A.N. Chapter 2! Again all of this gets typed up on my phone as I don't have a computer, I use a computer at a library to upload my chapters. Lol. Reviews are loved! I was disappointed that so many of you get alerts for this story but didn't leave any reviews.

Chapter 2

Her stomach gurgled nastily as she sat at the desk in her new hotel room. The photo shoot and plane ride had all gone by uneventfully, and now she was reading over the script she had been provided with. Dialogue was often improvised, the script was just a basic lay down on how the big guys wanted everything to go and if it was a match layout the predetermined winner was always announced at the bottom of the last paper. She was under strict orders to shred the documents when she no longer needed them.

A murmured curse spilled from her lips. She hadn't had a thing to eat since the plain, nothing extra bagel she had been provided at the photo shoot. She had been honestly offended that she wasn't "allowed" to add butter, but Barbie had told her not to worry about it, once they were out of there they could have anything they wanted. Eli just hadn't had the chance to get anything, and airplane food was very unappetizing. She glanced over at the digital clock that sat on a nightstand, it was only 7pm. She hadn't got a rental when they arrived, instead she had rode in a cab with a few of the other girls. Boy was that cab driver happy.

She could get room service, but she really wanted real pizza, not that so-called gourmet crap hotels liked to serve. The clerk at the front desk would be able to give her a few suggestions; she'd just call a cab. Mind made up, Eli threw on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, grabbed a light jacket, her bag, and her phone and hit the elevators.

"It's nothing fancy, just a regular pizza, grinders, burger kinda place." The clerk described, and Eli smiled. Just what she wanted.

"Falls Pizza, right?" The woman double checked and the clerk nodded, "Thanks, ugh," she squinted a little to read his name tag, "Ben."

He flashed her a smile and waved as she slipped out of the doors. What she didn't expect was to run right into a solid body. She would of fell over if it wasn't for the arms that stabilized her. How embarrassing! She flushed as she looked up, catching a pair of hazel eyes with her own. Her flush deepened to a dark maroon as she realized who those eyes belonged to. "Oh geez, sorry Phil." She squeaked out, embarrassing herself further.

He laughed then, an actual freaking laugh and Eli would have done anything to crawl under a rock in that moment. "Relax, princess." he was grinning at her. "No big deal."

She had to force a smile, her face on fire. How she managed to stay so composed when working with him she hadn't a clue. "Well, uhm...see you around?" Duh! They worked together, what the hell was wrong with her tonight?

"You know it. Keep your eyes open sweetheart, wouldn't want to walk into something less generous then I." He winked before disappearing into the building she had just come out of.

She burned a deep crimson as she noticed the cab pull up to the curb. She hurriedly got into the vehicle. The driver got her to her destination quickly and without incident. She'd wound up in the same cab after she'd placed her order and received her pizza. It was tempting to stay and chow down but being in strange places alone was a big anxiety for her.

"Eli!" The diva looked up just as she walked into the lobby of the hotel, dark eyes catching sight of Barbie. Eve and the twins were with her, they looked like they were going to be going out.

Eli smiled. "Hey guys, what's up?"

"What's up with you and that pizza?" Eve countered, a grin twisting her glossed lips.

"Seriously, you aren't gonna eat that on your own are ya?" Brie prodded.

"We can help ya." Stephanie/Nikki pressed, hovering near the aromatic pizza box.

Eli was slightly taken back by the way the girls were acting, but realized they had all had the exact same breakfast as her, so it wasn't really surprising. Weren't they going out anyways?

"Uhh..."

"You are totally sharing." Barbie giggled delightfully. At this point the four girls were leading Eli towards the elevators. She was not being given any choice in the matter. On the bright side, at least she wouldn't have to feel guilty for eating the whole thing on her own.

"You know you are SO into him." Barbie pointed out.

"Excuse me?" Eli choked a bit on the food she had been attempting to swallow. Everyone's eyes were on her.

"Phil, Eli! It is crazy obvious."

"You can't be serious." Eli frowned. "I barely know the man! Not to mention, if I were two years younger he'd be ten years older." She was starting to see the disturbing similarities between her new job and high school.

"Oh please Elysium! You know damn well you are." Eve said with a roll of her eyes, "Besides I don't blame you, the man is gorgeous."

"Eh, I wouldn't say gorgeous." Nikki cut in, receiving an elbow in her gut from her sister. "Brie! What the hell."

"You are so not the one to judge a man's gorgeous level. Alberto, Nikki? He looks like a greased up hotdog."

Brie's words caused an eruption of laughter from the group of girls, Eli included.

"Hey! This has nothing to do with me! This is about Eli crushing on Punk!" The other twin retorted, seeming to bring the girls back from their fits of laughter.

"She's right. Come on Eli. There is nothing wrong with having a thing for the man. You know, I heard from Beth that he can do this killer thing with his tongue..." Barbie trailed off, most likely imagining what this "killer thing" was.

If Eli hadn't been blushing before, she sure was now. Her mind traveling in the same direction Barbie's was. "Gosh E, ain't like you're a virgin." Eve said.

"Well no...but still! It's kind of awkward to be thinking about jumping the man's bones when we are supposed to be working together."

"Just think of it this way:" Nikki started.

"It's damn obvious what direction they are taking this storyline in." Brie continued.

"You can use it to your advantage!" Eve declared.

"Improvising won't be a problem." Barbie finished.

Eli gawked at the four girls. "Are you all like psychically linked or something? Perhaps quads?"

"That's not the point." All four girls said at once.

Eli scrunched her face up. "Okay, now I'm getting creeped out.

Barbie laughed, "Sorry, E. We were just saying..."

"I get it." The newest diva sulked. "Is it really THAT obvious?"

"Obvious enough that even dunder head Mike noticed." Nikki said, nodding her head as an image of "Mr. Awesome" sifted through everyone's brains.

"Ugh, speaking of Mike, you know what he said to me the other day?" Eve scrunched her nose.

"Now what?" The twins prodded.

"Alright, so I bumped into him backstage, and you all know how he is. Anyways I apologize and he looks at me, and he goes 'Do you have a license for that wagon you're draggin'?'" laughter erupts in the room once again.

"Oh my God...that man couldn't be a bigger dork if he tried." Eli got out between fits of laughter. Mike was a nice guy, but he really couldn't take a hint.

The girls had gossiped and giggled for a while longer before everyone decided it was time to get back to their rooms for the night. They had just finished saying goodbye when Eli realized what time it was.

It was going to be a rough morning tomorrow.