Get Out of the Cage
"Jamie, I've decided. I'm ready to join you at Hillridge as your exclusive screenwriter. I'll be there by the end of this month!"
Melanie huddled in a quiet corner on the set as she made the call, a pregnancy test report clutched in her hand.
She tried to shake off the chill from the freezing weather, but her hands and feet still felt painfully cold.
Jamie's voice at the end of the line was a deep and pleasant baritone. "Your talent has long deserved a bigger stage. For eight years, you've turned me down nearly a hundred times for Ken's sake. Are you ready to leave him this time?"
"Yes. I'm leaving him for good!"
She clenched the pregnancy test report, her lips a bitter smile.