Darcy in Hollywood by Victoria Kincaid

Author:Victoria Kincaid [Kincaid, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780999733387
Publisher: Meadowbrook Press
Published: 2019-06-25T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Darcy didn’t know how long he sat on the sofa simply staring at the wall. His thoughts careened wildly from one extreme to another.

I can’t believe she shot me down.

She’ll regret it.

How did I make such a fool of myself?

Why did I think she liked me?

What the hell is wrong with her anyway? All I did was invite her on a date.

Maybe she likes someone else.

What a debacle.

What if she tells someone about this?

What if she puts it on social media?

She doesn’t deserve me.

I don’t deserve her.

She sees right through me.

Why does this bother me so much?

Why did this bother him? Why couldn’t he move past it? Of course, he hadn’t been shot down by a woman in a long time…maybe ever. But was that why he found it so disturbing? He’d certainly dated some women who weren’t into him. A few years ago, Mira Curry had even cheated on him, telling him that he made a lousy boyfriend. His pride had been wounded, but he had mostly cared about keeping the details out of the press.

He wasn’t even dating Elizabeth. Why did her rejection leave such a gaping, black void in his chest?

She didn’t want to be seen with him.

She didn’t want to be seen with him.

Nobody had ever rejected him because he was a celebrity, and he struggled to wrap his mind around the idea. Even women who weren’t in the movie business were thrilled to be on a movie star’s arm. He had just assumed…

His eyes took in the dark blankness of his flat-screen television. God, he had all this stuff…leather sofas, cutting-edge appliances, a watch worth a cool fifteen thou. And it all meant nothing. He had thought she’d be impressed. He’d assumed…

There was that word again. Assumptions had gotten him into a hell of a mess. He thought he knew her, understood her. But he was ignorant of even the most basic things. Medical school? What the hell?

Upon reflection, though, he could see her becoming a doctor. She was smart, determined, and passionate about helping people. The real mystery was why he had ever thought she would fit into Hollywood.

He assumed that’s what she wanted because that’s what he wanted. Everyone wants to be us. He winced as he recalled the conversation by the swimming pool. Another assumption that had come back to bite him in the butt. In fact, she actively didn’t want to be part of his world.

He had unwittingly made the worst sales pitch in the history of dating.

Although if he was completely honest with himself, he hadn’t made much of a pitch at all. He had assumed that his appearance, his wealth, and his fame would seal the deal. He had presumed that there was no need to woo her. How arrogant could he be?

Pretty damn arrogant, apparently.

When she had warned him that he was skating on thin ice, he had thought she was playing devil’s advocate or fooling herself. But she had meant every word, and Darcy had been too blind to see it.

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