Faking Love (Fake It Book 1) by Allyson Lindt

Author:Allyson Lindt [Lindt, Allyson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Acelette Press
Published: 2020-05-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Brandon couldn’t see Molly through the crowds, but it didn’t matter. Her room key was an alluring weight in his back pocket. He hopped off the stage. A few more polite goodnights, and he could sneak out for the evening. His pocket buzzed, and he grabbed his phone, frowning when Adeline’s picture grinned at him.

He pushed into the hallway, looking for a sort-of quiet corner. “What?”

“Sorry to call so late. But I knew you had that thing tonight, so I was hoping I could catch you before.” She sounded pleasant.

“You did.” He resisted the urge to add, And I caught you, still not sure what was going on. “Do you have a few minutes?”

“Of course. I called you back, didn’t I?”

He glared at the phone. “So I talked to Trent from Funami today.”

“Oh?” Her cheer vanished in the single syllable.

“Want to tell me what’s really going on?” He wasn’t going to lash out at her. She’d been his agent for five years. There was no reason to throw a fit until he had her side of the story.

“Not really.” Her voice was flat.

Or he could tear into her now. “What the hell are you doing? He’s got work for me, and you’re telling me they never want to talk to me again. Is it personal? Did he piss you off? Are they trying to jerk me around? Help me out, here.”

Her sigh echoed over the phone. “It’s personal.”

He didn’t expect that. “Did he insult you or something? I don’t want to be working with a company that isn’t treating us right. You only had to tell me.”

“No, it’s not that.” She sounded tired. “It doesn’t have anything to do with Funami, except they didn’t have a lot of work for you, so I figured you’d miss them the least.”

He frowned. That didn’t make any sense. “It’s not a high-profile, big-money industry. I pretty much miss every job I don’t get. What’s going on?”

“I just...” Her voice faded off.

He waited. And checked his phone to make sure she was still there. And waited. Then— “You what?”

“It’s like you said.” Her tone was more sincere now. The voice she used when she wasn’t playing a part, simply talking to him straight. “We’ve worked together for five years, and it’s hard not to notice what a great guy you are, after all that time.”

This was weird. “Thanks?”

“I can’t believe I’m doing this. It’s killing me to see you out there, hitting on other women and not even noticing me.”

The words took a moment to sink in, their full impact pounding in his skull when they did. He had to be misunderstanding her. “We have a great business relationship. If I’m not saying thank you enough, I can try to be better about it. I appreciate everything you do for me.”

“This isn’t a professional thing.”

Shit. He understood correctly. “Okay?”

“I don’t want to be relegated to being your agent. I want you. I like you. A lot. I think I may have even fallen in love with you.

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