Heart of Steele by Randi Alexander

Author:Randi Alexander [Alexander, Randi]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-02-27T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Tracy held Steele’s hand, trying to keep hers from shaking. Having him loom over her the way he was, sitting on the arm of his airplane seat, didn’t help.

It killed her to cut him off the way she had, but she’d planned for this moment. Although, she thought it wouldn’t come until after the concert the next night.

He wanted their relationship to continue. God knew she did too, but it wasn’t what was best for her right now.

The hum of the jet engines droned on in the silence between them.

“What do you mean?” Steele released her hand and slumped off the arm and into his seat. “Over?”

She released her seatbelt and turned to face him. “We knew, going in, that this was just a convenient release for both of us. Stuck up there in your cabin together gave us the perfect chance to work out all the sexual tension between us.”

“So it was just sex for you?” His jaw tightened and his eyes turned more gray than green.

She couldn’t lie. “It was more than that. It became more than just sex. But I don’t have room in my life for this right now.”

“Room for ‘this.’ If it’s more than just sex, why—”

“Let me explain.” She took a deep breath. “I have goals for my life, and I want to achieve them. Soon. I’m getting older in a business that worships youth. I need to focus all my efforts there. Dating you would be a distraction I can’t afford.” She would love it, though. She’d discovered that she craved his company, but she needed to cut herself off from it before more of her heart became involved.

“I can help you.” He leaned forward, resting his forearms on his legs. “I have connections.” He said it softly, as if he knew she wouldn’t want to hear it.

She shook her head. “You know I don’t want that. I don’t want to be hired because I’m the actress who’s dating Steele McLairn.” Touching her fingers to her lips, she breathed deeply to hold back her emotion. “Just look what happened at the movie studio. Our lives became a circus when that video went online.”

The scent of something delicious wafted from the front of the plane. She stood and walked to the galley, opened the microwave door, and carried the plates to the table. Tracy stood in front of Steele. When he didn’t look up, she sat on the chair facing him.

“I’ve wanted to be an actress since I was a little thing. I’d always pretend...” Pretend she had a perfect family, and wasn’t pushed around by her brother.

He lifted his head. His eyes showed his confusion.

“I want to be noticed for my own talent, not for being attached to someone who can make things happen for me. You understand, right?”

He nodded. “What if we kept it secret? And met once in a while?” He got to his feet and helped her to stand. His beautiful eyes stared into hers. “Don’t end this just when things are starting to get good.

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