Page 65 of Broken Harmony

Liam tucks me under his arm, leading me away from the gaping Omega.

“I can’t believe that‘s Marie!” I hiss. “Why are we leaving? I want to go back and talk to her.”

“Because you have a photo shoot in half an hour,” Nate chuckles.

“He can’t just drop a bomb on me like that,” I grumble.

“Who’s fan girling now?” Liam asks, a smug smirk on his face.

“Whatever.” I flip him off.

“What if I told you, you could be spending a lot more time with her?” Liam asks.

“How?”

“She mentioned something about wanting you as the lead if she were to make her book into a movie.”

“Really?” I grin, and he nods. “Huh. I wasn’t planning on taking on any new acting projects after my current one finishes up, but maybe I could be persuaded.”

“I’m sure you could,” Nate teases, a smile in his voice.

What an oddly pleasant day it’s become.

***

“Everything looks good,” Nate says. “Almost perfect. The only thing is, the time it’s going to take to do this. You don’t take lead roles for this very reason.”

It’s been a month or so since meeting Maya, AKA Marie Day.

I guess the idea of her turning her books into movies wasn’t just a thought because last week, Nate showed up with a script for her most famous book:The Girl Who Gave It All, which just so happens to be my all-time favorite book.

So, of fucking course I want to take this role. I’d be stupid not to. It’s my chance to break out into something bigger.

Nate is right, I normally don’t take too many lead roles because they are time-consuming, but this is one I want to make an exception for.

“I want it,” I tell him, no hesitation.

“Okay then.” He nods slowly. “We’re gonna do it. But there’s something I think you need to know.”

“Okay?” I ask, not sure if I like the look on his face. He looks to Liam and nods his head.

“Tell her.”

“Tell me what?” I look between the two of them. “What’s going on?”

“We didn’t know this until talking more with the movie producer, Phoenix. He gave us Marie’s assistant’s information so we can send over the contract for them to have a look at.”

“Okay, and?”

“It’s someone you know,” Nate says.

“This is Hollywood. I know a lot of people.” I give him a blank look.

“This person isn’t in the entertainment business. She’s just as tucked away as Marie’s been, working behind the scenes,” Nate keeps going.

“Tell me who it is, because clearly it’s someone important if you’re tiptoeing around it,” I demand, leaning back into the couch of the hotel room I’m staying in.

“It’s Lulu,” Liam says cautiously.