An Author's Tale

"Nina, get out of the shower, I have to get to work" Tia banged on the bathroom door. 
"Alright, alright keep your hair on" Nina opened the door in her dressing gown and a towel around her head.
"You know I can't be late; Tessa will kill me." 
"Tia, why do you work for her? She's an evil bitch."
"I know, everyone talks about it when she's not around, but she fires people for being late" Tia expressed.
"You should go or you'll miss the bus" Nina said looking at the clock on the wall.
"Thanks for hogging the bathroom" Tia grabbed her coat and left.
"You're welcome" Nina called after her as she walked out of the flat, they shared.
      Tia made her way down the street to the bus stop, taking out a note pad and going through her morning’s job for Fashion Designer Tessa MacLesston. The bus came round the corner and Tia had to run for it, the driver kindly stopped before she got the actual bus stop. 
"Thank you" she said to the driver and sat down.
She continued to look through her job list and right at the top was coffee and bagel from Bagel Bites. The shop was right next to the bus stop and luckily there was no queue. Tia order straight away
"Hi, can I get a none fat café latte and a salmon sesame seed bagel to go please?" she ordered and waited five minutes before making her way towards the office. Five minutes out a creepy hooded guy grabbed her bag, the coffee went everywhere.
"Hey what the hell" she fought him off but got punched a few times in the face
"Hey get away from her" a tall guy dressed in quick trendy clothes ran across the road to help Tia. The creepy guy managed to get hold of Tia’s bag and ran off down the street
"Are you ok?" the trendy man helped her up off the ground "oh god look at your face, let me take you to the hospital" Tia nodded and the trendy man led her away.
 
The doctor after hearing what had happened called the police. Tia gave her statement,
"Was there anything valuable in the bag?" the Police Officer asked
"Just my purse, there were my back cards, I.D, a few points’ cards and twenty pounds in cash" Tia was shaking. 
"What about your phone?"
"It's in my pocket."
"And what did this guy look like?" 
"He was um.... he was.... a little taller than me, very slim, wore a navy hoodie. I need to cancel my bank cards" Tia tailed off.
"Ok, if you have any more information, please ring the number on this card" the police office gave her a card with a number on, Tia took it and left to ring the bank. 
       "Hey are you ok?" the trendy man found Tia on a bench outside the hospital. 
"I'm fine" she replied.
"I have your discharge papers and your prescription; the doctor said you will be fine just a few cuts and bruises but he prescribed you some pain killers to help with the pain."
"Thank you" Tia took the papers. 
"Let me take you home." 
"I need to go to work" Tia got up and walked towards the bus stop.
"Let me make sure you get there safely."
"Ok."
"I'm Oliver." 
"Tia. Thank you, Oliver for helping me."
"It's fine, are you sure you want to go to work?" Oliver asked.
"Yes, I have a lot to do."
Oliver smiled and made sure Tia got to work.
      "This is me" Tia stopped in front of a tall building. 
"Ok, look here's my number let me know you get home safely" Oliver gave Tia a piece of paper.
"Thank you" Tia gave a weak smile. They parted ways and Tia make her way up to her bosses’ office. 
"You're late" Tessa said not looking up from her designs as Tia walked into her office, she wore a trendy black suit with a leopard print scarf around her neck and thin stiletto heels,
"Tessa I am so, so sorry I got..."
"You're fired" Tessa interrupted, Tia looked at her appalled.
"So, you're not going to listen to why I am late or even look at me to see for yourself" Tia said, Tessa looked up. 
"You look like death, what happened?"
"I got mugged on the way to work, I had to go to the hospital and give a statement to the police" Tia told her.
"Really. You're still fired" Tessa went back to her designs. 
"Wow! You really are a cold heartless bitch. Who the hell would fire someone who has just been mugged, what kind of a human being would do that, you are horrible, mean and nasty, no wonder you are so lonely" Tia walked straight out of the room and packed up her desk, Tessa looked at where Tia had just been standing then looked back at her designs.
     "Tia are you alright what happened?" Katie, Tia's now former colleague asked as she walked by.
"No, I got mugged on the way here and the bitch just fired me for being late." 
"Oh god Tia, I'm so sorry. Come here" Katie gave her a hug.
"Don't be. You don't by any chance have any cash on you I need to get a taxi home and I have no access to my money at the moment" Tia asked. 
"Sure, here" Katie went into her bag and pulled out a twenty-pound note.
"Oh, Katie I can't take that much" Tia stated.
"It's all I have on me, pay me back when you can" Katie smiled.
Tia smile back and took the money. She made her way outside and phoned a taxi. When she got back to her flat, she crashed on the sofa. 
 
