Title: The House-Sitter
Author: Diana
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: You know and I know that I've never met Orlando or.......Eh, so this story of course is just made up.
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Setting......
Orlando can't seem to keep the smile off his face as the cab he's in zooms through traffic to get him to the house.

Orlando felt good. Actually he felt better than good, he felt great! Like if a heavy weight had been lifted off his shoulders as he thought about how well his plan to get rid of Kate had worked.

When he broke the news to her, about wanting to end their relationship she went into a hysterical fit and turned on the waterworks.

Her tears which he knew were fake, didn't effect him in the least. Realizing this, Kate changed her tactics and threatened to spread vicious rumors about him if he didn't take her back and she even physically attacked him but that didn't work either.

Orlando simply ignored her threats, grabbed her wrists with just one hand and pinned her down until she cooled off. Shortly after that they went their separate ways him thinking, that had been the end of it but he had been wrong.

The days that followed were a nightmare in which Kate called him at all hours to ask for another chance or she'd simply show up at places she had no business knowing he was going to be at and make a scene.

He finally decided to take drastic measures, so dishing out a hefty sum of money, Orlando paid some people he knew to make Kate think she 'd been hired to star in a movie filmed in Cleveland.

Naturally when she arrived she'd have no reason to be suspicious because a location had been picked, there would be cameras, a crew and a director, each one of them actors of course and on Orlando's payroll.

A script had even been supplied, Kate's role being the most difficult one mainly because the whole thing had been written by him under an assumed name.
Orlando was willing to do anything just to get her off his back and the unexpected trip to Australia had been an added bonus since the distance between them was going to be even greater.

"Why didn't I think about the movie scheme sooner?", he uttered inaudibly, admiring the beautiful scenery passing by.

When he finally arrived Orlando wondered if the driver had taken him to the wrong place by mistake and asked.

The cab diver handed Orlando back the piece of paper with the address on it then pointed to the numbers near a huge electronic gate. They were the same as the ones Kate had given him and he'd written down.

Orlando pushed his shades up then stepped out of the cab when he spotted the intercom and security camera.
He pressed the call button and waited for a reply, hoping that the house sitter hadn't decided to just leave after talking to Kate who he was sure hadn't been very tactful.

He buzzed again then took a few steps back and looked up at the high wall, guessing there was simply no other way for him to get in.

"Not even Legolas can climb over that.", he joked, already deciding to head to a hotel and try again later if not tomorrow because he didn't have the phone number to the house but suddenly the gate quietly opened.

He gave the camera a thumbs up then hopped back into the cab. When it came to a stop and the driver got out to get Orlando's luggage from the trunk, the actor sat there a few seconds longer, staring in awe before getting out and paying the fare.

The so called house was a huge mansion and a very nice one at that. "Not bad.", he stated grabbing his suitcase and heading towards the door but he stopped short when it suddenly opened, a beautiful woman stepped out and she cheerfully greeted him.

"Hello Mr. Bloom, I'm Tracey. Welcome home!"

"Jesus....", he thought as he followed her inside, "this just gets better and better."
 

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