Reality Love Bites.
Chapter 2
Bo shifted uneasily under the scrutiny of the woman across from her in the limousine as they continued to circle the block waiting for their turn to meet the bachelorette.
It was Kenzi that eventually broke the tension filling the interior. Kenzi sipped some more of her champagne and gave the woman across from them a hard stare, "Why don't you take a picture it will last longer!"
The woman with beautiful coffee skin and a head full of brown curls flicked her eyes to Kenzi before grimacing and looking into her lap.
"Kenzi!" Bo admonished her friend, although she was secretly relieved to no longer feeling the intense gaze of the woman.
"What? She's been staring at you since we got in the car!"
"I'm sorry," came a soft voice and both Bo and Kenzi looked over to apologetic eyes. "I'm a photographer and I do that sometimes without realizing it. You have an amazing face." She shook her head as if wishing she hadn't spoken the last part. "I'm Nadia Fivola," she finished with a friendly smile.
Bo returned the smile, feeling not nearly as uncomfortable now that she had spoken instead of just staring. "I am Bo and this is my very protective best friend Kenzi."
"Yo," Kenzi said as a greeting. She noticed that they had just turned into a driveway. "Finally! It's showtime ladies put on your game face." The car came to a stop in front of a spectacular mansion. "Holy shit balls! Look at this place, Bo Bo! This is going to be fantastic. Okay, I'm gonna go first. Bo, you be right behind me and ride my awesome coattails." She winked at her best friend before jumping out of the car and strolling effortlessly towards the waiting blonde.
Kenzi knew she was rocking her unique sense of style and appraised the woman waiting for her. Jesus! She's a Nordic princess. Bo likes them blonde, she thought as she came to a halt in front of her. Kenzi took the blondes offered hand and pulled her in for a quick friendly hug before pulling back. "I'm Kenzi."
"Tamsin. It's a pleasure to meet you. So tell me a little about yourself. Your outfit is amazing!"
"Thanks you're sweet," Kenzi said with a wink. "Well, I was born in Russia, but I live in LA now. I spin beats and am pretty big on the local circuit."
Tamsin smiled wide, "You're a DJ? That's so badass!" She felt little to no sexual attraction to this petite little firecracker, but she was drawn in by her spunk and fire. I think I'll keep her around for a while. I think she'll bring something to this show even though I would only be interested in a friendship with her, she thought to herself.
"Oh yeah, DJ Frenzy is standing right here before you. My best friend and agent will be out the car next." Kenzi saw one of the production guys motioning with a signal to hurry things along. "Well, it looks like I'm getting rushed along. Talk to you later," she finished with another wink before strutting inside the mansion.
Bo took several deep breaths before stepping gracefully out of the limo. She walked confidently towards the beautiful woman waiting for her even though she had butterflies in her stomach. Why the hell am I doing this again? she thought to herself as she greeted the woman who had just introduced herself as Tamsin.
"A pleasure to meet you, Tamsin. I'm Bo" she gave Tamsin what she hoped was a winning smile because she felt like she was going to throw up. She didn't miss the way Tamsin's eyes appraised her from her head down to her feet and up again.
She's gorgeous, Tamsin thought before she found her voice, "You look lovely tonight, Bo. Tell me a little about yourself."
"I'm sure I will seem boring seeing as you just met the outrageous DJ Frenzy," Bo responded with a chuckle, relaxing a little as Tamsin's eyes danced happily with her comment.
"Right! She mentioned you are her best friend and her agent." Bo nodded and Tamsin continued, "Your friend is certainly one of a kind, but don't think for a second that you don't shine just as brightly as her. I look forward to getting a proper chance to talk at the cocktail party tonight."
Bo accepted the friendly hug and then made her way inside, grinning from ear to ear that Kenzi had managed to get them both into the house with little to no effort on her part.
Bo caught up to Kenzi in the house and they followed a crew member as he showed them their room. "This place is amazing," Bo said, taking in the exquisite surroundings of the modern, luxurious mansion before stepping into the room she would be sharing with Kenzi and another contestant.
Bo felt herself be tugged to sit on the bed and watched as Kenzi closed the door and quickly joined her. "Now remember that there will be camera's in our faces almost all the time and we will never know who's listening so try to keep from outing me in front of them."
