Dirty Dawg!

❝︎You can never trust a cheater. Once they cheat they will do it again. Don't let them break your heart a second time Lanie ❞︎ New York, New York. "Congratulations! You have been with us a full year. We will have a very special job coming up for you Lanie. Think you can handle another job?" my boss Katrina Benson asks me. "I think I can take on another task" I tell her as I stick my pen behind my right ear. I worked here in New York at a designer company called "In Every Stich" meaning there was love in every stich. We designed clothing outfits for celebrities. For Elle Girl Magazine. Sax's Fifth Ave and so much more. I had taken college courses to design outfits for the rich and famous. This had always been my dream job. And I had been here a full year already. I hoped one day to branch out on my own. And start my own company like my boss Katrina Benson had. That was a pipe dream. Right now, I was lucky enough to work behind the great Katrina Benson. ♡♪♬♪♡ Katrina is on her computer reading something. "Don't you want to hear what the job is before you accept it?" she asks me as she places her glasses up on her head. "I am sure I can handle it. I am willing to take it" I say. She smiles. "I was going to consider Sadie for this job or Lucy but if you think you can handle it" "I can" I breath out. I did not even know what this job was. But I knew I wanted it. Because I really did not want that skank Sadie Rogers to get the job. And win brownie points with my boss. Sadie Rogers was the biggest brown noser in this company. She would stop at nothing to get me fired. She and I had always butted heads. We would never get along. Or work well together. We had a bad history together. ♡♪♬♪♡ "Very well. Have a seat. I will tell you what your assignment is" Katrina types on the computer as she hands me a file. "you will be designing outfits for Every Heartbeat. They liked our work so much before that they chose to work with us again" she tells me. "Wait, Heartbeats?" I stammer. I had worked for them before. Back when I was an intern. I had worked alongside the hottest boy band of the eighties. And I had gotten to know pop star Jordan Knoles a little to well. So had Sadie. Jordan had been playing us. Here I thought Jordan and I had something special. Something real he had been banging Sadie the whole entire time to. I was nothing special to. I had just been another fan girl that Jordan Knight had bagged in the sack. Sweat pours down my face. ♡♪♬♪♡ "Jordan Knoles!" I breath out. "I will be working for him? Again?" I ask Katrina. "Yes, that was why I was going to consider Sadie for this job. We all know how you feel about Mr. Knoles. After all we nearly lost you do to that little incident" she quips. I was a new person now. I had a boyfriend. Blake. He and I moved in together. We had been dating a whole year now. He was an artist here in New York. He kind of always reminded me of Nick on Family Ties. A goof ball with a good heart. I had vowed not to ever go out with another rock star as long as I lived. And I stuck with that. I also did not trust men. I knew I would never get married or really settle down with anyone. "I am an adult now. Things change. I have a boyfriend" I stammer nervously. Katrina looks over at me. "Are you saying you are mature enough to handle this like an adult?" she asks me. I nod. "I can" I agree. What was I saying? Did I really want to see that ass again? Work for him again? Not like I was ever going to let Jordan Knoles touch me again. Or date me. Not that he even remembered my name. He moved on by now. Who knows how many woman he had in his bed by now? Millions? Maybe I should let Sadie take this one. I did not need this heartache. Right? But the cash was right. I could use the extra cash. ♡♪♬♪♡ "You will be going on tour with the band. They need outfits during the tour. Matching ones. They will need you to dress them" warns Katrina. "How long is the tour?" I ask. Blake was not going to like me going on tour with the band. He would not like it that I was going to be working alongside Jordan again. But I just could not let Sadie take over this job. Seriously what was wrong with me? I could say no. And take the next job that came along. And I would never have to see Jordan Knoles again. It was that easy!! "It will be about three months" says Katrina. "Oh okay" I say softly. Three months with Jordan? Holy hell. "The band is paying for your air fare. This company will pay for your supplies for the outfits you will make or design for us to create" offers Katrina. "Alright. I am in" I say. This was big. The band was always in headlines. And my outfits would be on every photo that was posted worldwide. This would be great exposure for me. I had to have this job. Blake. I had to talk to him. He was not going to be pleased. But he would understand. I know he would support me. Katrina and I shake on it. "I can't wait to start" I tell her. "The band will be in touch with you" Katrina says. "we will go over the details later in the week" I nod. "Thank you for considering me first" I tell her gratefully. ♡♪♬♪♡ After we are done talking I could head home to my apartment with Blake. He was at home working on some new art project. I decided to stop by the local pizza place and get him his favorite meal. Butter him up before telling in the news that I was going on tour with my ex. And that I was going to be dressing him up for months. Blake was not going to like this. I take a walk home carrying my food. Then walk up the steps