Author’s note: It took me a while to find inspiration for this, but here I am doing the right thing by MC and most of my favorite characters in AME. [All characters are owned by Pixelberry studios]
Summary: Luisa and the other jurors go to the main house to fight for a chance to come back, but things get messy when Luisa uncovers somebody else’s secret.
The limousine passes by the streets of Miami and many fans stopped by to give their support to AME jurors. However, Luisa’s heart wasn’t in it. Coming back to the main house meant more than dealing with the unnecessary drama and having to fake being fun and cheerful and party all the time for the cameras when she just wanted to be moody and sleep the whole day. It also meant being alert and watching her back, because clearly someone was out to get her.
“Luisa?” Teagan asked softly.
“Hey,” Luisa replied.
“Are you alright?”
“I’m trying to be…” she heaved a deep sigh.
“Is it because of card reading I did for you yesterday? I shouldn’t have done it.”
“It’s okay, Teag, I asked you to read them for me.”
“At least, the cards said you’ll find good fortune, despite the tribulations on the way,” she smiles reassuringly to Luisa.
Luisa didn’t give much thought about her tarot cards reading when Teagan mentioned it, she just wanted a distraction and a moment with her friend. Although, now it all made sense. No good fortune wouldn’t come if she didn’t face the tribulations.
The limo rolled to a stop at the main house and all the jurors entered. “It’s weird coming back here… It’s like returning to a crime scene,” Bianca murmured.
“Couldn’t agree more,” Luisa nibbles her bottom lip uneasy.
“Lina, Teagan, Luisa!” Ivy waves at the jurors from the top of the stairs and the other contestants gather to see what’s going on.
“Why are they here, Omar?” Zeke asks.
“It must be the Comeback Challenge. They’ve done these in past seasons.”
“Wait, someone is getting a second chance? We just got rid of these fools!” Mackenzie sneers but as she caught the sight of Luisa, her eyes soften.
“I don’t get it… Why didn’t they tell us about this sooner?” Adam looks confused. Soon Jen appears to shoo the contestants away. Luisa locks eyes with him and signals for him to go to the kitchen.
“Teags, can you help me distracting the producers?”
“Sure, Lu. I got your back.” Teagan smiles and walks to Omar, tapping his shoulder. He rolls eyes but keeps listening. Teagan winks and Luisa goes to the kitchen.
Adam doesn’t waste time. As he sees Luisa, he rushes to meet her, wrapping his arms around her. The familiarity of embrace, of his cologne, the warmth of his body soothe her. He looks into her eyes, then kisses her. “I was worried I’d never get a chance to do it again.”
“Good to know. Because I’m planning on doing it again as much I can once I come back,” she kisses his neck and he involuntarily closes his eyes, relishing the soft touch of her lips on his skin.
He opens his eyes and sees her eyes getting darker. He takes her hand in his. “Luisa, you have to focus on the challenge.”
She nods. “I am now. I guess I just needed to see you so I could find a good reason to come back.”
“The prize isn’t good enough?”
“It is… but only if I get to share it with someone I truly care,” she tugs at his jacket and kisses him.
“Fair point,” he says smiling against her lips. “Now you need to go.”
“Do I get a good luck kiss?”
He shakes his head smiling and kisses her. “Good luck, Lu.”
“Thank you.” She leaves the kitchen to meet the other jurors outside for the Comeback Challenge. During the task, she tries her best to stay focused, however, she notices Omar talking to Lina. He looks over his shoulder then passes one of the hearts to her discreetly. Lina traces her fingers under his shirt and kisses his neck. “I knew it. That scheming little liar,” she mumbled to herself.
“Oh my god… I knew during the aura cleanse there was something bad about her,” Teagan says quietly as she stands next to Luisa.
“That’s because she’s cheating from the very beginning, Teags. That bitch is shady as fuck.” Bianca speaks through clenched teeth. “We should tell everyone who she really is.”
“Why are you three chatting like you have nothing else to do? Move!” Piper barks as she walks past by the three jurors.
“We have no proof, Bianca,” Luisa murmurs. “We can’t just tell what we saw because we will look bad in front of the cameras.”
“She’s right, B,” Teagan whispers sadly.
“God, I hate that I don’t have my phone with me right now,” Bianca grumbles.
Luisa shrugs and gently pats Bianca’s shoulder. “Let’s finish the challenge. Good luck, girls,” she smiles and pulls them into a quick group hug.
