More Than Just A Celebrity

Chapter Thirty:

A week. A whole week has passed since I last talked to Asher. Since I felt Asher's lips on mine. Since I felt his touch. A week.

To say I miss his presence is an understatement. I miss him and I'm not afraid to admit it anymore. We were together for a short period of time but it still hurts, especially when I never allowed myself to date after breaking up with my ex boyfriend. I was extremely picky with guys, not wanting to feel heartbroken all over again.

Everything I tried to avoid for so long, came back. I shouldn't have fallen in love, I should never fall in love ever again. Why break your loved one's heart?

Maybe it's best not to ask so many questions and accept the fact that we just weren't meant for each other. It happens. It happens to almost everyone.

"Grey's Anatomy?" My mother asks Nina and I with a smirk against her face.

Remember when my mother met up with her rapist and I came up to conclusions? It's time I stop coming up to conclusions too fast. Gabriel found my mothers number somehow and offered to meet with her so he could lend her some money. My mother, of course, declined but he insisted and left a check with twenty thousand dollars. Twenty thousand dollars aren't going to take away her trauma and if he's waiting for a Thank you, he isn't going to get that from me.

"Hell yeah!" Nina says excitedly while scanning my reaction. Nina and my mother have been extremely careful next to me this past week and honestly, I don't know why. Breakups happen, it's not that I'm rare and it only happens to me. Also, Nina decided to stay at my place, although I made it clear she sleeps on the couch and not in my bedroom.

Talking of Nina, she broke up with her boyfriend, Ed. Honestly, she took it hard, not like I imagined. After all, she did love him. It's funny how both of our relationships failed at the same time, that way we can both be there for each other, binge on Netflix and eat some junk food.

Nina never gave Adam a clear answer on what are they. They had sex but nothing more than that. Nina started to catch feelings towards him but she feels it's too fast, especially when she just ended her relationship. I think all she needs is time.

My mother turns on the TV, only to see Asher appearing on the news. He was a guest at an interview. I frown my forehead, what's that about?

"I'll change the channel," My mother immediately says, not daring to exchange eye contact with me.

I shake my head. "No. Keep it. And turn on the volume," I say, intrigued to what he's going to say. Obviously, he's going to talk about our relationship, What is there to talk about?

My mom turns up the volume as I listen to his interview carefully. Asher's hair is brushed perfectly. He is wearing a white button up shirt with some black jeans. That just got me thinking what perfume did he use. His eyes were red, probably from lack of sleep and it seems like he hasn't shaved. I shake my head at these thoughts while taking a deep breath and listening to the interview.

"You know, Gossip travels so far these days," the women chuckles to herself while Asher just nods at her. "Word says you have a new girlfriend, is that true?"

Asher flashes a smile to the camera before shaking his head. "I don't have a girlfriend."

"Then Who was the mysterious girl? I mean, you two have been seen in Paris..." She asks him, trying to squeeze as many gossip as possible. People should really mind their own business.

Asher thinks about the question for a few seconds. "I don't have a girlfriend." He repeats, finding no interest in the interview.

"You two seemed close," the woman pushes in order for Asher to say something, anything.