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Inside though, I’ether for six months, but we haven’t said I love you yet Honestly, I don’t think I’m even there yet But that’s beside the point You’d think she’d have said it toit on live television

God, I hope she hasn’t said it to ot

“So, Vaughn, how long have you and Cain been friends for now?” Bradford asks

“Uh…” I look up

Bradford chuckles “Been that long that you’ve forgotten?”

“Probably” Cain laughs and looks at ht, man?”

“Yeah Ten years too long” I grin at Cain, and the audience laughs

“Ten years? Wow” Bradford leans back in his chair His hand straightens out his tie

There’s soh me

“So, I guess it must co an affair with Piper for the last three months”

What?

I hear a whoosh in

I blink, glancing around

Piper’s and Cain’s faces are frozen, like I guessexpression on his face

“What?” I laugh, but it sounds uneasy, even to ht? This is a joke” I even look around to see if Ashton Kutcher is waiting to tell me I’ve been punked

“It’s no joke” Bradford’s eyes flick to the big screen behind him, and there’s a picture of Cain and Piper in an embrace, outside what looks like a hotel room door

It’s fake It has to be Because Cain would never do that to me

I squeeze my eyes shut

But I know it’s not a fake

Because I know this industry I know this asshole wouldn’t risk his career on a rumor or a fake picture He must have authenticated it He wouldn’t have done this on live television without die-hard facts and the proof to back it up because he knows he’d have his ass sued if he were lying

My heart sinks into the pit of my stomach

“This is bullshit!” Piper snaps

I open my eyes and look at her She’s pissed

It’s because she’s been caught And caught so publicly