"Tia, Tia" Nina shook Tia awake who was still crashed out on the sofa. 
"What?" Tia mumbled. 
"What the hell happened? You look like you have been beaten up." 
"I was mugged on the way to work" Tia groggily sat up. 
"What do you mean?" Nina sat next to her.
"I got mugged, some nit twit ran up to me, grabbed my bag and ran off. But not before throwing a few punches, then when I finally got to work Tessa fired me, I have no job" Tia began to cry.
"Oh Tia, come here" Nina put her arm around her friend. 
"And my face hurts" Tia rested her head on Nina's shoulder.
"Oh Tia, it's going to be alright you'll get through this and I'm here to help."
"I know. I'm going to go to bed, I just want this day to be over" Tia got up and walked down the hall to her room.
    "Morning" Tia said glumly as she walking in to the living room/kitchen
"How are you feeling?" Nina asked.
"Worse than yesterday" she slumped on the sofa. 
"Don't worry you will find another job; this is London there are jobs everywhere." Nina put the top on her coffee cup "look I have to go to work and you need to sign on."
"No way! I am not going to the job centre; they are very unhelpful and my brother has been going for a year and a half now and has gotten nowhere." 
"Tia, I know but you are unemployed now."
"I know Nina, I don't need you pointing it out!" Tia stood up and walked back to her bedroom.
Nina went off to work and Tia spent the morning in bed upset at what had happened the day before. Tears ran down her cheek, she picked up her phone and called someone.
"Hey it's me, can you come over I need your help. Ok thanks" she hung up and went to get a shower.
The doorbell rang,
"Holly thank god, I'm so glad you could come over" Tia said as she answered the door.
"You look like hell, what the hell happened" Holly, Tia's oldest friend walked into the flat.
"I got mugged on the way to work yesterday and then Tessa fired me when I was late" 
"Oh, Tia this is perfect" Holly jumped with joy.
"Sorry what?" Tia looked confused.
"Not that you were mugged but that you got fired, now you can come work with me, the show is hiring more production assistants."
"What! The Brian Kessler Show is hiring."
"Yes, let me call my boss and see if I can get you an interview." Holly dialled her bossed number and in five minutes had Tia an interview 
"Hurry up, get ready and put on lots of makeup you can't go in looking that" Holly said. 
"I know I was hoping it would have cleared up before I got an interview" she walked towards her room "Oh you bought your car right."
"Of course," Holly replied.
"Great because I need a lift there and back, I have no access to my money until my new bank cards arrive."
 
"Come in Tia, take a seat" Carl the Producer said as Tia entered his office. 
"Thank you for seeing me on such short notice" Tia replied.
"Not a problem, we are a bit short on runners" Carl answered "have you got your CV?"
Tia handed him a piece of paper.
"So, tell me a bit about your last job?" Carl asked looking at her CV.
"Well, I use to work for Tessa MacLesston, I was her assistant, I dealt with pretty much everything from taking calls to originating meeting to getting her coffee to dealing with clients and visitors" Tia replied.
"So why did you leave?" 
"Well, I got fired for being late one time which I am usually not, I am always on time but I got mugged on the way to work and had to go to the hospital and give a statement to the police." 
"Wait, you where late once for pretty much the best reason and she fired you, why not just give you a warning?" Carl asked.
"Well, that's Tessa, she will fire you for no good reason, last year an intern dropped a pen and Tessa fired her."
"Wow she sound like a cold nasty woman."
"Yes, she is, she always has been" Tia expressed.
"So, Tia this job will require you to be on your feet a lot, running around helping out the guest’s, the host, helping to set up the set, running to the shops when need be. What do you think?"
"I spent every day running around after Tessa, whenever I got to sit down, I was straight back up again chasing another of Tessa's demands and I did it all in heels. Flats were banned from the office."
"Wow your feet must have been soar."
"Oh yeah all the time, I have spent a lot of money on foot massages" Tia laughed.
"Well, you won't have to wear heels here, flat comfy shoes are well recommended; so can you start Monday?" Carl asked.
"You mean I've got the job?" Tia asked.
"Of course, your CV is very impressive, I just hope you are as good in person as you are on paper." 
"Great, yes I can start Monday" Tia said happily. 
"Great I will see you at 8:30 on Monday morning" Carl stood and shook Tia hand. 
"Great I will see you then" Tia turned towards the door.
"I will take you through the ropes and who you need to report too on Monday."
"Thank you, Carl," Tia left and found Holly.
     "Hey Holly" Tia found her in the office.
"Hey Tia, how did it go?"
"I got the job, the easiest job I have ever gotten" Tia said.
"Congrats Tia, and we are low on production assistants it's not that easy to get a job like that these days" Holly drank the coffee that sat on her desk. 
"So, I need my life home" Tia remained Holly.
"Oh of course, give me two minutes" Holly disappeared into another office then came back a few minutes later "Right let's go and great job with your make up, you can barely see your bruises."
"Thanks, but my face still hurts" Tia replied following Holly out of the building.
 
