Behind the Time - Herophine

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JOSEPHINE

My photos for Vogue Magazine came out! Finally, the photos turned out beautiful! It was for the Spring Collection and I was looking forward to seeing the results!

After the night with Drew, we're... Well... Oh, who am I trying to deceive! That night it was so good, we slept so well, but... Nothing else happened after the spoon, the next day we woke up one on each side of the bed... He got up, made coffee, asked if everything was fine between us, I nodded, we kissed between the bread and cookies, and agreed to repeat the spoon on other days. But nothing serious.I don't want to fall in love again... With another co star... It's better to stay away from this one...

I look at my phone, past my photos, there are many photos of Hero at Coachella: HE IS IN L.A! AND HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING?!

Do you know what? If he doesn't say anything, it's because he doesn't want to see me! I won't call him either. But the moment I think that, I get a message from him.

"Jô! Yes, I was in L.A, actually I spent a few days there, sorry I didn't tell you before... I was really busy with events and work. I just wanted to say that I'm still here, cheering for you! Oh, and your photos are so beautiful. You're beautiful!"

It doesn't take me two seconds to call him. And he answers on the second ring.

"Jô?!"

"Where are you?"

"At the airport, about to board."

"What? Already going back to London? Wait, I'll meet you there."

I go towards the car keys but I'm interrupted by him.

"No, Jô. I... I'm about to board..."

"But... Why did you not tell me sooner..."

"Because I didn't know if you were shooting, or if you had commitments, or if... You wanted to see me... It took me a while to create the courage and send you a message... And... I know that if you wanted too, we would find a way to meet each other and ..."

"So the plan to get on with our lives is working..."

"It is, isn't it?"

"Yeah..."

"Better we keep it that way, distant..." I feel my eyes fill with tears, and I hear Hero's voice change on the other end of the line. He could see that I was upset. "Jô..."

"Hey..."

"If nothing goes well..."

"We got together in the end!" We laugh together, I hear the passengers being called to board for London, we say goodbye and hang up. Yeah... It's not easy to like someone...

He didn't call me before he's going back. He really doesn't want anything to do with me anymore... Me? Oh, I know what I want. I want to live as much as I can, meet people, and venture into whatever comes my way, and today, I'm going out with Mia, one of my best friends from Australia, who lives with me here in L.A. Let's watch a horse race, which just to explain, we were invited, ok! And then... Party! I'll stay with the first one who come to me, I don't care. Who is Hero? Who is Henry? Who is Drew, I just want to live... Without thinking about... Any guy who messes with me and then walks out of my life.

I open Instagram and many fans comment on Mia's photo where she had tagged me at the famous horse race. We even bet on one we thought would win, and guess what... We lost! We are bad players.

I keep reading the next posts and I see Hero in London, in a boxing match with his friends, wearing glasses, as he looks even more charming with them, by the way. I close Instagram and focus on the last attempt for bets.

We got back home and got ready for girls' night out, Hadley, Mia, all made up and drunk. I put on the smallest black dress I owned, a pair of comfortable shoes with a small heel, my black make up, and unruly curls. I just wanted to enjoy this night.

And I enjoyed it a lot, danced a lot, drank a lot and flirted with several guys, but what won me over was a tall, muscular, hot brunette man. He came to me and we kissed a lot, almost all night. I handed him my phone, and the best part was, he had no idea who I was.



HERO
I'm tired, with zero desire to go out, train, make an appointment with the redhead. I've been weird since I got back from L.A. Is it a guilty conscience? Should I have thrown it all away and found my blond... My FRIEND Jô?

The only thing that makes sense is me being in London again. It was May, and I was hoping that something new would happen so I wouldn't go crazy. But routine haunts me, I end up playing football and always meeting fans in the middle of the street, taking pictures, signing books... The usual. I can't complain, I'm living an artist's dream.

As if my prayers were answered, my movie Fist Love was out, another romantic movie, which wasn't After, but the story is just as good! I was happy for myself, happy for trusting me and not giving up on the first challenge that came my way.

I look on social media to keep up with the comments about my new movie and...IS JÔ IN AUSTRALIA? Yes, she was, probably visiting some relatives, and she was.... Beautiful as always!

Well, that's how it is then... She goes on with her life and I live mine, which, by the way, is going to start to get agitated again, after all, the last days of May I was at Comic Con in Liverpool, signing books, taking pictures and talking to fans and doing interviews. For a few seconds I thought I saw the mysterious redhead, in a corner of the event hall, but it couldn't be her, why would she be there? I'm definitely getting confused... Maybe it would even be a good idea to finally call her...

The routine of fans and football, parties and events was repeated throughout the month of June, but this time, the football game was for a charity match, Footballforgosh, at Meadowbank Stadium. And it was amazing! There were many fans and people collaborating with the event.

The Woman King trailer was released! Everything was going well again. Just couldn't stop! I did interviews about myself, on the famous Big G channel, and it was sensational. I had many interviews for the movie First Love and ended the month with a beautiful digital cover using Valentino for CRMensBook.

I was looking at my digital cover on Instagram, when I saw that they tagged me in a photo of Mia... If I'm not mistaken, it's Jô's friend... The one who lives in Australia, but she's in Los Angeles again, and the photo was at Universal in Hollywood L.A., and they seemed to be having so much fun... Oh how I wanted to be with her...

No Hero, she wants distance... You will give her the distance she needs! I'll text Amanda!
I arranged to meet her at a bar.

"Finally going out with me, London boy?"

I laughed at the nickname she gave me. I took a shower, got ready, put on my best perfume and ran to the bar we agreed on. There were many of my friends there... Félix was the first to shout my name as soon as I arrived.

"What's up man!"

I took a sip from the glass he handed me,  I looked for the reddest hair in the bar. Nothing.

"Are you looking for the little redhead?"

I shrug as I drink, emptying the glass of liquor Felix brought me.

"I'll get more!" I tap him on the shoulder, pulling away from my friend. I order the strongest drink from the bar. Since I'm not going to have sex today, at least I deserve something to take me out of reality. But hands hug me from behind, and in a jump I turn around finding the red hair I wanted most.

"Hero!"

"Amanda! Hey..." I hug her holding her hair, feeling her warm body on mine and her scent. She is very hot. She has the tightest outfit I've ever seen. Pants that hugged her ass and a little dark pink blouse that showed all of her belly, only enhancing her large breasts even more.

"You're..."

"I am..."

I hear my friends approach... And talking...

"A hottie I would say!"

"This Hero doesn't waste time!"

I wanted to hide, Amanda didn't understand anything that was happening, in seconds the M-Boys were staring at us, releasing all the lowest comments they could.

"Come with me!"

I take her delicate hand and pull her with me to one of the distant sofas, in one of the bar's private rooms.

"Here is much better..."

She didn't blink, her dark eyes gleamed at me, my breathing was fast and deep, I needed her, I needed to feel her a little more... To understand what it was all about... She starts to speak...

"I'm sorry to come like this, I don't want to disturb your night with the boys, it's just that I couldn't stop thinking about you for a second and I couldn't..."

I hold her face, bringing us even closer, I feel her breath, her eyes don't leave mine, without thinking, I kiss her, and seconds later, she was on top of me, we kissed a lot, on the bar sofa, without friends, with no one to get in our way, just my mouth on hers, and my hands knowing her beautiful body.