…
Luisa looks for the hearts in the room and while she searches inside a bag and a journal falls on the ground, spreading a bunch of loose pages around. “Shit!” She bends over to pick up the papers and sees some of the words.
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“I shouldn’t be writing this. God, I’m getting so corny…”
“Just the thought of her, the sound of her laugh, the smell of her hair makes me smile.”
“Why does she have this effect on me? I miss her so much.”
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Wow… someone’s whipped. Who’s journal is that? Before she could look further, Luisa hears a loud chatter downstairs. She quickly tries to organize the mess she made and leaves the room.
“You’re a fucking cheater,” Bianca yells in the middle of the room, pointing her long forefinger to Lina.
“You’re jealous because you’re just a stupid model and your tiny brain can barely function,” Lina huffs and throws her hair back.
“I’m gonna expose your slutty cheating ass right now,” Bianca locks eyes with Luisa walking down the stairs. “Tell everyone what you saw.”
“Bianca, I…”
“Tell them now! There’s no way she knows whose hearts she took unless someone gave them to her,” she tries to reach for Lina’s hair but Han promptly holds Bianca. Lina smirks as the contestants and the crew gather around. Han grips Bianca by the waist and Teagan nods to Luisa.
Luisa clears her throat. “I saw Omar giving one of the hearts to Lina here in the living room when everyone else was searching for the other ones. She thanked him by kissing his neck.”
“Oh, save it, Luisa. Everybody knows you’re the slut’s producer, not me!”
The contestants look at each and whisper. The crew members shift uneasily. Piper shoots a dirty look at Lina, then at Omar. “Did anyone else witness it?”
“I did,” Mackenzie lifts her chin up.
“Me too,” Adam stands by Mackenzie’s side.
“You,” Piper points to an intern. “Get me the hidden camera’s footage of this room right now.”
Piper storms out of the room and the crowd begin to disperse. “Come on, guys. You know you can’t be here,” Jen shoos the contestants away one more time, a crew member takes Omar and Lina to another room and Carson leads the jurors outside.
After a few hours, everyone in the house is gathered by the pool and Piper comes in. “Listen up, people. Due to the several footages of Lina and Omar in inappropriate conditions, Lina is disqualified from the competition.” Lina glares at Luisa. “And you,” Piper steps towards Omar and glares at him. “Because once again you couldn’t keep it in your pants, you’re fired effective immediately.” Omar swallows hard and heads inside the house to grab his things.
“But the show must go on, everybody,” Carson smiles as the cameras point to him. “Lina had three hearts with the three female jurors names in it. Anybody else has hearts?”
“I have one,” Luisa says.
“I have one too,” Han steps forward.
“Alright, now it’s time for an unseen plot twist. Our lovely contestants usually vote one another out, but tonight they will cast their votes and decide who they want back in,” Carson beams. “Let’s begin. Ivy, cast your vote.”
As the contestants select the juror, Luisa and Han wait holding hands. “I can’t believe they have to choose between the two of us,” Luisa sighed.
“And we both know who’s coming back,” Han implied.
“Don’t say that.”
“Luisa, everyone loves you. There’s no way they’re choosing me over you. I know I would choose you,” he smiles making circles on her hand with his thumb.
“You chose a terrible moment to get mushy, Han,” she frowns.
“I disagree. I think the timing couldn’t be more perfect,” he lifts up her hand and kisses it, completely aware of Adam’s, Derek’s and Mackenzie’s glares at them.
Carson gathers everyone on stage and starts to speak. “Luisa, Han. You both had an amazing journey in the house before your elimination. But one of you will be granted with the chance to come back. The contestants cast their votes and chose…” He smiles at the winner. “…you, Luisa.”
Han pulls Luisa into a warm embrace. “Told ya,” he smiles and Luisa wraps her arms around him.
“I’ll miss you,” Luisa’s lips quiver.
“I’ll miss you too.” Han kisses her forehead as she cries. “And if your flirty heart ever lets you decide, I’ll be waiting for you,” he grins as a small laugh escapes from her lips. She turns to Teagan and Bianca and they hug for a few moments before the jurors leave.
Winning the Comeback Challenge wasn’t easy, but she did it. Luisa never thought she would have the chance to be part of the cast of her favorite reality tv show in first place, but there she was coming back to the main house after being eliminated. Yet, this time would be harder than before. The stakes are higher as the competition gets closer to the end. And during her time at the Jury house, she has played out this moment in her head so many times she lost count. How she would get in, who she would greet first, what to do, what to say. However, nothing could ever make feel prepared to face her traitor.
