Ready To Burn (Due South Book 3) by Tracey Alvarez

Author:Tracey Alvarez [Alvarez, Tracey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Icon Publishing
Published: 2014-10-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Stewart Island lived up to its reputation for crazy-ass weather the next morning. Del hoped Ethan Ward and his crew enjoyed their turbulent, twenty-minute flight over from Invercargill. He and West had taken Due South’s courtesy van to the airport to collect them and to help transport the crew’s equipment.

“How many of these Hollywood nobs are we expecting again?” West said from beside Del as they lounged in a row of plastic chairs in Oban’s tiny airport terminal.

“Terminal” being a generous term for a single-storied, shoebox of a building with an office desk and a single staff member who handled everything from bookings to luggage.

Del rubbed his hands down the legs of his jeans—again. Jesus, sweating like a pig. “We get the bare minimum. Nine crew plus the talent’s personal make-up artist.”

“The talent being Ethan. You don’t like this dude, do you?”

“Never met him. And it doesn’t matter whether I like him or not.”

West grunted, slouched farther into the plastic seat. “Me and Pipe watched a couple of episodes of Ethan’s last TV series. Is he for fucking real?”

“Nothing’s real in Hollywood, West. Nothing and no one.”

West laced his hands over his stomach. “You included?”

“Some days I’d say yes.”

An empty plastic bag cartwheeled down the runway and disappeared into a thick grove of trees with branches waving like crazed football fans. Heavy droplets of rain pelted the airport windows and glass sliding doors.

“Then as your brother, I’m telling you to quit chasing Shaye. She is real, and she’s got real feelings. She can’t disguise them at the best of times—like when she’s got a killer poker hand or somebody’s getting on her last nerve—and she sure as shit can’t hide her feelings about you. She’s giving you the same sappy glances she gives to Donny when he whines.”

Much as he hated being compared to a dog, Del realized West was right. Everything Shaye thought showed on her face—the woman was completely transparent.

Del shot a sideways glance at his brother. “I’m not chasing her, and there are no feelings, real or otherwise, involved.”

West sat up straight, while Del’s knee started bouncing like crazy. He felt like a thirteen year old again—like when West had threatened to punch Del’s lights out if he continued making puppy eyes at one of the summer girls West lusted after. Even then, Del’d known West wouldn’t have smacked him, so Del had shrugged off his brother’s threats…especially as the girl in question had a laugh like a hyena on meth.

Shaye was a different matter—he didn’t like West’s implication that Shaye’s feelings were directed at Del. Neither of them should have any sort of feelings for the other. Feelings were a big-assed red flag for someone’s gonna get hurt.

“You douchebag. You’ve already slept with her, haven’t you?” West punched Del in the biceps. “Fuck’s sake, Del.”

West kept his voice low, since the terminal’s only employee, Robert, hovered at his desk, typing on his computer, presumably figuring out the best social media websites for posting candid photos of Ethan Ward.

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