“Excuse me?” I said, finally stopping and giving them my undivided attention.
“Think about it,” he said. “Maya Morgan in Cancún with young celebrities from all over the country? Oh, that’s some good juicy material waiting to happen,” Dexter said.
I couldn’t believe they were going there—again. When I’d first started the show, it was bad enough that I had to turn my back on my Miami Divas co-stars. My BFF, Sheridan, had since gotten over it. But the others—Shay Turner, Bali Fernandez, and Evian Javid—were still salty about it. So, I felt bad about that (for a brief minute anyway), but then I’d had to sell out my friends for ratings and that had created major drama. Now here they were, asking me to do it again.
Tamara must’ve been able to tell where my thoughts were headed because she said, “You talked about wanting to go international. This is the perfect opportunity.”
“This is supposed to be my vacation!” I protested.
“Sweetie, do you think Beyoncé takes a vacation?” Dexter said.
“Ummm, as a matter of fact she does,” I replied.
“No, trust and believe, I assure you she’s still working even while she’s on vacation,” Dexter said.
“We’re not trying to take away from your fun. We’re just saying now would be a perfect time to have a camera crew go on the road,” Tamara interjected.
I shook my head. I was so not feeling this idea. “I just want to relax and have a good time.”
“And you can,” Tamara said. “If we send a camera crew, we’re footing the bill.”
I looked at them sarcastically like that was supposed to be enticing to me. I could foot my own bill. As a matter of fact, this trip had already been paid for.
“Everything’s already taken care of,” I said.
“So, you have the penthouse suite at The Intercontinental Presidente?” Tamara asked matter-of-factly.
“How do you know where we’re staying?”
“Honey, we know everything,” Dexter said, folding his arms and flashing a sly smile.
“Well, no, I don’t have the penthouse suite. We tried to get it, but they told us it was unavailable.”
Both Tamara and Dexter smiled. “It’s unavailable for normal people. Not for a network like WSVV,” Tamara said.
“So picture yourself in the penthouse,” Dexter added. “I mean, you’re already the ‘It’ chick and I’m sure you have a very nice room, but we’ve booked the whole top floor of The Intercontinental Presidente. The penthouse suite just for Maya Morgan.”
That made me raise an eyebrow.
“We’ll make sure you have a driver, unlimited food and drink—non-alcoholic of course—everything at your disposal. We know you can do all of this yourself, but why bother? Let us do it for you,” Tamara said.
I narrowed my eyes. “And all I have to do is agree to let you film the trip?”
“That’s it,” Dexter said with a smile. “Let us film it and Rumor Central gets the scoop.”
“And we’ll even give you your free time,” Tamara added. “Just get us enough for a few stories and the rest of the time is yours.”
I wasn’t feeling this idea because I really was looking forward to just relaxing, but images of the penthouse suite, a driver at my disposal, and an all-around good time on someone else’s dime, made me say, “Fine, I’m in.”
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