Many thanks to Bluestray, mire013, hil2378, jellybean kitty, sky D, kai's-sad-bby22, nemi the dragon and im-a-piece-of-toast (love the name btw)
Okay, just a quick note, things might jump across a rather large space of time…need to get Kai back to get the story running…so he'll be back in a few chapters!
Chapter Twenty –five – EVIL model
Hilary sighed and walked out of her apartment, she called Tala but Mathilda Bryson kept picking up the phone. She could only assume that Tala had gotten the girl and he was unavailable for the next few days.
Hilary scrambled into her Chanel quilt bag and pulled out her phone "Hello?"
"Hey, it's me. I may not be coming back as soon as I thought" a calm, low voice told her.
"Oh, fine"
"Fine, bye" the line went dead.
Hilary blinked at the phone and growled and went to throw her phone at a passing car but stopped. Why was Kai being such an ass? It could be worse then her being pregnant with his baby, she could actually be cheating on him.
She signed and picked up the pace slightly, her baggy t-shirt shielding her secret from the world, Hilary grimaced at her stomach it was WAY bigger than it looked in that stupid pregnancy magazine Tala bought her.
Tala was another one that had amazed her, from when she first knew him; he was the drug taking, irresponsible, selfish bastard…now he was just cigarette smoking, slightly irresponsible, and playful…rehab really did work wonders. He had been brilliant to Hilary over the past few weeks.
'Bless Him' Hilary giggled.
Hilary walked into the main shopping district of the city and waited to cross the busy, expensive (expensive referring to the cars) road and into the local 'Saks Fifth Avenue' store. She walked in and ran ger fingers over the latest Emilio Pucci design.
"Grr" she growled, she could have bough it…but the 'Stage One Models' company card basically gave her a full discount.
'Ok, so I lost one good thing' she thought turning away from the scarf. She wandered down the wide aisle ways looking at the exclusive new designs from designers and she rn up.
She grabbed the soft, squishy leather bag "Oh, Hermés" she looked at it "the new bag! OH, OH!"
The assistant grimaced at her comically, and shook her head…she was the seventh young woman to do that in the hour and then approached her "Beautiful isn't it?" she said in a friendly tone.
Hilary nodded "They really outdid themselves this time"
"Absolutely"
"How much?" Hilary asked.
"12, 000 dollars"
Hilary swayed a little "I'll have one!"
"Ok, the waiting list…"
"Oh no" Hilary groaned, she knew all about waiting lists…damnit, if she had the damn 'Stage One models' card she would have walked away with one.
"…is seven months long" she said apologetically.
Hilary sighed and her face looked pained as she put the bag down gently and nodded "I understand…" curse, this town and its ridiculous waiting lists.
She walked away suddenly feeling rather forlorn when someone walked in front of her and stopped.
"Excuse me!" she snapped.
"Hilary" soft voice said.
"Oh, hello…Brooklyn" Hilary cleared her throat and then turned to the Cartier jewellery counter beside her.
"How are you, and the…little one?"
Hilary growled "Shut up!" she snapped angrily under her breath at him.
"Come" he took her shoulder and steered her away from the counter. He steered very down the aisles, past the bag of dreams and out into the open air. Hilary shifted to shrug him off but his grip got tighter.
"How are you?" he asked.
"Fine" Hilary narrowed her eyes at him "Brooklyn, where are you taking me?"
"Nowhere, can't we just walk as friends?"
"No!" she said "you…you" she was going to say 'threatened' but she shrugged him off "listen just, I'm fine we're fine" she instinctively laid her hand on her stomach "now piss off! Because the hormones and I don't like you!" she said in a hushed tone and turned.
She walked away quickly and sucked in a deep breath. She needed to rant.
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"How did you get past security?" Tala said incredulously as Hilary stormed into his apartment.
Hilary marched into the living room and stared at Mathilda who stood up and waved wearing nothing but Tala's shirt.
"Hello, nice to meet you, I love your films!" Hilary marched into the kitchen and marched back with a box of chocolates and sat down and opened them.
