Daytime Divas (Novel)

***Daytime Divas*** is an novel in the *Hollywood Sisters* series. In the stand-in novel of the series, it focuses on the professional and personal lives of three daytime soap stars Megan Morrison-West, Olivia Williams, and Erin Kingston, who are numbers 5, 10, and 15 on the *Soap Opera Update* magazine's list of Hottest Soap Stars.

## Synopsis

The series focuses on the personal and professional lives of three daytime soap opera stars and their off-screen time.

The series focuses on the professional and personal lives of Megan Morrison-West, Olivia Williams, and Erin Kingston -- three of "Soap Opera Magazine's list of 25 Most Hottest Soap Stars," according to The New York Post.

## Main Characters

* **Megan Morrison-West** - Megan is best known to fans as a regular on *Our Secret Lives*, a recurring regular on *Ocean Alert* and host of the 22nd Daytime Television Awards. She is juggling being a soap star and being married to Hollywood's Sexiest Man Alive, Kyle West. She is number 5 on the list of *Soap Opera Update* magazine's list of Hottest Soap Stars.
* **Olivia Williams** - Olivia's resume includes *Summer Cove* and *Now and Forever*. She is trying to make it to big-screen stardom after much success on the small-screen. She is number 10 on the list of *Soap Opera Update* magazine's list of Hottest Soap Stars.
* **Erin Kingston** - Another cast member of *Our Secret Lives*, Erin has also expanded her talents to primetime and wants to pursue a film career. She is involved in a live-in relationship with actor Johnny Bishop. She is number 15 on the list of *Soap Opera Update* magazine list of Hottest Soap Stars.

## Excerpt

Their lives is just as dramatic than any seen in a soap opera...

Megan Morrison-West, the star of the daytime soap, Our Secret Lives, is adjusting to married life with Kyle West, Hollywood's Sexiest Man Alive. Just as she returns from her honeymoon, she goes from daytime soap starlet to being the wife of a Hollywood action star. With the media dubbing her "Mrs. Kyle West", can Megan prove she isn't just famous for being Ms. West?

Olivia Williams has made a name on Summer Cove as Lily Mason. Now, she is on a long-running soap, Now and Forever as resident bad girl, Josie Nash. After achieving soap-opera stardom, Olivia wants to conquer the big-screen. Can she prove to everyone that she has what it takes to transition from soap star to movie star?

Erin Kingston had gone from commerical modeling to landing a role on Our Secret Lives as bad girl Callie Diamond, the granddaughter of matriarch Esther Diamond. During her stint, she had a recurring role on the lifeguard drama, Ocean Alert. As she continues with her success as TV's Vixen-Next-Door, Erin begins dating Johnny Bishop, the former hearttrob of Gross Pointe. Can Erin juggle an relationship and her blossoming career?

Prologue

And turning our attention to Hollywood's biggest stars in the soap world, *Soap Opera Update Magazine*'s *List of Hottest Soap Stars* came out today. Megan Morrison, the wholesome girl-next-door from the popular long-running channel 10 soap, *Our Secret Lives*, is #5 on the list. What a big achievement for this brown-eyed beauty, who got her start on the long-running syndicated series, Ocean Alert, and making her way to #10 on the list is Olivia Williams. That's right! The resident bad girl from the popular daytime soap, *Now & Forever*, has made this year's list. Not bad for the former *Summer Cove* star. Now, she's in demand. At number 15 from the list is Erin Kingston, the blue-eyed blonde bombshell from *Our Secret Lives*. After getting her start in modeling and a few big parts, she is now the ultimate It girl of the soaps.

Chapter 1:
Being Mrs. Kyle West

Megan Morrison woke up, next to Kyle West. He was sound asleep and half-naked under the covers. He looked so handsome in a deep sleep. She gave him a quick kiss on the forehead and stroke his dark hair.
He opened his eyes and took a glimpse as Megan.
"Morning, beautiful," he smiled.
"Morning, handsome," she laughed.
The two were in Fiji, on their honeymoon. They had eloped in Las Vegas while Megan was shooting a TV movie there.

