Lily quickly ran around her apartment, trying to look pretty for her meeting with the prince, while at the same time trying not to use anything that wasn't natural in case he said something about stuff like that. Agents were waiting outside of her apartment building in a limousine for her. She was ready to go and was in the process of feeding DeeDee, when she heard her door open.
"There's a freakin' limousine outside your building!" She heard a familiar voice say.
"Rocco! Get out of here!" She angrily stormed into her living room, where Rocco had seated himself on her couch.
"What?" He asked, surprised. "Are you on your period?"
"No! I have somewhere very important to be! I can't have sex with you now!" She explained.
"I thought our agreement was you stay here and I come here for sex instead of turning to hookers and pot." Rocco said.
"I am staying here. In this area. But I have somewhere super important to be!" She rushed to grab her keys and get out the door.
"Come on, Lily." He said and he grabbed her. She tried not to look at his muscular body. His Olympic swimmer muscular body.
"No! I REALLY have to go! The fate of the world depends on it!" She yelled at him.
"What are you smoking?" He asked.
"Nothing!" She paused, trying to think of a way to explain it. "Just stay here and I should be back soon! If I'm not back in two hours, call me." She hated to put a time limit on her meeting with Prince Nuada.
"Alright." He agreed. He smirked. "And then we have sex."
"Yes. I promise." She pulled herself from his grasp and walked out her door and towards the waiting limousine.
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Crystal was checking herself one last time in her mirror before heading out into the limousine outside when someone knocked at her apartment door. She was confused as she went to answer it. The agents were supposed to be waiting for her. Was she taking too long? She opened the door and found her angry landlord.
"Your rent is late. Again." He stated.
"I'm so sorry! My job-" She started to explain.
"'As a waitress doesn't pay enough and I need more time.' I've heard it before, Miss Achmen. I've given you too many extensions. I need that money NOW." He explained.
"Please Mister . . . " She struggled to remember his name.
"Call me Matthew." He said.
"Matthew, my actress career is taking longer than expected. Just give me a week."
"Three days."
"Five days."
"Deal. Five days, Miss Achmen." He said before walking away.
Crystal sighed in relief then groaned in annoyance as her phone rang. She closed her front door and went to answer it.
"Hello?" She said.
"Hey Crystal." A familiar voice said hopefully.
"Carl! Stop calling me!" She yelled.
"But I know you still love me!" He retorted.
"I broke up with YOU! Please move on. I have." She thought of the prince. He WAS hot.
"Just one more chance, baby." He pleaded.
"NO." She said and hung up the phone.
She checked the time and rushed to her meeting with the elven prince.
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Jeanette was saying goodbye to her beginner's class at the dance studio and noticed the time. She quickly went into her office to change into normal clothes. When she came back out she noticed a little girl with her face up against the glass, peering in.
"Rebecca, what are you doing here? You don't have class today, remember?" She asked as she opened the door.
"Why not, Miss Carter?" Rebecca asked in her sweet little voice.
"Because I have a meeting with a very important person." She explained.
"Is he your boyfriend?" Rebecca asked.
"Not yet." Jeanette explained. "Where is your dad?"
"He's trying to buy you flowers, but none of the stores are open." Rebecca said innocently.
Jeanette blushed at this. It was no secret Harold Senco liked her, but she couldn't have him trying a relationship with her when she was almost promised to the prince.
"Well let's go find him and get you back home." Jeanette said and she locked the door to the dance studio. She took Rebecca's hand and walked down the street with her.
They had walked half a block when they found Harold running towards them with a bouquet of flowers in his hand.
"Hello Miss Carter." He struggled to say as he tried to catch his breath.
"Hello Mr. Senco. You know Rebecca doesn't have class today? It's been rescheduled for tomorrow." Jeanette politely explained.
"Oh." He seemed disappointed. "But, please, still take these flowers."
"Thank you, Mr. Senco." Jeanette said as she took the flowers from him.
"Please, call me Harold." He said.
"Well, Harold, Rebecca, I have somewhere I need to be. See you two tomorrow." She politely excused herself.
Jeanette smelled the flowers as she heard Rebecca ask her father if Jeanette was going to be her new mommy. She smiled to herself as she got into the limousine in front of the dance studio.
