Trouble in Paradise.

19. Time.

Chapter 19: Time.

"It's bad. Really bad. Everyone is calling you a home wrecker. You're what today's kids would call canceled." Sarah tells me and I groan.

"That doesn't sound good." I say, rubbing my forehead.

"How does the Pepsi team feel about this?" I ask her, dreading her answer.

"They actually don't mind it. You and Zachary are in the news and the more you guys get talked about, the more the Pepsi label is talked about. After all, you guys had the affair while shooting the Pepsi campaign." Sarah says and I feel like puking.

"Affair? Don't use the word affair." I tell her.

"But that's what it was, Valarie. For someone who is so self aware, you lack clarity sometimes." She says before she hangs up.

I open Instagram and I see my name in the blogs. I am not surprised. Apparently, Sabrina went on Instagram live and told everybody about how I slept with Zachary and ruined her relationship.

I am currently trending on Twitter.

Love that for me.

"Not me waking up to this news of Valarie Stone ruining Sabrina Iran's relationship. First she faked a miscarriage. Now she's wrecking homes. She'll do anything to be talked about and stay relevant." One of the tweets reads.

Wow.

"Valarie Stone just wants attention. She's probably unveiling a new building soon. She just wants to be in the blogs." Another tweet reads.

"Zachary Henderson is such a heartthrob, I don't know why he would stoop so low to mingle with the likes of Valarie Stone. She's nothing compared to Sabrina. Men are embarrassing." Another user says.

To say I'm surprised by these comments would be a lie.

The media and the whole world don't know anything about Zachary and I. After all, we dated when we were still teenagers in a small town. No one knew about that, so obviously they don't know how long we've known each other.

I'm not trying to justify my actions here, I'm just saying that the media isn't aware of the situation between Zachary and I.

"Valarie, your break is over. I need you on set." Becca tells me and I nod.

We're currently in Paris. Sabrina followed us here. I've been avoiding her since. There's a lot of tension on set, everyone is staring at me with judgment in their eyes.

I am wearing a bathing suit, so is Zachary. We're filming on a beach.

"Okay, I need a running shot. Zachary I want you to chase Valarie." Becca says and he nods. She yells action and I start running. I hear the click of the camera as Becca takes pictures. Zachary catches me and he spins me around. I let out a loud giggle before he puts me down.

"Great." Becca says before she walks off and starts talking to her crew.

I start walking towards the beach chairs.

"Can we talk?" Zachary says and I ignore him.

"Babe, come help me apply sunscreen on my back." Sabrina says from the beach chair she's lying on.

I sit on the chair beside her and she rolls her eyes at me.

Zachary applies sunscreen on his hand and he rubs it on Sabrina's back. He stares at me as he massages the sunscreen in her back.

I look away and stare at the water.

"That's it guys. We're finally done with this commercial. It was nice working with the two of you. We're having a party at a club tonight, so pull up if you want." Becca tells us, slinging her camera around her arm.