Chapter 2:
From Wholesome to Raising Hell

"Why didn't you tell me Tom was threating Chloe's life?" Suzy Wylie asked Josie Nash, snapping. Suzy and Josie were portrayed by both Cindy Newman and Olivia Williams. They were shooting a scene of the two characters in a confrontation involving a storyline about a character named Chloe Carlson being used as a threat by the soap's greatest villian.
"Tom demanded that I keep my mouth shut," Josie responded.
"Josie! Tom is trying to hurt people to save himself. All he cares about is hurting Sage!"
"He said he cares about protecting her."
"If that's the case, why did he try to kill Chloe?" Dramatic music played into the background as the director yelled "CUT!"
"You alright, Liv?" Suzy asked, breaking out of her character.
"Yeah. That was one crazy confrontation," Olivia smiled.
Olivia was now a cast member of the soap opera, Now and Forever. She played Josie Nash, the resident bad girl. It was a big departure from playing Lily Mason, the character she played on the now-syndicated teen drama, Summer Cove. She played the best friend of golden good-girl Meadow McAllister until the show's end.
Now, she was no longer the wholesome best friend of the wholesome lead character, she was now soap opera's hottest bad girl.
Olivia's life was much different from the character she currently portrayed on TV. She was a hard worker and she was loving it. She grew up San Diego with her parents Clark and Darlene and she had two siblings; an older brother and a younger sister. During her childhood, Olivia took every dance class her mother would sign her up for; from Ballet, to Jazz, to tap, etc. She also auditioned for any play at her school. By the time she was nine, her parents divorced. Her father and her brother stayed in San Diego, while her mother moved to L.A., taking Olivia and her sister with her. While her father remarried and had two sons and her older brother attended San Diego State University, Olivia's mother took a job at clothing store to make ends meet. Olivia continued with her love of dance.
In high school, she joined the Drama Club and was in several dance performances. Since her parents' divorce, her father's remarriage, her brother being away at college, and the move to L.A. after the divorce, performing was Olivia's companion and the only thing she could turn to when things get tough in her life. While in high school, she entered the L.A. Models Model Search Contest, where she took second place. Despite not winning the contest, Olivia landed a talent agent, which helped her land numerous guest spots on popular TV shows. Then she auditioned for the lead role of "Meadow McAllister" in the teen drama, Summer Cove. Alex Morgan, an aspiring actress from a famous Hollywood family, who was also at the casting call, landed the lead role. The casting director asked Olivia to read the role of Lily Mason, Meadow McAllister's fashionable BFF. After reading the role, Olivia landed the part. But she faced one problem, in order to do the series, Olivia had to move to Malibu where the show is filmed. That meant she had to put college on hold to do the series.
After Summer Cove made its debut premiere, it was a flop for critics, but a runaway hit with teen viewers. The series made Alex Morgan, a teen sweetheart (a mix of teen idol and America's Sweetheart), the other cast, including Olivia were also teen idols.
Despite the success of the series, Olivia longed for other roles where she wasn't upstaged by other actresses. Whenever Summer Cove was on hiatus, Olivia took supporting roles in various TV movies, indie films, and TV appearances. Then, Olivia shocked producers of Summer Cove when she told them that she was considering leaving the series. She wanted juicer roles that didn't involve being the best friend of the good girl, nor being the bubbly, hyperactive teenager. Just on a lark, producers of the hottest soap opera, Now & Forever were holding auditions for the role of the new character they have created, Josie Nash. When Olivia heard about the role from her agent, she knew it was the juicer role she was looking for. But because of her portrayal of Lily Mason, she feared that casting directors and producers wouldn't cast her and she'd be typecast as the bubbly teen.
"Liv. Are you sure about this? According to the role, Josie Nash is a bitchy, scheming, seductress. It is a far cry from your role as Lily Mason on Summer Cove."
"Chet. I'm tired of playing the best friend of the good girl. If this role requires me to be the enemy of the good girl, so be it. I'm ready for a change. Besides, Summer Cove is all Alex Morgan. I'm ready for new challenges."
Chet sighed. But he reminded her that in order to get the role, she had to fight like hard to prove that she wasn't just Lily Mason. She had to go in the audition and bring out the bitchiness within her.
