CHAPTER ONE – LIFE MOVES ON
“Arora, make up” a female voice announced as interns ran madly around the set
Arora pulled herself slowly up form the chair placing the small notebook and pen into her bag and headed in the direction of the make up chair.
She sat down, as instructed, into the chair. From the view she could see Bianca talking to one of the directors and Chastity was in the corner talking on her cell phone.
They were making the long awaited new single from Vixen, it would air, along with the video, for a debut within the week, on MTV and simulcast onto various radio stations. The hype was incrediable. Jive had posted snippets of the girls along bus stops, billboards, you name it. The new single was called “The Web” and that was to be the only information given.
The make up lady ran around hurriedly applying more and more black eyeliner to Arora’s already dark eyelids. She felt like she had a ton of make up on, but she knew in the end it would look good.

“Hey Ro” Bailey, one of the dancers smiled leaning down on the make up chair
“Oh hey Bailey” Arora responded as the hairdresser fluffed up her now curly hair.
“Looks good like that” Bailey winked touching Arora’s hair
“Shut up you” Arora laughed hitting him on the leg
“Don’t talk when I'm trying to apply lipstick” the older women smiled turning Arora’s face to look at her

~ 3 HOURS LATER ~

It had been hell on set, the camera’s were rolling and the girls must have done the dance routine thousands of times, finally though the director called cut, and told them that was it. The video would go off to editing, and be ready by the Friday that week.
“I'm SO wasted” Bianca whined sipping back on the can of Coke in her hands
“So does that mean you wont be hitting the clubs tonight?” Chastity inquired with a smirk
“Hell no, uhuh, the only thing I'm hitting is that bed of mine” Bianca smiled walking away from the table
“Coming Ro?” Chastity inquired following Bianca
“Yeah be there in a bit, just going to try and get some of this war paint off” Arora smiled rubbing the tissues madly across her eyelids
Chastity and Bianca disappeared down the corridor. The set was relatively quite, except for the crew packing up the equipment you could say it was deserted.

“Arora?” a soft familiar voice inquired from behind her
Arora’s heart jumped, was this her mind playing tricks on her again? – like the dream.
“Brian?” she blurted spinning around to meet the face she knew so well “What are you doing here?” she added solumly.
“I – I ah, just needed to see you” Brian replied picking casually at his fingernails
See me? You had a year to SEE me…..
“Well you’ve seen me” Arora spat turning back around, Brian was a part in her history that she didn’t want to relive – it hurt too much
“How have you been?” Brian inquired gently touching her arm
“Fine” Arora snapped refusing to turn around
“Please Arora, at least look at me”
“Why? Brian, why are you here?” Arora questioned spinning around
“Because I spent the last year of my life realizing I made the biggest mistake of my life that night Arora”
“Really? So it wasn’t your intention to rip my heart out and trample on it in front of me?” Arora spat
Brian was a little taken-aback by her reply, he liked to block out the fact that perhaps he’d hurt her that night, but by the pain in her eyes and the venom in her words he knew he had.
“I'm sorry Rose, what else can I say?”
“I don’t want you to say anything, and don’t be sorry Brian, you did what you did for a reason, now please just leave”
“But –“
“But what? Did you think you could just come back here say you’re sorry and then it would all be okay, things would be back the way they were?”
That was exactly what he was thinking.
“Just leave Brian, the past is the past”

“Ro, you coming?” Bailey inquired poking his hand around the corner
“Sure, I'm coming now” Arora responded grabbing up her bag and coat
“Arora wait, could we talk?” Brian questioned, grabbing her hand
“I don’t think so Brian” Arora replied slowly removing her arm from his hand

~ AT THE SAME TIME ~

“Hey baby, how’s my little boy?” Bianca muttered cuddling up Dallas into her arms
“You treat that thing like it can hear you” Nick laughed hopping out of the car
“Shut up Carter, so was he any problem?”
“You mean aside from the fact that dog hates me?”
“He doesn’t hate you Nick”
“He bit my ankle today, that thing hates me”
“He’s just jealous, aren’t you baby, you don’t hate Nick do you baby?” Bianca smiled looking down at the dog in her hands
“I'm telling you he hate me” Nick announced stepping in closer to Bianca
Dallas growled loudly under his breath and glared annoyingly at Nick.
“See, proof” Nick muttered back up as Dallas’ growl got louder

~ AT THE SAME TIME ~

“Okay Tatum, that was great” the director smiled as Tatum walked off the set in the large LA studio.
Tatum flopped down on the makeup chair to get ‘freshened up’.
“Just a little powder on the cheeks, I'm like so red” Tatum laughed looking up at Alika, who had not long ago become one of the make up artist’s on the set.
“I'm thinking that too” Alika responded running the powdered brush along the contours of Tatum’s face.
“So a on-location shot in Orlando?” Alika muttered striking up a conversation
“Yeah, we can go see the girls” Tatum smiled excitedly “It’s been like 2 months since I’ve seen them”
“And Kevin?”
“Alika, please me and Kevin are so over, anyway I think he’s with someone now”
“Yeah like that’s ever stopped you” Alika laughed
“Oh, I'm so insulted by that” Tatum chuckled
“So?”
“So what?”
“So you and Kevin?”
“Alika there is NO me and Kevin, the chemistry went a long time ago”
“Yeah uhuh, tell me that again after you see him”
“Who’s saying I’ll even SEE him?”
“You will, Tatum, you will” Alika responded confidently

~ AT THE SAME TIME ~

“Did you want to come in?” Chastity inquired opening the door to her plush Tampa house.
“I think maybe I should head home, got heaps to do and all” AJ responded
“Oh, okay” Chastity replied disappointedly
“I'm sorry Chas, but there’s something’s I have to sort out”
“It’s okay, you don’t have to explain yourself to me, you do your own thing AJ, well known fact, I'm kind of used to it now”
“And that means?”
“It means exactly what it sounds like, you do like the strings that come with a relationship, I guess commitment is a fear of yours”
“Come on Chastity, you’re jumping to conclusions again”
“Fine whatever, goodnight” she announced closing the door in his face.

She sulked into the lounge, the answering machine light was flashing. She pushed the play button and flopped down onto the white leather couch.
“Chas? It’s Tatum, flights all booked I’ll see you on Sunday, miss you heaps, pass my love onto the others, love always Tatum”
*BEEP*



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