Chapter 21 - Will it burger?

"Well what now?" I say with a smile, tracing Link's palm as we sit in the back of his car in the secluded carpark.

"Martha... What you said earlier. Do you really think I'm embarrassed to be with you?" Link sits up straight and faces me with a concerned look. I look away with a sigh. "Because you know that's not true. I wish I could show you off to the whole world." He places a gentle hand on my arm and strokes it.

"I know, I just get worried. I get that we have to hide but it's hard to tell whether that's because of the risks or if you don't see me seriously. That I'm just a bit of fun for you." I say.

"You are so much more than that. I know I threw the word 'relationship' out randomly earlier, but I meant it. I want you to be my girlfriend." He holds onto my hand tightly and smiles.

"So you're my boyfriend." I smile.

"Yeah and I'm going to make damn sure you know it!" He grabs me and starts smothering me with kisses as I giggle holding onto him tightly.

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"Goood Mythical morning." Link says to the camera with a huge grin on his face.

"Today we answer the question, 'Will it burger?'" Rhett smirks at the camera.

I sit behind the camera to the side of the set with the rest of their crew, quietly laughing as they try weird and disgusting things put in burgers. 

I can't believe I'm here, watching their show develop right before me. I'm so touched Link has brought me to his place of work and met his colleagues. He's really proving what I mean to him. 

Rhett and Link get presented with their last burger which is made out of pigeon and worms.

"Ok I'm not feeling so confident about this one." Link says as he eyes the burger in front of him.

"It's just pigeon, man." Rhett says.

"Yeah with worms on it!"

"Come on, on three. One, two, three." Rhett says before they both take a huge bite out of the burger.

They both quickly chew it until Link makes a loud gagging noise.

"I can't do it." He says clutching his belly. "Blueegghh." He wretches in the bin beside him, and me and the rest of the crew break out in hysterics.

Rhett manages to swallow it as Link looks over at me trying to contain my laughter and gives me an evil stare.

"And on good mythical more, we're going to get some people behind the camera to enjoy these delicious burgers too." Link says with a smirk and I instantly stop laughing and my jaw drops. After they finish the episode Link grabs a few chairs from the side and looks my way, tapping on the seat beside him with a mischievous smile.

"Why doesn't the crew come up here." Link says and we quietly groan but walk in front of the camera anyway.

I sit next to Link and gently jab him in the side with my elbow.

"You haven't met this lady before, she isn't a new member of the team, she is actually a close friend of my family. So give it up for Martha! Please leave her some lovely comments."

I give a small wave to the camera, suddenly feeling nervous and shy with the camera pointed right at me. I catch a glance of Rhett as he watches me. I saw him try to stifle a bitter laugh when Link said I was a 'friend of the family'. But he looks away, keeping his poker face for the camera. Link picks up one of the first burgers they tried, a burger made out of ostrich.

"I'll give you an easy one first." He says passing me the plate.

"Ok..." I pick up the burger and take a small bite from it and swallow. "Mm it tastes weird but it's not that bad-"

"Oh you want a harder one-" Link says pushing the plate with the pigeon and worm burger on it towards me.

"Oh no no! I'm good, that ostrich one was gross enough." I object but Link picks up the burger and forces it into my hands.

"Come on, just take one bite." He says raising the burger closer to my mouth.

I look over at him and see Rhett and everyone else watching me, waiting for me to give a big performance like Link. I close my eyes and take a quick bite of the burger, I instantly feel the worms slither inside my mouth and the over whelming taste of rotten like meat. I start to gag and everyone starts to laugh.

"No, I can't!" I say reaching for the bin and choking up everything.

"Aww." Link soothingly rubs my back as I wretch into the bin, the crew still laughing.

I sit up straight, Link gives me a tissue to wipe my face whilst the rest of the burgers get given out to the crew to try. He puts his hand on my thigh under the table, just out of shot from the camera and the crew behind us. When I turn to see their reactions to the burgers I see Rhett looking at Links hand on my leg and then to me, I ignore him and quickly look away, laughing as Stevie struggles to swallow the llama burger.

Once we stop filming I leave to go to the bathroom. The taste of the disgusting pigeon burger is still left in my mouth so I turn the tap on, splashing my tongue with the water. I turn to grab a towel but see Rhett walk into the bathroom, closing the door behind him whilst staring at me. I quickly grab a couple tissue papers, drying my hands and keeping my head down as I head for the door. But he stops me.

"I thought you said you were going to end what you and Link are doing. You promised me." He says, putting his arm against the door.

"I tried. I did. But we decided we're just going to keep things on the down low." I say, attempting to reach for the door handle again but he grabs my wrist tightly.

"That's not good enough. That out there, with Link touching you up in front of the camera is not keeping it on the down low. Our subscribers notice that kind of stuff and the word will get out, quickly."

"He was not touching me up, he put his hand on my leg, and it was out of view of the camera. If you spot anything else then can't you just edit it out?" I say, pulling away from his grip.

"It's not up to me to be watching out for every risky move you two make. I'm still going change Link's mind about you. Until then, stay away from him." Rhett says, he moves his arm from the doorway.

I turn the doorknob to the door before turning back to Rhett.

"I can't promise that, Rhett." I say before leaving.

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