"Hilary" Tala said in a warning tone "I bought those for Mat-"
"Are you going to refuse a pregnant woman Godiva Truffles?" Hilary snapped and then cupped her mouth and stared at Mathilda.
"I thought you looked a bit erm, bloated, around here" Mathilda smiled and gestured.
"Are you calling me fat?" Hilary stood up.
Mathilda looked shocked "No, no…I, erm…congratulations? It's okay Tala she can have them" Mathilda sank back into the couch and glanced at Tala rather scared.
Tala sat down "Hilary…"
"I'm sorry" Hilary said through a mouthful of rich chocolate "I can't see any of my friend because they don't live in this city, the ones I have here will undoubtedly tell the press and…Kai's not here!" she burst into tears "and he's mad at me!"
Tala blinked and patted Hilary awkwardly on the knee, she looked at Mathilda for help. Mathilda came over and sat down an wrapped a supportive arm around Hilary "Kai's can't be mad at you, you're having his baby!"
Tala looked at her and shook his head violently.
"He doesn't know!" Hilary wailed.
"Oh, well who does know?"
"Me, Tala, Mariam and you now"
"Oh" Mathilda nodded "You can't hide from the razzi forever"
"I know, it's just I saw Brooklyn"
"Ass" Tala joined in.
"I know" Hilary agreed viciously, she stared at Tala's blank widescreen and growled "he comes up to me in Saks right after I see the new Hermés bag…"
"NOOO!" Mathilda looked at her "they have it?"
"Yes!" Hilary stopped crying instantly even though her face was red "There's like a seven month waiting list!"
"I thought it was only out last week!"
"Exactly"
"Screw the bag, tell me what happened with Brooklyn!" Tala commanded.
"He tried to take me somewhere, so I told him to piss off…then I came to you!" Hilary smiled.
"This Brooklyn guy sounds like an ass" Mathilda pursed her lips.
"He is" Tala growled "well, I suppose you can stay here…for now" he shot Hilary a look.
"She can stay all she wants" Mathilda smiled "you can't turn out a potential mother on her feet"
"Mattie, she's not exactly living in poverty!"
"But she needs mental support to be around people she trusts! And Tala you should consider yourself lucky she comes to you!" Mathilda said her face a vision of careful thought.
Tala opened his mouth and snorted "Fine!" he got up and grumbled.
Hilary sighed as Tala stalked into the kitchen "Thank you a lot"
"It's okay…" she eyed Hilary "so how many months ago are you?"
"Also four…why?"
"Nothing, have you gone for a scan?"
Hilary blinked "No, should I?"
"I know nothing about pregnancies but…you look pretty far along"
"I'm four months" Hilary said through a mouthful of irresistible caramel "I'm sure of it"
"Maybe it's twins"
Hilary sat up "it can't be…Kai and I only had sex like…once, properly…well okay…I lie"
Mathilda laughed and laid a hand on Hilary's as if they had been friends for years "You can have twins from one session of sex"
"I know" Hilary mumbled "and they are twins"
Mathilda frowned "You knew?"
"Of course I did" Hilary grumbled and put the box of chocolates aside "I had a scan…they were two of the fuckers"
Mathilda cringed but smiled "Aren't you happy?"
"I just…twins!" Hilary said exasperated "what if Kai doesn't want them"
Mathilda blinked, she had never really spoke to Kai. She had met him on a professional level but other than that she didn't know much about him. She knew he was pretty much Tala's best friend…and he wasn't here. She would assume she would have known him a little. From what she did know of him…she didn't know what to think.
"It will be okay" Mathilda said finally.
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"Hilary" Mathilda laughed as Hilary shuffled down the sidewalk "you can't keep hiding you'll have to come out to the razzi some how" Hilary looked ridiculous in a puffa jacket and rather uncomfortable.
"This jacket is so this season anyway" Hilary said defiantly, as she wiped as her slippery forehead.
A few days had passed and Hilary and Mathilda had gotten on superbly well (to Tala discomfort), Mathilda had persuaded Hilary to go out shopping with her today with Tala was at a shoot.
"It's okay for you" Hilary glanced at the petite woman "you're not…you know" she said as people walked past them.
