Don't Hide Your Love

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I POSTED THIS CHAPTER IN THE WRONG FANFIC! SORRY! AH WTF! BUT THIS IS THE RIGHT ONE

"Who am I meant to sit next to? I'm not sure I'm prepared to speak to anyone unaccompanied." he whispered into Chers ear.

She let's out a laugh "Next to me." she said sitting down at the table and gesturing to Rob to sit.

Once everyone has been seated, the food is served with the sound of conversations lapping over each other.

"So."Meryl smiles "What we're you doing when you found out you were nominated?"

Cher covered her mouth with her hand before speaking. "Well Lijah was performing for the millionth time with G and mom, and then I got the call from Jen." A smile grew on her face.

"I'm so proud of you, God I hope you win!"

"Ha, that's going to be hard when you're the competition."

Meryl waves her hand to dismiss Cher laughing "You've got it, I know it."

"I hope."

"Yeah well." Meryl said taking a bite. "How did you find out Robert?"

"Oh I was there." he said wiping his palms on his trousers out of nervousness. "When she got the call I mean."

"Yeah, well uninvited but he was there."

"We were in a fight." Robert responded to Meryls confused expression.

"It wasn't a fight, he's Italian, dramatic, dramatic." Cher mocked making Meryl laugh.

"We're not dramatic, we're passionate!"

"Oh are you now?" Meryl smirked.

"I don't know yet M, but I'll let you know." Cher winked to the woman opposite causing her to throw her head back in laughter."

"Like you could get that lucky." Rob countered.

"Robert, you're sitting next to Cher and Meryl fucking Streep, if you can get this lucky, I can get that lucky." Cher laughing leaning into Rob.

"Good point." Rob laughed into return.

"Yeah, well. I'm joking." Cher said quickly planting a kiss on Robs cheek before a hand tapped her on the shoulder.

Cher turned her head to see Jen with a worried expression on her face. "I need to talk to you."

"Okay." She turned her head back "Excuse me, I'll be right back." She smiled nicely.

"So how did you meet Cher?" Cher heard Meryl ask just before her and Jen reached her office.

"What's going on? You look like someone has died!"

"You do know why you weren't nominated for mask right?"

"Yeah..."

"Young boyfriends and how you dress."

"Yeah? Do you have a point?"

Jen turned around to Cher's desk and retrieved some paperwork and gave them to her.

"These are going to be printed in every magazine tomorrow." Jen said referring to the images of Cher leaving Roberts apartment, in her borrowed clothes and Rob at her side. "You may be nominated Cher, but you need to be careful if you want to win."

"But it could of been anyone, security? Anyone, they don't know who he is, they've seen is photo before they'll think it's security." Cher said defensively.

"Maybe, but I don't want a photo of you too all over each other coming out."

"Shut up." Cher screwed up her nose.

"Just keep it private, you want him around, he comes here, arranged travel... Just until the Oscars are over, I want this for you Cher, I know how much this means you, just for a month."

"Yeah... You're right I guess." Cher said running her fingers through her hair.

"Just until after."

"I got it Jen, thank you."

When Cher opened the door she bumped into the man she was just discussing.

"Shit." Cher cursed

"Sorry." Robert let out a little laugh. "You okay? They were about to serve dessert and well the whole meal is in your honour."

"Yeah I'm fine, but I need to talk to you for a second." Cher said pulling Robs arm further away from the dining room. "You know when I left your apartment this morning?"

"Yeah?"

"There's photos of it, I mean it's nothing serious but Jens worried about it and it's probably going to be in magazines which means you need to be careful around your store."

"Okay, But-"

"No, look we'll talk about it tomorrow, I have a fitting for my dress at the house, I'll get a driver to pick you up and we can talk about it properly."

"Okay, sure." Rob replied and Cher searched his face. "Why are you looking at me like that?" Robert furrowed his eye brows.

"I'm trying to see if you're mad or annoyed or something."

"I'm not mad or annoyed, I'll take some holiday time off if it is chaotic tomorrow but I'm sure it'll be fine."

"You're being to fucking calm and its stressing me out."

"Well there's nothing I can do about it, right now it's a waiting game."

"Yeah."

"So look, come on people are waiting." He smiled gently and placed a kiss on her lips.

"Okay." She said and held his hand as they returned to the dining room.

"Hey look, she's here!" Shouted Pauly as she noticed her friend re enter the room. "Come on, I want to do a toast."

"Why would you do a toast? I'm not getting married."Cher asked confused but laughed taking a seat.

"Because Cher... I don't know, Just because!!"

"Because the academy finally pulled the stick out of there arse!" Shouted Don making the table laugh.

"For finally getting the recognition she deserves!" Meryl said fixing Cher with a warm look.

"I'll toast to that."  said Rob grabbing his glass with everyone following and smiling at the woman holding his hand which she returned and gave his hand a light squeeze.

"I'm proud of you babe." Georgia said and placed a kiss on her cheek.

"Thanks Ma."

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