Stargirl

10

Another beach, another photo shoot.

It was time to get back to the grind after three weeks in Charlotte.

I loved spending time with my family, but my family was filming a show so I wasn't really away from the spotlight.

My brother in law helped me deal with what Chase did to me. I was still in a weird state of mind about it, I know it wasn't my fault but I hated that it happened to me.

But I had to move on.

I sat in the makeup chair after I finished my first look. It was officially lunch time and I only had one more look to go after this.

My phone started buzzing and I picked it up.

"Hello?" I answered

"Hey, Holly, are you still at Malibu beach?" Ryder asked me

"Yeah, I miss you." I admitted

He was quiet for a moment.

"Come outside the tent." Ryder spoke

I grinned as I got out of the chair, "Ryder."

"Come see." He chuckled

I walked out of the tent, looked around, and I saw Ryder standing there with the phone to his ear.

I ran towards him and wrapped my arms around him.

Three weeks too long.

"Hey, daddy long legs." He teased me as he put me down on the ground

I smiled, "I feel like I haven't seen you in such a long time."

"I missed you too." Ryder added as we stood to the side

Ryder still had his arm wrapped around me and I didn't mind.

"Are you busy for the rest of the day?" He asked me

I shook my head, "What do you have planned?"

"Dinner and then we can be spontaneous after that." Ryder informed me

"Sounds good." I agreed

We talked until my lunch break was over and then I got back to work. Ryder stuck around until I was done.

He drove me back to my hotel and promised to pick me up at seven.

I took a shower, washed my hair, and then got ready.

I decided on wearing a black mini dress that had a cut out in the back with black sandal heels. I did my makeup lightly and straightened my hair.

Ryder picked me up on time and we went to some fancy restaurant in Beverly Hills.

"Are you sure that you're okay after what happened with your ex?" Ryder wondered

I pursed my lips, "I'm trying to be okay with it."

Ryder frowned, "Don't be okay with it, he fucking assaulted you."

"Maybe I worded that wrong. I'm trying to move past it. At least I got him off of me, I'm fine. I don't wanna talk about it anymore." I decided

He looked away and went back to eating his roasted chicken.

I could tell that he was clearly bothered but I didn't want to talk about it.

"Are you mad at me?" I questioned him as I looked down at my food

"No, I'm mad at him." Ryder explained

I made eye contact with Ry.

"I am okay, Ry." I convinced

He held out his pinky finger, "You promise to tell me if you aren't okay?"