Dreaming With A Broken Heart (Hollywood Legends Book 1) by Mary J. Williams

Author:Mary J. Williams [Williams, Mary J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Brook Publications
Published: 2016-01-28T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

JADE SPENT THE morning with a spring in her step. Instead of trying to remember the last time that happened, she let herself enjoy it.

Nothing around her had changed since yesterday. The staff watched her every move. Someone was always dusting, vacuuming, or rearranging in her vicinity. Jade wasn’t certain what they were supposed to do if she had a nervous breakdown. Calling for outside help had to be number one on the Absolutely Not list. If at all possible, handle it internally.

The image of two men, straightjacket handy, sequestered in a secret room, popped into Jade’s mind. What a boring job that would be. And pointless. Jade’s sanity was firmly in place. If the men existed, she hoped they were served lunch.

Smiling at her silly thoughts, Jade felt a sudden chill race down her spine. The phantom asylum attendants might not be real. However the threat was. Her father knew people. Getting her committed for observation wouldn’t be difficult. A few greased palms, a little quid pro quo. Before she knew it, Jade could find herself locked away in a rubber room all her own.

Jade shook off the somber thoughts. The first thing she needed to do was make sure she would be missed. Not that long ago, her disappearance wouldn’t have caused a flutter. She could almost hear the conversation

Jade’s gone? How long?

A year.

That long? Well, what do you know?

It wouldn’t be as easy now. Jade had people. Regular friends raised questions when someone they cared about went missing. Important, influential friends insisted on answers. The Landis family carried weight, not only in Los Angeles. They were known all over the world. Jade knew half of them were in her corner. No questions asked. If Garrett’s brothers jumped in, there would be an ear-splitting din no one could ignore.

Feeling bouncy again, Jade glided down the front stairs to the foyer as she did every morning. The outside looked the same. Calm. Collected. So different from the woman she showed to Garrett last night. They didn’t say goodbye until dawn. They talked about everything and nothing. From the important to the silly. In between, they guided each other through two more orgasms. Phone sex could never replace the real thing. Still, in a pinch, with the right man, Jade would take it.

She wanted breakfast. Pancakes sounded good. Jade laughed. That ought to raise a few eyebrows. She never ate this early. And certainly nothing that heavy. It was bound to get back to her father. Turning toward the kitchen, she shrugged off the thought. Let them scurry around like the rats they were, reporting how Miss Marlow not only had pancakes, she used butter and maple syrup. Shocking! Once she was gone, they could spend their days searching for someone else to gossip about.

“Miss Marlow.”

With a sigh, Jade turned. Great. Mandy. One of her father’s two assistants. The snarky one. She enjoyed treating Jade as if she was a few clowns short of a circus.

The trick was to let Mandy think she had the upper hand.

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