Moving on - g.d

N i n e

"Twinkle!" Jack exclaimed, embracing me warmly as I stepped off of the plane. I smiled at his friendly personality, I hadn't realised that I'd actually missed him.

Jack was my manager and I'd quickly come to realise that I had a different nickname with him every time he spoke to me, it was quite admirable as to how he could quickly think up new names to call me.
"So good news cake pops, this shoot is only a week long, so as soon as we've wrapped up next Monday, you're good to go!" His eyes skimmed my figure before he spoke up again, this time, his flamboyant voice had gone and he turned extremely serious.
"Petal... I can see what's happened, this isn't healthy, and it's not a model's body. Sure, they're skinny, but not unhealthily, you were perfect before, you're not ugly now, you never will be, but we need you healthy and happy okay?"

My eyes welled up at his words and I nodded, gulping slightly as he pulled me into a warm, brotherly hug that I welcomed eagerly.
"Right, today, we need to feed you up, we need to bloat you out a little for tomorrow so you look a bit more full and healthy, is that alright with you?"

I hesitated, I hadn't eaten a full meal in a while, never mind overeating but this was my biggest shoot so far and it'd be ridiculous to let it slip through my fingers.
"Yeah, that's fine."
His face lit up but my stomach churned, didn't he know that a girl saying fine was a cry for help?

"Let's start right away goldie!" He giggled, the upbeat Jack was back. He quickly took my suitcases and handed them to a strong looking chauffeur, who kindly took them and promised to deliver them safely to my hotel. Gratefully, I thanked him then followed Jack to a limo which he'd told to take us to get food.
"How does pancakes sound?" Jack asked, giving me a warning look which told me that if I refused, we were still going.

"Great." I forced out, already feeling bile rise, ready to throw up at any moment, even if I did eat an excessive amount, my body wasn't used to it and I'd probably throw up anyway.
"IHOP it is then!" Jack cheered, taking a sip on a bottle of water as we got driven to the pancake place.

It seems that someone overheard where we were going for breakfast because immediately the car got swarmed with paparazzi and cameras were being pressed to the window, controlled by journalists who wanted every rare shot that we could get. Again, my stomach lurched. I was only wearing some leggings and one of Grayson's hoodies and I didn't want everyone watching every bite I took out of my first proper breakfast in a long time.
"Don't worry, I'll get us a vip table." Jack whispered reassuringly, and my face scrunched in confusion.
"What?"

Jack laughed, "They have secret vip tables here, it's basically just a table in its own small room, so you can have privacy really." He explained as my shoulders sagged in relief.
"That sounds great,thank you."

Jack had been a lot more serious since I got off of the plane and I can't say that I didn't prefer it over the loud persona he had portrayed before.
Stepping out of the limo, I was bombarded by everyone, firing questions at me and taking photos by the hundreds.
"Cassidy! What pancakes will you be eating today?"
"Have you lost weight?"
"Who's shoot are you participating in next?"

The questions however, I left unanswered, not in the mood to deal with them all so I quickly chased after Jack, following him into a back room that no body was allowed to follow us into. I sat in the plush chair, finally relaxing as I closed my eyes.
"I forgot what that was like." I whispered, massaging my temples as Jack let out a small chuckle.
"It's overwhelming for me and they don't even want to talk me, I can't imagine how it feels for you."

I shrugged and scanned the menu even though I already knew what I wanted, Jack grabbed their iPad and looked at me expectantly.
"The cupcake pancakes please..." I smiled as he tapped in both of our orders.

"Listen Cass, I know this will be hard but you have no choice if you want to continue to pursue this career, you need to eat and you need to be healthy, this is the modern world and it's changing, you don't need to be a size zero anymore, it's the face that matters most and yours is phenomenal, that's why I spotted you, you could've been a size 20 and I would've approached you, sure size 20s don't do full body shots because the world hasn't evolved to that yet but I could've had you doing makeup campaigns. It's your personality and face we want Cassidy, we don't want you withering away."

I stared at Jack in shock, I would never expect him to get so deep, it hit me hard and I found myself hugging him, not wanting to let go, he always knew exactly what to say.

Our moment ended too soon however, when a waitress entered the room with our 2 piles of pancakes. Glancing over at Jack's I saw he had ordered the chocolate chip pancakes. Gazing at my own, I could feel my mouth watering and for once, I couldn't wait to indulge in this hearty meal.

I quickly began to enjoy the fluffy treats and sweetness tingled on my tongue, causing me to become addicted, wanting more. Before I knew it, I had finished the plate and not being used to so much food, I was left with a crippling stomach ache.

"That was a bad idea..." I groaned, clutching my stomach as Jack smiled.
"No, we're just getting the old Cassidy back and I can't wait to see her again."

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End of chapter!
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