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FOUR: THE NEWS

KIMBERLY

The next morning, I was awakened by the ringing of my phone, I groaned and groped for my phone and finally found it under my pillow. My eyes still closed, I put the phone to my ear not checking who it was. "Hello," I said still drowsy.

"Kim, what have you done?!" Iris' voice panicked from the other end of the line.

I quickly sat up in bed, my eyes wide open now, my heart racing. "What have I done?"

"Have you gone online today?"

"Why would I go online so early in the morning? Your call woke me up."

"It's almost noon girl. Check online. What were you doing with my boss? What's that news all over the internet?"

My heart stopped for a moment and started beating again, faster. I hung up on Iris and quickly checked my phone. My eyes widened when I saw my picture with the guy I had told off yesterday. The picture of where he was holding me while I was falling, but it looked like we were hugging. My brows knitted in a scowl, but I didn't bother to read the article.

"Who took these pictures and why?" I asked myself, then something hit my head. Iris had said her boss. "Her boss?" She works at the McGillivary Empire and her boss was... I looked at the picture again and the letters came out at me.

LIAM MCGILLIVARY HEIR TO THE MCGILLIVARY EMPIRE...

I screamed and threw my phone like it had suddenly become hot in my hands. My eyes widened and my heart pounded that I could hear it and I felt I was going to have an attack. My chest rose up and down frantically and I clutched it, rubbing it as if I was soothing it. That guy was Liam, I had known he looked familiar, I should have just kept my stupid mouth shut and my stubbornness to myself and moved on. I have screwed it up again. Khloe just got a job there and I have gone ahead to insult her boss.

"Oh, my God," I muttered to myself running my fingers through my hair and bending my head. "What have I done again?"

The door opened and Khloe came in banging the door, I looked up at her ready to take whatever she was going to feed me. She stared at me with a look I felt was incredibility and then she held up her phone.

  • Okay, shoot*!

"What's this news about you and Liam McGillivary? Are you really dating?"

A frown creased my brows. Did she say dating? That was new to me and certainly not what I was expecting from Khloe. "Dating?" I asked confused.

"Here, look at this article." She came and sat down beside me and that was when I saw the whole news.

A reporter hoping to make it big had captured us and had captured that moment I had fallen into his arms and had decided to spark rumors with it. He or she had taken a picture of me when I came out of that coffee shop too and had left the public wondering if Liam rents the whole two hours just to be alone with me. This was a disaster for me. What was I going to do?

"When did it start? How did you meet? Answer me. Are you really dating?" Khloe asked looking at me.

"No..." My words trailed off as an idea hit my head. For once something great was associated with me. What if I was Liam's girlfriend? What would happen? Would Khloe and her friends treat me any differently? I could just enjoy it for a while right?

"No? Was it all a misunderstanding then?"

"No," I said sharply. "I mean, I don't want to tell you about it. I didn't want anyone to know about it. We are keeping it a secret because of this kind of situation, Liam said he didn't want me to be in the news unnecessarily."

Khloe's eyes were wide as a ball and her jaw dropped, her mouth forming a surprised O. "Oh, my God, Kim, do you know who Liam McGillivary is?"

"Yes, he is my boyfriend, Is there something else I should know about him?" I asked uncertainly with a soft chuckle.

"No, I mean his reputation. He is a playboy. How could you allow him to play you like that?"

I stared at Khloe for a while. She wasn't even happy for me and she still thought I was stupid for dating Liam McGillivary, but I wasn't going to let that put me down. I smiled and looked down then exhaled deeply. "I know. Well, he was a playboy before we met and he changed after meeting me, but you know to keep the public eyes away from me, he dated other women."

"Kim, should we go and eat dinner later? My friends would be delighted to see you," Khloe said excitedly.

I looked at her. "Your friends?"

"Yes," she said nodding with enthusiasm.

That was when I realized how important it was to be perfect in something. Khloe was suddenly asking me to eat dinner with her and her friends. I was beginning to enjoy it already. I never thought of the consequences of my lie, I never thought of how I was going to keep up with lying. What if Liam finds out? I brushed those thoughts away, right now, I should happy over my success. Khloe stood up and started towards the door but stopped suddenly.

"Kim, I can help you do your deliveries today."

"No, you won't."

"Yes, I will, just tell me when you are ready."

"Khloe, even if you want to help, the motorcycle won't carry the both of us."

Khloe remained quiet for a while, then chuckled. "I will borrow Shirley's car then."

Before I could say anything, she had left the room. I quickly went and picked up my phone from where it had fallen and put it on. I dialed Iris again.

"Hello, Kim, have you checked? Is it true?"

I knew I shouldn't be lying to Iris, she had been with me for who I was, whether I was smart or not, good enough or not, but I had to keep up my game and I said, "Yes, it's true. He is my boyfriend."

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