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Today was the day. Kate and Josie set up the interview for Y/n and I. We decided to do it in my house here in LA. It's big enough for the crew to work around and bring in all their equipment. Josie also thought it'd be a good idea to have it in my home so it seems more personal and authentic. It's like I'm letting people into my home, plus, this is where most of our actions took place.
I also didn't want to go to a studio, if I'm going to expose myself and open up to the world about my affair, I'd rather do it where I feel comfortable. Cosmo is spending the day with Florence and Rose is with her dad so, I have time to focus on this interview.
We had to choose who would interview us seeing as there were many outlets trying to get us to sit down and tell our side of the story. We chose Oprah just because I feel like she's the safest option. I know our points will get across and she'll let us talk.
"Scarlett, is there a place they can set up the sound equipment? There's a sound bar and stuff they need to put together." Kate asked as she came up to me with some of the tv crew behind her.
"Yeah, they can use the room next to the den." I said as I watched Kate direct everyone. Y/n wasn't here yet which wasn't helping me because I'm wigging out on the inside and I feel like I'm going to have a panic attack.
Josie walked in the house and I quickly approached her. "Where's Y/n?" I questioned, trying not to be so panicked. "She's on her way with Naomi, they got stopped up in a meeting Y/n had this morning-are you okay?" Josie asked as she looked concerned.
"Yeah I'm fine, I just need Y/n here." Josie nodded as she gave my hand a comforting squeeze. "I'll go call her for you." Josie said as she took her phone out of her pocket and headed over to the den.
I heard Oprah in the back talking to her crew and producers as they set up their cameras and lighting. I paced around my living room when the front door opened and in came Y/n and Naomi. "Thank god." I whispered under my breath as I quickly walked over to the two saying hello to Naomi before I pulled Y/n up the stairs.
We walked into my bedroom and I closed the door before wrapping my arms around her body. "What's wrong?" She asked as she rubbed her hand on my back. "I really needed to see you." I whispered as I stood in her arms. She held me close to her body, I knew I didn't need to say much for her to know I just wanted her to calm my anxiety.
Y/n pulled away, cupping both sides of my face as she leaned down and placed a soft kiss on my lips. You're not going through this alone babe, I'm right here with you every step of the way." I nodded as she pecked my lips again. "Well, I think I'm ready for the world to hate us." I smiled as we headed out of my room and back downstairs.
"There's the stars of the show." Oprah smiled as she walked over to us giving us both a hug. "I want you two to know, this is your story, tell it. There's no judgement here, I want you two to feel safe and I'm honored you've chosen me to help you tell your story." We thanked her as we gave her another hug. We walked over to Naomi who was with Kate and Josie.
"Remember, Scarlett-"
"No tips, I'm fine, I just want to share my truth, I don't want anything scripted. I made a mistake and I'm owning up to it." I said as I cut off Kate who was most likely about to tell me to say something specific to try and save my career.
Y/n seemed more calm than I expected her to be. "Okay, Scarlett, Y/n, we're ready for you." Y/n and I headed to the living room where we'd be shooting everything. We were going to do it outside but it's super hot. Y/n and I walked over to the living room and prepared ourselves for the interview.
We sat across from Oprah on the couch and Y/n and I kept our hands to ourselves, not wanting to give off a bad impression. The producers counted down from 3 with their fingers before pointing at Oprah who began giving us an introduction.
"The love affair that rocked the media involving one of Hollywood's highest-paid and biggest actresses, Scarlett Johansson, and LA's new star quarterback, Y/n Huxley. How are you two doing?" Oprah asked as her attention was now on us.
"We're okay, all things considered." Y/n smiled which slightly calmed my nerves. "So, you two rocked the media recently when reports and articles came out, like a flood, when your husband Colin Jost and your ex-girlfriend Madison Beer revealed you two were having an affair. Take me through that? How did you two hear the news broke?"
"Well, I was actually in a meeting right before I was due to enter the courtroom for an ongoing case with my legal team when we were informed the court hearing had been postponed. It all seemed to happen so fast." I answered before looking at Y/n.
"Yeah, I was just chilling at home, having a normal day, it caught me off guard. My phone just started going off and I knew something had to have happened, I just didn't know what."
Oprah nodded before continuing. She began asking us about how we first met and telling this story to her with all the cameras in front of me just felt so unnatural. "So you two met before you met Colin and you reconnect all these years later. Would it be safe to say the feelings never went away? How did the affair begin?"
Y/n and I looked at each other, neither of us knowing who wanted to take on this question.
"After I had come back from England, I went to New York to see my dad and of course, Scarlett and I kind of had an awkward phase. Neither of us really expected anything to happen again. It just all started out of nowhere. After a while, it began to get hard for me to keep my eyes off of her. For me, there was always a thought in the back of my mind of like what if I never left? What if I would've stayed, would Scarlett and I be together? I always questioned that and after seeing her again since that night, I just couldn't seem to put my feelings to rest. It's hard being around someone you once felt something for, no matter how minute the feelings seemed in the past, they were there and every passing day I was around her, it got harder to control. I think a lot of people think there was malice intent behind this when, to put it simply, this was a situation of love and neither one of us could control how we felt. We were both beginning to see how unhappy we were in our relationships and I'm not saying cheating is right, nor should it be justified but, in our case, the more we tried to pull apart, the more our feelings grew."
