*This books is rated M for Mature due to graphic sexual references and some profanity.
If you've ever wanted to know exactly what it's like to be Zac Efron's girlfriend, this story gives you a chance to find out.
This book, told from the perspective...
In February of 2015, a few months after rehab, I made a trip to New York City to meet with producers for an upcoming movie. That was the excuse I gave my brand new girlfriend, Sami Miro, when I told her she couldn't come with me, not that time.
The real reason was I wanted to reach out to Jess and make amends. Selfishly, I wanted to know she was ok, to know she made the right decision and to see for myself that she was truly happy.
It had been almost a year and a half since our relationship ended and she had made quite a name for herself in the meantime. My ears would perk up whenever she was mentioned in passing, or on the news. Anna would fill me in on bits and pieces of what she'd been up to, but she was like a stranger to me. I know I had no right to know about her life anymore, but I couldn't squash the undeniable need I felt to make sure she was happy and in good hands. The life she made for herself could not have been more different than the one we shared together.
While I was at a newsstand on the corner of 57th & 8th, getting a cup of coffee between meetings, I spied the February issue of Vogue magazine. At the time, it was all anyone was talking about. She had allegedly never given an interview like that before- granting unprecedented access inside two of America's wealthiest families: the Vanderbilts and the Kennedys.
I promised myself I wasn't going to buy the magazine, but I convinced myself reading it might give me the answers to some of the questions I had. And, selfishly, I was hoping maybe I'd discover she really wasn't as happy as she wanted Anna and everyone else to believe. Maybe there was still a chance for her and I.
I paid for my coffee and the magazine and tucked it under my arm, praying no one with a camera was around to capture me with it. I scurried back to my hotel, and once I was safely inside, I set the glossy magazine down on the table with a thud.
I ran my hand over her picture on the cover, staring down, gripped by the headline.
Jessica Vanderbilt Opens Up Like Never Before: On Leaving Hollywood Behind, Career Reinvention, Marriage, and Yes...Her Relationship with Zac Efron Too
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by Jonathan Van Meter; photographed by Annie Leibovitz
February 25, 2015 1:00 AM
Full-speed at work and hands-on at home, Jessica Vanderbilt knows what it means to be a modern-millennial - the exact demographic she wants to dress.
It's late on a Friday afternoon and the cool winter sun washes over everything in an uncharacteristically modern office space deep in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District. Jessica Vanderbilt is sitting behind a sleek, minimalist desk in her office, recounting for me some of the things that have happened so far this year. It's less than two weeks into 2015, and while most of us are still coming out of a holiday fog, Vanderbilt has already launched a thousand ships.
For starters, there's the upcoming launch of her namesake line of apparel and accessories which has already been picked up by Bergdorf Goodman and Nordstrom. Last fall, she quietly launched jessicavanderbilt.com, a site geared to the young professional woman - "the everyday version of Jessica," as someone on her team puts it. And, oh yes, she's finishing up her master's degree in business administration at NYU.