Bo laughed, "You do know how absurd that sounds with the lesbians being out of the closet and the straight girl being inside it."
Kenzi punched Bo on the arm, "Shhh! See! You're gonna blow my cover."
Bo rolled her eyes and made a motion of locking up her lips and throwing away the key, "They won't find out from me, I promise. My lips are sealed."
A knock came to interrupt their conversation. "Uh, come in."
The door opened to reveal Nadia. Bo moved aside to let her in and she motioned to the third bed. "I hope I wasn't interrupting, the guy told me to just walk in but..."
Kenzi rolled her eyes as if she was bored and started unpacking her bag. Bo was thankful that Kenzi's back was turned to the other woman and hadn't seen it. She gave her friend a look of warning before focusing on Nadia who seemed to feeling very uncomfortable and Bo didn't want to be the cause of it.
"It's fine, you didn't interrupt. I'm sorry that we seemed to get off on the wrong foot, but I'm sure seeing as we are sharing a room we will all get to know each other and it will be great."
"The guy also said we only have twenty minutes before we all have to be in the banquet room with the other girls."
"TWENTY MINUTES!" Kenzi squealed jumping to her feet. "I need to start getting ready."
"What?" Bo said as she watched her friend start pulling even more stuff out of her bag.
"You can't possibly expect me to be wearing the same outfit that I just arrived in."
"I'm pretty sure we are supposed to just stay in the outfits that the wardrobe people approved," Nadia added softly. She found herself a little scared of the unpredictable and loud women.
"The hell with that! Nobody dictates what I wear. Now if you don't mind, I only have fifteen minutes to get this masterpiece of iconic fashion brilliance done," she responded, with her arms full of makeup and clothing she entered the adjoining bathroom and kicked the door closed with her foot.
Back outside...
The last limousine arrived with the final three women and Tamsin was thankful for that fact. She was feeling so overwhelmed with the previous twelve women that she couldn't wait to go back to her small cottage to take a few moments of solitary confinement to gather herself before the cocktail party. She had no idea it would be this exhausting, but with the continuous hold ups between each car's arrival she had been standing in the same spot for hours and it was driving her crazy.
The previous women all seemed to blur together until she couldn't really recall one face from the other. There were a few exceptions of course, Bo was one of them and Nadia had seemed quite sweet as well, but Bo had come to her mind several times. Tamsin had been blown away with her quiet confidence and her dazzling smile. She wanted to seek out the brunette at the cocktail party and she wanted to get to know the woman that had awoken something in her for the first time since losing her wife.
"Heads up," one of the producers whispered from the shadows getting Tamsin's attention. "Last three and then we can take a break. Now smile."
Tamsin turned her attention to the limousine and the shapely tanned calf that came into view. "Wow!" Tamsin murmured, and she heard several of the crew agree with her as the woman in a tight black cocktail dress approached her in a way that felt like she was the prey to this woman's predator. She oozed style and sophistication with just the right amount of dark, exotic sex appeal that blew Tamsin away.
"Greetings my name is Evony Fleurette Marquise," the stunning woman said in a voice that sounded as if it was dipped in liquid chocolate.
"The pleasure is all mine, Evony," Tamsin managed to breath out. The presence of this woman rivalled Bo's and she found herself drowning in the dark, amused eyes that gazed at her. Yes. This woman knows exactly how to use what she has and isn't afraid to make an entrance, she thought as Evony proceeded to air kiss her on both cheeks like a pro, causing her to shiver as the woman's cheeks brushed against hers. This one is dangerous, was Tamisn's second thought as she registered her body's response to Evony's simple yet intimate greeting.
"I will not hold you up here, but be sure to grab me for a private chat later tonight. I am sure you have been on your feet for a long time because it felt like I was in that car for an eternity." She leaned forward again, but this time brushed her lips close to Tamsin's ear, "find me," and then she was gone.
Well, if she were gauging on chemistry and sex appeal Evony would be the flat out winner with Bo coming a close second. She took a calming breath and tried to ignore the subtle throb between her legs. Two to go Tamsin. Keep it together.