As if the role of a lifetime could've come at the time Olivia was ready to leave Summer Cove, producers announced that the show was ending after six seasons. It was crucial that Olivia land the role of Josie Nash before Summer Cove wrapped production. During production of the show's final season, Olivia squeezed in between shooting scenes to audition for the juicy role, which she hoped would transition her from bubbly teen to a household name. Summer Cove made Alex Morgan famous, now Olivia was itching for the role that would make her famous. Playing Lily Mason didn't make her famous, but it got her a start. At her audition, which would be her memorable audition in the soap's history, Olivia channeled the character's personality and hit it off with a bang. However, Olivia got caught on playing Josie, she accidently grabbed the casting director's lime-green blazer in the process. Olivia apologized, but her performance blew the producers and casting directors away. She received word, while filming the last episodes of Summer Cove, that she landed the role of Josie Nash.
With Summer Cove finally over, Olivia began filming her first episode on Now & Forever. Her contract was that she do the soap for three years. From the moment she filmed her first scenes on the soap, Olivia had fallen in love with playing Josie. She was sexy, saucy, self-absorbed, and money-hungry. She was also power-hungry, everything Now & Forever producers has described Josie. Olivia was finally portraying the character she spent her acting career looking for. But she wondered if Now & Forever fans would accept the new saucy character, who was now portrayed by the former Summer Cove actress.
When Olivia's first Now & Forever episode aired on TV, viewers were surprised that the girl who was on Summer Cove was now playing a more seductive, bitchy character. But within weeks, Olivia and her character had gained a new audience and ratings of the soap shot up to the top. Fans of Now & Forever tuned in to see how much trouble Josie Nash have stoked up since her debut. Viewers saw Josie go head-to-head with characters such as Nicole Chapman and Caitlin Ross over everything. They also saw Josie hook up with Nicole's father, the wealthiest man in Cypress Cove, the setting of the soap. Josie and Mr. Chapman ended up getting married, in a lavish wedding in the history of soap opera, having a daughter, and owning one of his nightclubs, with Nicole Chapman. When Nicole hooked up with Josie's half-brother, Dennis, the claws were out.
Olivia's performance as Josie earned her accolades from every award ceremonies. She won the Soap Opera Magazine Awards for Best Soap Bitch and the Soap Opera Weekly Awards for TV's Most Popular Bitch. She also won the Daytime Television Awards for Sexiest Female in a Drama Series. Suddenly, Olivia had went from playing the bubbly teenager to soap opera's hottest vixen. That was the new nickname she received: Daytime's Hottest Vixen.
In her third year on Now & Forever, Josie was in the middle of a new storyline, she was two-timing her husband, Palmer Chapman with her new boytoy, Ethan Crest, the soap's hearthrob and suddenly she fell pregnant and was unsure who was the father of her child.
The storyline made every soap opera magazines' front covers around the world. Soap Opera Magazine's front cover had: Who is the father of Josie's Baby?" Palmer Chapman, Josie's husband and Ethan Crest, Josie's lover were the only two suspects on who impregnanted Josie.
As the storyline continued, Josie's vixen ways had made Olivia a household name. She was on covers of every magazine in the world, not just the Soap Opera magazines. She was on the cover Hair Flair, Poise, Just Fashion, etc.
As Olivia entered her dressing room after finishing shooting scenes of Now & Forever, she looked at every magazine with her on the cover. She smiled. The girl who survived her parents' divorce and got her big break on a teen drama, was now famous and she had her bitchy character thank for. She still had pictures of her family on two sides of the mirror and she still considers them her good-luck charm. Her mother was enjoying life and her sister was attending fashion school in L.A. Her father was still married to his second wife and her older brother had started a family of his own and he works as math teacher.
Olivia was enjoying the fame that came with being a soap star. She was on Wake Up With Wendy! and Tasty Treats. Plus, she moved into the Vida Hollywood Apartments, not to far from the Now & Forever set.
Although, Olivia was achieving the stardom that came with being on a popular soap opera, she had no idea that fame would come at a cost.

