To Be or Not To Be: The Actors by Cathrine Goldstein

Author:Cathrine Goldstein [Goldstein, Cathrine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, contemporary
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Each smack of a raindrop on her head felt like a knife to her heart. She hated leaving Trevor, but she had no choice, not only for her own reasons, which felt so selfish and silly right now, but especially for his. For his sake and the sake of his family, she needed to stay clear of the incredibly handsome, sexy, talented Trevor Hughes. When she first met him and thought he was an asshole for abandoning a charity that meant so much to her…damn. She never would have guessed Trevor was supporting his sister, or that his nephew was so very ill. She never knew he was sick and tired of being Caspian, but he stayed for them. And she, of all people, understood doing something you hated to help someone you love.

Jenna pounded up West Broadway, making her way to her train. Thump, thump, thump, the rain hit harder and harder, each drop a slap against her skin. Why was walking away from Trevor so painful? It’s not that there could ever be anything between them—not with his situation and hers. But…she jumped a puddle as she trudged on. They had so much in common: the desire to take care of their families, their mutual love for theatre, the loss of their fathers, the loss of their beloved acting coach…and beneath it all, a crazy attraction for one another.

Dodging fellow New Yorkers, she ran faster as the rain came down harder. Drenched, Jenna thought of his warm penthouse and the complicated elevator she had fought against to make her escape—could it have been a sign she was supposed to stay? No. She couldn’t afford to think like that. There was way too much at stake—the health and well-being of a child. Besides, even if his situation were different, she was alone, and thanks to her circumstances, she would remain that way.

But their situations weren’t different. They were very straightforward. She would continue on her path to be an egg donor so she could help support her sister, and he would stay with Maggie to support his. It was the way things were supposed to be. Jenna looked up and rain pummeled her face. But what if? She snapped her head down and marched on. There was no “what-if” for them. She had no time for these thoughts—it wasn’t as if she chose this life.

****

Trevor stood frozen on his balcony, watching Jenna. From his vantage point on the eighth floor he could see her on the street, making her way through the busy city and the rain. He stared, transfixed, as she traveled farther and farther from him.

He was paralyzed. Why the hell was he being such a fucking wimp? He was a man, damn it. A tall, strong, successful, wealthy man. He wanted her, and she wanted him—but there was no feasible way…

Forget his crazy attraction to her—her incredibly bright eyes, her small, toned body, that fucking nose ring, the tiny little stud that glistened against her tanned skin—there was so much he wanted to say to her.

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