Looks Can Be Deceiving

Chapter Six

"Did you enjoy the show last night?" Zabdiel asks Stella at breakfast.

"It was a lot of fun, other than when I fell." Stella bitterly comments.

"No one could tell you fell. The way Erick picked you up, it seemed like it was all part of the dance." Joel interjected.

"Yeah I'm really good like that." He commented his mouth full of food.

Richard ignored your snarky attitude and Chris thought the whole situation was funny. Probably because it meant you and Richard weren't actually in love with each other.

"Hey love birds." Ali smirks as she takes a seat next to Richard.

"Who are you talking to?" Richard asks confused.

"You and Stella."

Ali turns her phone and there's a photo of Stella and Richard kissing. His hand was on her ass and her hands were gripping his hair. Stella doesn't even remember when her hands were in that position. Her face instantly turns red and she look down at her plate.

"Ayy Mami, how come you never kiss me like that?" Erick comments.

Chris snatches the phone from Ali and looks between the photo, Stella and Richard.

"What the fuck?" he questions loudly.

Everyone eating breakfast looks back at everyone with his volume.

"Calm down Chris." Richard comments. "It was just for the cameras."

"Exactly. Just for the cameras."

"You could've warned me." He growls. "I'm done with breakfast." Chris throws his fork down and puts Ali's phone down on the table.

Stella sighs as Chris walks out of sight.

"Pass me the phone!" Joel reaches forward and Zabdiel throws the phone to him.

"Wow." Zabdiel laughs as the two of them look at the photo together. "You both look very into this. You sure it was just for the cameras?" Zabdiel teases.

"Oh I think it's more than that!" Joel comments.

"Shut up." Stella retorts.

"Maybe for her there was more to it but not for me."

"Yeah that's why your hand is grabbing my ass." Stella stands up in front of Richard.

"Your hands were in my hair." Richard gets up their bodies almost pressed together.

"You're the one pushing his body against me now." She smirks.

Her comment is followed by a chorus of 'Oohhhs' from Joel, Zabdiel and Erick.

"Whatever." He rolls his eyes and sits down.

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"So." Erick starts.

"So?" Stella questions.

Stella is lying on the couch in Erick's hotel; her head resting on his lap and Erick ran his fingers through her hair.

"You and Richard. You sure it's just for the cameras?"

"Why wouldn't it be?"

"I don't know the photo was pretty romantic."

"That's kind of the point isn't it? We are so good at it, we are fooling all you boys." Stella laughs off his comments and sits up. "Should we get room service?" she asks trying to change the conversation.

"You can tell me if you have feelings for him." Erick comments.

"Richard is the last man I would ever have feelings for!"