Come Fly with Me by Sherryl Woods

Author:Sherryl Woods [Woods, Sherryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781460392027
Publisher: MIRA
Published: 1987-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

“Okay,” Mark said flatly a half hour later, his voice empty of emotion. His tone sent a chill down Lindsay’s spine. “I’ve read every clause, every one of Trent Langston’s crazy, outrageous attempts at bribery. Now what?”

“It’s not bribery.” She paused, as his dark brows arched skeptically, and wondered exactly how straightforward she should be. Usually it was best not to give too much away. Never let the seller know how badly you want what he’s offering, but in this case Mark wasn’t offering anything. She might as well just go for it, lay all of her cards on the table. She gave Mark one of her most convincing, executive sales presentation smiles. His expression didn’t change. He still looked very, very doubtful.

“Well, it’s not exactly bribery,” she amended. “Trent fell in love with Velvet Nights the minute he read it. He very badly wants to see this movie made. He admires your film work and he wants you to be the one to do it. I shouldn’t tell you this, but you already suspect it anyway: he’ll offer you whatever you want. Just name it.”

“How about the moon? I think it’s the only thing he’s left out.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. Surely you see how advantageous this deal would be to you,” Lindsay said persuasively, though she was more convinced than ever that she was fighting a losing battle. His jaw was set and there was no sign of those devastating dimples she’d grown to love. Whatever his reasons, Mark had made his decision a lifetime ago and he’d read the contract now only to humor her.

“How? I already have enough money for the life-style I like. You know how much I love it here. I have no desire to spend three or four months in L.A. or on location. Without trying to sound immodest, I already have an established reputation as a screenwriter. What exactly is this deal giving me that I want or need?”

Lindsay didn’t have an answer for him, though she tried every argument she could think of, including Trent’s only partially facetious offer to buy him a mountain all his own. Mark didn’t even smile and the end result was the same: he remained stubbornly adamant; he was determined not to do the movie for Trent Studios.

“I won’t do the movie for anyone else, if that’s what you’re thinking.”

“But why?”

“Velvet Nights is very personal to me,” he said tersely, all of the laughter gone from his dark-as-onyx eyes as he confirmed what Grace Tynan had intuitively suspected. His lips were set in a tight, angry, forbidding line. He wore a fierce expression that almost anyone else would have quickly decided to respect.

But Lindsay carefully ignored the ominous look on his face and tried to remember that she was here to do a job, not to worry about Mark Channing’s personal hang-ups or her own growing reluctance to back him into a corner. She had to admit it was getting increasingly difficult to do. If it had

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