Taste of Love - By Stephanie Nicole Page 0,46

eat for breakfast.

Cameron walked over to Madison and took the menu out of her hand. He kissed her forehead. "Nothing from here. I'm taking you out to eat," he told her and led her to the door.

"But wait!" Madison put on her brakes. "I need my purse, and you need your disguise."

Cameron smiled at her. "Today is my treat, but if you need your purse, get it." He let go of her hand. "I'm not wearing any disguises today. This is Chicago. We'll blend right in on the streets."

Madison quickly got her purse from her room, and the two of them headed out for the day.

It was a beautiful day in Chicago. The sun was shining, the temperature was perfect, and there was a light breeze. Cameron and Madison walked through the downtown, admiring store fronts, talking, and looking for an outdoor cafe that served breakfast.

Cameron's cell phone rang, and seeing that it was his manager, he told Madison he needed to take the call. She wandered away to give him some privacy, and wound up at an outdoor newsstand. She looked through the various magazines, not seeing any that she liked, and made her way to the newspaper section. She saw a few with Cameron on the cover, and she couldn't resist picking them up. She looked over at him, and seeing that he was ending his call, she handed the newspapers to the cashier and bought them, instead of just browsing through them.

Cameron joined her as the cashier handed Madison her purchases. "Sorry about that, Riley was tinkering with the schedule for later." He put his arm around her shoulder. "What'd you get?"

"Just some of my favorite reading material." She patted the bag. "All about the famous Cameron Rome."

Cameron groaned. "Great. Can't wait to see what they say this time."

Just around the corner, they found a cute little cafe with a few tables on the sidewalk. It was exactly what they had been looking for. They were seated and had their orders placed in minutes. Waiting for their food, Madison took out the first gossip rag.

"Oooh, this is one of my favorites, they always seem to like you," she told him, showing him the cover of the paper.

Cameron snatched the paper out of her hand, smiling the whole time. "Let's see what I've been doing." He flipped through the paper until he found the pages he was on. His eyes scanned the pages, then a scowl crossed his face.

"They sure don't waste any time!"

Madison looked up at him from the paper that she had opened, her face a little pale. "Are these the papers you've been reading to keep up with what I'm doing?" he asked her, then frowned. "What's wrong?"

Madison nodded, not quite trusting her voice. She knew she'd been naive in trusting what those papers reported, but she honestly hadn't known what to make of 'Cameron Rome, Rock star'. Before her trip, the only thing she knew of that side of his life was what she had seen firsthand, after that first concert. In her mind, what she saw and the papers she read all fit together.

But confusion was playing with her mind as she looked at the morning papers. She wasn't sure if she should laugh or cry. The look on her face told Cameron all he needed to know.

He sighed. He wasn't happy that she had been initiated like this, but he also wasn't surprised.

"I should have warned you," he murmured, and reached over to touch her hand. She looked up at him with wide eyes.

"This is...they made this up!"

He just nodded.

"But...how can they do this?"

"Well, I'm glad this came up now, rather than later," he told her and exchanged papers with her. It seemed as though they all had the same pictures, so there was really no need.

Madison looked at the pictures taken after last night's concert. Cameron was shown 'making out' with various girls, Madison being one of them. Not only did the pictures blow her mind, but the stories they spun were even worse. Most of the girls had grabbed Cameron and kissed him quickly as he passed, but by looking at the pictures, you would never know they were quick kisses. A picture truly is just a snapshot of a fleeting moment in time, captured by a lens. Madison understood that now more than ever.

"Wow, I didn't realize you left with this girl for the night," Madison told Cameron, pointing out a picture of him with a blonde girl that