However the next morning after picking up a white dress for her the two
talk more about the last few years. Riot then asks her why his partner
hated her so much. "I mean he can't just be mad at you because you have
Starlight Music."
"Well see it's more than that. I think after my father hired him, Eric
assumed since dad had given him full control of Starlight Music that it was
going to be his. But what he didn't know was that dad had given me half and
that there wasn't anything he could do about it. Moreover I think he
believed that I could be as easily manipulated as Pizzazz, whose father too
had his own company."
"But he was wrong wasn't he?"
"Yes but this time he's won. I'm surprised that I'm saying this but without
your group eventually Starlight Music would go bankrupt."
He lifts her chin. "Maybe I can change that, well that is if you would have
dinner with me tonight. Then I could get to know you better."
Although still not sure how far she could trust him, by the way he was
treating her it was hard for her to resist. "Ok Rory I would love to have
dinner with you."
"Excellent." He then, after she gets ready, takes her to Starlight Music.
Although at times not sure what his motives were dinner, with the lead
singer of the Stingers was actually quite nice.
Moreover every time they had dinner she would tell him more; however she
had one problem, she couldn't tell her friends or her sister. They wouldn't
understand and although they hadn't questioned her for a whole week while
she was having dinner with Riot this time she ran into a problem. After
putting on a violet dress with a purple bolero jacket Jerrica then looks at
herself in the mirror. "This dress reminds me of that pretty gown he bought
for me on the cruise ship." She then looks at the clock on the wall. It was
almost time for her date with Riot. She then gets from behind her desk a
small suitcase with her long purple dress and pink Capri hat inside and
goes to leave when she sees Aja and the other Holograms standing in the
doorway.
"Well it looks like you were right Raya my sister is going out but with
who?"
The blonde executive just walks past them. "Oh stop looking at me like
that." She then goes to the elevator but as she enters she turns to them.
"Don't forget tomorrow is the Expo."
"Yeah and isn't Rio taking you?" inquires Shana.
"Yeah, but probably only to find out why I've going out so much, as well as
probably with who." She then hits the elevator button and seconds later
the doors close. However unknown to the Holograms Jerrica had one stop to
make before seeing Riot. She then enters the garage, opens the rockin
roadster's trunk and takes out two photo albums. She wanted to show Rory
photos of her family. She then leaves the garage and waits for Riot's limo
in front of Starlight Music. Nevertheless as the limo arrives and she gets
in Rio appears with Jerrica's sister Kimber.
"Where is she going at this time of night?"
"Where she always goes with him!"
Rio turns to her. "With who?"
"I think its Riot at least that's what we think, the other Holograms and
I."
He squeezes his clenched fist. "Well at least Jem got the hint that he was
no good, but why couldn't his girlfriend? That is unless she was desperate
to get the Stingers to sign on with Starlight Music. No matter, he would
confront her tomorrow at the Expo. But as he makes his plan Jerrica is
receiving a surprise of her own as her companion hands her a small shopping
bag. She looks at him as she pulls out a white strapless bikini. "Rory you
can't be serious?"
"Yes I am and I want you to wear that at the Celebrity beach bash tomorrow
afternoon and I rather you come as Jerrica and not as Jem."
She shakes her head. "Everyone will be expecting Jem not me."
"Well I want you there. To me Jem is only an image, an illusion, please,"
he asks. With the way he looked how could she say no.
"Ok Rory I'll wear the bikini." He then kisses her. However as he does he
sees the photo albums in her hands.
"What's this?" he asks. She then hands him one of the albums. He opens it
to see her as a little girl at the age of ten in her father's lap. He is
reading a book to her. "My love you were an adorable little girl." She
blushes. They then arrive at the restaurant where he asks her some more
questions. She notices that of everything he had been asking her about Eric
and the Misfits, his questions focused mainly on the different times they
had gone after her identity. The way he acted when he found out about
Prescott and Eric's reward for Jem's identity in New York it made her feel
better. "Well it was a good thing my group was not there because he would
have regretted doing that to you." He had said as he had taken her in his
arms. Yes it was a bit much, but it also felt so good. Nevertheless at the
evening's end they are at his penthouse suite. The two are now curled up in
his bedroom. Although Jerrica would have waited till she was married before
making love to a man, with Riot it was different. He made her first time
special. As she rests her head on his chest he watches as she lazily lifts
the medallion around his neck.