Tia let herself in, she changed her clothes and removed her makeup. She went in to the kitchen and took the hot chocolate jar out of the tea cupboard to find it practically empty.
"Oh Nina" she said frustrated, she knew if she wanted a hot chocolate, she would have to go out again. She changed in to a pair of jeans but left on the hoodie she was already wearing she grabbed a bit of money from her emergency box and left the flat. As she walked up the path, she pulled her hood to conceal her face hoping she wouldn't be too long. She arrived at the shop got what she needed and a box of Weetos and made her way back home. She was soon curled up on the sofa with her hot chocolate and a big bowl of Weetos and watched re-runs of 'How I Met Your Mother' on E4.
     "Hey I'm back" Nina said coming thought the door.
"Hey, thanks for telling me we were out of hot chocolate, I have to go out looking like this" Tia pointed at her face.
"Sorry, why didn't you out makeup on?"
"I had already taken it off, Holly got me a job on The Brian Kessler Show" Tia told Nina. 
"Tia that's great and I love that show, what will you be doing?" Nina sat next to her
"Production Assistant and I don't have to wear heals."
"Tia that is so great, I'm really happy for you. Can you get me an autograph?"
"Nina!" Tia through a cushion at her. 
"What I am only asking" Nina giddily shrieked.
"I may not get anywhere near the guy, so I'm not sure if I would be able to."
"Oh, come on Tia, he's my celebrity crush and he's single" Nina reminded her.
"He's 43, your 26."
"So" Nina batted her eyelids 'Please Tia."
"Ok, ok I will do my best. I will talk to Holly to see if it's possible first, then I will do my best."
"Oh, thank you Tia" Nina hugged her friend.
"Ow watch the face" Tia told her.
"Sorry. Shall we order take out?" Nina suggested.
"Order me a big ass pizza" Tia replied.
"Meat feast?" Nina picked up the phone.
"Of course, then you can go out and get me some mini cheddars, I forgot to pick some up when I was out?"
"Sure, I'll leave you the money for the pizza" Nina took some cash out of her purse as she gave the pizza place her order.
 
The weekend came and Tia and been shut up in her flat all week, her new bank cards arrived on Saturday morning.
"You should go out, do a bit of shopping" Nina said as Tia was signing the back of her new bank cards.
"I'm not sure, there's not really anything I need at the moment."
"Tia, you have been locked up in the flat all week, you need to get out, go to the shopping centre, have a browse, see if anything catches your eye" Nina told her. She was in the middle of getting ready for a spa day she had won at work with a few colleagues "you can't keep yourself locked up, it's not good for you." 
"Fine I'll go if it will make you happy" Tia got up off the sofa. 
"Thank you" Nina smiled.
Tia walked in to the bathroom, got a shower and put a pair of jeans with a cute top,
"Nina can a borrow a bag please" Tia shouted from her bedroom "I don't have another one." 
"Sure, and that is something you can go shopping for" Nina pointed out as she handed Tia a bag. Tia smirked as she put it on her bed and carried on putting on foundation to cover her bruises that had faded only a tiny bit.
 
Tia walked down to Oxford Street and walked straight into her favourite department store John Lewis and went straight for the bag section. She spent a bit of time having a good look at a few bags that caught her eye and eventually chose one by Kate Spade for £350 and a purse in the same colour by Ted Baker. She went to the till point to pay.
"Tia" a voice from behind her said, she turned around to find Oliver stood behind her.
"Oliver, hi, I didn't see you there." 
"How are you, I thought you had a few bruises from Monday" Oliver said examining her face.
"I do, I've got foundation on, though I don't really wear it this heavy, but I needed it to cover the bruises" Tia told him.
"Well, I think you look great" Oliver replied "How did it go when you got to work" he asked
"I got fired, and Tessa was a bitch when I told her why, but my friend Holly got me a job on the TV show she works on as a production assistant" she told him.
"Who's next" the cashier said, Tia went to pay before Oliver could reply, she paid for her items and waited for Oliver as he paid for a purse he had picked up.
"I didn't know you used woman's purses" Tia teased.
"Oh no, it's for my Mum, it's her birthday next week" he smiled "So what show will you be working on?" he asked.
"Um The Brian Kessler Show" Tia told him,
"Wow I love that show, it's so much better with than other talk shows, they don't just have celebrity guests but also real people who deserves to be recognised" Oliver said as they walked out of the store and into the street.
"Would you like to get a cup of coffee?" Oliver asked.
"Sure" Tia smiled and they walked into the nearest coffee shop. 
     "Wow, your mother sounds overbearing" Oliver said as Tia talked about her family
"She is, she came round on Wednesday after hearing about my mugging, thanks to my roommate Nina and when she saw my face she went all fussy and I felt like I was five again, it didn't help that she brought my unemployed brother with her" Tia looked down cast.
"Is you brother looking for a job?" Oliver asked
"Nope not anymore, he just sits there collecting benefits and playing his Xbox whilst my Mum waits on him hand and foot."
"Sounds like an arsehole if you don't mind me saying"
"Not at all, he is, he really is and my dad can't cope anymore, he told him on Tuesday that he will be throwing him out if he doesn't get his act together. He even got him a job at his company once but he didn't turn up on the first day and got my dad in to trouble, he went ballistic when he got home" Tia said all sombre.
"Wow sounds like my sister and my mother, my sister collects benefits and get drunk most weekends and my Mum keeps telling her to get job or move out and now so she doesn't have to work my sister got pregnant" Oliver told her.
"Wow really, so you're going to be an uncle?" 
"Yep, I can't wait, I love children but my Mum thinks that she will be the one left looking after the child when it's here, though my sister has always wanted to be a Mother herself, I tried to talk her into doing childcare in college but I think she's someone who just loves being care free but I really hoping being a Mother will set her straight, I thought she was an alcoholic at one point the amount of times she had to have her stomach pumped but then she stated to do dry January and I found out she doesn't drink during the week she just shops for shoes" Oliver also looked sombre.
"Wow we really have messed up families don't we" Tia stated. 
"We really do" Oliver smiled, he looked at Tia and bit his lip "Tia, would you like to have dinner with me?" he asked.
"What like a date?" Tia asked.
"Not like a date, an actual date." 
"Sure" Tia smiled she gave him her number after realising she hadn't let him know she got home safely when they first met.
"I'm really sorry I forget to text you; I usually do but I was in that much pain and really fed up I just crashed on the sofa" Tia apologised.
"It's ok, I know your safe now, and I really am glad I bumped into you" he smiled "So I will call you in the week with a time and restaurant for Friday" they had decided to have dinner the following Friday.
"Sure, don't hesitate to call for a chat though" Tia smiled.
"I won't" Oliver smiled back, he looked at his watch "I have to go, my sister has an ultrasound and I said I'd go with her" Oliver stood up "I'll see you Friday."
"Sure" Tia also stood up and Oliver kissed her on the cheek, she flinched a bit
"Sorry my face still hurts a bit" she apologised. 
"Don't be, I should have thought about that."
"Don't worry it's be hurting all week" she smiled.
"Well, I hope you feel better for next week" he squeezed her hand then left to meet his sister.
 
