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Crystal POV

Jamie stays with me in my room until Liz arrives to do my hair and makeup. I am so nervous about tonight. He wants me to talk to him, but I don’t know how to tell him that I am scared of what people will think about me. Funny, I can take my clothes off on a stage in front of people I do not know, but the thought of going to a formal event with his firm is freaking me out. What if they do not like me and he decides to get rid of me? I like it here. What if I call him daddy by accident? What if he does not have fun with me? I am terrified.

I wash my hair so Liz can trim it for me. I sit down in a chair in my room. She puts down plastic and goes to work. She does not even bother to ask me what I want. She has already consulted with Jamie, and now it is out of my hands. She trims my hair but does not talk to me. I wonder if she knows about our arrangement.