Finding Chris Evans: The Hollywood Edition by Lizzie Shane

Author:Lizzie Shane [Shane, Lizzie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-10-13T21:00:00+00:00

Trina held her breath inside the blue tent, Marty and Chris’s conversation carrying clearly through the canvas. They really should have walked farther away if they didn’t want her to overhear them—which made her think they must have wanted her to know what they were saying.

Or Marty wanted her to hear every word and Chris was too frazzled to notice they were within eavesdropping range.

Though Chris didn’t seem frazzled.

And neither did he seem happy.

She’d had so many stupid fantasies as she was driving out here—stupid now that she was looking back on them. She didn’t know why she’d thought he would be happy about the pregnancy, happy to see her again, happy to have his life suddenly complicated by her presence—but she’d pictured that over and over again as the miles flew by under her tires.

His smile lighting up at the idea of their child, the feel of his arms as he swept her into them, the low words of reassurance.

The reality was much harder to swallow.

His confusion. His hesitation. The way he calmly managed the situation with no emotion.

The tent flap moved and Trina jumped, moving guiltily away from her eavesdropping post. She wrapped her arms tight around her middle and turned to face Chris as he paused just inside the flap, studying her face.

“You heard,” he said.

“Some,” she admitted—and she hadn’t heard every single word, but she’d certainly heard enough. “Canvas walls.”

He eyed the tent. “Right.”

“I’m happy to get a paternity test,” she volunteered. “It’s probably a good idea. I haven’t been with anyone else, but you don’t know that—”

“I trust you.”

“Then we’ll get it for Marty. I don’t think he trusts me.”

Chris snorted. “Marty doesn’t trust anyone.”

“Occupational hazard, I guess,” Trina murmured. “What did he mean? That the network won’t want you if you have a kid?”

“It’s an image thing,” he said dismissively. “Don’t worry about it.”

“Marty seems awfully worried about it.”

“That’s what I pay him for.” When she frowned at him, he relented, explaining, “My show’s popularity depends on me being perceived as being available, if unattainable. Marty worries that if I’m in a relationship with a kid on the way, I’m doubling down on being off the market and my viewers will flock to whichever sexy single contractor they find to fill my time slot.”

Unease fluttered in her chest. She’d anticipated one of two outcomes—either he would want her and everything would magically fall into place or he would want nothing to do with her and she would at least get closure. This in-between uncertainty made her stomach roil. Or maybe that was morning sickness deciding to hit in the afternoon.

“I didn’t realize it might affect your career.”

“Welcome to show business.”

The flap rustled again and Marty entered. “I have a security team ready to escort you to her car whenever you’re ready. I’ll be in touch as soon as we have your flight change finalized. Your bags will be waiting for you at your hotel in New York,” he rattled off efficiently before turning his attention to Trina.

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