"I'm here" Tia said as she walked into Carl’s office on her first day at work.
"Hi Tia" Carl got up and shook her hand, "right I need you to find Linda she is in charge of all Production Assistants and I apologise for all the hecticness around here but we are starting to get ready for the Live Anniversary Show."
"Oh, wow that's my favourite show of the year" Tia said. 
"Great, so here is a map of the studio" Carl gave her a piece of paper "Linda should be about here" he pointed to a corner of it.
"Ok thanks, I'll go find her" Tia left the room and started looking for Linda. She entered the main studio area and saw Brian Kessler talking to another producer. She wondered what Nina liked about him, he seemed older than 43 when you saw him in person and wore geeky glasses off screen, now she knew Nina would like that, geeky glasses were her weird turn on,
"Can I help you?" an older woman with long silver hair who looked like she was in her 40's be you knew was older stood behind her.
"Oh, I'm looking for Linda." 
"You must be Tia, nice to meet you, I'm Linda" Linda shook Tia's hand "Right here is your I.D badge, your friend Holly gave us the picture" Linda gave Tia a lanyard with a laminated I.D card attached to it, she looked at the picture and saw it was one that had been taken on a night out a few years back at Uni.
"Oh god, Holly really" Tia looked horrified.
"I guess you were drunk?" Linda gave a little laugh.
"Yes, it's from a night out at Uni when Holly came to visit me, she shows this one to everyone when she talks about me, I've asked her to burn it." 
"Don't worry, mine was taken when I was hung over" Linda showed Tia hers "Right I need you to get the dressing rooms ready for this week's guest's start by cleaning them, we get each guest individual needs the day before they arrive for filming, also I need you to go down to the channels post room and pick up the shows post and hand it out, it's on the first floor second door on the left you can't miss it, clean the dressing rooms first though" Linda turned to walk way "oh and I apologies the that rock stars mess he was a total arse" she walked off and Tia looked at the map Carl had given her and made her way to the dressing rooms. When she got there, she found the shows cleaning cupboard right next to the dressing rooms. She had a look at the rooms to see what state they had been left in, one was in fairly good condition, but the other was a completely wrecked.
"A complete arse that Jack Orswell" a woman with a cute Pixie Crop haircut stood in the door way next to Tia.
"Tell me about it, has he no respect for anything" Tia stressed looking at the mess.
"Nope, I'm Gin by the way" she held out her hand. 
"Gin as in..."
"Gin and Tonic, yes" Gin said shamefully "my Mum was an alcoholic and she wrote Gin on my birth certificate" Gin continued.
"Wow I really feel for you" Tia replied.
"Oh, don't worry about it, my grandmother had it changed to Ginnifer when I was five, but Gin kind of stuck, everyone calls me it."
"I could call you Ginny after Ginny from Harry Potter even though her full name is Ginevra" Tia offered.
"Sure, my Grandmother does" Ginny smiled "here I'll give you a hand with this room it's not easy tiding up after Jack, I use to work at Wembley" Ginny and Tia tidied the dressing room then Tia tided the other one before going to get the post from the post room.
 
