Winning the Game by Leesa Bow

Author:Leesa Bow [Bow, Leesa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-17T04:00:00+00:00

Tuesday morning the office is quiet, since most of my department are on location. I’m focused, and quietly content while ploughing through my emails. One highlighted email from Grant catches my eye. I need to book flights next week to Sydney and Brisbane to close on potential stars for the next reality show. I’ll be the assistant to the exec producer if I get a promotion. Nevertheless, I need to close on these girls, and prove I can do the job.

Grant’s next big show is AniMate, a show where a wildlife park ranger is looking for love, and the females are required to bond with the animals along with their potential husband. Yes, Grant hopes for a wedding, with real wildlife guests on this series. So far, signing the candidates for AniMate has been a tough gig, when they learn the main attraction of the park is a five-metre croc!

But I’ve never been one to back away from a challenge so a reptile, one that could star in Jurassic Park, isn’t going to stop me now.

On Wednesday I discover more AniMate prospects from Darwin, Cairns, and Perth. As I’m gearing up to leave the office, I receive a phone call from Ingrid asking me to come to the hotel tonight.

I arrive on the set as Rhett and the contestants are eating a candlelit dinner outside near the pool, and under the stars. It all looks magical, with fairy lights strung through the trees and tea lights lining the paths around the table and beyond.

“Thank god you’re here,” Ingrid says, linking her arm through mine and guiding me to stand behind a camera pointed at the table. “What happened between you two on Sunday?”

“Nothing. I told him it was a mistake and he has to focus on the show if he wants to be re-signed.”

Ingrid’s lifts a solitary blonde brow. “And how did he take it?”

“Like water off a duck’s back. I’m not going to be his last lay,” I mock.

“Well this duck’s feathers are ruffled.” She places earphones over my head and secures a mic to my blouse. “You can talk directly to him.”

Him.

I refrain from commenting to observe. Everything appears fine. The red roses give the table a romantic touch, and the girls are chatting amongst themselves. Rhett is showing table etiquette and responding to the waiters, eating whatever is placed in front of him.

Sally makes a joke and he doesn’t look up.

At all.

“Rhett.” My voice is soft. His hand freezes half way to his mouth. “I think you should acknowledge a lady when she speaks.” His eyes flit to the camera but I know he can’t see me. I’m barricaded behind sheets of tarp, and the camera light blinds vision. My first impulse is to talk to him gently, as though he’s my lover. My tone switches to authoritarian mode. “Apologise to Sally and say you’re feeling unwell, then initiate the next conversation.”

He places the food on his fork in his mouth and chews it slowly. Ingrid and I watch the screen patiently.

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