Damon Atwood was Hollywood’s golden boy. Having
won an Oscar at the tender age of thirteen, he had the life many could only
dream about. But his success came at a price, and after a short but fruitful
film career, he chose to live a life of obscurity on a remote Scottish island.
Almost a decade later he’s finally ready to make his return, starting with a
lead role in a musical on London’s West End.
As a choreographer’s assistant, Rose Taylor has
always faded into the background. She watches shows come to life from the side
lines, but has never craved the attention of stardom. When rumours begin
circulating of Damon’s involvement in her latest gig, she doesn’t predict how
she will be thrust into the limelight, nor how the mysterious and strangely
introverted man will need her to teach him how to be a star again.
Rose knows that show crushes don’t last. Actors
fall for each other during the intensity of a production, often losing
themselves in their roles. These kinds of affairs burn bright and then they
fade. The question is, should Rose let herself shine with Damon, or guard her
heart from being broken after the final curtain call?
“Well now,
who’s this?” Julian asked as he slid up off the couch, where he’d been lazily
scrolling through his tablet.
I chanced a
quick, reassuring peek at Damon before answering my friend. “This is Damon.
He’s in the cast.”
Julian
groaned as he approached, his chestnut hair sitting messily atop his head. “Oh
please, Rose, not another actor.”
I glared at
him, trying to channel as much ‘shut the hell up’ into my eyes as possible. My
flatmate didn’t really have a censor. A moment of quiet ensued while Julian
circled Damon, taking his measure. “You don’t look like an actor.”
The edges
of Damon’s mouth twitched for the briefest second. “Thanks.”
“He’s got a
sense of humour, too. He’ll go far,” Julian grinned in my direction then
sauntered into the kitchen. “I’m starving. Are you cooking dinner?”
“Aren’t I
always,” I sighed and then asked Damon if I could take his coat. He shrugged
out of it, his eyes not leaving me all the while, and then I went to hang it on
the rack by the door. On my return he bent to ask curiously, “Another actor?”
I took a moment
to absorb the sensation of his breath hitting my skin. It was…not unpleasant.
Julian, who I swear had the hearing of a bat, didn’t miss a beat as he let out
an amused chuckle. “Rose has a weakness for those in your profession.”
Damon
looked at me in question. I strode over to the breakfast bar, again glaring at
my friend. “Yes, well, I’ve sworn off all thespians after the last disaster, so
Damon here is safe.”
“What
disaster?”
For someone
who claimed not to be a big talker, he sure had a lot of questions.
“Ever heard
of Blake Winters?” Julian chirped, plucking an apple from the fruit bowl and
taking a big bite.
Damon shook
his head. Julian scrunched his brows.
“Have you
been living under a rock?”
“No, I’ve
been living on an island,” said Damon.
Julian
cocked his head to the side, as though trying to figure out if he was being
sarcastic. “Well, he’s an actor, like you, and he sleeps around. Rose had the
great misfortune to have her head turned by the young Mr Winters. He seduced
her and then left her in the lurch, the swine,” Julian pouted his lips,
effecting a disapproving expression.
“Sounds
like an arse,” Damon put in and both Julian and I began laughing.
“I like
this one,” said Julian.
I grinned
as I thought, yeah, me too, and found
myself suddenly blushing.
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