Flirting With Fame by Joyce Samantha

Author:Joyce, Samantha [Joyce, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Young Adult, Contemporary
ISBN: 9781501126833
Amazon: 1501126830
Goodreads: 25531669
Publisher: Pocket Star/Simon & Schuster
Published: 2016-02-29T08:00:00+00:00

I ran into Gavin’s chest full force, but he barely stumbled. His torso was a sturdy wall against my cheek, the kind that took years at a gym to build and wouldn’t be lost with even a straight month of the cupcake diet. He gripped my shoulders and steadied me, holding me away from him so he could tilt his face to mine.

Are you okay? he signed.

Dressed in an unbuttoned white shirt with black pants and a scarf around his head, Gavin had the sexy-pirate look nailed. He shifted his eye patch to his forehead and studied me with kohl-rimmed eyes.

I brushed the tears off my face with the back of my hand, careful not to smudge my makeup. Like I hadn’t been humiliated enough. Now Gavin Hartley had seen me cry.

I’m fine, I signed. I chanced a look back at Tanner’s door in the hopes he’d run out contrite and apologetic after the realization that he’d been a complete douche. The door remained stubbornly in place. It’s nothing.

Gavin released me and stepped back.

You don’t look okay, he signed. I saw you go in there with Tanner. You came out crying and your blouse is buttoned wrong. Did he hurt you?

Glancing down, I saw he was right. I’d missed two buttons in my hasty exit, and a bump of fabric between my breasts gave him, and the rest of the hallway, quite the eyeful of my new lingerie. I did up the buttons with trembling hands and shook my head.

I’m okay, really. He didn’t hurt me, I signed. Not physically, anyway. I just want to have a few drinks and forget about it.

Are you sure? Gavin signed. How about I get my driver to take you home? You look like you need some sleep.

No, I replied. What I need is Aubrey. Have you seen her?

A girl stumbled down the hall and fell into Gavin. He lurched toward me, and his body pressed into mine for the briefest of moments before the girl pulled him away, uttering apologies and adoration.

I rolled my eyes and set off down the hall, in search of Veronica. Gavin caught up to me. He grabbed my arm and pulled me back.

“Seriously, Elise,” he said. “You need anything, you let me know.”

“Sure,” I said.

Like I would risk embarrassing myself in front of him any more than I already had.

“Aubrey should be in the second room to your left,” he said. He held me with a steady gaze. “And please be careful.”

I shrugged in thanks and went into the room he’d indicated. Veronica stood by the bar, a group of men surrounding her as she giggled and touched them flirtatiously. Straightening my blouse, I pressed through the crowd and grabbed her hand.

“Elise!” she said. “Whoa. Who peed on your Prada?”

“Doesn’t matter,” I said. “What matters is I need to get drunk. Now. Can you do anything about that?”

Veronica laughed and pulled my hand to her chest.

“Finally! It’s about time you learned to have fun.”

• • •

The next few hours went by in a blur of alcohol, sweat, and pretty faces.

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