If I could live your life Chapter 1
By Star

"This isn't going to work Holly!" Stephanie Carovella said, 
as she studied her appearance in the mirror. "Are you 
kidding me? You're the splitting image of her!" Holly 
Fielding said, as she smoothed back her auburn hair.

"Are you sure?" Stephanie asked, as she glanced critically 
at her image. A petite redhead stared back her. 

"I'm telling you Steph you could be the double of Madelyne 
O'Neil. See for yourself." Holly said with a roll of her 
eyes, as she thrust a copy of "Vogue" in Stephanie's face.

"Okay I get the point. I just don't know if it's a good 
idea me dressing up as her and crashing someone's party." 

Holly rolled her eyes "Where's your sense of fun? Besides 
don't you want to see how the rich and infamous live?"

Stephanie shrugged one bare slim shoulder "Not really. I 
mean sure it might be fun to take a peek but I could live 
without it."

"Yeah well I can't. And besides I promised Jen that I would 
get her Gene Simmons autograph in return for her loaning us 
these dresses. She'll kill me if I don't return with it. 
Besides we are all dressed up now."

"What if it doesn't work though?" Stephanie said chewing 
her lip, as she stared slightly in awe at her appearance. 
She still couldn't believe how good she looked. For someone 
who lived in jeans wearing a dress as slinky as this was 
new to her.

"It will. Madelyne O'Neil is out of town. No one will know 
that you're not her. You can just pretend that you're her, 
and you came back earlier than expected. By the time they 
realise that you're not her you'll be out of there. No one 
will know any different."

"I still don't know… "Stephanie said chewing her lip.

"You'll be fine. You have her mannerisms down pat. So stop 
worrying and for god sake stop chewing your lip. You're 
Madelyne O'Neil, supermodel and adored by millions of 
panting men."

"Easier for you to say you're not the one who has to play a 
role. Did I mention I suck at acting?" Stephanie added, 
taking a deep breath and turned to Holly.

"So I look good?"

"You look fine. Relax. Just remember all the crap you got 
taught by your Grandpa when it comes to acting. You'll win 
them over. Now lets go and party."
***

Paul Stanley surveyed the room in boredom. He couldn't wait 
until he escaped from here. Gene had bugged him to come 
along with him to the party hosted by a mutual friend of 
theirs Cameron Adams. Now after an hour he was wishing that 
he hadn't. There was nothing more boring than listening to 
socialite's mindless chatter.

His attention was suddenly riveted to the redhead that had 
entered the room. He gave a sigh of relief when he 
recognised her immediately as his current girlfriend 
Madelyne O'Neil. Frowning he wondered what she was doing 
back so early from England where she acting in her first 
film. Shrugging his shoulders he moved over to greet her.

Stephanie gripped Holly's arm nervously. "See we've made it 
now let's leave." She begged, and Holly groaned "Come on 
Steph. You're doing fine. Relax and let me enjoy myself 
please!"

Stephanie gave a curt nod of her head, and scanned the 
room. She figured it wouldn't be too long before people 
realised she was a fake. A carbon copy of the original. 
That is if she didn't embarrass herself beforehand.

"Ah Holly we've got trouble." Stephanie hissed as she 
noticed the man coming towards her.

"What trouble?" Holly asked, her eyes narrowing slightly 
before she relaxed when she saw Paul Stanley heading in 
their direction.

"What the hell is he doing here? I didn't think he'd be 
here since Madelyne is away. Oh well no worries." Holly 
said.

"No worries! No worries! We're going to be found out." 
Stephanie said in panic.

"Will you relax! If Paul Stanley doesn't realise you're not 
his girlfriend then no one will. Pretend you're happy to 
see him. Give him the huge pash you've always wanted to. 
Just get a hold of yourself." Holly hissed, and Stephanie 
nodded quickly, taking a deep breath as Paul reached them.

"I thought you weren't coming back from England until next 
week." Paul drawled, as he reached Stephanie's side.

"Well I came back early. You know how dreary England is." 
Stephanie said, fluttering her eyelashes at Paul. Paul 
grinned, "I'm glad you're back." He paused before murmuring 
huskily "I've missed you."

Stephanie gasped softly as he pulled her close for a warm 
kiss. Her lips opened without hesitation at the probing of 
his tongue, as she leant into his warm embrace and enjoyed 
the kiss.

Holly rolled her eyes dramatically, and made a loud noise 
in the back of her throat. Paul rose his mouth from 
Stephanie's, scowling at the disturbance, and looked from 
her to Stephanie quizzingly.

"Madelyne are you going to introduce me?" Holly asked, 
nudging Stephanie who looked at her slightly dazed.

"Huh?" Stephanie said, looking at Holly blankly.

"Introduce me." Holly said with a glare.

"Oh of course. I'm so sorry Holly. I guess I was so caught 
up in seeing Paul again. Darling this is my new friend 
Holly. We met at a quaint little café during my stay in 
England. I just insisted that she come back here with me, 
and meet you and our friends. Holly this is my boyfriend 
Paul Stanley. Isn't he a treasure!"

