Chapter 56

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Every single one of Kaia's concerts was a sell-out.  She could hardly believe it to be honest.  She didn't think that she was that good.  Her schedule was relentless.  In almost every city she was in, there were radio and tv interviews.  

She would text Marian every once in a while to say hello from whatever city she was in, but there wasn't much interaction between them and that saddened her.  She missed her, but she knew she was busy with her mini-series and she probably didn't have much time to be bothered with her.

She and Tricia continued to FaceTime and talk almost every day so she could see the twins.  She would ask about Zayn, but Tricia really didn't give her any answers.  She told her that he had taken the twins and all of the Malik's to Morocco and then to Brighton and then he had gone off on his own for a while, but he hadn't told anyone where he was going.  She wanted to call or text him every day, but every time she opened her phone, she just couldn't do it.  Kaia had also blocked Liam from every way of contacting her.  She had blocked his number, Twitter, Instagram, you name it, she blocked him.  A part of her wanted to contact him because she did still care for him.  But that was the line she could NEVER cross again.  Zayn was her heart and he was her soul, but she honestly didn't know if he would ever be hers again.

After two months, she was getting mentally and physically exhausted.  She had a few days break and George suggested she take some time for herself.  He knew how depressed she was without Zayn and the twins.  He had seen Perrie's post on Twitter and the pictures that had been posted.  It broke his heart because he truly cared about both Kaia and Zayn.  

He reserved a suite of rooms for her in Las Vegas along with appointments for massages and private tastings at the best restaurants.  Her backup singers joined her.  They had kind of become her support system.  They were sympathetic without pitying her.

One day during their mini 'vacation' at the Venetian, George rented a private cabana for her and the girls by the pool and also brought her newspapers from home.  He told her to enjoy her day and just not 'think'.

Kaia leaned back on the lounger and adjusted her wide-brimmed hat

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Kaia leaned back on the lounger and adjusted her wide-brimmed hat.  She was trying to maintain some anonymity while she tried to relax.  She couldn't help but smirk when she saw that George had included some of the gossip rags.  She opened one and began to flip through it, immediately bored.  She picked up The Sun and she stopped suddenly when she came across a spread that shocked her.  She yanked off her sunglasses and turned the pages back and forth.  There were pictures of Marian.  Marian and woman that looked exactly like her.  "Oh my God," she said to herself.  "What the hell?" She said.  There were dozens of pictures of them together.  Out and about.  Laughing, smiling.  How Can Kaia Malik Be In Two Places At Once?  Isn't Kaia On Tour? Does Marian Styles Have A New Best Friend? 

Kaia felt like she had been punched in the gut.  Was this her doppelganger? The one that had been seen around with Liam? The one that Liam had been sleeping with? What in the hell was Marian doing with her? And why did they look so bloody cozy and looking and acting like best friends?  Kaia's eyes flooded with tears.  She looked up and glanced around to see if anyone was paying her any bit of attention.  When she didn't notice anyone, she quickly gathered up her things.  Shoving the newspapers in her bag.  She found the girls and told them that she'd had too much sun and was going up to the suite to lie down for a while and that she would see them for dinner.

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