Lost Me Gained Regret

Summer just couldn't shake off the urge to head back to Vista Town to catch up with Bella.

But paparazzi, they're like bloodhounds sniffing out fresh news.

There was no guarantee she could sneak out of the hotel unnoticed.

For now, she was stuck waiting.

"I'm starving. Run out and grab me something to eat, will you?" she snapped.

Gwen swallowed her pride and nodded, though her hand barely touched the doorknob when a sudden knock made her jump.

Summer was spooked too, quickly ducking out of sight, signaling Gwen to check who it was.

Peering through the peephole, Gwen saw a man in a security uniform, but she didn't make a sound, letting him knock.

"What's with the silence?" Summer hissed, impatient.

Gwen barely had time to hush her.

The man outside ceased knocking, raising his voice instead, "Hello, hotel security here. We've had complaints about noise from this floor. Could you please open the door?"

It was a sensitive moment.

of a manager, but they knew enough to be on alert,

apologize to the person downstairs for us. We admit it was our fault, and it won't

clearly aiming to get

not security, you're a journalist. Keep this up, and I'm

beat a hasty retreat,

opportunity to score a scoop on Bella's daughter, a story

yet Summer's gratitude was nowhere to be found. "How

in Bella's

and more. But with Bella unreachable, what could an assistant

could muster a response, her

the less glamorous sides of

waiting on Summer hand

saw. She's not even

'my mom this,

thought Ms. Taylor was too good. How could her daughter

swan doesn't give birth to a

calm, Gwen processed the

me now?"

dripping with

choosing Bella's assistant instead.

do anything