Judy Pace Novels & Stories

Erika asks seriously, and the room goes strangely quiet. "Dios mio. Fine," I say, caving only because they aren't going to let up. "Her name is Quincy, okay? We've gone out once. That's it. Stop acting like I'm about to walk down the aisle." "Gone out once, and she's already been in three pictures," Eduardo says. "The girl works fast."

The same tone. The same cruelty. She took a breath. Then she looked Isabella straight in the eyes. “Maybe,” Judy said gently. “But at least he chose me.” Silence. Isabella froze. Judy continued, her voice still soft. “And even if he didn’t,” she added, “I would still choose myself.” Isabella’s mouth opened, but no words came out. Judy took a small step closer. “You wear expensive clothes,” Judy said calmly. “But you’re very loud.”

In a while, his mom comes to them when her conversation ends. Mrs. John instructs Ellen to take Judy to the showroom and assist her in selecting a dress. As Ellen is Judy's husband, he is expected to help her choose the best possible option. Judy's eyes widen in shock and here's Ellen smirking amusingly.

“How’d the guys’ size competition go?” “Size competition?” Esther squinted, confused. “Don’t play innocent. What else would men compare? Of course... the thing that needs birth control!” Esther: “...” “Judy, you’re such a perv!” “Hahaha, I admit it! I’m a perv!” Judy proudly owned it. “If I weren’t, I’d have dumped that jerk from my house ages ago!” “So you weren’t sad about breaking up — you just missed the action?”

The door opens a while later and Jade walks in, wearing her blue hospital scrubs. “What smells so good in here?” she asks before her eyes land on the pizza lying on the table. “Oh my God, that looks so delicious.” “It tastes just as much,” Jude tells her. “Come on and join us before we clear the whole thing.” He is right, we just might. I’m on my third slice. “Be back in a sec,” she says. She opens the door ot her bedroom and disappears inside. When she joins us a few minutes later, she takes a seat on the floor too, on the other side of the table.

At that moment, memories began connecting themselves one after another inside my head. Yesterday night, Lucas came home unusually quiet. He barely spoke to me. He looked distracted all evening. Then this morning, he left for work without even touching breakfast properly. A few days ago at the Gala, I saw Judy again. Not the weak broken Judy from years ago. This Judy was different. Elegant. Sophisticated. Beautiful. And the worst part was that Lucas did not even know she was the same woman from the past. To make matters even worse, she was now the lead actress in his biggest movie production.

Making Gideon hers is her ultimate goal after all. Judy stood before the mirror appreciating her looks. She smiled at her large standing mirror which rested on the wall and she flashed her teeth before it. She turned around and moved to and fro before the mirror. She recalled her days on the runway and missed the ambiance and applause. She knew she missed being a model but unlike Fiona, she will risk everything for Gideon even her career.