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Eva, after being rescued from the cargo hold of a small jet plane that landed in Nicaragua, landed at the only airport Wilmington had, while her publicist managed her social media accounts, tweeting that all was well while shooing away the press.

Claire's security got out of the car in front of her while she stalled to put on her sunglasses and check her hair and makeup as she pulled down the shade on the car window to see the lens of a camera staring at her. She blinked, the bright light blinding her for a second. Of course, after fifteen years of cameras staring at her she should be used to paparazzi by now, but she still hated them. Of course, being born into a famous family and being an accomplished actress and model didn't help. She got out of the car, and brushed off the fans asking for autographs. This was easy enough; you just had to smile and say "No, thank you, I'm fairly busy right now," but it still annoyed Claire. She could see Eva now, or at least see where Eva probably was: a mass of flashing white strobe lights and people. She walked confidently into the terminal, as her security worked on prying the paparazzi off of Eva, and she now didn't have to shove her way to see Eva.

omg so long
and was it ok that I posted?

Eva smiled blandly at the cameras. "Everything has been fine, this was just a small scare. The royal family is looking into this unfortunate occurrence." Her new publicist assured the crowd, as the paparazzi jotted down everything- the state of Eva's makeup (perfect), her manner (cold but gracious), the new publicist (tiny and efficient like a smartphone), among other things.

As Eva spotted Claire's sleek new hairdo, she rewarded the paparazzi with a blinding flash of pearly white teeth. "It was so nice talking to you all." She said sweetly, her voice dripping with faux adoration. As her security made a path for her, she clasped both arms around Claire, hugging her lightly, and kissed both her cheeks before pulling away and turning down her megawatt smile to something more genuinely Eva.

Claire smiled at Eva, even if she was worried for her friend. "Ohmigod, were you okay?" she asked in a quiet voice, not wanting the paparazzi to know how worried she was. In a louder voice, she said, "I just got back from Paris – which we should totally go to together sometime, but I had planned to come back for the masquerade and the start of school." Claire scowled at the thought of school, even though she excelled in her classes without trying. She took her sunglasses off and placed them in her purse.

"Paris would be wonderful." Eva enthused, mainly for the press. "I'm fine now." She told Claire, her smile faltering and voice wavering as she pulled down the hat with yellow, silk flowers on it lower. "It was horrifying!" She whispered, barely audible. "When shall we go to Paris?" She said loudly, linking arms with Claire. "Spring? Everything will be gorgeous!" She declared, walking to an ultra-secure SUV with the flag of Monaco flying from the hood. As she bent down to kiss Claire's cheeks', she whispered into her ear,"My room at the resort, immediately." She smiled amicably at the crowd, waving goodbye.

"Yes, spring would be amazing!" Claire grinned, mainly for the paparazzi. She couldn't even imagine how happy they were right now, as they were all getting pictures of Eva AND Claire. She headed back to her car as Eva left, declining even more interview offers. "No, sorry, important meeting to go to," she said apologetically, before slamming the door of the car. "Alright, Equinox Resort. Now," she demanded to her driver, not caring about how mean she sounded. She was exhausted after all those paparazzi.