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He watches me for a few more moments, then throws up his hands "Go see Elise for ed"
Elise is shaking a thin white robe at o behind the partitioned wall to change, and co to the chair I lie back and she turns the water on and begins, talking as she goes through the h "I’m not interested in Spencer, Elise Just his contract"
"Then tell o you liked hiht now? It ins the shaentle, like the first tio One week, and this is what happens to uy forit"
"And?" she prods, her fingers ht?"
I snort "Elise, don’t pretend you know me, because you don’t"
"Well, I know Ronin found you huddled in the hallway like Clare was gonna kill you or so--" I bristle at the na for a second, then resue to land you on your ass twice now out of jealousy, so I can see why you’d be pissed at him about that And I know you were homeless when you ended up here, you admitted that to Ronin And I know you’ve been hurt So actually, Rook, while I ht not know all the details, I think I know you better than you think" The water co, and I lie still as she rinses my hair When she’s done she squeezes the excess water out and applies the conditioner "Today will not be pleasant, so just be prepared I know you were unhappy yesterday with Billy, so at least it will be Ronin today, but it’s going to be hard for you"
"Well, I’ll get over it, Elise Don’t worry, I always do By the timyself to cameras will seem second nature"
"But it doesn’t have to be, Rook That’s what I’o with it Why do that STURGIS contract? I can get you out of it, Spencer will be mad, but he won’t make you--"
"Don’t you dare try and talk him out of it! I will be so pissed!" Jesus! These people have some nerve! "I want that job, dahs heavily and rinses my hair out for the final tiet up and take a seat in her stylist chair so she can blowthat bounces between uncomfortable silences and short curt responses and by the ti made into a meth fiend is not far off when I look atto ically stupid for agreeing to all of this stuff in the first place
Chapter Thirty-Eight - ROOK
Back in the dressing rooun Ronin is nowhere to be seen, so I grab irls are out in the studio by now, but I’ anyone so the privacy stall it is Inside the bag is the pink dress I wore for the very first shoot with Ronin Well, maybe not the exact sa just like it