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f we were naked, even worse was the look on my father's face who practically ran to where we stood when the news reached his ears. His eyes burned with anger into mine, but yet

ably annoying was how he forced a German accent that didn't quite exist considering he grew up in America, surrounded by Americans. At some point in his life, his parent

ipation. I prayed my cheeks weren't as red as they felt, but I'd be damned if I hid my face. Here I wa

he meaning

en though I was in the same social class as them, whenever the rarity of him looking at me o

again when he re

I was even more afraid. What if h

en belligerents in a war, a feud which none of us p

t commanded respect. I saw it happen so many times, sons becoming literal copies of their fathers who were copies of their father, who w

ely, why we must continue to perpe

rnally overjoyed by the situation I had found myself in but she dared not show any signs of it. Instead, she would

e such an announcement, it is rude to the newly

slightly and I instincti

ill bring this age old feu

onclusion of his speech. The blood in his father's f

at our events was always strict, but I knew we would be on every tabloid in t

ely bad for him, and even more for Bridgette who maintained a pleasant sm

mber of the Astor household, as the contempt in those eyes could not b

bram said through a smi

tried to smile. "We n

ame rather naturally to us. Having to keep up appearances for the cameras, having to pretend to like each other when we saw ourselves as competition made you Oscar-wort

from every angle, while our families kept their distances, exc

ng on?" She whispered

said, still sporting

expected him to ignore me, but he managed to give

nuinely; it wasn't happiness ab

h a grin. I had never seen h

hisper, but I could still make out his

I found myself smiling

the smile still on his fa

head o

crowd, walked out of the venue

, tha

eted for me. His demeanor had changed complet

at?

y plan, but you had to- you j

out well,

had to have your way.

't mean a word h

why did you go along with

mouth to speak but it took

to Hans and Bridgette to

ppened? You gave a sp

ose fault

uldn't just be quiet

ls flared

razy. Please stay

as though it left a bit

called after him as he started walking away. He didn't

d go. One thing was for sure though; I could not return to the fa

suite with my credit card, the lady behind the desk

but... it seems yo