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won’t we. You can wow
them with your wisdom, and writing. And I can … well, just wow them.”
    Renee turned it into a whole day affair. She booked them
spa time to help them relax. Hair and make-up time to look just right. Emma
wasn’t used to all the hub bub, but she loved every minute of it.
    Most of Malibu’s elite attended the catered affair, and
Emma was only too happy to just be invited to tag along
    The penthouse was phenomenal with marble that had been
imported straight from Italy, and sculptures that Emma couldn’t tell if they
were furniture or art. Emma found herself wandering around, admiring all the
things that she hoped someday she would herself acquire. Mingling, she met
dozens of people whom she would never remember their names. She remembered
observing a handsome blond haired man standing across the room. He caught her
gaze and smiled at her. Emma quickly turned away, embarrassed for getting
caught staring at him. She admired how his suit clung to him in all the right
places. With his tanned skin, it only made his eyes all that much bluer.
    As the night progressed, she caught him admiring her,
too. Every time their eyes met, Emma quickly turned away. Renee laughed at Emma
and told her, “It’s time to leave the country bumpkin home, darling. These are
the California elite. If you see something you want, go get it.” She bumped her
with her hip, causing Emma to lose her footing and begin to fall. Out of
nowhere, the blond haired man caught her arm and helped her to her feet. Renee
winked at Emma and disappeared into the crowd. As he escorted her out onto the
balcony to get some fresh air, the man introduced himself as Matthew Harris.
Right from that moment she and Matt clicked. He was in his residency at a local
hospital specializing in plastic surgery. They both had great ambitions for the
future, and she really enjoyed his company. That night everything felt so new,
and the butterflies were running wild in her stomach.
    Renee only allowed her so much time alone with him at
first. “Darling, if you seem too eager, then you won’t be too much of a thrill.
Trust me! Come mingle with me. He’ll find you shortly, I can promise you that.”
    Emma walked around with Renee, smiling at everyone she
met. Whenever she found herself looking around, sure enough, there was Matt
watching her admiringly.
    Emma was introduced to an editor from the LA Times. She
schmoozed with him for quite a while. In fact, she won herself a position as a
journalist, beginning that following Monday morning. She was so happy she could
barely contain herself, so she excused herself to stand out on the balcony for
some much needed air. Suddenly, she heard someone behind her clear their
throat. She turned to see Matt standing with a bottle of champagne and two
glasses. “I hope you don’t mind, but I couldn’t help but hear that you landed
yourself a new position at the LA Times. That’s a pretty big honor, and it
definitely calls for some celebration.” He poured two glasses and handed her
one. “Here’s to infinite possibilities.”
    She cheered to his toast and felt as though she could
have walked on water. From that party on, she and Matt were inseparable.
    Matt spent so much time at the girl’s apartment that
Renee began to refer to them as her “roommates.” They attended all of Renee’s
functions, and Matt played nice with all of Renee’s boy toys. He didn’t mind as
long as Emma was on his arm.
    Over the next year, Emma was promoted to having her own
column and she quickly became a household name in the newspaper community.
Matt’s career began to skyrocket as he became a plastic surgeon for the stars
at a top medical facility. He wooed her with flowers regularly, and they
escaped for romantic weekends together. Emma planned to spend the rest of her
life with him. Their first year together flew by and it felt like a honeymoon,
every day. They spent every waking moment together, wrapped in each other’s