"Do you like it my love? I could get you one."
She just shrugs her shoulders as she plays with the gold coin. "No, but
there are times I wish I had something like it."
"Such as?" "
You'll laugh."
He rubs her back. "No I won't, please tell me."
"A locket." He then sees her sigh.
"Jerrica if your afraid you'll forget your parents I doubt it, especially
since you have the earrings from your father and of course your voice which
you inherited from your mother."
She just nods her head in acceptance. "Rory can I ask you something. I have
opened my heart to you. You know everything about me, the good times as
well as the bad, but I have yet to know anything about you." Suddenly she
feels her lover go tense. "Did I say something wrong?"
He leans over and pulls her up to where her head is on his shoulder. "No of
course not its just talking about my past is also painful."
"Too painful for you to even tell me?"
He moves a strand of hair from her face. "Not at all Jerrica it's just, oh
how should I explain it? I know in your dad's diary he mentioned that the
night your mother died that you two had an argument and that I suspect is
why you put out your mom's album, to make up for what you said and didn't
say that night." She nods.
"Well I to have had that experience, but it involved my father." He then
lifts her chin. "You're a lucky woman that your father supported your
dreams, my father didn't." Riot says. She goes to ask him to explain, but
instead yawns.
"Dearest Jerrica in due time I will tell you of my past," he says as he
pulls the covers over them both. "Moreover I promise very soon after I take
care of a couple of things the Stingers will come to your company and you
my love will never have to worry about Eric or Pizzazz taking Starlight
Music away from you ever again."
"But what about my secret?" she says in a quiet whisper. Riot kisses her on
the forehead.
"That will never happen I promise you. Now sleep. We both have a busy day
ahead of us tomorrow." He then turns off the light and seconds later he too
falls fast asleep.
talk more about the last few years. Riot then asks her why his partner
hated her so much. "I mean he can't just be mad at you because you have
Starlight Music."
"Well see it's more than that. I think after my father hired him, Eric
assumed since dad had given him full control of Starlight Music that it was
going to be his. But what he didn't know was that dad had given me half and
that there wasn't anything he could do about it. Moreover I think he
believed that I could be as easily manipulated as Pizzazz, whose father too
had his own company."
"But he was wrong wasn't he?"
"Yes but this time he's won. I'm surprised that I'm saying this but without
your group eventually Starlight Music would go bankrupt."
He lifts her chin. "Maybe I can change that, well that is if you would have
dinner with me tonight. Then I could get to know you better."
Although still not sure how far she could trust him, by the way he was
treating her it was hard for her to resist. "Ok Rory I would love to have
dinner with you."
"Excellent." He then, after she gets ready, takes her to Starlight Music.
Although at times not sure what his motives were dinner, with the lead
singer of the Stingers was actually quite nice.
Moreover every time they had dinner she would tell him more; however she
had one problem, she couldn't tell her friends or her sister. They wouldn't
understand and although they hadn't questioned her for a whole week while
she was having dinner with Riot this time she ran into a problem. After
putting on a violet dress with a purple bolero jacket Jerrica then looks at
herself in the mirror. "This dress reminds me of that pretty gown he bought
for me on the cruise ship." She then looks at the clock on the wall. It was
almost time for her date with Riot. She then gets from behind her desk a
small suitcase with her long purple dress and pink Capri hat inside and
goes to leave when she sees Aja and the other Holograms standing in the
doorway.
"Well it looks like you were right Raya my sister is going out but with
who?"
The blonde executive just walks past them. "Oh stop looking at me like
that." She then goes to the elevator but as she enters she turns to them.
"Don't forget tomorrow is the Expo."
"Yeah and isn't Rio taking you?" inquires Shana.
