G.A. Hauser - Action! 01 - Acting Naughty by G. A. Hauser

Author:G. A. Hauser [A232F82F, Acting Naughty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

The week had gone by quickly with rehearsals keeping him very busy. As Keith was going through his morning routine, the phone rang. Checking the time, knowing Patty was still sleeping, he grabbed it quickly. “Hello?”

“Hey. It’s me.”

Keith shivered at the deep tone of Carl’s voice, but the quality sounded off. “You okay?”

“Yes. Look.” Keith heard Carl take a deep draw of breath before he spoke. “Tonight the show premiers.”

“I know.” Keith walked away from the bedroom Patty was in so he wouldn’t wake her.

“I was going to have a group of my friends over to watch it.”

“Okay.” Keith really thought Carl sounded strange.

“But I don’t want a crowd tonight.”

“So don’t invite anyone over.”

“I thought maybe you’d want to hang out with me. I’d like someone to come over and keep me company. I just don’t feel like having to be the life of the party.”

Upset with the sound of stress in Carl’s voice, Keith agreed, “I’d be glad to hang out with you.”

“I figured it’d be easier if you just followed me home in your car after today’s rehearsals.”

“That’s fine.” Keith checked his watch.

“Am I fucking up your own plans?”

“No. I don’t have any. My parents wanted me to come over and watch it with them, but I said no. I didn’t want to be in the same room with them when they figured it out.”

“What about Patty?”

Keith looked back at the closed door. “I don’t think she gives a shit. She never even commented about it.”

“Fine. See ya at the studio.”

“Okay. See ya.” Keith hung up and looked at the phone for a moment. “What the hell is eating you, Carl?”

Carl finished getting ready, grabbing his car keys and wallet, stuffing them into the pockets of his black jeans. After Keith had pushed him away from their kiss and made it very clear he did not want the pretend relationship overlapping real life, Carl decided he was right. It was for the best. Carl didn’t want a gay relationship anyway. It was too complicated. There were so many obstacles and traps about being a gay actor. It just wasn’t worth it. This attraction to Keith was just some trick caused by the pretend one. Yes, it was nice to touch Keith, to kiss him, but Carl knew it was nice to touch a warm body, period. He’d been out of the dating game too long. By now he should have a woman living with him, be thinking about marriage and children. He was thirty, for crying out loud.

Closing the door to his condo, heading down to the garage, Carl elevated the garage door and sat in his car. They’d have dinner in, open a bottle of champagne to celebrate, watch the premiere, and that was it. Keith would leave.

Starting the car, knowing what the next episode entailed, Carl drove to the studio, trying to remember to keep his character, Troy Wright, separate from his real life.

Keith found a pad and wrote a note for Patty. I’ll be watching the premiere with some of the cast.

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