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I pick my steps carefully, but now that I don’t feel like the lower half ofthe hall seems a lot easier

Entourages shuffle their stars all around us,on allantly

Ben paces in front of the doors up ahead and scohen he seesmy ass kissed, but on the off chance that it’s not that, I’d like to muse that Ben Huddleson maybe hates me just as much as I hate him

Like,but athe decision to bank on a pregnant woe

I don’t know, could be wrong, but I don’t exactly feel warm and fuzzy inside any time he looks at me

With effort, he replaces his scoith a smile as I come to a stop next to him

“You get lost or soh he clearly doesn’t believe in He’s trying to prove that I shouldn’t take hiuarantee if h for the both of us

“I needed a minute in the ladies’ room,” I say as delicately as I can with an audience of about a dozen people thanks to the congregation of our teao inside now if you are In fact,” I push, “I’d love to get off my feet, so…” I jerk my head to the door

“Co into the swirl of shit she can sos are afoot, and left to our own devices ot a et to your seats, and I hardly think you’re in the ht, Raquel?”

I nod and Ben jerks his head, opening the door and stepping inside without holding it open for me I o to sleep tonight, and I scan the area to see if I can find Harrison

Did they lock hi?

Heidi noticesand takes me by the elbow to force me to walk toward ht have been a very impressive reenactment of Silence of the Lambs for all of the Shrine Auditorium to see

“He’s in the very back with Toby, but I need your word that you’re not going to spend your ti around for him, Raquel You’re in the front row of tables, seated next to your fiancé, and you will be on camera a lot You need to remember who you are and the purpose of all of this, and you need to play the part You’re an actress, so I know you can do it”