Paul smiled "It's nice to meet you Holly." He drawled, and 
Holly nodded "You too. Madelyne has told me so much about 
you. But don't worry all of it's good."

Paul nodded before looking at Stephanie "Have you done 
something to your appearance? You look slightly different?"

Stephanie said quickly "It might be my hair, and makeup. I 
got it cut and styled slightly different from my usual way, 
and improvised a little with my makeup. Why?"

Paul shrugged "Nothing. I like the new hairstyle, and your 
makeup looks more natural than the usual way."

Stephanie smiled brilliantly at him, leaning up and giving 
him a soft peck on the cheek "Thank you darling."

Paul nodded, wrapping his arm around her waist, and 
murmuring in her ear "You can thank me much later darling, 
and show me how much you've missed me."

Stephanie ducked her head to hide her blush, and Holly 
grinned "I think I might mingle a little if the two of you 
don't need me."

Paul smiled "That's fine with us."

Stephanie gave Holly a panicked look, which Holly ignored 
as she darted through the crowd. She had noticed Gene 
Simmons across the room and she was on a mission.

Stephanie glared after Holly. She was going to kill her for 
putting her into this predicament. She had promised her 
that Paul Stanley would not be at the party, and she 
wouldn't have to worry about playing the loving girlfriend. 
Not that she really minded doing that but she just knew he 
would realise she wasn't Madelyne O'Neil.

"Why don't we find Cameron. I'm sure he'll be delighted to 
see you." Paul drawled, and she nodded, wondering who the 
hell Cameron was.

She let him guide her across the room to where a blonde man 
was holding host to a small group. "Look who made it." Paul 
said, as they joined the group.

"Madelyne! Don't tell me you flew home just for my party." 
The man drawled, and Stephanie groaned inwardly. This 
wasn't going to be as easy as she thought. She didn't even 
know who the hell this man was. So much for Holly clueing 
her into everything.

"You wish Cam. Isn't it obvious she missed me." Paul said 
with a grin. Stephanie sighed in relief at the fact she now 
knew who the man was.

"Cameron you know how much I adore a party, especially 
yours." She drawled, holding out her hand. Cameron took it 
and kissed it softly "As always you're as exquisite as 
ever."

Stephanie nodded briefly, and Paul teased "Oh that's just 
great. My girlfriend flew home to party and not to see me."

"Can't I do both?" Stephanie said, arching her eyebrow 
questioningly, and Cameron said, "Of course you can. Have 
you done something different to yourself?"

"I asked the same thing" Paul said and Stephanie rolled her 
eyes dramatically "A girl changes her appearance a little 
and it's the Spanish Inquisition. Remind me not to do 
something drastic."

"You know you look beautiful no matter what you do." Paul 
said, slowly sliding his fingers up and down her spine. 
Stephanie shuddered at this, her eyes closing briefly in 
pleasure. Paul smiled knowingly, and leant closer to her 
"If you're good we'll leave soon." He whispered in her ear, 
his teeth gently nipping her earlobe.

"I wonder what Holly's doing?" Stephanie murmured weakly, 
and Paul smiled, nodding his head in the direction to where 
Holly and Gene seemed in deep conversation "It would seem 
her and Gene are captivated with each other."

Stephanie looked slightly surprised. Since when did Holly 
have a thing for Gene? She wondered, arching her back 
slightly against Paul's caressing fingers.

"Madelyne…Madelyne." Cameron said repeatedly, and Stephanie 
put her thoughts aside. "I'm sorry? I must have been lost 
in my own thoughts." She said sweetly, sharply telling 
herself she needed to keep on alert if she didn't want 
people to realise that she was an impostor.

"I was just asking how the movie was going?" Cameron said, 
his eyes twinkling with mischief. Stephanie groaned 
inwardly again. Like she knew what the movie was even 
about. Holly was the huge Madelyne O'Neil fan, not her. She 
barely knew anything about her, and didn't care either way.

"You know how they can be. Problems galore. I honestly 
thought it would be a lot easier than it is. Anyway I came 
here to party not talk shop." Stephanie purred, grabbing a 
glass of champagne from a passing waiter. She drank it 
quickly, enjoying the sharp bitter taste.

"I thought you didn't like Champagne." Paul observed, and 
Stephanie halted "I know usually I don't but I picked up a 
taste for it while in England. Blame Holly she educated me 
on the finer champagnes and wines."

"Speaking of the devil here she is now." Paul drawled, as 
Gene and Holly joined them. "I see you've met Madelyne's 
friend Holly." Paul said to Gene, and he looked at Holly 
slightly surprised "You're a friend of Madelyne?"

Holly nodded "I thought I mentioned it didn't I?"

Gene shook his head "What a strange combination you and 
Madelyne. I wouldn't have thought Madelyne that you and 
Holly would be friends. You're too different. Holly is so 
down to earth."

