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am I going to work with him now? ”
    “ By
being yourself.   By being a
professional. ”   She cupped my cheeks with the palms
of her hands.   “ Look, I saw it.   He was beyond unprofessional.   He ’ ll hear all about it later, and he ’ ll either be
reprimanded for it or fired for it.   That I promise you.   You know
that when I give you a hard time, I ’ m only playing with you.   You know it ’ s just me being
me.   When I go off the rails, it ’ s just to loosen the
mood.   But that man was being
serious.   He meant to be cruel.   He meant to humiliate you right before
you step in front of a camera.   He
did that on purpose to get into your head.   And I won ’ t
tolerate that.   Once this shoot is
finished, he might be as well. ”   She looked at her watch.   “ Come on, my dear.   We should go. ”

 
 
 
 
 
 
    CHAPTER FIVE

 
    Later that afternoon, after one
grueling mother of a photo shoot, Blackwell deemed it a success despite the
fact that Boss got so deep into my head before we began that I ’ d felt rigid and like
a fraud.
    “ Excellent, ” she
said.
    “ I
don ’ t
know, Barbara. ”
    “ I
think you ’ ll
be pleased, ” Aura
said.   She was a young woman of
Asian descent, and her vibe was nothing if not ahead of trend.   Her hip look didn ’ t define the now — it
defined what was to come.   I thought
she was stylish, kind, and beyond beautiful.   The way she brought me out of myself was
as skillful as it was admirable, which was probably a good reason why she was
considered one of the world ’ s
best.   The more I got to know her
during the shoot, the more I trusted her, felt at ease, and was able to have
fun.
    But even in those moments of fun,
Marco ’ s
words were there.
    “ I ’ m sorry, ” I
said.   “ I ’ ve just never done
this.   I think I could have done
better. ”
    “ From
what I saw today? ” Aura
said.   “ Fine — initially,
you were nervous.   Most are.   But then you really got into it.   And from that moment on, as far as I ’ m concerned, we have
our choice of shots. ”   She came over and hugged me.   “ I know it ’ s
not easy at first.   But you ’ ll see.   There will be more shoots like this in
your career.   I think you ’ ll be happy with what
we achieved today, and I hope that we can work together again soon. ”
    “ Oh,
we will, ” Blackwell
said as she removed the diamonds from my lips with some kind of solvent.   “ You ’ re
amazing, Aura.   So kind.   So precise.   Such energy.   I ’ ve seen the outtakes.   I know we have something special here.   Thank you for taking so much of your day
with us.   I won ’ t soon forget it. ”
    “ Please,
it was my pleasure.   Lisa, I look
forward to reading your book.   Would
you send me a signed copy?   I ’ d treasure it if you
would. ”
    Was she serious?   Those were words I ’ d wanted to hear since
I was a kid.   “ Of course I will. ”
    “ Perfect.   I ’ ll see you soon, I hope. ”
    Both of us thanked her again, and
then we stepped out of the building and into the twilight of the night, where a
limousine was waiting for us at the curbside.   The driver held the door open for
us.   As I sat down next to
Blackwell, she asked me where I ’ d
like to be dropped off.
    “ Your
apartment or Tank ’ s? ”
    “ I
think you know the answer. ”
    “ Yours
it is then. ”
    “ Very
funny. ”
    “ Now
listen, ” she
said to me.   “ I need you to get some
rest tonight.   Tomorrow is your
first editorial meeting with Boss.   After the way things went down today, I have a feeling that he ’ s going to carve the
hell out of your book tomorrow, and he won ’ t be kind about it. ”
    “ If
the edits are reasonable, I ’ ll
be behind them.   I know that book
isn ’ t
perfect.   I did my best when I
published it on my own, but if Boss can help me polish it and turn it into a
better book, I ’ m
all for it. ”
    “ He
can