"Hey" Tia arrived home; Nina was making dinner.
"Hi, how was your first day, did you get me the autograph?" Nina smiled. 
"Nina is that all you’re interested in" Tia asked.
"What, I asked how your first day was."
"It was great. I asked Holly about autographs from Kessler but he only signs autographs for audience members, anyway I found out from Carl that staff aren't allowed to asked the host of the show for autographs, only the guests, and that’s after the show has been taped" Tia told Nina.
"Oh ok, any chance you could get me a ticket for one of the shows tapings?" Nina asked with the biggest smile.
"I've got you one for the Live Anniversary Show" Tia told her.
"Oh my god" Nina screamed with excitement "that is the best show of the year, and I'm going to be in the audience, oh wow, oh wow, oh wow" Nina jumped up and down with excitement.
 
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"Hi, Tia how are you?" Oliver greeted Tia as she arrived at the restaurant they were having dinner at
"Hi Olive, I’m fine thanks, how are you?" 
“I’m great thanks” they kissed each other on the cheek, they sat down and began to chat.
"What will you be ordering?" Oliver asked.
"I was thinking a Pizza, I love Pizza" Tia told him. 
"Really me too, I was looking at the American one."
"Meat feast for me, with extra cheese, Nina and I buy Pizza cheese from the supermarket when we by a Pizza just so we can have extra cheese." 
"My Mum does that" they ordered their Pizzas and a bottle of wine to share.
"So, how's your face?" Oliver asked.
"Better" Tia replied "the bruises have faded a bit now so I don't need as much make-up to cover them up."
"Well, I think you look great without it."
"You've never seen me without make-up."
"Well, I think you will" Oliver said blushing.
"Thank you" Tia replied "So how was your mother birthday, did she like her purse"
"Yes, she did, you remembered me telling you that?"
"Of course, how's your sister and the baby" Tia also remembered. 
"She great, she's actually got a job" Oliver told her.
"Really, that's great, where?" Tia asked.
"An antique shop in the high street around the corner from my Mum's, she's doing really well, anything she acquires for the shop before the baby comes she gets the money for if it's sold whilst she on maternity leave, unfortunately it's not the kind of place that can pay maternity leave" Oliver told Tia,
"At least she's doing something, taking responsibility, which is more than I can say for my brother."
"What's happened?" Oliver asked
"My dad threw him out at the weekend; he's now living with his friend in his bachelor pad."
"Really, what did he do or had your father just had enough?" 
"My Mum hurt her back on Friday at her Zumba class, she could barely walk but my brother still had her waiting on him hand and foot and when my dad got home from his business trip on Saturday and found out he went mad, threw him out there and then and now my Mum won't talk to my dad."
"Seems your brother can do no wrong in your mother’s eye's."
"Oh yeah" Tia agreed "he could be a serial killer and he still couldn't do anything wrong."
Their dinner arrived and they ate whilst taking about other food they liked and chatted about other interests and hobbies 
"Wow I love that show, I was really bummed out when CSI was cancelled" Oliver told Tia. 
"I know that was so unfair and then Nick didn't comeback for the final episodes, but we did get Grissom back which made up for it."
"Oh, I loved all his one lines before the opening credits."
"Me too, I hated when he left but they always managed to cast in another character who really fit in." 
  They carried on chatting about nonsense before Oliver took Tia home.
"I had fun tonight" he told her. 
"Me too" Tia smiled. 
"I would love to see you again; can I take you out again next week?"
"Sure, maybe we could go out for lunch, then for a walk."
"That's sounds great, I know a great little lunch place" Oliver said. There was an awkward silence between them.
"I'm going to go inside, it's getting late" Tia said. 
"Ok I'm will give you a call about lunch next week" Oliver stepped towards her, he leaned in and kissed her. Tia sank in to it and but her arms around him, it was deep and passionate and enjoyable. Oliver and pulled away and smiled at Tia 
"I'll see you next week" he told her before leaving. He walked down the road, Tia watched, Oliver turned and gave her a little wave before turning around the corner.
    "Hey I'm back" Tia shouted as she walked through the door.
"How did it go?" Nina asked.
"Really well, we talked and got to know one another, we are seeing each other again next week." 
"Really, any kissing?"
"Nina, why is it always about sex with you?"
"I only asked if you kissed" Nina sat on the sofa. 
"Well, a little" Tia smiled.
"Ohh, how was it?" 
"It was really, really, really, really, really, really nice, all I want to do is kiss him again and again and again."
The buzzer for the flat went off.
"Hello" Tia said. 
"Hey it's me, I forgot something" Oliver's voice said over the intercom, Tia buzzed him up.
"Hey what did you forget?" Tia asked Oliver as he stood in the doorway
"This" he grabbed her and kissed her again.
"Whoop, Whoop go Tia" Nina yelled, they both looked at her "I'll be in my room" she got up and walked down the hall, Oliver kissed Tia again.
 
