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minutes regarding your marriage .”
    I let out a scream of frustration. Peter, of course, has the camera on me. I choose to ignore him. “I can’t believe that… that… woman! She’s such a heartless bitch! Why do they even care what she has to say about my marriage anyway?”
    Alec shrugs. “They thrive on drama. And you, Scarlett Ryan, are the center of drama right now.”
    I plop down onto the couch beside him and put my head in my hands. How did I get sucked right back into this? I was enjoying my time in Florida. I was finally have a somewhat normal life. And then I came back here. I didn’t think it was possible, but Barry was right — I am more famous now.
    “Are they going to talk about anything else besides me ? Isn’t there something more important — like global warming or the economy? This is the news channel, right?”
    Alec doesn’t respond, we just sit there watching the news. They show the video of my wedding again. Thank God you can’t tell I’m drunk. My voice isn’t slurred, and I’m walking straight.
    Seeing my wedding feels weird. It isn’t the first time I’ve blacked out and seen myself on film afterwards. But this is different. This is my wedding . Before, it didn’t really seem that real. But now, it does. I said my vows. I said I do .
    “Why did you do it?” I hear Alec ask.
    I don’t just want to tell him, or anybody watching the documentary that “ I was drunk ”. So, I respond in the only way I know how to. “I’m in love with him. And trust me, I know it’s stupid. I know I’m too young. I know it’s too soon. But I don’t care. I want to spend the rest of my life with Stephan. I have no doubts that he is the one I am meant to be with.”
    “I wish I was as brave as you are. I can’t even handle being in a relationship. I sleep around, because I’m too scared. And you followed your heart.” Alec sighs sadly. “I can’t even ask Bridgett out on a date. I try, and I just… can’t . I always chicken out. What’s wrong with me?”
    “You two have been spending a lot of time together,” I say. “I can’t wait to hear the song you wrote together.”
    “We do spend a lot of time together, but what happens after this tour is over? You and I sometimes go six months without seeing each other. We live such crazy lives. I don’t want to be that way with Bridge.”
    “So don’t. Stop being a chicken and ask her out.”
    “How? She’s not just some girl . She’s special. And I want it to be special. She deserves magic .”
    I love hearing Alec call Bridgett special. “Well, you could always do it like I did with Stephan… When I wanted to tell him that I loved him, I wrote a song.”
    “You think I should write a song to ask her out on a date ?”
    “Definitely.” I grin at my fantastic idea. “I think it’s perfect. And very special.”
    Alec considers this. “I think you’re onto something.” He starts to say something else, but my mom’s face pops up on TV. He turns up the volume and we listen to her speak.
    My mom looks different. Maybe her nose? I can tell she’s definitely had plastic surgery. Her hair is fixed to perfection, and she has her all-too-familiar fake smile plastered on her face.
    “ What do you think about Scarlett getting married ?” the reporter asks.
    “ Scarlett has always been impulsive, ” she responds. “ She is young and stupid. We all know that this marriage isn’t going to last. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if she already had it annulled. ”
    “ We hear she kicked you out of her house in Europe. Are the rumors true ?”
    Then she does something I didn’t expect. She fake cries . “ I’m sorry. I’m just so emotional. It’s true. Scarlett did kick me out of her house. It still hurts. I love my daughter. I miss her. ”
    Ugh, that bitch. She’s such a liar.
    “ What about her twin, Bridgett Evans? Why was she separated from her ?”
    “ Scarlett was adopted. We have kept it a secret until now, but we