EthanMy phone buzzing beside the bed finally woke me up, though I thought it was some part of a fucked up dream I was having about me and Riley getting married on a lake. The buzzing had turned into bees buzzing around us, and instead of being the manly guy I tried to exude, I turned into a six-year-old girl, running around and swatting at them while I screamed my ass off."Thank God." I groaned and reached for my phone, but didn't answer it just yet. I wanted to see if my girl was still in the room. "Riley?"Silence.I put the phone to my ear before checking it. "What?""Is that any way to talk to your mother?" My mom's voice was chipper. Way the fuck too chipper.I winced. Why the hell hadn't I checked the caller ID?"Hey, Mom. Long night of filming. Sorry." I pressed my palm to my forehead and took a deep breath. "What's up?""It's all right, honey. I was just calling to get the numbers for this weekend. Are you and Liam still planning on coming? You are, right?""Yeah. We'll be t
Ethan"Awww fuck," I grumbled as I walked toward the hotel bar.Frank turned around and shook his head. "They didn't just go for the magazines and the newspapers. They went for the major networks."I sat down on a barstool beside him and watched as the reporter on the huge screen in front of us interviewed Amber about me knocking her up and leaving her high and dry. Tilting my head to the side, I studied her."I've never seen that girl a day in my life." I leaned in and tried to remember having sex with her."That doesn't mean too much, Ethan. You're somewhat known for being promiscuous.""Does that mean whore in French?" I winked at him and tapped the counter. "I didn't fuck that girl. I rarely go for redheads.""What?" He chuckled. "Why?""They're too dominant or too docile. There is no in between with those women." I turned and glanced around the hotel to find several people staring my way in what appeared to be disgust. "This should be a fun hump to get over.""You like humps." Fr
Riley"I'm so glad that’s over." Ethan held the door to his place open for me."Me too, but it was nice to get away to San Diego." I walked in and tried to push away the emotions that flooded me. The last time I'd been there, he'd left me feeling like a fool by denying me a kiss and then invited someone over who had the power to make him scream.I could still hear the sound of him groaning in the back of my mind somewhere. I wanted that power. It wasn't right and most likely trivial seeing that we had something building between us far better than a night of lust could provide, but another had it over him.I wanted it to be mine."You okay?" He pressed his fingers to my lower back and gave me a funny look. "You're panting.""Sorry." I forced a chuckle and walked into the kitchen. "I really can't stay long. I need to get back to the apartment and spend a little bit of time with Charlotte. That, and I need to study.""And see Jace?" He turned to face me."No. Jace and I are just friends.
RileyI shook my head and kicked off my shoes as he grabbed a blanket and sat down next to me."Let me guess... with anal?"He laughed loudly, causing my heart to flutter. "No, baby. With you spending the night and letting me take my time with you.""You took your time with me last night." I curled up beside him and tried not to read too much into how comfortable it was to start acting like we were dating. We weren't."And you disapprove?" He ran his hand over my legs under the covers as the movie started."Not at all. I just want to see what else you're capable of." I gripped his hand as he pushed my skirt up to my panties and brushed his fingers by my sex."Now?" He wagged his eyebrows."No. Eat your popcorn and behave. I have finals tomorrow. I know you're hearing me.""That is no fun, Riley." He leaned forward and got the popcorn before settling down beside me. I almost lamented telling him to keep his hands to himself. Now that he was... I wanted them back on me.I reached over t
EthanSomething about Riley's tension on Thursday night over the Amber thing continued to bug me for the next few days. By Saturday morning... I was rather pissy, which was a good thing. I had lunch plans with Deza. She could either make me feel much better, or I'd unload a boatload of shitastic joy in her lap."Why are you smiling?" The tight expression on her face was almost comical.I took the seat across from her at one of our favorite restaurants on Rodeo Drive. Famous people filled the streets on Saturday mornings, which was the only time I'd come down that way. It meant there were more of us and less of them. Good odds that I'd only get ambushed and fondled once or twice instead of the usual twenty."I like smiling, and if I recall," I leaned toward her and put my forearms on the table, "my agent likes it when I smile. Remember?""Yeah, but that's not a normal smile.""No?" I leaned back. "No clue what you're yakking about, but let it go. I'm not in the mood.""Oh great. You're
Ethan"No. Riley has talked to me a little about you, but the woman just lost her mother, scored the job of her dreams and is graduating college in a few weeks. There's a lot going on with her, Ethan. Tread carefully.""I know that, and I want to be there for her, but I need something, shit. A guarantee that I'm not just pulling out my dick to have someone stomp on it.""Always goes back to your dick.""No, it doesn't." I smirked. It totally did."Start out slow with her. You guys have a lot of years together of making movies in this series if you play your cards right. She's going to be as big as you are before too long. You need to focus on that. Not whether you guys can go to the chapel in Vegas and exchange rings.""Ouch." I huffed and turned my attention to the waitress who approached."You guys ready?" She smiled and looked between me and Deza."I'll take three eggs, bacon, toast and a beer. Budweiser, please." I handed her the menu as Deza ordered the same thing."I'm sorry." D
RileyDone. I was finally done with school. No more tests or quizzes. No more getting up at the ass-crack of dawn to rehearse for a play that no one attended. Well, not unless it was the last one when Ethan showed up and packed the house. He still harped on the fact that it was packed because of me, but we all knew the truth. He was the biggest playboy in Hollywood. It was definitely him."So? You glad to be done?" Charlotte looped her arm into mine as we walked down the mall."Yes. I'm looking forward to watching Liam and Ethan squirm tonight at their mom's house too. Is that horrible?" I smiled."Not at all." She pointed to a dress store. "Let's go look in there to see if anything good is on sale. I want something cute to wear tonight.""You trying to impress someone?" I walked with her to the store and pulled my arm out of her hold so I could check out a few of the dresses myself."Liam is insanely hot." She fanned herself."And a complete player, Charlotte. It would be sex for a n
Riley"I thought maybe I'd dated one of their sons in the past. I might have made that comment."I laughed loud and clamped my hand over my mouth. "Oh my God. That's so good. Tell me what you said exactly.""I just asked the witch if she had a son who might be free for the night, and I might have mentioned that I was sure we'd met before because of him.""Oh man. You're going to hell.""Yep. I'll hold the door for you." She gave me a sweet smile and moved toward the candy store. "Let's get some sugar.""You can. I've gotta watch what I eat. This new part is supposed to be played by a 'very fit' woman.""Nice." She stopped at the opening to the candy store and I ran into the back of her."What the hell."She turned, her eyes wide. "You know what, on second thought, I'm good. I don't need no stinkin' sugar. Come on. We can grab something at the gas station on the way home.""Charlotte. What's going on?" And then I heard it. Jace. I moved around my best friend to see Jace over in the cor