She smiled and nodded politely as the next woman half walked, half skipped to meet her and drew her into a hug that implied a familiarity that wasn't present. "Hi there, I'm Crystal and I just recently moved to LA from a little town no-one's heard of to become an actress."
"Nice to meet you Crystal and I wish you luck with the acting." Tamsin didn't really listen to what she said next because she saw the final woman waiting patiently while Crystal continued to talk, ignoring the crew's prompts to move on. In a brief pause in the perky blondes chatter Tamsin ripped her eyes from the other blonde and focused on Crystal again. She took her hands as she went to talk again, "We are a little pressed for time, but I can't wait to hear more about it tonight at the party," Tamsin said as politely as she could. It was sad in a way because she liked the woman's positive energy, but it just felt like she was trying too hard and felt that it would irritate her if the perkiness wasn't toned down a little.
"I look forward to talking to you tonight. I can't wait to meet everyone else and..."
"Well, they are all inside waiting to meet you too," Tamsin said cutting her off.
Crystal finally seemed to notice the irate producer who was trying desperately to get her to go inside. Tamsin was crushed into another hug before finally being free to look at the final woman to make her acquaintance.
Lauren walked up to the waiting woman and accepted her hand in greeting, giving it a firm shake. Tamsin introduced herself and asked her to share a little bit about herself.
"Hello Tamsin. My name is Lauren Lewis and I'll be starting my residency in a couple of months."
"Residency? You're a doctor?" Tamsin was at a loss for words. Smart, poised and beautiful. Lauren was moved towards the top of her list to join Evony and Bo for the first impression they had engaged with her. But the fact that she was a doctor threw her and it put a dampener on her attraction to the blonde. Flashes of Jesse rushed through her mind. She had been a surgical nurse and the memory of her wearing scrubs and falling tiredly into the bed beside her filled her mind. Lauren's voice brought Tamsin back from her past and into the present.
"Yes, a doctor," Lauren responded with a chuckle at the blondes shock. "Is that so hard to believe?" Lauren quirked her head to the side, noticing a change in Tamsin's demeanour. She noted a hint of sadness and something else that she couldn't quite place... guilt maybe. Hmm, maybe there is more to her than I first thought.
Tamsin blurted out the first thing that came to her mind. She needed to get away. She needed to be alone so she could breath. "Oh no, not at all. You just don't look old enough to be a doctor. Are you super smart like Doogie Houser?" Tamsin clamped her mouth shut and wanted to slap herself in the head in mortification. I can't believe I Just said that! What a dork. Tamsin smiled awkwardly, unsure what else to say to the woman and eager to just get away. Lauren had knocked her completely off her game without doing anything.
Lauren smiled politely, murmured that she looked forward to getting to know her and then walked into the house leaving Tamsin out in the cold alone...
Bo and Kenzi were at an advantage they realised as they watched the dozen other women talking and sizing each other up. Already being friends seemed to keep the other ladies from attacking them like they were each other. There had already been several catty remarks about some the comments that had been expressed as they shared their first meeting with Tamsin. There was just one more contestant to come and they would all probably swarm around her as well.
Kenzi had convinced Bo to play it cool and to just observe and watch the other contestants as they vied for the attention of the camera's. She had said that if they could find their opponents weaknesses, it would be easier to take them down.
Bo thought it all sounded a little extreme, but was convinced after, a bottle blonde by the name of Candy lost her temper and lunged at a stunning petite Asian woman named Jasmine after she referred to Candy as being ninety percent plastic. Several of the other girls, including the strikingly handsome Dillon that Kenzi had dubbed the 'token butch', rushed forward to break them apart.
Bo's attention was brought away from the escalating cat fight when she saw movement out of her peripheral vision. Bo's breath caught as the blonde entered the room in a beautiful burgundy gown that flowed over her tall, statuesque frame, her bare back toned and flawless.
Kenzi nudged Bo in the side, "Told you this would be fun, look at them go at it." When her friend didn't respond she turned and saw where her bestie's attention was. Kenzi appraised the blonde who met Bo's gaze briefly before with a small smile before looking away and joining Nadia who was observing the fight from the corner. "Bo snap out of it!"