They had lunch the following week and went on many more dates after that, after a while they had their first sleepover.
"Oh my god, Oliver that was amazing" Tia breathed heavily, Oliver lied next to her in bed 
"I'm glad you enjoyed it" he turned on his side and began stroking her skin “I'm glad I met you" he kissed her and then kissed her again; she pulled him on top of her and moaned with pleasure. 
   "What are you doing?" Oliver flirted as he stood watching Tia in the kitchen. 
"I'm making us something to eat" she told him smiling, he walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her shoulder.
"I'm back" Nina said as she walked through the door "oh sorry, I didn't realise you were busy" she smiled, Oliver blushed.
"I'll be in the bedroom" he told Tia. 
"So, things are defiantly getting serious, are they?" Nina teased.
"Nina don't talk like that, we've been dating for a while it was bound to happen sooner or later."
"I'm so happy for you, see you in the morning" Nina swept down the hall to her room. Tia picked up the sandwiches she had made and took them through to her room.
 
"I can't believe it's the Anniversary show tonight" Nina was getting all excited as the day of The Brian Kessler Live Anniversary Show arrived "Thank you so much for getting me a ticket" Nina gave Tia a hug.
"You're welcome; you have to be there by 5pm remember." 
"Why? The show doesn't start until 7."
"Nina, we have to seat the audience before the show starts and it takes a few hours, if you're late there is not getting in, it's not like a cinema you know" Tia told her, she was packing her lunch into her bag. 
"Ok I'll be there by 5" Nina sat on the sofa and started to flick through a magazine "Oh is it true that Oliver Westmont is on the show tonight?" 
"Yes, he is" Tia replied. 
"Oh, I love his books, he his such a good author."
"I know I can't believe his new book is out next week, I can't wait" Tia looked at the clock "right I have to go, I will see you later and please be on your best behaviour."
"What! I'm always on my best behaviour" Nina protested. 
"The Michael Bublé concert."
"What, I was only trying to give him a hug." 
"Nina you were trying to get it on with him."
"So, anyone would."
"Whilst he was performing, in front of his wife."
"Yeah, that was a good night" Nina said thinking back.
"Ok I've got to go, see you soon" Tia left and headed to work.
 
"Ok good your here, dump your stuff, I need to head to the shops for some individual needs for the guests" Linda said as Tia walked into the studio "here's the list, the money and take Ginny with you."
"It's only 9am and your stressed." 
"Well one of the real-life story guests is driving me insane, she is so bloody demanding, she seems to think that just because she miraculously came out of the worse car crash the M25 has ever seen unharmed she now Queen B" Linda signed. 
"Oh god, this is going to be a long day" Tia left to find Ginny who was in the locker room.
"Morning Ginny" Tia shoved her stuff into her locker. 
"Morning" Ginny looked up.
"I need you to do a shop run with me" Tia told her.
"Sure, got the list" Ginny took the list Tia handed her "wow that's one hell of a list, who could be so demanding?"
"One of the real-life story guests" Tia told her, she spotted a book on the bench by Ginny
"Is that Oliver Westmont's new book?"
"Yes, and it's so good, I've only read the first couple of pages but it's good, the show left some in the staff room for us to have a look at" Ginny handed Tia the book.
"Great let's have a read" Tia started reading as they left to run errands for the show.
      They walked to the nearest Waitrose and collected everything they needed.
"Tia, you seem quiet, what's up?" Ginny asked. 
"It's this book, it's everything that's happened between me and my boyfriend, my mugging, bumping into him in John Lewis, our dinner date, the names are different but it practically the same, though the holiday is new" Tia told here
"Wait, you told me his name is Oliver right"
"Yes, Oliver Baker” she looked at Ginny “where are you going with this?" Tia asked.
"Is he Oliver Westmont" Ginny asked
"What, no, I mean I don't know, I mean I know people can change their names for things like this but why wouldn’t have told me?" 
"I know” Ginny said “we need to find this author and find out who he is and how he knows about your relationship."
They arrived back and Tia took Oliver Westmont what he had asked for. She waited outside the door as she could hear he was on the phone, she recognised his voice and knew it was him but still she knocked. 
"Come in" Oliver said, Tia walked in.
"Oliver, it is you" Tia said as she saw him.
"Tia, surprise" Oliver said, Tia put his water on the table and she turned to leave the room
"Tia are you ok? I'm sorry I didn't tell you who I really am, but everything else I told you is true." 
"I'm sure it is, but the main thing I want to know is; how could you write about our relationship in your new book?" Tia confronted him.
"You've read the book? It's not meant to be out until next week." 
"The producer but a few copies in our staff room to have a look at" Tia told him.
"Tia I'm so sorry, I was going to tell you..."
"When?" she asked "after it was published."
"Tia, I was, before it was published, but my agent loved it that much that he wanted it published immediately, I've got so many last minute talk shows to be doing, I was hoping to tell you today, I had no idea your boss was going to put some in the staff room" Oliver tried to explain.
"Why didn't you tell me who you were from the beginning?" Tia asked. 
"Because my last two girlfriends only dated me for my money, they weren't interested in the real me."
"Why did you write about our relationship? It was meant to be private" Tia started to cry
"Tia please don't cry, you inspired me, I'm that crazy about you that you are all I've been able to write about, think about, talk about" he looked at her and took her hand "Tia I'm sorry but I was heading towards my dead line so fast and nothing new had come to mind so I changed the names, changed the jobs and added in a few things that never happened between us and sent it in, I had no idea that it would be published so fast" he cupped her face in his hands "Tia I tried to stop it but my agent refused, I am really sorry I never meant for you to find out this way." 
"Tia there you are, Kessler is looking for you, he needs you get his lunch" Linda put her head around the door "Is everything alright?" she asked
"Yes. I need to get back to work." Tia told Oliver and left the room, Linda looked at him.
"Tia's the girl you wrote about then?"
"How do you know that" Oliver asked.
"It's so obvious, there is so much passion for your main character Tallia" Linda left the room. Oliver sighed and slumped into the chair in his dressing room.
 