Chapter 3:
The life of TV's Vixen-Next-Door

Erin Kingston was in hair and make-up, being prepped for a photo shoot for the cover of Soap Opera Update magazine. Her hair was being done by hair stylist Jenny Slade and make-up artist Allie Barnes was brought in to do the make-up. Jenny was uses every hair product to hold the loose curls that was added to Erin's light blonde hair. Allie applied light and fair foundation to her sponge applicators before applying it to her face.
Erin was a bona fide soap star. Her role on the soap opera, Our Secret Lives as the bad girl Callie Diamond had made one of the most successful young actress in the world. Viewers couldn't get enough of the trouble Callie Diamond was unleashing in her prominet family, the trouble, yet dysfunctinal Diamond family. Callie had spent numerous times attempting to ruin her brother's marriage to the wholesome Taylor Hughes-Diamond, believing that Taylor did not fit in the family of Diamonds. She even gunned down her first husband.
But Erin's life wasn't as crazy as that of Callie Diamond's. Okay, it was. But playing Callie had earned Erin accolades. She won seven awards for playing the troubled vixen-next-door. She won Outstanding Female Newcomer in her first year of Our Secret Lives, Outstanding Younger Actress for her performance in her "Teen Pregnancy" storyline. Scene of the Year, along with - for their characters' big fight at a Diamond wedding, Outstanding Female Dramatic Performance for Callie Diamond's disowning her father for betraying her, and Sexiest Female in her fifth year on the soap. Erin even won the Soap Opera Weekly Awards two years in a row for "Favorite Female Soap Star", beating out Olivia Williams from Now & Forever.
Erin's hectic life in Hollywood, as well as the life she played on the soap, were a far cry from the life she endured.
Erin grew up in L.A. she was raised by a single mother, who had to leave her modeling career to take care of her. She got pregnant at eighteen and struggled to pay bills to keep food in Erin's mouth.
As Erin's mother took a job as a janitor at an elementary school, Erin was doing poorly at school, she wasn't the straight-A as her mother wanted her to be. Erin didn't seemed interested in normal school life. Her own peers were hanging out in schoolyards, talking about boys, fashion, and whatever teenagers were interested. Erin was interested in dancing and acting. It was clear that Erin wasn't a straight-A student in academics, but only in both the theatre class and dance class. Jill realized that her cousin had found her true calling, it was performing.
"I think you found your career after high school, cuz," she said.
"What's that?" Erin asked.
"Performing."
Erin's mother got into performing, causing her to dropout of school to pursue it. But after she had unprotected sex with a dancer which resulted in her getting pregnant with Erin, she left performing and was working odd jobs to pay rent. Jill advised Erin to only focus on performing and not on men, therefore she wouldn't repeat the same mistakes as her mother.
Back at home, Erin's mother entered a troubled relationship that would ultimately tear mother and daughter apart. Erin's mother's boyfriend called her a slut numerous times and tried to take advantage of her inapropriately. When Erin told her mother about it, she didn't believe her. She had fallen in love with a sick man, she turned her back on her daughter. Erin gave her mother an ultimate, either the boyfriend goes or she does. But Erin's mother ordered her to be friends with her new interest. This meant the sick bastard was here to stay. Erin wasn't going to put up with her mother's sick boyfriend and she packed up and left home.... forever. At the same time, a modeling competition would change the trajectory of Erin's career forever. While staying with her cousin Jill and Jill's friend Aviva, Erin sees an ad for a model search contest for Teen Poise magazine.