"Yeah, but probably only to find out why I've going out so much, as well as
probably with who." She then hits the elevator button and seconds later
the doors close. However unknown to the Holograms Jerrica had one stop to
make before seeing Riot. She then enters the garage, opens the rockin
roadster's trunk and takes out two photo albums. She wanted to show Rory
photos of her family. She then leaves the garage and waits for Riot's limo
in front of Starlight Music. Nevertheless as the limo arrives and she gets
in Rio appears with Jerrica's sister Kimber.
"Where is she going at this time of night?"
"Where she always goes with him!"
Rio turns to her. "With who?"
"I think its Riot at least that's what we think, the other Holograms and
I."
He squeezes his clenched fist. "Well at least Jem got the hint that he was
no good, but why couldn't his girlfriend? That is unless she was desperate
to get the Stingers to sign on with Starlight Music. No matter, he would
confront her tomorrow at the Expo. But as he makes his plan Jerrica is
receiving a surprise of her own as her companion hands her a small shopping
bag. She looks at him as she pulls out a white strapless bikini. "Rory you
can't be serious?"
"Yes I am and I want you to wear that at the Celebrity beach bash tomorrow
afternoon and I rather you come as Jerrica and not as Jem."
She shakes her head. "Everyone will be expecting Jem not me."
"Well I want you there. To me Jem is only an image, an illusion, please,"
he asks. With the way he looked how could she say no.
"Ok Rory I'll wear the bikini." He then kisses her. However as he does he
sees the photo albums in her hands.
"What's this?" he asks. She then hands him one of the albums. He opens it
to see her as a little girl at the age of ten in her father's lap. He is
reading a book to her. "My love you were an adorable little girl." She
blushes. They then arrive at the restaurant where he asks her some more
questions. She notices that of everything he had been asking her about Eric
and the Misfits, his questions focused mainly on the different times they
had gone after her identity. The way he acted when he found out about
Prescott and Eric's reward for Jem's identity in New York it made her feel
better. "Well it was a good thing my group was not there because he would
have regretted doing that to you." He had said as he had taken her in his
arms. Yes it was a bit much, but it also felt so good. Nevertheless at the
evening's end they are at his penthouse suite. The two are now curled up in
his bedroom. Although Jerrica would have waited till she was married before
making love to a man, with Riot it was different. He made her first time
special. As she rests her head on his chest he watches as she lazily lifts
the medallion around his neck.
"Do you like it my love? I could get you one."
She just shrugs her shoulders as she plays with the gold coin. "No, but
there are times I wish I had something like it."
"Such as?" "
You'll laugh."
He rubs her back. "No I won't, please tell me."
"A locket." He then sees her sigh.
"Jerrica if your afraid you'll forget your parents I doubt it, especially
since you have the earrings from your father and of course your voice which
you inherited from your mother."
She just nods her head in acceptance. "Rory can I ask you something. I have
opened my heart to you. You know everything about me, the good times as
well as the bad, but I have yet to know anything about you." Suddenly she
feels her lover go tense. "Did I say something wrong?"
He leans over and pulls her up to where her head is on his shoulder. "No of
course not its just talking about my past is also painful."
"Too painful for you to even tell me?"
He moves a strand of hair from her face. "Not at all Jerrica it's just, oh
how should I explain it? I know in your dad's diary he mentioned that the
night your mother died that you two had an argument and that I suspect is
why you put out your mom's album, to make up for what you said and didn't
say that night." She nods.
"Well I to have had that experience, but it involved my father." He then
lifts her chin. "You're a lucky woman that your father supported your
dreams, my father didn't." Riot says. She goes to ask him to explain, but
instead yawns.
"Dearest Jerrica in due time I will tell you of my past," he says as he
pulls the covers over them both. "Moreover I promise very soon after I take
care of a couple of things the Stingers will come to your company and you
my love will never have to worry about Eric or Pizzazz taking Starlight
Music away from you ever again."
"But what about my secret?" she says in a quiet whisper. Riot kisses her on
the forehead.
"That will never happen I promise you. Now sleep. We both have a busy day
ahead of us tomorrow." He then turns off the light and seconds later he too
falls fast asleep.