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“I’ve seen your stuff It’s impressive They like the idea and I pitched you as the artist And they said, contingent on seeing soo with you”
“Seriously?” She was glad she was already sitting on the bed, because had she been standing, she’d definitely be on the floor right now A paying job A paying job going on tour with Eric Newcastle She pinched herself Ouch, damnit! Yes, definitely real
“Yeah, and it pays well” He quoted her an amount that nearly made her fall off the bed Holy shit! That would be h to keep her head above water
“That’s per month?”
“That’s per week,” he said Her hand went numb and she dropped the phone This ti onto the floor and scraht had been banished earlier with soot that kind of money for even a couple of months, she wouldn’t have to worry about studio rentals or not getting picked up for su while Hell, with that money she could take a year off, travel and take pictures to her heart’s content All the work in the world can’t make up for the fact that you’re such a bland artist, Keira She winced as old memories resurfaced But she faced her fears, deteret in the way of this opportunity
“How long’s the tour?”
“They want to give you a trial run on the tour with Uncharted, so a couple of weeks there and then my North American tour starts and then it’s off to Europe So, if it works well on the Uncharted tour, they’d keep you on for my solo tour It would last the rest of the summer”
“Wow,” she said, dumbfounded Opportunities didn’t coet her photos in front of thousands of fans Like they’re going to even care about your shitty pictures Clenching her fists, she squeezed her eyes shut to block out the insidious voice from her past She could make some seriousstuck in LA, possibly waiting tables this summer
“Why e opportunity Please don’t say he just wants to get into her pants
“Why not you? I’ve seen your stuff It’s good You could use the money, you’re off for the summer and available on short notice Plus, you’re a friend of Mark’s”
“And it’s not just because you want to sleep with ed the second she said it Did it really matter at this point? She needed the money and she wasn’t co with Eric, but with the co with his up
“I’ you this because you’re a great artist Not to say that I don’t find you attractive and haven’t thought about how your lips would taste since you sat next toopen at his candidness He chuckled on the other end of the line and she snapped her mouth shut
“I’ to lie, Keira I find you incredibly attractive But if a condition to get you to coether, then I can abide by that As long as you can,” he paused and she held her breath He was a s
eriously dangerous man But if she wanted to be taken seriously and wanted her art to stand on its own, she couldn’t have people thinking that she’d only gotten the job because she was sleeping with Eric
Mulling it over in her head, she debated back and forth about the whole thing What were her other options? There weren’t any It ay too late to get classes so up and she didn’t have the money to cover her portion With thiswith soto think it through