With encouragement from Jill and Aviva, Erin signs up for the competition. She also gets accepted to L.A.'s top performing arts college with a scholarship.
She majored in acting and moved into an apartment five minutes from the campus. During school break, she got a call from Teen Poise magazine that she made it to their model search contest. Unfortunately, Erin took third place of the model search contest.
Disappointed, Erin returned school to complete her major. She was in every school film throughout her time at LAADA as known as the Los Angeles Academy of Dramatic Arts, were famous actors and actresses attended. Even though she didn't win the Teen Poise magazine's Model Search Contest, her photos caught the attention of L.A. Models, a modeling agency in L.A. and they actually signed her.
Erin's life was going well despite losing the modeling contest. She was a sophomore at LAADA and she had signed up with a modeling agency. Then, after a slew of commericals, she landed guest-appearances on popular TV, that honed her acting skills. Then, she received her first big break during her senior year of college, a recurring role on the TV drama, The Kids of Rosemont High, playing Hayden Steele, a girl with a bad relationship with her uptight mother. Ironically, Hayden's relationship with her mother mirrored Erin's own turbulent relationship with her mother. She could relate to Hayden's own home troubles. Then, the long-running soap opera, Our Secret Lives were looking for an actress to portray the troubled teenage vixen, Callie Diamond. Jill encouraged Erin to go for the part.
"She is the family bitch," Erin told Jill.
"Yeah. She is. But you can relate to Callie. She has a troubled homelife, like you. Believe me, you can play this girl."
At her audition, Erin blew casting directors way with her portrayal of Callie Diamond. But there was on thing about Callie Erin didn't know. Callie had a tulmultious relationship with her father, which mirrored Erin's relationship with her mother. Erin seemed to land roles of character with bad relationships with a parent.
After her audition, Erin received a call from producers of Our Secret Lives, telling her that got the part of Callie Diamond. Erin made her debut as the troubled Diamond family member three weeks after her audition. Viewers fell in love with the boozing, man-stealing, manipultive Callie Diamond. She was the modern-day Sammy Jo Carrington in the soap.
Her top storylines included her attempts to break up the marriage between her brother, Owen and his wife, Taylor Hughes-Diamond, battling Taylor, and sleeping with numerous men. Her dramatic storyline revolved around her troubled relationship with her estranged father, Kenneth, who was in and out of a white-collar prison.
Erin and her scheming character had gain a huge following and Soap Opera Magazine named her the Vixen-Next-Door. She is wholesome on the outside, but a raving bitch on the inside. Erin feared that the public would think that she and Callie Diamond are both the bitchiest girls alike.
In her interview with Hollywood Access, she told the world that she is much different from Callie. She is a kind-hearted person, who plays a not-so nice person on TV.
Erin's portrayal of Callie and the storylines in the soap, earned her seven Daytime Television Awards and two back-to-back Soap Opera Weekly Awards for "Favorite Female Soap Star".
Erin was now living a good life, she was TV's vixen-next-door, famous, and living in Hollywood. She hadn't patched up the troubled relationship she had with her mother, despite her cousin Jill's pleas. Although, she enjoys the fame that came with being a soap star, Erin developed a dislike of paparazzi following her where ever she went.
Erin, finally finished having her hair and make-up done, leaves the dressing room and enters the set of her photo shoot. Photographer Luke Wexler snapped shots at Erin as she was striking every pose possible.

