~ Chapter 10 ~

It was simple and sweet and it sure as hell caused her heart to start doing double time, which was something she didn’t like and refused to examine why.  But the sounds of cat calls and whistles soon broke them apart and as they did, she stared into his eyes.  And she blinked as a flash captured her attention and she turned, seeing a cameraman there.

                “Thanks for that shot, Vinny; the readers are going to love it.”  Val quickly took a step back, her teeth grinding against each other.  She should have known better!  In fact, she would do well to remember that all of this is for show that Vinny would never care for her like she would want.

                “Glad you got it, Nico.”  Nico smiled at Val but she couldn’t return it.  ‘This is just a job, grin and bear it’, she k