The Unexpected

Chapter 9

It's Saturday morning and I need to go to the grocery store a few blocks down.
I still don't have my car, basically they called me yesterday saying I have to total it, get rid of it because it's not worth driving anymore.
The only problem I can't afford another one right now. Not one that will be good quality, so I guess for now until I can get fundings I have to walk or ride my bike.

Today I grab my bike by the door and take that with me to the grocery store in a pair of gray sweat pants and a black over size shirt with sneakers.

It wasn't that bad of a day so I'm glad it wasn't raining or too cold for a bike ride.

It was a few blocks away so not that far from the store. I park my bike praying no one will take it and head into the store.
I grab a basket to put my groceries in and go shopping for eggs, milk, and more coffee with creamer.

Not much just a few items.

I head up front and I see a magazine with Damon on it and me!!
I pick it up and it's us at the carnival.
Him in his beanie and glasses and me in my glasses just walking around the carnival.
The title was: secret girl who pop star Damon Young, who is she?
I put it down and go to the line to check out.
"Your the girl?" Someone said behind me.
I turn my head and it's a young teenager probably she looked 15 or 16 with pink hair and tall with a slender body, high wasted jeans and a crop tie dye shirt.
"Um" I swallow my saliva not knowing what to say.
"You are the girl who was with Damon young" she pointed out me again.
"Um I-I-I" I'm paralyzed I didn't think I would be in this situation. Not yet at least, Damon never said anything about this and what to do.
The lady was done in front of me so I hurry to put my things on the counter and the cashier rung me up.
But he couldn't go any faster.
"Unless I'm wrong, and I mistakenly thought it was you, it looks like you anyways"
"Y-yeah" is all I can say, I don't know whether to say it's me but I don't want to lie but did, I just lied by saying yeah? I don't know I just need to get out of here.
I payed for the groceries and walked out putting the bag in my bike basket and rode off fast not wanting to be in this awkward situation as much as I am now.

I put the groceries away when I got home and decided to change into something nicer because I'll be hanging out with Damon soon.

I grabbed a pair of light wash jeans and just a hoodie from Abercrombie and Fitch with brown sandals.

I go out and hear a knock on my door.
I open it and it's Damon.
"Your here early" I said.
"Yeah I just wanted to see if you saw this?" he held up the magazine up the same one I saw at the grocery store.
"Yeah I saw it when I picked up groceries someone noticed me but I just kinda kept quiet and quickly left"
He signed and said "alright we'll after two more dates in two week we'll announce it in the third week so just lay low for now"
"How when I work?"
"You'll cover up or if that doesn't work you'll be stopping work anyway"
"What!! I can't stop work I need the money my car is already not working at all so I have to save up to buy a new one and what about my bills?"
"Wait your car they can't fix it?"
I sighed and said "no they said it's not worth it that I just need to buy a new one"
"I'll take care of it"
"I don't need your money for a car"
"Think of it as a thank you for being my fake girlfriend and it's my pleasure"
I nod and say "thank you Damon that means a lot"
"No problem I'll get connections and we'll see what we can do"
Maybe he can be kind under that bad boy rep.
"But what about my work?"
"Well you'll be getting paid from me but while your dating me you can't be a waitress because that just wouldn't be a good image on me"
Spoke to soon there we go with my job being put down.
"My job is not that bad" I defend.
He give me a look like really?
"See celebrity and waitress don't normally mix but for now it will but you can't stay there, we have to show the press if your with me you need a new career but not look like I did it for you, so the photographer who took your photos and I followed you on insta and you followed me did you see how many followers you have?"
"Um no I haven't been on"
"Look"
I take out my phone and go on my social holy flip that's a lot over 500 followers and some kind comments telling me I'm pretty or beautiful and some mean comments and why is Damon following me, I'm ugly, that I'm just using Damon for more followers, I'm not a good body type just because I don't have a flat stomach and short with thin arms and big thighs.