CO STAR → JENNA ORTEGA (GXG)

|TWENTY SEVEN|

*JAYDEN'S POV*
The next morning, I woke up and seen that Jenna was already gone. She had left a note on the pillow next to me.

Babe,
You looked so precious sleeping, I didn't wanna wake you <3 I'm off to get some breakfast with the cast before we start our day of filming. I love you and I'll talk to you later xoxo
-Your Wednesday :)

I smiled at the last part of her referring to the cute little nickname I kept up for her. But that doesn't erase the fact of what I heard last night.

When she thought I was sleeping, she was wrong. Well, I was sleeping but not in a deep sleep. I heard everything, and I was right.

Devyn, til this day, still has never changed. Like I guessed it, she's trying to be all flirty with Jenna, and trying to steal her away from me.

And that? I refuse to let happen.

I sat up in the bed, stretching and reaching for my phone. That's when I gave Dominic a call. He answered after the second ring.

"Is it show time?"

"It definitely is. I heard some straight up bullshit last night, and it's definitely time for her to go. Just have your guy show up on the set. That's where Devyn will be, considering she's apart of the camera crew. Come by in about three hours, I'll have both halves of your cash."

"Bet. See you soon, Gooding."

Dominic hung up. No one will ever suspect that I was apart of it. I have to be at my record label meeting in an hour. How would it be me if I was occupied with something completely different?
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"So Jayden, what do you think we should do with you from here on out? What are your future plans for your career?"

Michael, the head of the record label, questioned me. My manager Crystal was sitting beside me. I cleared my throat before I began to speak.

"Well, I've been working on new music of mines regardless of me being in a wheelchair right now. I have about four more months of this, then I'm finishing my parts in Scream 6. After that, I plan to finish up my entire next album. I also was thinking of a new tour. It's been a while since I've been on the road. I miss it."

"That all sounds like I plan. I can be on board with that. There's just one thing that the label wanted to suggest to you. You know, something that can help out another fellow R&B artist."

"Which is..?"

"You've heard of a publicity relationship before?"

"Micheal, no, please... I'm already in a real relationship. I don't wanna have to fake a relationship with someone just to help their career out. That was never me, and that will never be me."

"Are you one hundred percent positive about that? You haven't even heard the person we suggested yet."

"Michael, I think that's enough. If Jayden doesn't want to do that, she doesn't have to. She's already doing well enough as her own artist. She doesn't need to help any other artist get to the top just by dating them."

Crystal spoke up for me. Michael shrugged, standing up.

"Alright, if you say so. You two just get back to me when the music comes into full circle. We'll keep in touch. Stay safe, Jayden."

Suddenly, my phone started to ring. I looked down, to see Mason calling me.

"You caught me just in time. My meeting just ended. Wassup, big brother?"

"Devyn just got shot! Two guys came in and robbed her! She put on a fight, so they shot her! Three times, Jay!"

Oh, fuck! I told Dominic to scare her! Not actually shoot her!

Fuck, fuck, fuck!

"What?! You're joking, right?!"

"Why would I randomly call you to joke about a matter like this, Jayden?! I'm deadass! She's being transported to the hospital now!"

"I'll meet you all there, just give me a few. I'm just getting out of a meeting with my label."

I quickly hung up the phone.

I really can't believe they shot at her. They can't follow instructions for shit..
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"Where's our money, dawg? We did our job better than you asked us to do."

The ginger guy stood in front of me with Dominic by his side as they stood in front of my hotel room door. I shook my head, pulling the ten thousand dollars in cash out.

"I told you to scare her, not shoot her! Do you not understand do not kill her?!"

"We did better than what you asked for! We should be getting paid way more than just five thousand each!"

The ginger exclaimed But in a whispering tone. I looked at Dominic with confusion.

"I'm sorry, but who is this guy and where the fuck did you find him?"

"His name is Angus. And he's my former drug dealer. But we stayed friends. He got a little too carried away, I admit.."

"You think?!"

"That just proves that he doesn't play when he gets his orders!"

"Just give me my damn money before I shoot your ass too!"

Angus was about to pull out his gun until Dominic calmed him down. I continued to split up the ten thousand dollars cash, handing it over to them.

"I think we should get another thousand dollar bonus each if she dies —"

"Gus!"

Dominic stopped him. Angus shrugged and looked at Dominic.

"What?! We did more than what she ordered us to do! We deserve a bonus!"

"I gave you guys the money I promised! Now get out of here before we get caught. We can't ever speak about this again. And I mean EVER. This stays between the three of us. You understand?"

"We understand. Right, Gus?"

"Yeahhh, I guess..."

"Great. I'm glad we have that understanding. Now if you would excuse me, I have to go to the hospital and act like I'm concerned that this happened."