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She's No Beauty Queen In Terms Of Soap Operas
At the two-week mark, Angelina had given up all hope of being rescued. She spent every second she wasn’t singing completely numb.The man—she still didn’t know his name because he lived alone and never bothered to introduce himself—came home with a furious expression at the end of his workday and shoved his phone in her face. “What is this? Why are your personal social media accounts being updated still when you’re here? Are you a fake?”She squinted at the screen. What on earth? She hadn’t taken either of those pictures. They appeared to be at volunteer events that were on her schedule that she hadn’t been able to make it to because she was stuck here.Her life as Miss California was low on the list of her priorities right now but she had wondered what they were doing in her absence more than once. Was some crazy doppelgänger posing as her taking advantage of the fact that she was missing or did Eddie find a substitute?Did that mean he was looking for her after all? But if it was a
Last Updated : 2024-12-19She's No Beauty Queen She's Alive, I Know She Is
Lily didn’t have any duties pertaining to her contract on Thursday so she spent the day focused entirely on homework, though she did take a break to play Mario Kart with her siblings for a while. She was still worried about Angel but there wasn’t anything she could do about that right now.She texted Mark between classes to ask how Eddie was doing and the response wasn’t encouraging.‘Not good. The hacker believes the kidnapper is a part of the media though based on his camera bag. He’s trying to focus on the people who were there covering the fundraiser but it’s possible this guy is an amateur paparazzi with a regular job who happened to be there as well’That didn’t narrow down the suspects at all! She hoped the hacker was able to find better information on everyone that had been at that event soon.===On Friday night, Lily had to go to a cocktail party organized by some of the pageant sponsors. Mark would accompany her as her escort and make sure she didn’t talk to any one person
Last Updated : 2024-12-19She's No Beauty Queen You Won't Change My Mind
“Lily, you really can’t do this. Whatever happened with your twin is not your responsibility. You still have your entire life ahead of you. Don’t throw it away on the off-chance this works,” Mark said with a pained expression.Lily was surprised to hear that coming from him. Here she thought he would do anything to help his boss.“You won’t change my mind,” she sniffed before turning to Eddie. “Are you going to help me or not? Because I’ll do this by myself if necessary and find someone else to send the tracking signals to.”He could see she wasn’t going to back down from this and acquiesced reluctantly. “Fine. But you’re getting trackers put all over you so there isn’t a chance of us missing your signal. I’m sure the guy I hired knows where to get some if he doesn’t own any already but it might take a day or two to get a hold of them.“Until then, you’re not allowed to leave Mark’s side. Got it? I won’t put you at more risk than absolutely necessary. And I’m coming with you to all of
Last Updated : 2024-12-19She's No Beauty Queen Things She Wanted To Ask Her Twin
Out of all the public appearances Lily had been forced to make as Miss California, she hated this one the most. All she could see were fake smiles and people making insignificant small talk with each other.She had always loathed small talk. She would rather talk about anything in the world but the weather or other mundane day-to-day topics.Was this what the majority of Angel’s life was like? Was she a chameleon too? Lily wanted to meet her and hoped they would be able to get along but she couldn’t fathom this lifestyle at all.Eddie could be seen across the room looking exhausted but somewhat put together chatting with people. He didn’t seem all that happy to be here but was doing his job as promised.If she had to guess, he was used to this sort of thing but didn’t necessarily like it. Maybe Angel was the same way. Lily had a hard time imagining anyone could actually enjoy this sort of stuffy environment.What a way to spend a Friday night! Normally, her Fridays were spent doing so
Last Updated : 2024-12-19She's No Beauty Queen Of Course I'm The Real One!
