My house was fixed and I had sold it. i had been staying at Austin’s place for a few days and I was looking for an apartment. And I had already done two jobs for Mabelle Rockstar. Which was quite funny because today the first magazine, WITH ME IN IT, was released. Alexandra was sure that it would be a positive reaction from the readers.

I was actually hanging out with Alan and Austin, eating lunch, when a man came up to me. He had tattoos on his left arm, a nice black mustache and black curls. He picked up the latest number of Mabelle Rockstar and showed me my own picture.
"Is that you?" he asked and I just stared at the picture. I looked… amazing. Then I looked at him and smiled, and slowly nodded.
"You’re really hot" he said and winked at me. Then he walked away and I just looked at him. Then I turned my head to Alan and Austin and they both looked at me. Judging a little.
"What?" I asked and looked at them.
"You’re really hot" Alan mimicked the guys voice and exaggerated a little. I glared at him and almost threw my last sushi piece at him. I glanced at Austin and he rolled his eyes, he didn’t want to comment on that.
"So… anything new happening?" I asked and looked at them. Alan nodded.
"We’re going out on a tour again" he said and took my last sushi, and before I could take it back he swallowed it. I glared at him.
"A new tour?" I asked and they both smiled.
"It’s not for another three weeks but that is the only thing that is going on right now, except for a few interviews" Alan shrugged.
"I have a few things I need to do before tour, but nothing else" Austin said.
"What about you then? Now that you are a ‘hot model’ I bet you have tons of jobs waiting?" Alan asked and looked at me. I shrugged.
"A few but not that many, but Alexandra wanted me to be the model for their new collection with black and white dresses" I said.
"black and white dresses?" Alan asked.
"Polka dots, strips, stars, hearts, all dresses in black with white patterns on" I said and smiled. I had seen a few of them and I love them all.
"That doesn’t sound like you" Alan said and shook his head.
"Just because I don’t wear dresses that often, or like never, doesn’t mean I don’t like dresses" I said and looked at him.
"I just can’t imagine you in a dress, except for the one that one that Marcus almost ripped off you" Alan said and shook his head. Wait what? What did Alan say? I stared at him and then at Austin. Austin looked a bit nervous.
"You… You told him?" I asked and my voice almost cracked. Austin swallowed and then he nodded.
"Yeah… i told him" he said. i stood up and I threw my drink at him. For some reason I just got so pissed and I walked away. He had no right… No fucking right to tell Alan.

I took the few things I had at Austin’s place and left. Right now I didn’t want to stay at his place. He had no fucking right to tell Alan… That was my job. MY JOB… Alan worried about me for all kinds of reasons… He didn’t need to know about this as well. As I drove around in my car, with Motörhead playing, I got a call. I turned down the music and answered.
"Hello, is it Ms Reed?" a woman asked.
"Yes this is Crystal Reed" I answered and wondered what she might want.
"Well a while ago you applied for an apartment, and we have found one you might like" she said and I got a huge smile on my lips. She told me the address and to come and meet her there in 30 minutes. I turned on my gps and I hurried over. This was my chance of getting a nice apartment.

The moment I walked in I just knew. This was the apartment I wanted. It was not big. But big enough for me. A kinda big living room and kitchen area in one big room at the bottom, and then stairs up to a small second floor where you could have your bed.

The door under the stairs led to a very big bathroom with a very modern bathtub shower, and the door just at the end of the stair led into a small room with a washing machine, dishwasher and a dryer. A little odd place for that but convenient. And then, just about the toilet and right to your left when you got up the stairs… A walk in closet. Not big but still big enough to fit in clothes for 4 women. 4 shopping freaks. And that wasn’t just it. I had one really, really huge balcony with a nice view of LA.
"I’ll take it" I said and the woman smiled at me. We signed the papers and I got the key. I now had my own apartment. With a nice view and a walk in closet. The only thing missing right now was the bed. and I did have money for it… I had the money from my old house.

About two hours later I had a nice bed up on the second floor. With 6 pillows and a fluffy duvet. I smiled for myself and curled up under it. It felt amazing. Until my phone made me go back to reality. I picked it up. Austin.
"Hey" I answered and he sighed in relief.
"Why did you leave?" he asked and I swallowed.
"You had no fucking right to tell him Austin" I said.
"I know but still… Why did you leave?" he asked again.
"How long have Alan known?" I asked.
"Since the day it happened" Austin said. I got really shocked. So long?
"You had no right" I whispered again.
"I know, I know… But seriously Chris, where are you?" he asked.
"I’m home" I whispered and laid my head against one of the pillows.
"i thought you sold your house" he said, a bit confused.
"I have an apartment now" I said and swallowed. For some reason I wanted to show it to Austin. But at the same time I didn’t. So I listened…. to see if he was going to ask or not.
"Oh… Okay" he said. I swallowed again and somehow I wished that he would ask. Damn you Austin, just ask where I live.
"I’ll see you around then" he said and to my surprise he hung up. I just stared at my phone. He hung up on me… That damn Austin hung up on me.