The Leading Lady by Megan Hussey

Author:Megan Hussey [Hussey, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781955784740
Publisher: Melange Books, LLC

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The next morning found Charlotte once again at her desk, head bowed low over a new programming schedule prepared for her that day.

As her psyche brimmed with innocuous titles like Her Health: Staying Well with Dr. Angela Cole and Book Talk with Berniece, she forced her mind away from the man she’d come to refer to as That Blasted Man.

Until her office door opened to reveal, That Blasted Man.

“Good morning to you, That Bla—um, Dirk,” she greeted him in a cool tone. “Did we have an appointment this morning?”

That I forgot to break? she added silently.

Dressed sharply that day in a sleek grey jacket and pant combination and a tight ebony shirt, Dirk slid gracefully into the chair before her desk.

“No, darling,” he allowed, adding with a casual shrug, “May I remind you, however, that we start filming soon for the next season of Dancing in Time, Dancing in Love. And we have yet to decide on a new direction for the show.”

Sitting up straight in her office chair, Charlotte nodded as she acknowledged the truth of his words.

“OK, I’m listening,” she told him. “Hit me up with your ideas.”

Dirk smiled.

“Well, considering that the show is not for children, as you explained to Marilyn yesterday, and now that my previous filmed repertoire has been made public,” he reminded her, “perhaps we should take the show in a whole new direction.” He paused here, his voice lowering to a sultry purr. “You said that you didn't find the show sexy. Is there anything I can do to change your mind about that? More shirtless scenes, some sex scenes? Now that my character is single, I'd prefer to be paired with more realistic looking women, no more models—I mean, the camera's going to be on me anyway, correct? I quite wouldn't mind dropping my kit several times per ep, if that would appeal to you, and our audience, of course.”

Charlotte shifted in her seat, biting her lip as an unbidden wave of pure erotic energy suddenly overtook her.

“Well, as for the audience,” she forced a casual tone as she averted her eyes to the shiny mahogany desktop before her. “I'd be a bit worried about how some of our older viewers would appreciate the um—tonal shift.” She scrunched her nose at her own awkward phrasing and added, “Not to mention the families who watch the show together.”

Dirk thought a moment, then snapped his fingers.

“Perhaps we should leave that show pretty much as it is, except now I’ll be both dancing and solving mysteries as a solo act,” he allowed. “Then we could have another series, a late-night show, with a similar theme to my infamous motion picture.”

Charlotte arched her eyebrows.

“So you want to play a…”

“A manwhore, Charlotte,” Dirk supplied all too easily—and with a saucy smile that sent tingles up her spine. “A stud. Someone who revels in his own objectification and overall sluttiness.”

Charlotte pursed her lips.

“So I take it we’re aiming for a TV-MA here?” she queried, fighting to maintain a neutral tone as her heart pounded in her ears.

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