Angelina was fairly certain she was hanging on to what remained of her sanity by a thread. She had sung the entirety of several musicals by now using the books her captor brought her and still didn’t have the slightest hope of being rescued.She had four seizures without her medication, couldn’t see properly so she had a constant headache, and still hadn’t been able to shower. She did her best to clean herself with the soap and water available in the sink of the half bath she was allowed to use but it was sort of a moot point without a change of clothes.Since being shown those pictures from her social media accounts, she had been torturing herself wondering what on earth was going on and whether or not Eddie even noticed she was gone. Maybe he really didn’t care and had decided the imposter was a better mother for Aria because she was willing to stay at home with her instead of wanting her own life.The thought threatened to destroy her because she knew she wasn’t a good mom. How cou
Last Updated : 2024-12-19She's No Beauty Queen A Fifty-Fifty Chance
There was a severed head in a jar on the nightstand next to the bed. It had an oddly tranquil expression considering Angelina’s captor had likely murdered whoever it belonged to.Whatever solution the head was in kept it very well preserved. There wasn’t the slightest sign of decomposition. The head belonged to a very beautiful woman with light hair but it was possible that all of the color had been leached out of it, like it had with her eyes.Those eyes stared straight into Angelina’s soul. She began silently hyperventilating as she tried not to scream because she was certain a single scream would result in getting her killed that much quicker.“See that?” the man demanded as he shook her roughly in the chokehold. “That was the last person who lied to me. If you don’t want to end up in a jar next to her, tell me the truth right now. Who is that woman in the picture?”“I don’t know,” she whispered. If she tried mustering the tiniest bit of volume, she would either burst into tears or
Last Updated : 2024-12-19She's No Beauty Queen I Look Ridiculous
Mark was in a bad mood the entire time he escorted Lily to that cocktail party. He knew exactly why too. Her words in the car earlier hit him right where it hurt.One of the people he admired most in this world—the one who had given him motivation to chase his dream after all hope was lost—thought he was spineless. Even worse was that she wasn’t completely wrong.The main thing he cared about was not living in poverty ever again and he couldn’t exactly tell her that when she asked. Just about everything else fell under that umbrella.Her accusation about feeling guilty if anything happened to her was true but not only because he had been the one to drag her into this. Mark cared about what happened to her because she was one of the rare people he genuinely liked.Lily was perhaps the most fascinating person he had ever met. Bright, quirky, passionate, and brave. Everything he wasn’t.She didn’t let anything stop her and hadn’t for as long as he had known her. His seventeen-year-old se
Last Updated : 2024-12-19She's No Beauty Queen A Captive Audience
Mark was relieved Lily was talking to him again. Maybe he could use this as an opportunity to talk her out of her ridiculous plan. He would need to warm her up first before bringing out the big guns and trying to talk about her family. Arguing with her so early in the day wouldn’t accomplish anything.He couldn’t even be mad about the things she said yesterday because most of them were true and the things that weren’t were too embarrassing to correct her on. He had always known she said what was on her mind and couldn’t fault her for it.If he was in her position, he might be frustrated about the wishy-washy way he had treated her too. But that didn’t mean he was okay with her idea to potentially sacrifice herself to save someone who was probably already dead.Mark tried to keep things light as the three of them drove up together. Parking was so scarce in San Francisco that they wouldn’t be able to park anywhere near the starting line so it wasn’t like anyone would see them all get ou
Last Updated : 2024-12-19
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She's No Beauty Queen Incredibly Grateful
Lily and Mark had a small simple wedding at a garden venue. Angel convinced her to let her apply light makeup for the occasion with the rationalization that she would only be getting married once. It did make her stand out in the pictures so she supposed that was something.All of their friends and her family were there to support them. Aria was the most adorable flower girl ever and her nephew Hunter was the ring bearer. Angel was the matron of honor and Randi and Genevieve were her other bridesmaids. Mark’s best man was Eddie and two of his bowling friends rounded out the wedding party.They went on their honeymoon to Hawaii where they took another submarine tour and hiked what felt like every inch of the island of Maui. Lily was happy but exhausted by the time they got home.Despite experiencing a major life event, not much changed in terms of work or their general schedules for another year when she got pregnant with their son Damien. Her job was kind enough to let her take a year-
She's No Beauty Queen I Thought You Would Never Ask!
Lily inhaled deeply and let the smell of the salty air soak into her soul. It was impossible to worry about anything right now when she was this relaxed.“You certainly seem happy,” Mark noted with a smile as they bobbed in the water.“I am. No one ever wants to go swimming with me. Thanks, Mark. Today has been wonderful and it’s not even over yet. You spoil me too much.”“There’s nothing wrong with a little spoiling.”Lily knew it was pointless arguing with him so she let it go and closed her eyes as she floated there. The ocean was oddly tranquil today. There were hardly any waves at all, which was perfect for swimming.She wasn’t sure how long they stayed in the water like that enjoying the quiet and each other’s company but, eventually, they headed back to shore. He read a book on a towel while she took a nap and let the sun soak into her soul.When she woke up, she felt more at peace than she had in ages. Her boyfriend had planned the perfect day for her. At times like this, it w
She's No Beauty Queen That Wasn't Like Her