Stephanie bristled at the obvious insult, and Paul scowled 
"I could say the same for you and Paul." She said coolly.

"I'm surprised you came back from England so soon." Gene 
said smoothly before adding under his breath "I was hoping 
you would stay there."

"We've been through this Madelyne, Gene. You don't like 
each other and that's fine. I just wish you would at least 
try to be pleasant to each other for me."

Stephanie took in Gene's smug expression, and was tempted 
to tell him where to go. Remembering that she was playing a 
role she smiled sweetly at Paul "I'm sorry darling. You're 
right of course. Gene and I are being naughty aren't we?"

Gene rolled his eyes, and muttered to Holly "I think I'm 
going to be sick now." She giggled at this, and whispered 
to him "Shush you'll get us both in trouble with her."

Paul sent Gene a warning glare, and Gene sighed resignedly. 
He wondered what Paul saw in Madelyne. She was so glacial, 
and obviously thought she was better than everyone else 
was. Glancing at Holly he frowned. It seemed out of 
character for someone like Madelyne to be friends with 
someone like Holly. She would usually find Holly beneath 
her stature. He couldn't shake the feeling that something 
was amiss here.

Holly noticed the way Gene was staring at Stephanie 
strangely, and pressed herself against him "So is it true 
what they say about your tongue?" She cooed.

Gene smiled down at her, his eyes blazing with desire. "It 
depends on what you've heard."

Holly smiled seductively, and trailed her fingernail down 
his chest "So many things. I'm just wondering if they're 
all true."

"Well why don't I show you then?" Gene growled, and Holly 
purred "Perfect. I was hoping you might say that. Lead the 
way lover." Gene nodded, and Holly winked at Stephanie and 
Paul playfully "Don't wait up."

Paul watched them leave with a shake of his head. "It seems 
like they've got the right idea. Shall we leave?"

Stephanie looked at Paul beneath swept eyelashes, and 
nodded shyly. "If you want to." She murmured, and Paul 
pressed her against him "Just in case you have doubts." He 
murmured, capturing her mouth with his own for a brief 
passionate kiss that left her weak at the knees.
***

Stephanie wondered briefly if she was making the smartest 
move, as she let Paul lead her upstairs to the master 
bedroom. She sighed as Paul pulled her close to him, his 
mouth claiming hers for an urgent kiss. "God I've missed 
you so much." He groaned against her mouth, his hands 
sliding down her body. Stephanie knew that now was the time 
for her to pull out while she had the chance. Part of her 
kept telling herself that ending the charade now was the 
right thing to do, but another part of her was telling her 
that she only lived once, and it was now or never. 

Stephanie closed her eyes as she succumbed to the kiss, and 
whispered "I've missed you so much too." Her hands slid 
down Paul's back, boldly sliding lower to move over his 
backside.

She sighed softly as Paul's mouth slid down her neck, and 
she felt the cool air hit her back as he unzipped her 
dress. She slid one hand from his backside to slide to the 
front of his shirt, her hands making short work of the 
buttons.

"Eager aren't we?" Paul teased, and Stephanie nodded 
"Very." Her hand slid down to his belt buckle, and his hand 
covered hers. "Why don't we take it slower. We have got all 
night you know."

Stephanie smiled softly "Well maybe I just can't wait to 
get into your pants." Paul chuckled, "I know the feeling. 
But let's just take it slow anyway."

Stephanie pouted. Leaning up she kissed him gently, her 
tongue exploring his mouth, before sliding her mouth over 
his neck, playfully biting it. Her journey continued down 
his chest. 

Paul groaned, his eyes closing as he stopped undressing 
her. "Witch." He groaned.  "Oh honey you know how to bring 
me to my knees." He gently moved away from her, and pulled 
her into his arms. He quickly stripped their remaining 
clothes off, and led her to the bed.

"I thought you wanted to take it slow." Stephanie gasped 
against his hungry mouth. "To hell with taking it slow. I 
want you now." Paul growled, pressing her down into the bed 
with his own body.

Afterward Stephanie kept her eyes closed, as she held Paul 
to her body, enjoying the warm feel of his naked skin 
against her own. She opened her eyes as she felt him gently 
move. She smiled at him, and yawned sleepily.

"Tired?" He asked and she nodded "It's been a long, long 
day. Jetlag must really be beginning to kick in." She lied, 
and he nodded, rolling onto his back and taking her into 
his arms.

"Sleep then." He ordered, and she nodded, already beginning 
to feel drowsy against the warmth of his chest. Paul smiled 
as he felt her breath slow, as she fell asleep. Stroking 
her back he thought about the strangeness of the situation.

There was no doubt in his mind that this wasn't Madelyne. 
There had been little events during the evening that had 
made him think something was amiss but it wasn't until he 
made love to her that he'd known for sure that she wasn't 
Madelyne. Madelyne had never responded as wildly to him as 
this stranger had. Yawning sleepily he held her tightly 
against him and decided tomorrow he would find out who she 
was, and where she had come from.