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Sophie flopped onto the living room sofa, holding a tub of ice cream and a spoon in her hands. She reached for the remote control on the coffee table and used it to turn on the large LED TV in the cozy room, randomly flipping through the channels. She hadn't realized it was Thursday until she landed on channel 39, which corresponded to GHShow, and came across an episode of "The Key to the Heart."Parker tried to deceive herself, pretending not to be curious about what was happening on the show and who Nicholas would choose to eliminate that night. She briefly flipped through other channels but ended up returning to the fateful 39. As much as she knew about the happenings in the mansion, thanks to having to at least glance over the articles written by Sharon and Sunshine, seeing was different, and yes, she was quite curious.She saw scenes of Nicholas interacting with several of the girls: playing tennis with Dianna, playing around with Maya on his shoulders in the pool, laughing at a
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Seeing her former crush on TV, interacting with the woman he was going to marry, even though it hadn't been determined which of the eleven girls it would be, caused Sophie to cry again, intensely, with sobs escaping her throat, tears soaking her face and mixing with the ice cream she was stuffing herself with. However, once the tears had subsided, that had been the push she needed to declare that period of succumbing to despondency over and go to sleep, resolved to become a successful and confident woman once again.One of the first steps for a woman to regain self-esteem is to pay special attention to her appearance. So, Parker woke up early the next day and visited the Boss salon, which fortunately opened almost at dawn as it also functioned as a spa. The staff there were surprised to see her since she usually received their services at home, but they promptly tended to her hair and assigned their best professionals to take care of her waxing, nails, and provide relaxing massages. A
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Sophie entered the magazine's office elegantly dressed, as always, wearing clothes, shoes, a bag, sunglasses, and jewelry from internationally renowned brands. She wore high heels that most women would never manage to balance on, and her all-powerful editor-in-chief posture was the same as always, eliciting the same envy, disdain, fear, or anger depending on the person who laid eyes on her, just like every other workday.However, after passing through the door of her office, which her first assistant had already opened for her, as on any other morning, she signaled for him to close it, and once she was no longer visible to the other subordinates, she gave him a huge and speculative smile."What is it?" he asked, blushing."You know I want to hear about the weekend, Blaine!" she spoke, trying to sound indignant but keeping the smile."Oh... it was great!""Blaine Anderson!" she scolded. "You forget that it was me who made that happen for you guys? I deserve details," she asked mischiev
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" It's just that... " Sunshine sighed, contemplating whether she should actually give this information or if she should omit it and deal with the consequences later. " Well, I was here to meet Lauren, so we could go to the mansion together to apprehend Michael and Sharon. And I don't believe Sharon is fit to stay there for a few more hours because she's been there for almost twelve. " she took a deep breath." It's alright... I'll handle it. " Sophie assured, also taking a deep breath. " You deal with your father. Wishing him a speedy recovery. " she showed sympathy, genuinely concerned.Sunshine left, and Blaine entered to deliver some photos for her approval, but he soon realized that she had been somehow affected by the visit from the Filipino girl. She was sitting at the table, lost in thought." Sophie, are you okay? " he tried to gather more information." Um, it's... it's, yes, I'm fine. " she wasn't really fine, but she also wouldn't share that kind of problem with Blaine, eve
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“We can postpone to tomorrow, and today you can watch a DVD right here, with everyone. What do you think?” was the solution proposed by the friend and immediately accepted by the other, who felt as if a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.Sophie and Nicholas greeted each other from a distance and, during her entire stay at the mansion, they stayed in different rooms: he in the video room with the girls, and she in the monitoring room. Only Lauren, as the photographer, entered the video room to take some shots, but she could observe from outside, as there wouldn't be much to report about that type of activity in the magazine.Even before the movie ended, Sunshine, whose father was much better than the neighbor had made it seem, and had already been discharged, arrived at the location, and Sophie could leave. What she didn't realize was that, while searching for her phone in her large and full bag, she had dropped an envelope full of papers, which was found by a stagehand and hand
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It was such a familiar scene! Their lips devouring each other, their tongues exploring, his fingers running through her hair, holding her close, her hands sliding along the muscles of his arms, gripping them tighter, and more with each passing second. The sensation was so well-known – the heart racing uncontrollably, the skin tingling, the warmth spreading through the skin, the body trembling from within.At the same time, it was so strange, this happening again after so long, after so many years! It was strange that it felt good, right, necessary, essential, when any rational consideration they could choose to take into account would undoubtedly say it was wrong, bad, hasty, a potential disaster.The fact that she was wearing a simple cotton dress, revealing her toned legs and graceful neckline, and that he was casually dressed in a white V-neck t-shirt and light-washed jeans, didn't help their attempts to remain conscious in each other's presence. The scent of raspberry body lotion
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"I understand, Sophie. Actually, I'm relieved that we were interrupted. We would have had wonderful moments together tonight, for sure... but it would have been just that, and then we would have regretted it, and... everything would have become even stranger than it already is," he stated.Sophie only nodded in agreement, and Nicholas opened the door, wishing her a good night, disappearing into the elevator. She felt tears rolling down her face immediately, unaware that he was also shedding tears as he exited the building. Both went to bed that night feeling as if they had once again lost each other, even though they were well aware that they were never truly each other's to begin with.The next day, the girl called her boyfriend, only to find out that he would finally arrive in Los Angeles a day later. It was arranged that she would pick him up, along with his cats that were coming to live with her in the United States, at the airport at seven o'clock on Wednesday evening, and then t
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Alone in the back seat of the company's limousine, on his way to the Emmy Awards, Nicholas was thinking about the seven girls who were still part of the show he had created. He was trying to find a way to choose one of them for elimination the following night, but at this point, it was extremely difficult to send any of them home. Establishing rational criteria and setting aside the affection he felt for each of them was proving to be quite challenging.Nina's elimination had been so emotional that when he saw tears streaming down her face, he didn't hesitate to wipe them away and almost cried along with the beautiful brunette. The next day, he felt so guilty about the girl's heartbreak due to his choice that he asked Harmony to send her non-romantic flowers along with a thank-you card for her participation in the show. He expressed his genuine wishes for her happiness and success in finding someone special in the future.The fact that he had been with Sophie, and nearly made love to
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