Lily’s ongoing struggle trying to be okay with Mark not wanting to move forward in their relationship became more difficult as time went on. On the rare occasions she tried to bring it up, he would quickly change the subject so she gave up after a while.That wasn’t like her. She was so frustrated she was ready to blow a gasket but didn’t want them to fight.So she ambled along expecting nothing knowing that was all she was going to get. It didn’t help that Angel was pregnant with her second child and very excited about the fact. She would be having a boy this time and she and Eddie had already decided to name him Eli.Aria had hoped for a sister but was still looking forward to having a baby to play with even if it was a boy. She was a good kid and Lily had no doubt she would be a great big sister.As much as she looked forward to meeting her new nephew, it got her wondering if she would ever be able to have a child of her own. Her twenty-fifth birthday passed recently and Mark still
She's No Beauty Queen An Irreplacable Existence
Patience wasn’t Lily’s strong suit. Mark hoped Donovan got back to her quickly because he didn’t want to prolong this more than necessary. Mark didn’t want to ruin the surprise either though. If she knew what he was planning in advance, she might get suspicious.Thankfully, Donovan’s family was available two weeks from then. And so were two spots for what Mark was planning to take Lily to do. He booked the tickets immediately so now all he could do was wait.He already knew his girlfriend would accept his proposal but he was still anxious. Who wouldn’t be asking such a loaded question to the person that mattered to them most?At least she didn’t seem to have caught on yet. She chatted normally on their longer-than-expected drive down to L.A. due to traffic. They didn’t arrive until nearly 2 AM so it was a good thing Eileen told them where the spare key was kept in advance so they could let themselves in.An air mattress had already been set up for them. All they had to do was flop ont
She's No Beauty Queen Alright Then, Be Mysterious
Talking to Angelina about her seizure frequency being pregnant only made Mark feel worse because he knew Lily wanted multiple kids. She would be putting herself at risk more than once and he wasn’t sure he would be able to live with the anxiety. As it was, he wasn’t sure how Edward was able to do it.Maybe that was who he needed to talk to in order to ease his fears. Someone who had been in the position he would potentially find himself in twice.Mark knew that it wasn’t fair to leave Lily hanging forever. He wanted to spend his life with her, he truly did, but he needed to get his fears under control first.“How do you handle knowing your wife could have a seizure any time?” he blurted when he and Edward were in the car on their way to a meeting the day after his conversation with Angelina.He didn’t seem terribly surprised by the question. It seemed that she had told him what they talked about yesterday. “I don’t know. I guess I’m used to it by now. She did have one within five minu
She's No Beauty Queen Her Heart On Her Sleeve
They exchanged numbers and Angelina excused herself to get back to work. She should be able to focus now that she had gotten a bit of a break. It was nice knowing that at least one of her former associates was doing well these days. She hoped they were all able to find things that made them happy the way she had.Mark didn’t even look up when she came back in. He was that focused on his work. She wasn’t able to catch his attention at all until she called his name three times after finishing what she needed.“Sorry, I was in the zone. Are you ready to go?” he asked sheepishly.“Yeah. Thanks for sticking around.”Angelina felt a bit guilty to be inconveniencing him like this but at least he already knew Eddie was a worrywart when it came to her. That was why he wasn’t letting her drive on her own.He didn’t say anything until they were nearly back at her house. “Hey…um…do you always have seizures when you’re pregnant?”That was completely out of the blue. Why would he ask about that?“T
She's No Beauty Queen Small World, Isn't It?
Over time, Taylored’s customer base did grow, if not as quickly as the owners wanted it to. Genevieve and Lita got a huge order to make costumes for a local theater company’s production of The Music Man and that kept them pretty busy for a while but that wasn’t the only big thing happening.After a few months of actively trying, Angelina found herself pregnant again. It was a much happier experience this time and everyone was excited about it. Particularly Aria. She was thrilled at the prospect of having a little brother or sister because a lot of her friends had them.She asked a million and one questions about what she dubbed “our baby.” It was adorable.Though her emotional state was much better, things weren’t too different physically than they had been with Aria because she had to change her medication again and that took getting used to. At least she was planning on it in advance this time and did it before getting pregnant rather than after.She was fairly miserable but hated b
She's No Beauty Queen Me Too
Angelina had been rather busy preparing herself for the grand opening of their shop Taylored and didn’t notice her twin’s distress. Lita’s son was named Taylor so it was a sort of play on his name and the fact that they were tailors on top of designing custom clothes.By the time Genevieve graduated, everything was just about ready to go. Their grand opening was the week after and they had already gotten an impressive amount of advertising done so there should be a decent turnout. It didn’t hurt that they had a great location where they should get a lot of traffic.Having a real estate mogul for a husband could be surprisingly helpful. Before this, she never thought she would utilize his skills for finding great locations.Angelina went to the grand opening for a while since Aria was playing with Emma. Preschool was out for the summer and she missed her friends already. She was such a social little thing.She thought it went pretty well, all things considered. A lot of people came in
She's No Beauty Queen You Know I Thrive On Chaos
Genevieve caught a real break when Angel met Lita. She never would have suggested going into business otherwise but the three of them got on like a house on fire.Lily had been surprised to say the least and asked her twin about it. She smiled softly as she explained that all she ever wanted was to make a difference for people like her and this gave her the chance to do so without taking her away from her family for long stretches of time unlike her original dream.She certainly seemed excited about it. Talking about her potential business venture made her much more enthusiastic than usual. It was cute.Angel had made her own friends too in the various clubs and classes she had joined trying to figure out what she wanted to do so she joined Lily’s friends maybe once a month these days. Lily was happy for her. She deserved to have a life of her own after living someone else’s dreams for so long.Lily looked forward to seeing where this clothing business went. She had already commission
