by Diana Orgain | May 10, 2021 | Love or Money, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
From A First Date with Death Chapter One The bungee-jumping harness bit into my shoulders and legs as I looked over the railing of the Golden Gate Bridge. To say the water looked frigid was an understatement. The whitecaps of the bay screamed out glacier and hypothermia. “You’re not in position,” Cheryl, the producer, yelled. I felt the camera zoom in on me. They needed an extreme close-up of my every facial expression so they could broadcast my terror to the world. Magnify my embarrassment and mortification. One of the techs said something to Cheryl and she shouted, “Cut!” The cameraman lost interest in me. “Why am I doing this?” I asked Becca, my best friend and the assistant producer on this godawful reality TV show, Love or Money. “To find your dream man,” Becca answered. “I found him already, remember? Then he left me at the altar.” A makeup artist appeared at my elbow and applied powder to my nose. “Dream men do not leave their brides at the altar,” Becca said. “Clearly, he was not the one.” I studied the woman brushing powder on my face. She had beautiful chocolate-colored skin, a straight nose, and eyes so dark and intense they looked like pools of india ink. She looked familiar, but before I could place her, she turned and walked away. “I thought you always liked Paul,” I said to Becca. “I did until he left me at the altar,” Becca replied. “He left me.” “Me, too. I was standing right next to you in a stupid tulle and taffeta dress. Anyway, enough about your horrible...
