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his mother’s maiden name to his underwear preferences.  Apparently, his childhood fish’s name was something he managed to keep a secret.
    “Freddy Space Astronaut,” Gemma repeated, nodding.  She held her hand out for Tyler to shake.  “Nice to meet you.”  Tyler stood, taking her hand.  But instead of shaking it, he pulled her into him.  He wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her close.
    “If I could see you just once – your real hair, no makeup, in a T-shirt and jeans… I’d be the happiest guy alive,” he whispered.  Biting his lip back, he added, “Even happier if it were my T-shirt.”
    The heat rushed to Gemma’s cheeks again.  “Maybe someday,” she said, peering up at Tyler from beneath her lashes.  They were the same words he had left her with in L.A., but in that moment, she found them to be more meaningful than ever.

 
    BREAKING NEWS: TYLER CHASE AND QUEEN BEE SHARE A ROMANTIC ROOFTOP DINNER
    The Pop Source
    June 14 th
     
    What do you get an It girl who has everything? A rooftop dinner with the world’s hottest singer, Tyler Chase!
     
    Chase surprised the songstress with not only a duet at her Today Show concert, but a post-performance dinner at the top of The Standard Hotel.  Sources close to Chase’s team reveal that the R&B crooner paid a considerable sum to rent the space for several hours and arranged for everything to be cleared, with the exception of a candle lit table for two.
     
    All we can say is, here’s to pop’s newest royal couple!

 
    “Late night, my darling,” Mira said as Gemma rolled in through the front door.
    “Yes, but a good one,” Gemma giggled.  She plopped herself down on the couch next to Mira, expecting a hug.  Mira didn’t budge.
    “You took the makeup and the wig and outfit off before you called your car?”
    “Yes,” Gemma frowned.  Mira was being uncharacteristically cold and she wasn’t used to it.  “Don’t you want to hear what Tyler had planned for me?”
    “I already know.  You’re trending on Twitter,” Mira sighed.  “I’m happy you’re being talked about so much, and as your manager, really, I’m just ecstatic.”
    “Then why do you sound like you’re mad at me?”
    “I’m not, sweetheart.  I just don’t want you falling headfirst into the insanity and coming out the other end a couple years later with no idea how you ended up there.”
    “Aw, Aunt Mira I’m not going to end up like… that, ” Gemma laughed, falling into Mira’s shoulder.  She still felt a little tipsy from the wine.  Mira remained stoic for a moment before softening and pulling Gemma into an embrace.
    “Alright then, just be careful.  Okay?” Mira sighed as she sat up, taking Gemma’s hands into hers.  “Anyway, it’s well past midnight.”
    “Yeah?”
    “Which means you’re seventeen!” Mira exclaimed in a hushed voice.
    “Oh my God!” Gemma laughed.  “I keep thinking of Queen Bee’s party date as my birthday.  I totally forgot.”
    “Well I didn’t.  And neither did Lucas,” Mira said with a smirk.  “Although the poor kid left around one-thirty.”
    “Lucas was here?” Gemma felt guilty though she was pretty sure they never made plans to meet that night.  She realized that he was probably the one texting her back on the rooftop.
    “Yes, he was waiting in your room for awhile – I think he left you something.  I need to get to bed so why don’t you go upstairs and check it out?”
    Gemma gave Mira a quick peck on the cheek and dashed up the stairs.
    The moment she opened the door, she saw the outline of something unfamiliar.  She switched on the light.  An antique-looking, wooden room service trolley stood by her window.  She approached it, feeling bad for not answering his texts or at least letting him know that she’d be back late.  He had clearly gone through a lot of trouble to put something together for her birthday.  The trolley held two items: a silver dome covering a small glass