“And welcome back to the Rosie O’Donnell show.  On the show today- pop singer Aliesa Montaine and from the group Five, Ritchie Neville.”  Rosie smiled at the pair.  “Now most people out there know that you two are married.  You both were recently a cover story for Rolling Stone Magazine.  Let’s get the shot of that on the screen here…I liked that picture.” She turned behind her.  “There we are.  Aliesa Montaine and Ritchie Neville: In Love and Fame,” she read the caption.   “And you were just on Diary on MTV, which by the way I totally thought that ending was cute.  The whole thing about Ritchie being a good kisser.”  She motioned, and Aliesa giggled at the mention.  “But you normally don’t do promotions together, right?”

“Yeah, honestly,” Ritchie started. “This is the first time we’ve both been out, because even though we’re both in the music business - we obviously have such separate careers,” Ritchie explained.  “So being here, together, not one of us backstage or somewhere else, actually being interviewed at the same time for something, this is completely new.”

Rosie nodded.  “It’s different huh?”

Ritchie grinned, “ Yeah, it’s kind of strange having to talk about us, and her being right next to me.”

“And if I remember right the last time you were on the show with the other guys in your group-  you were telling me about how you and Aliesa met.  How she ignored you and turned you down when you asked her out.”

Ritchie nodded in readied agreement.  “That she did.”

Rosie glanced over at Aliesa,  “Did you really turn this boy down Aliesa?”

Aliesa turned crimson.  “Well…yeah,” she admitted.  “But really he did first,” she interjected.  “If we’re getting technical Rosie- he ignored me first.”

“Oh really?” Rosie questioned curiously.

“Oh really?”

Aliesa bit back a laugh as Ritchie shook his head.  “That doesn’t count…”

“We’d actually officially met before that party where he asked me out,” Aliesa clarified.  “It was before I released my first single, and I was relatively unknown outside the industry circuit.  We got introduced, and it was one of those hi-bye situations.  He didn’t even attempt to talk to me then.”

Ritchie attempted to explain.  “It was one of those mingling parties.  It shouldn’t count.  You meet so many people…”

“That’s just his excuse...”

“So it wasn’t love at first sight?”  Rosie cut-in.

Aliesa laughed, “Far from it,” she clarified.

“Okay, let me get this straight – You meet, you both ignore each other, but you still got together later?” Rosie questioned.

Aliesa nodded.  “Eventually, despite his corny pick-up.”

Rosie laughed.  “I heard about that one.”

“I know.  It was bad…” Aliesa cracked.

“She couldn’t resist me,” Ritchie boasted.

“No, you couldn’t resist me.  I turned you down first remember,” Aliesa countered turning to him.

Ritchie smiled.   “But in the end you said yes.” 

Aliesa smiled back,  “Yeah, in the end I said yes.”


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