Mesmerizing

Riley

"Clayton's waiting for you." Deza walked out of the open door I stood holding open for no one.

"Oh, yeah. I'm sorry."

"It's all right. He's mesmerizing to all of us. You just gotta learn how to keep a poker face around him." She winked at me and walked toward Ethan.

"Ethan or Clayton?"

She glanced back. "Both."

I chuckled and walked down the hall toward the conference room Deza had texted me earlier. I was nervous, but I wasn't. It was an odd place to be, but seeing Ethan helped something snap into place. I was good enough to act next to the biggest, hottest name in Hollywood. I could hold my head a little higher than I had lately, and surely believe a little more in myself. Everyone around me seemed to think I was capable of greatness.

When the hell had I started to believe that I wasn't? Shit, when had I ever started believing that I was?

"Sorry to keep you waiting." I walked in and stopped short. Something about Clayton left me paralyzed in place. It wasn't his looks or the w