"Yeah" Mathilda smiled at a fellow co-star who nodded at her as they walked past "But if I was…Tala would freak"
"Have you…done it with Tala?"
"Yes, have you?"
Hilary swayed at Mathilda's bluntness, causing Mathilda to laugh and hold her new friend "Easy, I was kidding ha-ha"
"Oh let me get a paper" Mathilda let her go carefully and gestured to the newsstand a few feet t the corner of the sidewalk.
Hilary shrugged indicating she could go and waited. Mathilda walked over and looked for a paper and then her eyes caught something. She leaned in and frowned and then her eyes widened. She took her paper and the magazine and stuffed a ten dollar note in the news vendor's hand turning away not even waiting for change.
"Mathilda!" Hilary called out as the woman walked in the opposite direction, away from Hilary.
Mathilda's eyes scanned the front page and she hastily turned a few pages and let out a strangled noise and pulled out her cell phone.
"Car, one the corner of Club street, NOW" she hastened.
"Hey! You don't make a woman like me walk in my situation!" Hilary gasped.
Mathilda turned and hid the magazine behind her back and smiled foolishly. For once, her acting skills could not mask her true emotions. Hilary frowned and then glanced to the hand.
"What's that?"
"I would really prefer…if you didn't…" Mathilda glanced to the side of Hilary at two tourists (noticeable with her hats and bulky cameras and very unfashionable shorts) looked at the two women with a copy of the magazine in their hands and pointing a little too excitedly for Mathilda's liking.
Mathilda's phone vibrated and she stopped an advancing Hilary "Okay, cars here!"
"Hilary Tatibana?" the called out.
"Where? Who?" people turned.
Hilary frowned, she was known in the fashion world…but only known by the hardcore fans not by any people. She turned and Mathilda grabbed her and with surprising strength from a woman like her pulled her into the town car and screamed "Go!" The car sped off closing the door in it's wake.
"Okay, now what is going on?" Hilary asked a little out of breath.
Mathilda grimaced and brought forward the magazine. Hilary took it and unrolled it and her eyes widened, and she felt kinda sick.
There on the front cover was a picture of her and Brooklyn and she looked…pregnant. Hilary thought that's why he kept grabbing her. She gulped swallowing any vomit that threatened to come up, first she went red and then shook in tears.
Mathilda sighed and took the magazine.
"No" Hilary gasped she turned a few pages and read in a loud shaky tone "Spotted a few days ago, outside Saks was super-supermodel Brooklyn and PA Hilary Tatibana. She looked like the had packed on a few pounds in the stomach area…but she is in fact pregnant. With Brooklyn's baby? We asked him and he simply smiled that charming smile" Hilary put the magazine down "Bastard didn't say no"
"But he didn't say yes" Mathilda shuffled against the leather.
"That evil son of a motherfuckin' bitch ass model" Hilary growled, tears still streaming from her face.
"All you have to do is deny it…"
Hilary shook her head and looked to the front of the magazine who know looked as if it had been through a blender "It was dated a week ago! A week ago" her voice went shrill "It's probably already in Europe, In Russia…with Kai"
"Well he hasn't called you…AH!" Mathilda jumped and picked up her phone "hello?"
"Hello" Tala swatted away the make-up artist and walked forward "Have you seen 'The Reporter'? What is this? Hilary said it was Kai's baby!"
"It is his baby" Mathilda mumbled.
Hilary looked at her and Mathilda handed the phone over to her gently. Hilary held it in her hands and took a deep sigh before holding it to her ears "Tala, I don't know what happened, it must have been that day…and oh no" she moaned.
Tala sat on a prop, a rather old Victorian style chair and sighed "You have to tell Kai"
"I…maybe, he doesn't know"
"Maybe, maybe not…better he finds out from you than a magazine"
"Tala…no"
"Yes" Tala said in a firm finalising voice "Do it Hilary" and he dropped the phone.
Hilary swayed, woozy this time "I don't need this" she gasped "I don't need this"
Whoop! So the cat, or rather baby, is out of the bag! Well people review, I seem to be losing my readers ( I hope I'm not! Peace xxxxxxxxxxxxx