Tia headed towards Kessler’s dressing room.
“Ah there you are, get me a Big Mac from McDonalds and get yourself something too, I’m in the best of moods today, 20 years my show’s been going, 20 years” Kessler looked at Tia “Are you alright?”
“Yes, yes, I’m fine, em, what drink did you want with your Big Mac?” Tia asked
“Cappuccino please.”
“I will be as fast as I can” Tia turned and left the room.
“Tia” Linda called after her as she walked through the car park.
“Yes Linda.”
“Oliver Westmont wants you to get him a sandwich from Greggs, Chicken Tikka and a Coke to go with it” Linda handed her the money,
“Sure” Tia took it and walked away. 
      Tia sat in the staff room eating the McDonalds Kessler had bought her, she didn’t know what to do. She liked Oliver so much and knew she was falling in love with him, but felt so hurt he could write about their relationship like that. Holly sat next to her.
“Ginny told me what happened between you and Oliver” she told her. 
“I take it everyone knows?”
“They sure do, Kessler thinks it will be a great topic to talk about in terms of inspiration for the show” Holly told Tia.
“Great just what I need, to be embarrassed even more.”
“Come on Tia, this guy is that into you, your all he wants to write about. Yes he should have told you but I think it’s so sweet, you shouldn’t be that mad at him.”
“Tia there you are” Linda came into the staff room “the band Lights Out are in need of some more water and one of them needs you to run out and get some Pringles, go see them and see what else they need before you go running about” Linda gave Tia a notepad “Oh and be warned they can have you running around for hours” Tia left the room and headed to the bands dressing room.
“Tia, there you are, can we talk please?” Oliver came out of his dressing room.
“Can we talk later Oliver, I’m about to have a band run me round raggered” Tia gave him a smile.
“I am really sorry, I should have told you what I was writing, I’m just so crazy about you. I love you Tia” Oliver told her, Tia turned to answer but was interrupted by one of the Lights Out band members. 
“You the runner?” a girl with pink hair asked.
“Production Assistant, yes” Tia replied.
“Great we need more water, Pringles and dips” she told her.
“What flavours?” Tia asked. 
“What?” the pink haired girl asked.
“What flavour Pringles and dips would you like?”
“Oh, Original and salsa and hummus” Pink haired girl went back into her dressing room where the rest of the band where chatting and jamming away.
“Did you ask for beers?” a man’s voice came from the room.
“Oh, and get us some beers, Fosters and Carling preferable” Pink haired girl shouted out of the closing door.
“I’ll let you get back to work” Oliver told her as she turned to face him, Tia smiled weakly.
“I’ll catch up with you later” Tia went to the staff room to get some money and asked Ginny to come with her to help her carry everything back.
     “What, he said that, he actually said he loves you” Ginny shrieked as Tia told her what Oliver had said.
“Yes, he did” Tia put a few cases of beer in the trolley they were using at the supermarket. 
“The actual words ‘I Love You’” 
“Yes Ginny.” 
“Wow, what did you say back” Ginny asked.
“I didn’t get chance too; the pinked haired singer from Lights Out interrupted us.”
“Oh, come on, what a dumb ass” Ginny replied.
“I know right, anyway I need to head to the fridge section to get some hummus then I think we have everything” Tia said looking at her list.
“So how do you feel, what do you want to say to him?” Ginny asked.
“I....I Love him too” Tia admitted to Ginny and herself. 
“Oh wow, Tia that is so great.”
“I know and I can forgive him for what happened today, I do wish he had told me before he had sent the book off though, but that is now in the past.”
“Of course it is, and I agree, I would have hated to have someone write something about me and then publish it without my knowledge, but oh my god you are in love with Oliver Westmont, that is so cool” Ginny got a bit excited.
“Calm down Ginny and help me carry all this back” Tia finished paying and carried all the shopping back to the studios.
 
