Lost In The Starlight by Archer Kiki

Author:Archer, Kiki [Archer, Kiki]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: K.A Books
Published: 2016-09-06T04:00:00+00:00

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Diana Diamond was sitting on Honey’s lounge sofa, brown folder clutched in her hand. She’d informed her daughter of her evening arrival, but the day’s antics at Velvet Villa had become too much to bear. Liza and Svetty’s growlings could be heard on the whole upper level and Gerty and Dot’s downward dogs were far too giggly for her cracking headache, an after effect of last night’s martinis, essential in surviving yet another TV special featuring Nick and Nadia Diamond. She spat the surname in her head. The Diamond name was precious. It was treasured. It was hers. She’d been the star that exploded from nowhere. She’d been the one building the empire. She’d been the one protecting the name from any chinks and cracks, ensuring the sparkle always shone brightly. And, yes, while Nick and Nadia weren’t real threats – most people understood they were just leeches riding their fifteen minutes of fame for all it was worth – Honey could quite possibly tarnish the name with this ridiculous desire to come out.

That had been the focus of last night’s program: the labelling of sexuality and the possible consequence of this new-found fluid society. Dropping the folder onto the coffee table, Diana closed her eyes. Most women were bi-curious, weren’t they? And most would experience the softer side of love at some point or other. Lesbian liaisons were certainly common among the stars. They weren’t hidden. They weren’t whispered about. They just happened. Like cocaine. Everyone saw it, did it and enjoyed it at one time or another. If Joe Public found that titillating or gossip-worthy then it only showed what dry little lives they lived. Diana pushed her head further into the cushions. Maybe the cocaine analogy was too far.

“Oh, Di,” said Sofia, entering the room with a tray of tea. “You look pained.”

The eyes were open and narrow. “Honey’s going to label herself as a lesbian and spend the rest of her life known as just that, the lesbian singer, not Honey Diamond the singer who happens to like girls. You know what the media’s like. They’re vermin. They raise people up just to pull them down again.”

“They’ve never pulled you down.”

“I’ve played them. I know how to work the system. You don’t go around making big statements about your private life. She’ll never be able to take those words back.”

Sofia sat next to her friend. “She wants to be that voice.”

“Why?”

“She’s brave.” Sofia handed over a mug and sipped from her own. “I think we should support her on this one, Di.”

“It’ll be a shit storm.”

“The piece will be good. The journalist’s lovely. She came across as very thoughtful.”

“Journalists aren’t lovely and that paper’s got one hell of a fireball coming their way. Do you know they’ve employed the owner of SlebSecrets, that site Honey wanted my men to take down?” She nodded towards the brown folder. “It’s all in there and this so-called lovely journalist of Honey’s will know her no doubt, passing her titbits I bet.

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