It was almost time for the second show segment of the night. The locker room was tense and Gage still hadn't stopped staring at her.

Breaking the tension, the production crew hustled into the room to set up the cameras as the producer looked over to Isis.

“Wait. Did you change clothes? The other outfit was cool. Everyone loved it, even the boss. You looked like a star. Why did you change?”

She looked over at Gage with hurt in her eyes, then turned away, trying her best not to cry again.

Gage spoke up. “She’s fine. She is going to be a fashionista, right? She’ll have a lot of...