I wanted to drop to my knees and thank whoever or whatever it was that had made Lola miss this challenge. Now I might actually have a shot of winning it. “Today you’ll be working in pairs again,” Eva said. Some of the other designers groaned, but I locked eyes with Gavin. We had to be paired up. Not only for our fake romance, but because we worked well together. It was our best shot at winning or at least being in the top. And we both desperately wanted to win that private suite. “For today’s challenge, you won’t be working with your models,” Eva continued. “Instead, you have three very special clients. And they’ve chosen the two designers they want to work with.” Shit. Being without Carla again for a challenge would be rough, and not being able to pick our partner meant I would proba

