An unforgettable photoshoot

On Wednesday morning, Hans had to get up pretty early, at least as far as he was concerned. At 09:30am, a driver was waiting for him at the entrance to his mansion, to drive him to the photoshoot. This would take place somewhere close to the top of the Hollywood Hills, in the private residence of a well-known movie director. Hans could have just walked over there, but since American people have to use a car even for the shortest distance, this thought didn't even cross the mind of the organizers.

Once he arrived at the huge villa on top of the Hollywood Hills, Hans had to admit that everything was very stylish decorated, just way too big for his own taste. It was owned by a certain Steven Spielberg, and the value was estimated at around 75 million USD. All of a sudden, Hans felt pretty humble with his small 16 million dollar mansion.

10 minutes later, he had introduced himself to everybody and the photographer briefed him about what would be expected from him, and what kind of pictures they wanted to use for their campaign. Since this time it was about putting the spotlight on the prominent supporters of this campaign, they should be photographed in a way that people would recognize them immediately. Hans in a basketball uniform, Miley in some kind of stage outfit.

After everything was discussed and set up, the only thing, or rather the only one missing, was Miley Cyrus herself. Quite amused, Hans thought for himself that this was probably the biggest difference between athletes and artists. As an athlete, you got drilled during your whole career to always be on time. For an artist, it sometimes seemed to be part of their performance to show up at least half an hour late.

Surprisingly, it turned out she was only 25 minutes late. And Hans had to admit that, on first sight, he was pretty impressed. Miley was dressed like a normal 24 year old girl, she didn't seem to be drunk or high, and she even didn't show any kind of attitude.

After the team presented itself to Miley and briefed her what would be expected from her, she and her manager came over to Hans.

„Mister Hansen, I have the pleasure to introduce you to Miss Miley Cyrus, your partner for this photoshoot."

"Jesus, why so formally?" asked Hans with a grin, "if we have to work together anyway, I hope I can just call you Miley?"

"I guess I can make an exception for you" Miley replied. This could have sounded somewhat arrogant, but she added a bright smile to this statement and greeted Hans with two kisses on the cheek. He realized a bit surprised that they felt really nice, additional to that, she was smelling really good, which was, according to a recent article that he read before the shooting, not always the case. He even liked the sound of her voice, although until now, he always had the opinion that her singing sounded a bit like Donald Duck, in reality though, it sounded friendly and warm.

"Maybe this turns out to be not that bad after all" Hans was thinking. And it really ended up being an amazing day. The two of them hit it off right from the start, and when Miley finally changed into her stage outfit, Hans didn't know what to say or where to look. She looked absolutely stunning and the chemistry was really great between them. During a short break, Miley's manager came over to Hans and jokingly said that she was thinking about making him a job offer. She never saw Miley being so calm, friendly, open and so easy to handle.

Hans surely wasn't completely innocent when it came to having affairs, during his basketball career he had some short-lived adventures with two Victoria Secret models and a very well-known young Hollywood actress. But he also wasn't the Casanova type of guy whose goal it was to seduce as many young women as he could. He was just the type of guy that women couldn't resist. Of course he was an NBA superstar, fairytale rich, but he also was, for such a wealthy and famous person, very humble and easy to handle. He was always friendly, charming, treated every person with respect, no matter if it was a famous actor like Will Smith or a waiter in a small family restaurant. He just had a shiny personality and people loved to be in his company, especially women. Last but not least, as a former professional athlete, he had a very well-shaped body and all in all you could say he was very good looking.

Miley though managed to put him completely out of his comfort zone, especially when they started taking the pictures that requested physical contact to get them done the right way. He couldn't remember the last time his body showed such a reaction to another human being. His heart was pumping, he savored every little touch and just enjoyed feeling her body against his.

What kept surprising him the most though was the fact how good they really got along. During every short break they were talking to each other, about why they took part in this campaign, what pets they had as children but also about their lives in general. Hans was really disappointed and also a bit sad when the shooting came to an end. Luckily, Miley suggested to have a late lunch together. They had been working for about 4 hours and didn't get anything to eat.