Chapter 4:
We're Just Friends, Nothing More

Megan Morrison-West and her new husband, Kyle were unpacking their bags, following their return from their honeymoon in Fiji. Megan was mentally thinking on whether or not to tell her castmates on Our Secret Lives that she had tie the knot with Kyle and went to Fiji on their honeymoon. However, she wanted to keep her nuptials a secret, she feared by telling a few people, People magazine would blab the secret in five seconds.
Now married to People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive", Megan was no longer living in her apartment in West Hollywood, she was now living in the Hollywood Hills, where movie stars where living.
Kyle entered their bedroom, just as Megan was putting her clothes in her drawer.
"Hey, beautiful wife," he whispered, kissing her neck.
She giggled.
"Hey, you."
"I wish that you didn't have to go back to work so soon," said Kyle.
Kyle had his jeans on and no shirt. He was showing off his six-pack abs and chisled chest. He was one good-looking man, no argument there. Megan giggled as Kyle walked to the bathroom to either shower or brush his perfect teeth. Or better yet, shower then brush his teeth. She was looking forward to just return to work following a movie production and a Las Vegas wedding, plus a Honeymoon trip to Fiji. She was excited to return to work and play the long-suffering Taylor Hughes-Diamond.
Megan looked on her calendar and was surprised to find out that she had a hair appointment at the Headliners Salon and Day Spa in the next hour in North Hollywood. She was looking forward to a relaxing day at the salon, before her return to the set of Our Secret Lives. She was still antagonizing on whether or not she should tell her co-stars that she had eloped in Las Vegas, while she was doing a movie. She wanted to focus on her acting career and her gig on Our Secret Lives.
She worked really hard to get to where she was. After all, the newlywed soap actress had survived her parents' abandonment and the death of her grandmother, who as also her adopted mother. Her acting career was her savior. She didn't have anyone else until she joined Our Secret Lives and met Kyle. Now that she and Kyle are married, she'll have to face the public and the media about her quickie wedding to Hollywood's hottest action star. She can see the caption now from Soap News: "Our Secret Lives star Megan Morrison marries in Las Vegas to action star Kyle West."

Chapter 5:
Attraction at First Sight

Erin Kingston and her cousin-slash-best-friend, Jill Haskins were walking to Barry's Bootcamp on Hollywood Blvd in their workout outfits. They were looking forward to getting a great workout.
"You should live in an apartment complex with a gym instead of going to the gym," Jill suggested.
"Thanks for the advise, cuz. But I have a gym membership. Plus, every celebrity in Hollywood always go down to Barry's gym for a workout."
As the two cousins were walking and talking, a photographer snapped photos of the two as Erin opened the door to the gym. She took a glimpse at someone following her and her cousin.
"Damn paparazzi. They follow me whereever I go!" she snapped.
Jill had to remind her cousin that being a famous soap star often come with paparazzi stalking her at every move.
The two cousins were walking on treadmills with light dumbells in their hands, talking about the paparazzi while getting in shape.
"That's the price of being famous, you're bound to have photograpers chasing after you."
The girls were lifting heavier dumbells as they continued their arm exercizes Erin told her cousin about her aspirations to starting a fashion brand. She still plans on countinuing with her acting career, but she wanted to try fashion designing. Erin never attended fashion school, she was a graduate of the Los Angeles Academy of Dramatic Arts and she juggled a recurring role on a TV show while being in college.
As the girls were on the treadmills, an handsome guy walked inside the gym. He was looking really cute. He was cute and looked like a male model. Erin had her eyes on him. She couldn't stop staring at him.
"Holy shit, that's Johnny Bishop!" she exclaimed.
Erin knew who Johnny Bishop was. He was the heartthrob from the teen soap, Grosse Pointe. He played Brad Johnson, who was also the heartthrob with many, many love interests on the show. Erin still couldn't take her eyes off of him. He was hot, gorgeous, and... well... hot. She wanted to get him to notice her. But she was the shy type of girl, not like her character on Our Secret Lives.

