she’s too dumb to understand it, then that’s her problem,” That song…as in the song that he wrote for her performance? Unrequited love indeed…While I was standing there piecing the story together, EROS had already walked ahead of me. Why that why he wrote that song for her and her band? “EROS…” I called after him. He didn’t slow down to wait for me at all. Why does he seem so mad when I’m the one who should be feeling mad? I had no idea what was going through his head. When I finally caught up to him, I was completely breathless and panting. We were standing on an ov
While I was looking around, Brandon headed straight my way. I felt the intensity of his presence even before I saw him standing in front of me. The moment of our dreaded reunion was now upon me, and it took a lot of effort to smile pleasantly at him. If I thought that our passionate one-night stand from earlier bothered him or changed anything between us, I was sorely wrong. Brandon looked at my face wordlessly before his eyes traveled down my body all the way down to my feet and then up again. It was clear that he was appraising me and not for my looks or sex appeal. After a moment of silence, he nodded as if quite satisfied with what he was seeing. I let out a breath of relief that made me realize how nervous I had been until just now. “You look passable. I’ll get more clothes tailored for you. I’ll cover the expenses, don’t worry,” Brandon said emotionlessly. “Ok…” I mumbled softly. “Come this way,” Brandon said as he offered me a hand. My eyes widened at his unexpected gestur
There was nothing there apart from a sign bearing his name on his table that would tell the tale that Brandon was the owner of this room. This did not quite match with the memory that I had of him but then I knew best that people could change. “Sit down,” Brandon commanded as he sat down on one of the sofas. I took the seat opposite him and knew that serious business starts now. Brandon looked at me with his grey eyes before he sighed while I waited for him to speak. “The board of directors and some representative of the shareholders will be here later today in the afternoon,” he said. “Don’t worry, I’ll just wait here or something…” I quickly said reassuringly. “That’s not it. They’re here with the sole purpose of seeing you,” Brandon quickly corrected. “To see me?” I asked incredulously. Why would important people like that want to see me? I had nothing to do with Renox…right? “More precisely, they’re here to see my fiancée to make sure that she really exists. It’s so stupid