Free Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad

you!”
    “You’re welcome!”
    Jane smiled at Hannah. Hannah had started working at Fiona Chen Events shortly after Jane had. She was one of the nicest people Jane had met in L.A., and she was a good listener, too. In fact, Jane used to confide in her a lot about Jesse—not just because of her listening skills but because she was one of Jane’s only friends who actuallyliked Jesse. Madison, Gaby, Scar (especially Scar), and even Braden had all advised her to stay far away from him because he was trouble. Hannah was the only person who had encouraged Jane to follow her heart. And back then, before everything blew up, Jane’s heart had told her that she was falling for Jesse. That they belonged together.
    “So we’re gonna be working on the Crazy Girl party together,” Jane said. “It’s gonna be amazing.”
    “Definitely,” Hannah agreed.

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    “We need to go over some details, then set up a meeting with Ruby Slipper.”
    “Yes! Anytime is fine with me. My schedule’s pretty clear.” Hannah peered at her computer monitor.
    That girl was always on IM at work.
    Jane felt her phone vibrating and fished it out of her bag. It was a text from Dana.
    CAN YOU SAY GABYS NAME WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT RUBY SLIPPER? Dana had written.
    Jane ignored the text and shoved the phone back into her bag.Guess that’s confirmed, she thought.
    Trevor had obviously intervened, convincing Fiona to pair Jane and Gaby up for the Crazy Girl party.
    The PopTV cameras would be all over their entire event-planning process from beginning to end.
    “Soooo. Have you, um, talked to Jesse lately?” Hannah asked, breaking the silence of the room.
    Jane shook her head. “No. I’ve been meaning to call him, but…” Her voice trailed off.
    “You really should call him,” Hannah told her. “I’m sure he wants to talk to you.”
    “I’m pretty sure he doesn’t,” Jane said. “I don’t think he’ll ever forgive me.”
    “You made a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes.”
    “Yeah, well, this wasn’t just a mistake. I really screwed up, Hannah.”
    Then, before Jane knew what was happening, her eyes welled up. She wiped a tear off her cheek. “I really screwed up,” she repeated, whispering.
    Hannah got up from her desk and hurried over to Jane. She wrapped her arms around Jane’s shoulders and gave her a big hug. “We all screw up once in a while,” she said. “Call Jesse. Apologize to him.
    You’re gonna feel so much better if you do.”
    “I’ll think about it,” Jane said, wiping away another tear.
    Jane remembered then that the cameras were still rolling. She had just confessed to Hannah on-camera how bad she felt about cheating on Jesse. This was what Trevor had told her to do when they spoke on the phone last night, wasn’t it? Did that mean he’d put those words into her mouth? No, they wereher words. So why did she feel a strange sense of…what? Being directed somehow? And had Trevor directed Hannah, too?No, that’s crazy, she told herself. Trevor’s suggestions were no different from Dana’s text-messaged requests. They were simply meant to help shape the girls’ conversations while they were on-camera. To make things more interesting for TV. After all, they couldn’t just sit there and talk about nothing, right?
    Right?
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    WHAT I NEED IS THE TRUTH
    Scarlett touched the mike taped to the inside of her bra, making sure it was secure, before walking into STK. It was Monday night, and she had about a million things she’d rather be doing than attending some lame launch party for Cüt (pronounced “cute”), a new clothing line by the Japanese-American pop star Mika. When did pop stars start designing clothes? She blamed J.Lo. And Gwen Stefani. The party was a last-minute add to the shooting schedule, and Scarlett had tried to get out of it, telling Dana that