“Oh, great thank you” Pink haired girl said as Tia and Ginny came into the dressing room with the shopping.
“Beer girls, thanks a lot” A man old enough to be their dad dressed like a 20-year-old grabbed for a beer. 
“This is Derek our new drummer” Pink haired girl said “and I’m Janice.”
“Nice to meet you, if you need anything else let us know” Tia replied.
“Will do, Derek don’t get too drunk, we still have rehearsals and the show to do yet.” Tia and Ginny herd Janice say as they left the room, Tia knocked on Oliver’s door
“He’s on set with Kessler” Holly told her “They are doing a run though of their segment.”
“Thanks Holly.”
“Is everything ok?” Holly asked.
“Yes, its fine” Tia replied.
“He told her he loves her” Ginny blurted out.
“Ginny!” Tia expressed. 
“Sorry I’m too excited over it” she walked off with the biggest smile. 
“Tia is this true” Holly asked.
“Yes, that’s why I need to find him” she walked off to the studio.
 
Tia stood at the side of the studio, the lights where already on and were burning hot above the stage, she watched as Oliver spoke to Kessler not knowing what they were saying.
“So, the two main characters are madly in love and so passionate about each other that nothing can come between them, even with the mugger wanting revenge on being arrested” Oliver was telling him, they sat down on the chairs that where set out on the stage.
“Now is any of this taken from any real-life experiences because there seems to be so much of yourself in Oscar, one of the main characters?” Kessler asked. 
“My personal life is not up for discussion Kessler” Oliver told him.
“Ok come on, the viewers love a good juicy story and rumour has it, a lot of this is based on your relationship with your current girlfriend” Kessler teased, Tia froze finally hearing what they were saying. Was Oliver really going to talk about their relationship live on TV
“My current relationship is not up for discussion Kessler I’ve told you this, my private life is to remain private.”
“Oh alright” Kessler gave in “Is it true she is one of our Production Assistants.” 
“Kessler!”
“Sorry, sorry, sorry, there’s just so many rumours going around the show today” Kessler apologised “so we will talk about the book, the upcoming launch, where people can buy it and the next sequel to the Lightsteam Series” they stood up and started to walk Tia’s way, she quickly ran off out of the building. 
     She leant against the wall and breathed deeply, she couldn’t believe that Oliver wasn’t going to talk about their relationship on the show, she smiled knowing that he was the guy she had fallen for, yes, he had written about their relationship but no one really knew it was about her, only people she worked with and he was going to tell her before it was published, if only his agent hadn’t rushed things.
“Hey Tia” a voice startled her out of her thought process.
“Nina what are you doing here? People don’t start queuing for another hour yet” Tia replied to Nina who had just shown up.
“Well, I wanted to make sure I get a front row seat, and have you told Brian Kessler about me?” Nina asked hopefully. 
“No, the only time I speak to him is when he needs something” the door opened behind them.
“Oh, I found her Oliver” Brian Kessler and Oliver walked out of the door.
“Tia there you are, I heard you were looking for me” Oliver said taking Tia’s hands, Nina walked up to Kessler.
“Hi I’m Nina” she extended her hand. 
“Brain Kessler, are you here to see you show?” Kessler took Nina’s hand. 
“Yes, but it looks like I’m a little early, how silly of me.”
“You did it on purpose” Tia interrupted. 
“Not now Tia” Nina laughed nervously. 
“Well how about a cup of coffee in my dressing room whilst we wait for the other audience members to arrive?” Kessler offered having taking a liking to Nina.
“I would love to” she replied. Kessler showed Nina into the building leaving Tia and Oliver alone.
“Well, that was weird” Tia said looking bewildered “did you have something to say” she asked Oliver.
“Yes, I just wanted to let you know that I will not be talking about our relationship on the show, I have already told Kessler during our run through, and I should never have written about our relationship.”
“Oliver it’s ok, I over reacted a bit, I should have listened to you sooner and it feel’s kind of nice to have inspired you and thank you for telling Kessler not to talk about our relationship, it means a lot to me, I love you Oliver” Tia finally said the words she had admitted to herself earlier that day, Oliver kissed her passionately and held her close.
“Let’s go to my dressing room” he told her and led her back into the building.
 
“Wow that is something I have never done before, I really hope I don’t get in trouble” Tia said as she and Oliver emerged from Oliver’s dressing room a while later.
“If you do then it was worth it” Oliver hugged her from behind.
“Hmm I know.”
“Tia there you are” Holly approached her “did you know that Nina is currently getting it on with Kessler in his dressing room, when did she get here?”
“About an hour ago, Kessler invited her in for coffee when they met outside.”
“Well can you please get rid of her for now, Carl is going to go mad if Kessler isn’t ready on time.” 
“Sure, but remember she will be in the audience” Tia reminded Holly.
“Oh god, I forgot, man tonight is going to be interesting” Holly walked off. Tia and Oliver looked at each other and giggled 
“Yep, tonight is defiantly going to be interesting” Tia smiled before walking into Kessler’s dressing room and leading Nina out.