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Plus One- Part 3

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Plus One- Part 3
RogerGirl

 After spending the day getting ready, my friends, who are borrowing some of my dresses for the evening, and I step out of Jordan's limo and are met with photographers on the red carpet.    Jordan is something of a celebrity in the world of publishing and even though the rest of us are not, the crowd seems interested in us just for being with him.  The girls and I pose for a few pictures with Jordan before going in.  Over the past few months, I have gotten used to the fact that I make such an attractive woman and have learned to put up with all the attention I receive from guys.  We make our way through the crowd and Jordan gets each of us some champagne.  An agent calls Jordan over and he excuses himself from us.  Left alone, the girls decide we should mingle with the crowd.  As we make our way through the crowd, I spot Candace and her friends standing near the bar.  Candace is flirting with the bartender and the other girls appear to be flirting with some guys standing near the bar.  Candace glances my way for a moment, but she doesn't seem to recognize me.  Relieved that our official meeting hasn't been blown, I begin to wonder if our meeting may have to wait for another night.

 The girls and I find a table and sit down.  As I look around the room I begin to realize how many celebrities are in the crowd.  Everyone seems to be here tonight.  Athletes, singers, actors, and plenty of reality stars.  While I had never watched reality TV before this whole Rowena experience, Rowena is quite the fan of reality shows and as a result I've become quite familiar with the people on the shows.

"Mind if we join you ladies?" a man's voice asks from behind me.

"Sure," my friend Jenna replies smiling back at the man.

 I turn as the man and his friend join us at the table.  Shockingly, it is Mitch Haven, star of my favorite superhero franchise.  While I have no interest in men, I would definitely be crushing on Mitch if I did.  He sits down next to me and I smile politely at him.  I notice him looking me over and I'd be surprised if he wasn't.  The dress I'm wearing is very short and tight, giving him quite a view of my long legs and large breasts.  As the evening goes on, his attention is entirely on me.  While his entourage spends the night talking to my friends, he asks me to join him in the VIP Lounge and reluctantly I join him.  He takes my hand and I show no resistance as I follow him in.  I may not be into guys, but a chance to hang out with Mitch Haven is something I'd be crazy to pass up on.  

 We enter the VIP Lounge and we head over to a table full of some of my favorite singers and athletes.  If I wasn't dressed as a girl, I would definitely be going crazy asking for autographs and talking about the playoffs.  Instead I decide to play it cool and stay in character as Rowena.  Mitch introduces me to everyone at the table and we sit down.  He puts his arm around me and I don't even resist as I'm too much in shock of the company I'm sitting with.  We spend some time talking, but soon it's time for the fashion show to start.  I follow Mitch and the others to seats directly in front of the runway.  My friends are in the row behind us with Mitch's entourage and they give me looks of approval as I sit in front of them.  Remembering we are there as reporters, I take out my tablet and make notes as each model takes the runway.  

 After the show, Jordan makes his way over to us and we go over our notes from the show.  He joins us as we head back to the VIP area with Mitch.  Soon it is getting late and the athletes excuse themselves since they have to get ready for a playoff game tomorrow evening.  Mitch invites us to join him in his suite and Jordan, sensing my nervousness, calls me aside to talk.

"I'm sure you know what will happen if you go to his suite," Jordan says concerned.

"I know," I reply, "but I'm not really sure how to get out of this.  Do you think you could come with us to keep him from trying anything?"    

"OK," Jordan answers, "I think I can keep him from trying to have sex with you, but he may try to kiss you.  If you feel things getting out of control, tell him you have a boyfriend."

 We go back to the others and Mitch takes my hand as we make our way out of the party and to the elevators in the lobby.  Along the way, we are met with photographers and paparazzi, but eventually we make it upstairs.  Mitch is actually much more of a gentleman than the media makes him out to be and seems much more interested in talking than trying to force himself on me.  

"Listen," he says, "I haven't told anyone this, but I'm not really the bad boy they make me out to be.  The truth is I'm a virgin.  My parents taught me to wait until marriage to have sex and it's something I've followed all my life.  I hope that doesn't make you feel weird or anything."

"Not at all," I reply feeling relieved.

"Oh, I'm glad I got that out of the way," he says, "I've never told anyone before, but I really like you and I hope you can keep my secret.  For most of my career I was in a relationship with my ex-girlfriend.  Since she was also a virgin, we never had to worry about anything leaking out.  Since we broke up though, you're the first woman I've really fallen for."

 I remembered hearing about their break-up a couple months back.  They seemed to still be on good terms as far as I could tell, so I guess he didn't have to worry about her telling anyone.  Having a secret of my own, I felt somehow connected to Mitch and smiled back at him reassuringly.

"Don't worry," I respond, "You're secret's safe with me."

 He leans in and kisses me, and realizing I will have to kiss Duncan as part of our charade, I kiss him back.  I discover that he's a pretty good kisser and if I were a girl I would probably be really into it.  He gets up to get us some drinks and I use the opportunity to explain the situation to Jordan.  Mitch returns and I follow him into his room as Jordan watches knowingly.  We sit on the bed and make out some more.  In order to create the illusion that we were having sex, we made some sounds and ruffle our appearance.  When we finish he tells me he had a good time and asks if he can see me again.  I decide to trust him and tell him my secret and the plan I have with Duncan.  Surprisingly, he isn't mad and thinks the fake relationship will be good for both of us.  It will allow him to maintain his status in the press and it will add some depth to my cover identity.  He  tells me that when I need to start my fake relationship with Duncan we can break things off.  

 We leave the room and join everyone else.  We tell Jordan about our plan and he tells us it is a good idea, but now that I will be in the public eye I will need to be careful and we will need to add some more background to Rowena.  With the quarter ending for the summer and the gym closing in the summer for renovations, I will need to dedicate more time to Rowena.  That will include growing out my real hair.  We had recently found out the dates of the two weddings, and since Duncan's cousin's wedding was before my sister's, I will have plenty of time to cut my hair before the wedding.  Reluctantly I agree and make plans to meet with Duncan to explain the changes in our plan.
Plus One- Part 3