in the building of my apartment. I go in our apartment after unlocking the door and letting myself in. We shared a place with my older sister, Veronica. I had always lived with Veronica. I came to be in New York with her back when our parents had died in a car crash when I graduated high school. I had been living over in Michigan. Veronica had always looked out for me. Been my mentor. Believed in my dreams. She was my best friend. She allowed Blake to move in with us last year. Blake was a nice guy. He was trying to make his dream come true to. He loved art. Though some of his pieces I never really understood them. I would lie and act like I did when I really did not understand them. I just did not want to hurt his feelings. I was an artist behind the sewing machine. And Blake was an artist behind a paint brush. ♡♪♬♪♡ "Blake I am home! We need to talk" I call out. I shut the door behind me. I set the food down on the counter. Our apartment was small. Two bedrooms. One bathroom. One living room. One kitchen. The kitchen was connected to the living room. We had a back deck where Blake often was working on his art work. And I used the bedroom to work on my sewing projects. "He is not here. He will be running late he told me to tell you" Veronica says as she sits on the couch watching tv. "I have big news and of course he is not home" I sigh. "What is the big news?" asks Veronica. "I wanted to wait for you both to be home" I tell her. "then I could tell you together" "Just tell me" says Veronica. She pulls her long curly brown hair up in a bun as she lays on the couch in gray sweat pants. I get a plate from the kitchen cupboard. Then get a piece of pizza. And a ginger ale from the fridge. "Want a piece?" I offer to my sister. She shakes her head no. "No way, you know I am on a diet" she says. "No carbs" she warns me. "Fine, I will tell you what is going on. But you can't tell Blake. I have to be the one to tell him my news. This will effect both of you" I warn her. I sit down beside her. ♡♪♬♪♡ "What is happening? Katrina giving you hell?" she asks me. "No, actually today was my one-year anniversary. I got a promotion" I brag to her. "That is fantastic" says my sister. "I am so happy for you!" she gushes. She hugs me. I nearly spill my plate on the floor. I pull back. "Wait until you hear what I will be doing" I warn her. "Alright tell me" orders Veronica. "you are scaring me." "I am going to be designing for a boy band. And traveling all over the world for three months" I explain. "I will be dressing these men" "Wow that is fantastic" breaths out Veronica. She looked impressed with me. "But I will be dressing someone you know well. Jordan. Jordan Knight" I say. Her eyes meet mine. They widen. "Jordan" she groans. "f**k" she sighs. I nod. "Yes, I agreed to. Because if I did not then Sadie would get the job and I could not stand by and let her take it. You understand, that right?" I ask softly. She nods. "I get that. But Blake will not like this" she warns me. "I know" I say. "I am worried about what he was going to say" "How are you holding up? I mean it will be hard seeing him again" says my sister. The thing with Jordan was we were getting serious to fast. I took him serious to fast. I lost my virginity to the man. And I had ended up being pregnant at the age of nineteen with his baby. When I found out he was sneaking around with Sadie behind my back I ended up miscarrying the baby. And I never got to tell Jordan about the baby we lost. Not that he really cared. Or would have cared about our baby. I had not saw him since I miscarried. He never knew. ♡♪♬♪♡ "I am handling it. I am a woman now. Not a girl. I have grown up. I can handle working for the man. After all I have a boyfriend. We really care about each other. I am not a cheater. I never have been. I am sure everything will work out fine. We need the money to. So, I took the job" I tell her. "Are you going to tell Jordan about the baby?" wonders Veronica. I thought about that many times. I could not bring myself to tell him. I shake my head. "That was in the past. No point in telling him. It would hurt him to. I am not heartless. Even though he treated me badly that does not mean I want to do the same to others" I say softly. Veronica nods. "But he would want to know" "No, I can't do that" I say softly. Veronica pats me on the leg. "You are so strong. You will be a world-famous artist by the time you come back home" jokes Veronica. "I hope so" I giggle. "Now how to tell Blake" "Tell Blake what?" my boyfriend asks as he comes in the room. "Hey sweetie" I gush as I leap up to greet him warmly with a kiss hello. "Hi babe" he says happily with a smile. Veronica smiles at us. "Our little Lanie here has big news to share" says Veronica. "It was my one-year anniversary with the company. I got a raise" I tell him joyfully. He twirls me around in his arms. "I am so thrilled for you babe!" he gushes joyfully. He kisses me. "Congrats" "Thanks" I say. "there is more Blake. I have to tell you" "Okay go for it" he orders. I nod. Then smile. "I am going away for three months. I will be dressing a hot boy band while they are on tour" I tell him. "Wow, three months. We can make this work. You can return for holidays. I can come see you" he offers. I nod. "Do you want to know who the boy band is?" I ask him. "Okay" he mutters. "It is Every Heartbeat!" I say softly. "Oh" is all he says as his face falls. Not the reaction I was hoping for. Not one little bit. But it was one I expected. ♡♪♬♪♡♪♬♪♡♪♬♪♡♪♬♪♡