So they went together to an Italian restaurant that was located close to the Hollywood Hills, and Hans was only shortly upset that Miley's manager and some other crew members joined in, as the young pop star immediately sat down right next to him. It was a pretty well-known restaurant, and it didn't take long for Hans to find out that Miley was strictly vegetarian, but luckily didn't judge anyone who liked to eat meat.

During lunch, the two young stars were talking without a break, and Hans got to know a lot about Miley's life, from her beginnings as Hannah Montana all the way to recent times where she was trying to establish herself as a more grown up artist. On this occasion, her manager jumped in shortly to remind Miley that she shouldn't present this photoshoot in a too childish way on her Instagram. She also shouldn't forget that she was supposed to attend a trendy party later that night in LA and therefore not eat a lot now, so she wouldn't have to consume that much alcohol. Hans couldn't really believe what he just heard, but he didn't say anything cause it was none of his business. But he couldn't help but notice a certain sadness in Miley's voice when they were talking about her career after Hannah Montana, and he was wondering if this whole change of image was really her idea or rather the one of her management. But since it was the first time he ever met this girl, he decided to keep silent about it.

When this lunch approached its end, Hans gathered all his courage and asked Miley to exchange phone numbers, maybe they could stay in contact. Usually, he never had any problems asking girls for their number, but this time he was kind of amused when he realized that he hadn't been this anxious in years. Luckily, she immediately agreed, and after a warm farewell hug, he didn't call a cab but really walked home on his own feet which took him about 30 minutes.

Over the next days, he couldn't stop thinking about the photoshoot and lunch, and he couldn't deny that he wanted to see this brat (or at least that was what he was thinking before meeting her) again, no matter what. He desperately thought about different scenarios that would give him a reason to write her a message, when suddenly his smartphone vibrated and he received a Whats App message from Miley. Surprised, he opened the message, and what he was reading instantly brightened his day.

„Hi there, I hope you were able to recover from having to spend the day with me? I just wanted to ask if you might feel like going to Bungalows tonight? I'm going to attend a party there, would be cool to hang out again."

Hans usually wasn't too keen on going to parties, Vegas was the only exception, he somehow loved this city with all its crazy possibilities to have a good time…he smilingly thought about a whole weekend that cost him about 200.000$...and he didn't regret having spent a single one of them. But if this gave him the opportunity to see Miley again, he was more than willing to give it a shot. He still made sure to have a plan B, just in case their second meeting would turn out to be a complete disaster, and contacted a couple of friends to see if they might be interested in jumping in, and he really found a couple who were planning on going there anyway. Nowadays, when Hans pictured a perfect night out, he was rather thinking about something like the barbecue he was having last night with his friends, going to a restaurant and a movie afterwards, or maybe just spending time with friends and family. Nevertheless, he was smiling when he texted her back:

"It took me a couple of days, but I have. And, sure, why not? It's been a while since I last plunged into LA's nightlife, would be about time again."

Since he still had a couple of hours left, he invited his friends for dinner, so they could show up at the club together. He also contacted the manager of the Bungalows, so that he was put on the VIP guest list, one of the many advantages that came with fame and wealth. What also worked to his favor was the fact that America loved Cinderella stories like his. Coming from Europe as an unknown teenager, working his way up to one of the nation's most hyped young basketball talents, accepting to play for a small college that he led to a national championship, and stayed loyal to the franchise that drafted him for his entire career, the Orlando Magic. He also never produced any scandals, and people were just happy to see how grateful he was for the life that the United States offered to him. These were some of the reasons why his fans loved him and were just happy whenever he showed up. Of course you didn't make it to the top, self-made billionaire and NBA superstar, without using your elbows from time to time, but unlike a lot of people, he only did this when it was absolutely necessary, and when it came to helping friends or employees, he was always more than willing to do what he could. In other words, America loved this young man who was born in one of the smallest countries in the world.