Chapter 6:
All My Family

Olivia was in hair and make-up, getting ready to shoot her scene. She had become good friends with the cast and crew. As she was getting her make-up done by Laura Baxter, the show's key make-up artist, Olivia was getting a text from her father.
"Liv!" Laura scoffed.
"Sorry, Laura. I'm getting a text. It's my dad. He's in town and asking if I'm up for lunch."
"Aren't you gonna go?" Laura asked as she applied eyeliner to Olivia's eyes.
"Laura, I shoot almost forty hours per episode. I can't even squeeze an lunch date with my own father. Plus, I can't get out of this scene."
Olivia texted back to her father's cellphone. She typed:
SORRY DAD. I'M AT WORK. CAN'T MAKE IT.
"Does he realize that it is impossible for you to take a day off?" Laura asked again.
She tapped off the excess powder from her powder brush to the lid. She then gently buffed the brush on Olivia's face, in circular motion.
Janet Nixon, the show's lead hair stylist, straightened Olivia's dark-brown hair with a flat iron. Olivia felt like she was at a hair salon instead of the hair and make-up room. By the time Janet and Laura were finished prepping Olivia up, she was then called to the set. She was already in costume. She had on a black Pretty Little Thing sweater, hot-pink leather skirt, and lace-up ankle boots.
Olivia arrived on set. It was time to shoot her scene. She was standing behind a fake table. The scene took place inside of Chapman's Cafe. Olivia sat down at a prop table. There was a cup of water, which was to make it look like a cup of coffee.
"Quiet on the set!"
Olivia was ready for her scene, she memorized her lines, like she had always done before filming a scene.
Then director yelled "ACTION!"
"Hey, Lou. Can I get a frappachino to go?" she asked, playing Josie.
Then Veronika Goss bursted in the cafe. It was her character, Caitlin Ross who bursted in the cafe, looking furious. She walked towards Josie, looking confrontational.
"You and I need to have a little chat!"
"What do you want?"
"Who do you think you're playing with?"
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"Don't play innocent, Josie! I know you told Zack about me and Evan."
"I thought you two were going out. How the hell was I supposed to know you two weren't dating?"
"You did know about It. You want Zack to think that me and Evan would get back together, so you can have Zack all to yourself."
"You think I would try to steal Zack from you?"
"Spare me the sympathy act, Nash. You would do anything to land herself anyone boyfriend."
"You're full of crap, Caitlin!"
Suddenly Josie and Caitlin were raising their voices to oblivian, until several customers try to break up the conversation.
"If you ever mess with my relationship with Zack again, I'll kick your ass."
"Ooh, I'm so scared," Josie mocked.
Caitlin turn around and raced to the exit of the cafe. But after she left the cafe, Josie had a smug look on her face, filled with giggles.
"CUT!!!"
Veronika came back the fictional cafe set and laughed with Olivia.
"That was great, Liv," she complimented.
"Thanks, Love."
Although Caitlin and Josie were the soap's number one pair of enemies, Olivia and Veronika maintained a good friendship. It was kind of easy for the two to get into character and play rivals on camera and go back to being friends once the camera stopped rolling.
Veronika had won awards and acclaim for her performace as Caitlin. She had been through many storylines with clashing with Josie of course and a feud with her boyfriend's father, whom Caitlin didn't trust.
"So, Laura said your dad texted you?" Veronika asked.
"Yeah. He's in town. He asked me for lunch?
"Does he know it takes hours to shoot scenes in a soap opera?"

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## Notes

* Olivia Williams and Erin Kingston were given nickname for their roles as the Vixens of Soap Opera.
	+ Olivia was known as Daytime's Hottest Vixen.
	+ Erin was known as TV's Vixen-Next-Door.
* Megan Morrison-West was the only character in the novel to not portray a vixen on a soap opera.
* All three main characters had gone through difficult ordeals in their childhood.
	+ Megan was abandoned by her mother and raised by her grandmother.
	+ Olivia's parents divorced when she was nine years old and moved to L.A. with her mother and sister.
	+ Erin's mother had her when she was eighteen and she lived in a low-income apartment.
* Megan is the only character married in the novel, while Olivia and Erin are single.