Page 90 of The Actor: Harrison

I know what people think about a working mom, especially one that has a billionaire as partner: I should stay at home with the kids and leave the work to him. I’m not that kind of woman. I will never teach my daughter that it’s okay to be emotionally or financially dependent on a man.

I’m lucky enough to have a flexible job that allows me to have my daughter with me all the time. I’m not giving up my career to be a mom and conform to what society asks of me. I have the chance to be both and a partner that understands the importance of sharing responsibility. I’m not giving up on that.

“Okay. I trust you.”

“Good. Now are you coming to lunch or not? I need my umpteenth meal of the day to have the strength to carry this watermelon and to plan a new movie,” I point out.

He chuckles and helps me to stand up.

“Let’s go get you fed,” he whispers in my ear as we walk up the stairs.

Happiness fills my heart and I can’t stop a smile from taking over my face. A few years ago, I would have never thought my life and my career would be shared with a man.

After what I went through, I thought my path was one I would walk alone. I was wrong, God was I wrong. I just hadn’t met the right man yet.

They call us thepower couplehere in the Hollywood Hills. When we’re together, we’re able to create something special that translate into record-breaking box office weekends and almost guaranteed success.

But we’re not a power couple. We’re just two people who found a deep connection on a creative level. We bring out the best in each other and create something that looks a lot like magic.

I will not teach my daughter that shehasto have a man to be happy, but I will teach her to find someone that empowers her, that makes her a better version of herself. Nobody is perfect, everyone makes mistakes, but it’s what you learn from them that makes you a bit closer to perfection.

Harrison helped me to trust people, I helped him to trust himself. This is why we love working together, not to prove we’re a power couple, but because we have the power to make each other better versions of ourselves.

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