Chapter 4 // I forgot I had dreams, I forgot I had wings, Yeah, I thought I'd miss you but I miss me more

A few weeks had passed, Dany had a lot of things lined up for me. I had gone to NYC for a potential TV role for an upcoming show, but this time I didn't have Ben on my mind. I thought I loved him , but now I had to focus on me. I sat in the airport and I looked at one of the magazines , the one with Ben on the cover, great. I heard my text ring tone, it was Richard, I didn't feel like texting or talking to anyone but Dwayne and Mel.

"Finally, how are you?" Dany asked me sitting down next to me.

"Oh my god, Dany? What are you doing here?"

"Going with you, after everything Ben did to you?"

"I am glad I didn't marry him. I almost did too until that."

She hugged me and told me that NYC will be awesome. Two potential shows for me, one of them was a doctor show, which I was on the fence about and the other one I would play an FBI Agent.

"Thank you Dany." I smiled.

"You smiled?"

"Well , you make me that way sometimes."

"Love you too, now Dwayne knows about Ben and he just went on a huge rant."

I watched the rant, among everyone else in the airport, they all looked at me.

"I think we should get you a security team."

"First Duke beating me up so bad, next Ben cheats on me with a married woman? How is my life this messed up?"

"Things will get better soon , because they have to."

"I hope you're right." I put my head on her shoulder as we got ready to board the plane.

I got a text from Dwayne making sure I am okay. I texted him back and told him I am heading to NYC for a part and I was okay.

"LC, are you okay?" Someone asked me.

"Yeah, I am okay."

"I am a huge fan of yours." She smiled at me.

"Thank you so much, I am sorry I look like a mess."

"No don't worry, you look wonderful."

"Thank you so much." I smiled at her.

I took a photo with her and giving her an autograph. She was more excited than anything in this world.

"Now boarding first class, anyone with medical needs and baby strollers." I smiled and grabbed my backpack.

"Lets go start a new life." Dany said.

"Okay." I smiled.

We boarded and Ben was on the news saying how he couldn't live his life without me, honestly I wasn't happy with him as I thought I was. Dany had sent out a press release stating the fact I was on the mend with a broken heart.

"I am okay, this is the first day of the better life."

"You know it." She smiled and boarded with me on the plane.

The security team she has in place was meeting us there in NYC. My new gig was something I hadn't done before and I was excited. I curled up to one of the blankets they had on the flight  and fell asleep for a while.My memories of Ben cheating were still there, I wondered what went through his god damn ugly mind for him to do this to me?

"You okay?"

"Yeah, I will be." I said breathing in and out. "How long was I out for?"

"4 hours, the entire flight almost."

"Okay well, I need to freshen up and I am still getting a makeover."

"Good idea. I booked the appointment anyways there in NYC."

"Thank you Dany, for everything."

"No need to thank me, even if we aren't family anymore doesn't mean I don't love you like family. Once a sister, always a sister."

 I smiled and we prepared for landing. I couldn't sleep anymore today, I was excited for everything that was about to happen to me. As we landed, I grabbed my bags, and we exited off the plane and walked down to baggage claim.

"This is your security team." She smiled.

"My name is Alex,  this is Jacob and our driver Paul."

"Pleasure to meet you. Thank you for guarding me."

"LC!" I heard someone scream.

I turned around slowly and saw Mel and Jason standing there.

"Mel, Jason! What are you doing here?"

"Well I have a gig here in NYC too so I might as well join you and they approved Mel being a makeup and hair for your show."

"Eek!" I squealed almost tackling them in the middle of the street.

"Ow!" She said laughing.

"Sorry, I got excited." I said to her as they checked in 4 rooms down from me.

After they got settled, I got freshened up.

My outfit:

I smiled and got ready for my makeover and my whole day being free of idiot people who care more about themselves than anything else.

"What are we doing today?" Mel asked sitting down in my room.

"I am going for a hair makeover."

"Ohhh, sounds good." She said.

"Why don't we all go and hit the mall and lunch afterwards?"

"Dany?"

"I am going too, we can all use some fun outings today."

"This is going to be so fun!" Mel said excitedly.

We all headed down to the hotel hair salon, not only was the hair transformation covered by my new show, but they wanted brown instead of blonde, I sometimes think Ben wanted me only because I was blonde.

"Ready?"

"Ready as hell." I smiled.

My hair :

After she put the final touches on it, she smiled and turned me around.

"Wow."

"Holy hell, this is perfect!" Dany said smiling.

"I feel so good, new and I feel like I can move on finally now."

Jason smiled and Dany took a picture of me and sent it to Dwayne.

I got up and looked around, the paps didn't recognize me as I giggled.

"Lets go since they were waiting for blonde haired LC." I said laughing.

All of us piled in the SUV and we headed out to the mall.

"Thank you Dany."

"For?"

"Getting me to agree to this new show."

"Oh of course. You and Mel are family to me, plus Jason is already like family."

I smiled and looked at them, they were in love. I was happy for them, although I wanted someone who was good to me, not what they wanted me to be like Ben was. He was horrible in someways and I was done with that.

"Okay so I will be single for a while."

"Well there is another show you could audition for, its in Chicago."

"Oh what is it?"

"Well its one of the Chicago shows, you'd be perfect for."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I think you'd be fantastic for this."

"So nothing agreed to this here in NYC where Ben currently lives and travels to constantly?"

"No."

"Well, this is good. I think maybe you should do the Chicago one."

"What about you and Jason?"

"We have a lot of jobs here and he is working on set, I think we can always find some way to hang out during the times we see each other."

"Okay. I think change of city and what not would be awesome."

I nodded and told her to send in my audition tapes, hopefully it would happen for me. After Dany worked her magic, I had began to wonder how my life would be like. If all actors I date would be cheaters or how if I dated someone else would it be downhill? The thought of it would always be there in my mind. I had texted Richard and he was more than pissed off when  Ben cheated and broke off their friendship.

"Hey LC, you okay?" Richard asked.

"I am okay." I said sighing. "I miss you, I miss talking to you."

"I know love, don't worry, I can be there in 3 hours if you let me."

"I have to head to Chicago."

"Okay just be safe. I heard that guy from the bar here in London is still looking for you."

"What guy?"

"The one who was obsessed with talking to you?" 

"I have a different hair color and style. I don't think he will even recognize me, hell the paps weren't even on my ass when I walked out of the salon, they were busy waiting for bimbo LC with blonde hair."

I could tell he was laughing.

"Okay love, call me when you get to Chicago."

"Yes daddy." We laughed.

As he hung up , I grabbed my suitcases and headed to Chicago, but a lot of things were changing. I was changing. Was it for the better?