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Evil, beady eyes just waiting to get an opportunity to chop off my head

But I don’t need to bother with her anyway Now that I’ve voiced the possibility, Rocky clings to it vigorously

“Yes! He can be in the back Just move with the crowd You know there are always a s—I don’t usually even know them all Nobody will so ets up on her knees on the couch and puts her hands together in a clench in front of her chest “Please”

“Why do you want hi to be able to speak to him”

“I know I just…” Rocky turns tomy face for a reason to support her case I sht now, and she sighs with relief “I want him there It’ll h I know I’ to him”

Heidi releases a sigh of her own; it could not be more opposite froer I don’t let it bother me “You You’ll stay where I put you, do what I say, and if you’re going to be there, you’re going to have to ithout pay”

I alh, but I don’t Instead, I plant my feet and cross my arms over my chest to listen to the rest of her tirade

“This isn’t a social hour You don’t talk to any of the other celebs or ask any questions or hint that you know Raquel in any way You move when I say and stay put when I don’t”

I get it But I don’t give her the satisfaction of verbalizing that fact

“And you sure as hell don’t go calling yourto be at an awards show and to look for you on TV”

“That won’t be a problem,” I say “They’re both dead, and their cell phone plan doesn’t have a rate for calls frorave”

I smile as Heidi’s face stutters for the first tiined I’d use the death of e, but I don’t regret it I’ll forever remember this as the time that Heidi half looked at me like a human, instead of an enemy to crush

And look at that…it lasted a record-breaking five seconds