Celebrity 1 - Wrong Number, Right Guy by Mia Watts

Author:Mia Watts [Alchemy, Elemental]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

The phone rang. Dar’s heart skipped a beat, then rushed with adrenaline. Ryan had left four messages in the last three days. The movie shoot was coming to an end, and soon he’d be leaving town.

He’d wanted to pick up the other calls, but he also wanted Ryan to really think about what it was he wanted. If he did that, made a conscious choice about his future instead of letting others run it for him, then maybe they stood a chance.

I really want a chance with Ryan .

This time, Dar picked up on the second ring. “Hello?” “Dar. I left my number. Why didn’t you call me?” Ryan

grumbled on the other end.

“You know why.”

“I want you,” Ryan said.

Even if Ryan didn’t know exactly what he wanted, hearing the words still filled Dar with excitement. “You want me if it’s easy.”

“Come home with me,” Ryan insisted. “You’ll see. We can make it work.”

“Who will you say I am, Ryan? Your bodyguard? What happens the first time we go out together, assuming we’ll go out together?”

“It’s none of their business.”

“I agree, but you keep telling me that the media makes it their business. Will you deny me?” Dar pressed.

“I miss you. Will you at least meet me for lunch?”

Dar let the question hang for a minute. He wanted to see Ryan, too. Ryan might be the man of his dreams, the one that got away, but it didn’t have to end angrily. “Where?”

“At my place. We can have a picnic outside. Talk.”

“Just talk?”

“Whatever you want. I just want to see you,” Ryan urged.

“Okay. Lunch tomorrow. We’ll talk.”

“Thank you.”

* * * “You look good,” Ryan said as Dar took his seat. He did. He looked refreshed, if a little mellow. Ryan couldn’t say the same. He’d hardly slept a wink and it was showing on the set. Then to the other extreme, once Dar took his call again and agreed to lunch, Ryan hadn’t been able to sleep because he’d been planning the menu—and their conversation.

“Thanks. You look good, too.” Ryan sat across from him. He’d planned the meal carefully, choosing simple ingredients he knew he could prepare. Chicken salad and store bought crescent rolls, courtesy of his assistant, were hard to mess up.

“I want to see where things go with us,” Ryan began. Dar picked up his fork and poked the salad. He speared a cube of chicken and ate it. After he’d swallowed, he looked at Ryan. “What does that mean?”

“I still have commitments. I’m still a public persona. Those things don’t change no matter who’s pulling the strings. But I want to try.”

“Long distance? Phone calls and occasional visits? Booty calls?” Dar threw out a bunch of options. “Pick one, because it’s not clear to me what you want.”

“All of that. Or, you could move in with me.”

“I have a life here.”

“And I have a life there. Dar, you asked me what my intentions

were. I’m making the effort. Can you at least meet me halfway?” “Where’s that? Colorado?” Dar quipped.

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