ODDS OF LOVE - SEASON 14

Episode 159

                 LifeChapters
Where Your Chapter Is Up 2 U

Rebel ( @ Just A Guy Named Rebel ) public page with ten million followers.

If you watched the very incredible talent show on Rebel you know who Bliss Jones and Lyle Anderson are ! I just finished recording the songs with them both on my next album Dreaming of Everything ( And Nothing ) out in mid November everywhere. And , it is magnificent ! I mean you are going to love this new shit but especially these two people. They're both going far.

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" Thank you for joining me for lunch, Miss Jones," Bailey Mullins said with his usual very mild smile on his plain long undistinguished pasty pale face as they sat across from each other at Richard and Nigel's in Bethesda. He lifted up the delicate china cup of hazelnut coffee to his lips for a long swallow before continuing on ," Or , may I call you Bliss ? "

Bliss smiled slightly. She wasn't really into this lunch. Not really. She kept thinking about the fight with Jeremiah who had rushed out of her studio apartment like he was being chased by something undesirable. She wasn't used to fighting with him about anything really. They mainly laughed and played and had fun together. But lately, she mused as she picked at her house salad , they had been snippy with each other. A lot. Oddly enough it had started after the talent show. Maybe Jeremiah was jealous of the attention she was getting from people. Not that he wanted to sing or anything. She wanted to laugh. The man couldn't sing. Not a key. He sounded like a monkey strangling in lye relaxer. But he did have an enormous ego.

" Of course you may, Mr. Mullins. "

Bailey said precisely," Bailey, please. All my clients call me Bailey. "

She lifted her lightly trimmed eyebrow at him. Client? Really?

Bailey laughed. " We both know you will be. I don't have many clients. I am very selective with whom I work with. But the ones I do are exceptional and make me and themselves an enormous amount of money. I discovered Rebel. " He paused as he sliced into his very blood red rare steak. " Rebel was always a great talent but he was untried. Unmolded. Naive. Just a kid really. He was Ricky Joe then. Ricky Joe Gibson. And , Reese was just a ER doctor. I transformed them both into what you see today. They thank me for it. In every speech when they win a Grammy or an Oscar. Rebel has six Grammys. Reese has four.  Reese has two Oscars. That could be you. It will be you once you sign with myself. "

Bliss laughed. " You're confident. I like that. In a man. In anyone really. Do you really think I'm that good? "

Bailey laughed as well. " Of course I'm confident. I'm an openly gay homely man in a world that values beauty. I'm also a mastermind at selling dreams and making people successful. I don't think you are that good. I know it. You will be a star under me. You will be bigger than Rebel , Reese , Mother Maddie, Whitney. All the greats. And, all I receive is thirty five percent. " He reached down into the large brown satchel at his feet and removed some paperwork which he presented to her. " You said your fiance is a lawyer. Have him look through that. And then get back to me. "

Bliss took it. " I don't need him to make my decisions. I'll sign with you, Bailey. "

Bailey smiled widely. " You won't be disappointed."

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Angel and Lyle reclined on a plaid blanket in their favorite park near their rental house. Lyle rubbed a sleeping and slightly snoring Rufus on the belly while Angel tossed a frisbee at Rufus's  canine sister Flora who ran about barking with delight.

Lyle shook his head. " That manager, Bailey Mullins, sent me another email. He won't take no for an answer. I don't get it. It was just fun to me. But doing it for a living? Who would want that? "