Bo yelped in pain when the next jab was a lot harder than the first. "I'll ah be back in a moment...I am just going to ask Nadia something," Bo said getting to her feet.
Kenzi stood up and stepped in front of Bo, who hadn't stopped looking at the new arrival. When Bo just moved her head and looked over her friend's shoulder when she blocked her view Kenzi grabbed the brunette's face and forced her to break her gaze. "No," the young Goth said with a shake of her head. "Wrong blonde, Bo Bo."
"What? I'm just going to introduce myself," she responded innocently an eager sparkle in her eyes.
"Yeah, right," Kenzi muttered. Bo seemed determined to make the acquaintance of the final arrival so she stepped aside and trailed behind Bo as she made a beeline straight for Nadia and the strikingly handsome blonde.
She had seen this look on Bo's face once before. She had listened to Bo over the years try to convince her that she shouldn't ignore the possibility of love at first sight. That those feelings from just a glance or a few words could be just as real as feelings grown over time. Bo was a romantic soul that believed in diving head first if it felt right because she didn't want to miss out on meeting her soul mate just because she was too afraid to take a chance.
The first time she had seen it had been with Melissa and that had turned out very badly. Bo had opened herself up completely and had been crushed to find out that Melissa was cheating on her with two other women. One had been her boss and when Bo had walked in on the two of them, she had suggested that it would be best if Bo cleaned out her desk. Bo had been too distraught and devastated to fight and had left her job the next day convinced that she wouldn't be able to see them together at the office and be able to concentrate on her work.
Kenzi watched as Bo reached out and shook the blonde's hand who Nadia introduced as Lauren. She saw that the handshake lasted just a little too long and saw that both women seemed equally responsive to one another. Why couldn't Lauren have been the prize instead of Tamsin, the young Goth thought as she watched Lauren blush and finally release Bo's hand. The sparkage between her friend and the new arrival was palpable. It made Kenzi want to give them some privacy as they continued to talk and gaze at each other intently. She saw that Nadia had noticed the chemistry as well and excused herself after fidgeting for a few moments as Bo and Lauren continued to talk forgetting that they weren't alone.
But unlike Nadia, Kenzi didn't like being ignored and as she looked around, she noticed that the catfight was now over and the group had split into two. She also saw that there was more movement with the crew and several of camera men had joined them. One of the camera's was held by an attractive African American man wearing a fedora and it was trained on the three of them, the other was focused on the double doors across the room. Kenzi was convinced that everyone could feel all of the latent sexual tension swirling around Bo and Lauren right now. It was probably all in her head, but she had seen that look on Bo's face before and she was definitely smitten with the blonde smiling back at her. "Ahem." Both Bo and Lauren blinked as if coming out of a trance and looked at Kenzi, "Yeah, hi. Sorry to interrupt, but I think we should head on over with the others I think we are going to have company real soon."
As if on cue Vex burst through the double doors from the foyer and started clapping his hands emphatically. "Okay, my lovelies! If you could all gather around I would just like to go over some of the basic rules that if broken will result in getting thrown out of the house. Chop! Chop!"
Bo gave Lauren one last dimple filled smile before following Kenzi to join all of the other ladies. She could feel Lauren following closely behind her and she put a little extra sway in her hips to give the blonde something to look at. She came to a stop beside Kenzi and was ecstatic when the blonde came up along her other side, their arms brushing slightly in their close proximity. Kenzi looked over at Bo then Lauren and then back to Bo. She rolled her eyes when Lauren blushed and Bo grinned happily at her. I am definitely going to have to keep an eye on those two, she thought as Vex explained that any fraternization with other contestants would mean instant expulsion from the show...
Author's Note: Thank you for the huge response both good and bad. :)
I'm hoping the second chapter doesn't disappoint too much. Now I don't actually watch the bachelor/ette shows so I'm kinda winging it lol. If there are any of you that do watch these types of shows feel free to PM me with the sorts of challenges and date scenario's that happen if you like. I would love to hear from you.
Let me know if you are still liking it. And once again a huge thank you to thesparkling blue for being my beta and telling when I need to add something else or change stuff.
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Doccubus21
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