FIFTY-THREE
Penny stared at Paige, before the production manager held out a box of tissues. They both said nothing while they wiped their tears away and blew their noses, but the tension in the room hadn't left with Jay. If anything, it had intensified.
"What's going to happen with the show?" Penny ventured.
Paige took a deep breath, summoning back some of the hardness she normally exhibited. "The show must go on. You heard him. You two have a date, and then he'll...make his choice." A crafty smile appeared on Paige's lips. "He won't do what he's supposed to, and send her away like a normal elimination. The viewers won't understand why, though. We have to handle this right. How much do you know?" Calculating eyes evaluated Penny over Paige's cup of coffee.
"That Lorelei isn't who sh
