Hated (Rock Star Trilogy) by Mercy Amare

in the life of Scarlett Ryan. My interviews are done, my photo shoot is done, and today is my day off . Well, sort of. I spent four hours trying to catch up on my homework, and then decided I’d rather be on a boat. So, here I am, on Alec’s yacht enjoying the beautiful Sunday in the middle of the ocean. I only have a few hours before I have to go back to reality. A few hours before this peace is gone… But I don’t want to think about that. I just want to enjoy my day.
    Thursday morning, we got to New York and I ended up getting like four hours of sleep before having to leave for my interviews. After spending seven hours at five different television studios, I went sightseeing with Alec, Bridgett, and Mona. They all had plenty of sleep, so they were ready to go. I, however, was dead on my feet all day. Finally, we flew back to LA. I slept in the plane on the way back, and got a few more hours once we got home. Then I was at the studio at five AM for my photo shoot. Thank God for makeup, because I’m sure the circles under my eyes were dark.
    Saturday afternoon, Stephan wanted to spent time with me… And it’s not like I don’t enjoy time with him, I do, but I just want to sleep. I need to sleep. We ended up staying up way too late, because I just can’t seem to tell Stephan no .
    But now, I’m laying out on the boat, soaking up the sun. My eyes are closed, and I am about to drift off to sleep when hear yelling. I open my eyes to see Alec carrying Bridgett. He walks to the back of the boat with her squirming and jumps off. Once they hit the water, I hear Bridgett yell at Alec some more, and then she climbs up the ladder.
    So much for sleep , I think.
    Alec climbs up the ladder, and I watch Bridgett punch his arm. I roll my eyes. The two of them have to be the most frustrating couple on the planet… Or non-couple , actually. They should be dating. As much as they fight you’d think they were dating.
    Peter and the camera crew film their argument. I hope they air it just so Bridge and Alec can see how ridiculous they look when they argue like that. I laugh at the thought. If anything, seeing the argument on TV will just make them argue more.
    “I WILL NEVER DATE YOU, ALEC TORCH!” Bridgett yells and then stomps off.
    Never say never, I think. My mind goes back to my bet with Stephan — how he’d never see me naked. He’s seen me naked more times than I can count now… Though I’m pretty sure at the time, I knew it was inevitable. I just said it because I was angry at him.
    Why was I mad?
    Oh, right! Because he updated my Twitter.
    Bridgett walks over and sits beside me. Her hair drips on my legs, so I sit up. “Hey, Bridge.”
    “Alec has got to be the most frustrating man on the planet.”
    Yep. I’m definitely not getting any sleep . “You’re so perfect for each other. You just need to stop fighting it.”
    She rolls her eyes at me. “That’s not happening. I can’t be with somebody who frustrates me as bad as he does. I couldn’t handle being around him twenty-four-seven.”
    “I said the same thing about Stephan when we first got together,” I tell her. “Now look at us. We’re married . I’m stuck with him forever.”
    “Not everybody gets a happy ever after,” Bridgett says, almost sadly. “I see you and Stephan together, and I know that you two were meant to be with each other forever. You’re so lucky.”
    “That’s funny considering I think the same thing when I look at you and Alec.”
    She narrows her eyes at me. “That is so not funny .”
    “Maybe not, but it’s true.”
    “We are too different to be together,” she says. “We fight way too much.”
    This makes me laugh — hard. “Have you been around Stephan and me? Seriously. We fight. A lot. I don’t think it’s possible for two people to get along all the time.”
    “Well, like I’ve told you before, Alec will just break my heart.”
    “But isn’t it worth taking a chance? What if he doesn’t break your