You know your characters, you know their strengths and you know their weaknesses, but can your character survive a holiday from hell at the Campsite of Doom? Entries 36/48

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Angie Blake has everything she's ever wanted...almost. She loves her job, her famous boyfriend, and the twins she is carrying. But when Angie learns she has to be put on bed rest, the only person who can take care of her while her boyfriend is out working is her religious mother, who disapproves of her guitar playing, tattoo bearing, sex symbol boyfriend. Tensions rise as Angie and her mother fight, the babies are growing, and Angie is trying to answer the ultimate question- is she ready to go from being a rockstars girlfriend to his wife? This story is a spinoff of another story I wrote, called "Making It Up." You don't need to read both, but you can feel free to check that out too! Thanks for reading!

As First Lady of the United States, it seems at has everything she could ever want. But when she learns of her husbands seventh affair just after he is elected, her marriage and life becomes a political show. As she debates divorce with the eyes of world watching her, and sees her son growing up in a world she'd never dreamed she'd be apart of, Abigail finds herself wishing for something else. As Abby develops a friendship with her secret service protector, Nathan, She begins to wonder if there is still hope for her life. Is it possible that it's never too late to get what you really want, even if you want to trade in fame, power, and prestige for true love?

Preview: "I can't come home Stefan," I said into the phone. "I can't look at you, let alone sleep in your bed, the one where you broke our marriage vows." "I understand you are hurting..." "You think you understand, really? How could you possible understand how I feel? Because I have been nothing but faithful to our union, and I would NEVER betray you." "What if I could understand? What if you taught me a lesson?" "I don't follow you,"I said. " I really don't feel like riddles right now." "Well it's sort of like the whole an 'eye for an eye' doctrine." he said. " An affair for an affair, show me what you feel by doing what I did?" "So that is what its come to Stefan, we'll just even the score. How will that fix things?" "It won't. But Beth,it's only fair you get a free night, since I did. What is the alternative, you hate me forever or we get divorced? Where will that leave little Jeremy? I think if you had a chance to see how easy it is to forget about me, you would understand. All I am saying is that if the opportunity presents itself, I give you full permission to sleep with someone else." ~~~~ Twisted knot is a story about three people, caught in a complicated and dysfunctional triangle of friendship and love. As it goes on, things will get more complex until eventually their decisions have deadly consequences.

Lacy Calvin has been called a lot of names since she became famous: bitch, whore, train wreck, fame seeker, and many others. But when she ends up leaving her cheating fiance at the altar, suddenly the glitz and glamour of Hollywood feels empty and worthless. So Lacy decides to go to Washington State to become a professor and see if she can find happiness in a new life. Her new dream life experiences a few hiccups, such as a hateful but handsome coworker and some threats from her former stalker. When she finds a dead body in her trunk and is possibly framed for murder, she's left facing a whole new set of problems she never anticipated. It's up to Lacy to find her stalker once and for all, before someone else gets killed and she is thrown away in prison for good.

Ann Blake is an intern at Hollywood's premiere event planning firm. But her life isn't as glamorous as it sounds, since she works for the boss from hell, an ex boyfriend she's still in love with, and routinely gets to clean up trashed hotel rooms. Ann finally gets the chance to prove herself when she's asked to plan the wedding for Hollywood's biggest diva and her philandering fiance, but she finds herself in over her head. As things get out of control at work, Ann struggles to find her true dreams and make it through what may be her last event. Ann finds help from a surprise client, and is surprised when she starts to fall in love amidst the chaos. *****This is a spinoff of another story, Rockstar's Girlfriend. You don't need read the other one to read The Intern, but you may feel free to do so.********

Michelle Silas may have a father with millions in her bank account, but after she sabotages the wedding to her dad's twenty-four year old fiancé, he cuts her off financially. Banks won't give her a loan to go to school, grants are not an option, and she lives in studio apartment with two roommates. So when Michelle met Bryce Santiago, a college sophomore who is broke beyond words but doesn't qualify for Financial Aid, a plan instantly formed in her mind. If Michelle and Bryce were married, they could qualify as independents and get grants to pay for school, books, and even some extra expenses. Thus, the "fafsa" marriage is arranged. What starts out as a scheme to get them four year degrees without debt becomes much more. Their rouse causes the two strangers to move in, act like a married couple, and cash their grants checks. They insisted it would all be for show, but what happens when their just-for-the-money marriage starts to feel real?

"How can you believe in this garbage? I mean, you're a halfway intelligent woman," I said, my voice think with animosity. She just shrugged, her eyes twinkling with excitement. She loved a good debate. "I just have faith, Eli. I think the question is why you're so intent on discrediting my beliefs. My faith doesn't sway your opinions, so why should your cynicism infect my thinking." "Because that cynicism is founded on facts, science. Haven't you ever heard of evolution? Or better yet, world hunger? I mean what kind of God lets millions of people die of hunger? Doesn't that bother you?" "Eli, you're such a dick." "Careful, bible thumper, Jesus can hear you..." "I know, and he probably agrees with me." She slapped me in the shoulder, hard. I could see that as hard as I tried, I wasn't going to corrupt Neveah easily. I'd have to take my time. *** Eli Temple is the furthest thing from good guy material as he could be. Between his sketchy job as a used car salesman and his penchant for alcohol and loose women, he lives his life in the morally grey zone. So when Eli's nana presents him with a dying request for him to join the Choir at a small Baptist church, he begrudgingly agrees and shows up. He is annoyed at first, until a beautiful and peculiar woman comes in, catching his eye. Will Neveah, the soprano covered in tattoos and jewelry, change his mind about God and Love? Or will he succeed in convincing the already alternative woman into ditching her faith for a life of adventure and hedonism with him by her side?