HDU by India Lee

Author:India Lee
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: India Lee Books
Published: 2012-11-29T06:00:00+00:00

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By midnight, the party was beginning to shift to another location. Amanda had spent the majority of it alongside Liam, Ben and Jaime. Casey had been swarmed all night and Ian was off with The Edgy Kids, as Liam had dubbed them.

Amanda kept her eye on Ian all night, the hairs on her back telling her that he was doing or saying something dumb, or at least about to. She felt like a mother who disapproved of her son’s new friends, fearing that they might spur him to act out all the more. It was why she felt a pang of dread when she at one point lost him in the crowd. At that same moment, Jaime spoke up.

“Where’d Casey go?” she asked, craning her neck. The corner where she had previously sat with press members was suddenly empty, the reporters and cameramen scattering as they tried to find new subjects.

Once Amanda located The Edgy Kids sans Ian, it didn’t take long for her senses to tell her something new. Casey and Ian were off somewhere together, and she didn’t want to know what they were doing. She also didn’t want to think about where that kind of tryst would leave Ian’s fluctuating mind – either lovesick like a teenager or with an ego beyond control. It could even be both. Amanda kept quiet when she spotted the two descending from a staircase together, confirming her suspicions. She caught Ian’s eye as he made it to the bottom step, he and Casey wordlessly going separate ways.

“Sadly not what it looked like,” his boozy breath breathed in Amanda’s ear when he reached her. He squeezed her wrist as if his grip might convince her. “I’ll explain later,” he offered, returning the frosty look that Liam gave him. It seemed he no longer yielded to anyone, which Amanda figured was technically a positive thing, though she couldn’t help but feel wary. Liam must have felt similarly because he pulled her closer until Ian let go of her and stalked away.

Amanda tried not to think about the odd moment as she waited for her and Liam’s car outside. Liam was still inside chatting with Ben and others, but she felt the need for fresh air, even if it meant a paparazzi shot or two.

“Figures I’d only catch you at the end of the night,” a voice said from behind her. Recognizing it by its first word, she spun around. Dylan smiled at her as he pulled on his trench coat. “This is becoming a pattern, isn’t it?”

“I hope not,” Amanda breathed. “Congratulations on the film, by the way. I really enjoyed it.”

“Thank you,” he said graciously. “I’m glad everyone seemed to. Though I don’t think I’ve heard louder weeping in my life. Were you one of those people?” he asked teasingly.

“I found it very tragic, but I don’t think I cried.”

“Me neither. I strangely might’ve laughed more than I cried,” Dylan said. Amanda giggled, feeling daring.

“Was it because you were thinking about how much better you’d have done that crazy nude scene?”

Dylan burst out laughing.

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