"Yeah just to piggyback on what Y/n said, she was kind of like forbidden fruit. I also had thoughts about her often and when I found out she was Colin's daughter, I felt like I got myself in an impossible situation but of course, I had no control because I didn't know. At first glance, you wouldn't even think they're related, for example, she doesn't have his last name so there were no dots to connect. Of course, I was honest with Colin and told him about what happened prior to me meeting him and it took him a little while to accept it but, there was nothing we could do about it at that point once things started happening again."
Oprah continued getting a timeline established and the interview was very lighthearted which made me feel good. It felt good to finally be letting this out which was odd to me. Telling my truth was harder yet, felt more rewarding.
"Now, those pictures- everyone's wondering how they came up, where they were taken?"
"We took those around Christmas at Scarlett and my dads home. My best friend is a photographer so it was an in the moment thing, she knew about our situation and thought it'd be nice for us to have some professional pictures taken. I don't think in the moment any of us thought anything of the pictures, it was just an unfortunate situation that my dad found them."
Oprah nodded at Y/n's words before she began to shift the conversation. "In Colin's interview, he mentioned finding and confronting you about condoms and plan B and then about finding out you had an abortion scheduled? Can you walk me through that? What was your plan for the baby?"
Y/n looked over at me before sliding her hand in mine seeing that I was becoming slightly fidgety and I was getting anxious. I smiled to myself as she smoothed her thumb over the back of my hand.
"I personally wasn't expecting to have a baby, we'd been safe and careful every time so it came as a shock to me when the symptoms started to display themselves. When Colin confronted me, I felt like my world was falling apart too fast but, I also didn't want to blindside Y/n by admitting to her father that I was having an affair with her so I kept those details to myself. In hindsight, that wasn't my brightest moment. Not long after, my doctor called and revealed I had an abortion scheduled and that just added more fuel to the fire. By this point, Colin and I pretty much knew our relationship was looking like it was coming to an end. I was in a conflicting situation where I was both upset with myself for ruining my family and breaking his heart but, also a part of me was happy knowing there was a possibility for me to finally be with Y/n."
"Were you just comfortable cheating on your husband?" Oprah asked.
"It wasn't about comfort- like I said this wasn't planned it just kind of happened over time and I knew my heart was elsewhere. I tried, believe me, to push everything away but at the same time, I was hurting myself by doing that."
"I mean, looking at the facts, what did you expect to happen?"
Y/n intertwined our hands again as Oprah continued to bombard me with questions which Y/n began to answer seeing as this was overwhelming me.
"I mean where does your relationship currently stand?"
"We knew that it'd only be a matter of time before things came out. We both understood that no matter what, being happy is what was important to us, Scarlett and I knew that wouldn't' be with anyone else. She's currently in the process of getting her divorce finalized with my dad, we're working on things, taking everything day by day, preparing to have a child- and quite honestly, throughout all of this, I've felt happier than ever. What matters to me is Scarlett being happy and at peace. At the end of the day, everyone is going to have their own thoughts and opinions but we know what's real. The public and the media want a bad guy, they can paint me however they want but, I will never force myself to be unhappy and miss out on a love like no other. We struggled for a while because we care so much about my dad and I also felt remorseful for doing what I did to Madison, neither of them deserved that. I just know in my heart, no matter how things pan out, if those two never accept our apologies, that I'll be fine because I know I'll always have the love of my life beside me. Love prevails. I just don't want people painting bad narratives on Scarlett and tearing her down."
I wiped the tears that were beginning to form in my eyes as Y/n finished speaking. We whispered an I love you to each other as Oprah smiled.
"There's no denying the connection, from the moment I saw you two earlier today, I can see this is true love. In a world like this, we need to protect love at all costs. Thank you so much for inviting me into your beautiful home. Do we see you two moving in with each other in the near future? What's next for you two?" Oprah asked as we began to close out the interview.
Y/n laughed off the question before saying "Who knows, all I know is I love this woman right here.". After her closing remarks, I gave Oprah a tour of my home before the cameras cut off and everyone began to pack up and leave my house.
"They're going to air that this weekend since it's a raw interview and won't take much editing so be prepared for that. You did an amazing job." Kate smiled as she approached me. "And you did amazing too." Josie said as she came over to Y/n before glaring at Kate which made me laugh. "I'm just glad that's over." I admitted as I rested my head on Y/n.
"Now, we need you two to take some pictures, we're going to post them and put them out, everything should settle down soon." Kate said as she handed Naomi her camera.
. . .
"Do you think we made a mistake?" I asked as I laid my head on Y/n's chest. She smoothed her hand up and down my arm as we laid in my bed together. Cosmo was fast asleep in his room, we'd had the night to ourselves for the most part.
Since everyone left earlier today, I'd been nervous and anxious as I knew in a few days, the world would hear our side of the story and begin to make their own judgements about our life and our relationship.
"Well it depends on how you look at it. I just know I'm happy with you. Yeah, we made questionable decisions and hurt people along the way, I just- I wouldn't call following my heart and being with the woman I love a mistake."
I smiled to myself at her words. "You always seem to know the right things to say." I said as I leaned up, puckering my lips for her to kiss me. I always know Y/n will have my back. I've never felt safer except for when I'm with Y/n. I'm so in love with her.
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