Hollywood Secrets by Carol Wyatt

Author:Carol Wyatt [Wyatt, Carol]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-02-21T16:00:00+00:00

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Sydney’s pulse swished in her ears, like waves thundering into the shore, drowning out everything else, but she kept going. She had to. She’d gone this far, and she had a sinking feeling that Ada was very close to throwing her out. So, she might as well get it all out there now. Because, she’d probably never get another chance.

Sydney should have come to Ada’s with a plan of some sorts. But no, she’d gotten changed after Kerri had left her house, with no goal other than to get Ada to let her in and find out why she wasn’t interested in Kerri’s script.

Sydney knew why. But she had to hear Ada say it. And right now, she was failing miserably. Ada’s back was to her, her hands on her hips, saying very little. Although, Sydney hadn’t really given her a chance, probably because she was afraid that she’d shut her down and ask her to leave.

So, she kept going.

“And I think,” Sydney said, inhaling a shaky breath. “That if no one was watching, if we could block out the rest of the world, I think you wouldn’t hesitate.”

Sydney swallowed the lump in her throat, her feet moving, taking the few steps to Ada, her hand gently resting on the small of Ada’s back as she came around to stand in front of her. And her breath caught in her throat when she saw the tears in Ada’s eyes.

“Am I right?” Sydney asked, but it came out as barely a whisper.

Ada’s eyes searched hers. “The last time we saw each other, you told me that I deserved to be happy.”

Sydney nodded, fear twisting around her heart, knowing that Ada was never going to say what she wanted her to.

“Well, I’m saying that to you tonight. You deserve to be happy.” Ada looked away as she spoke. “And I’m never going to be able to make you happy.”

Sydney felt as if her breath had been cut off, like she’d been punched in the stomach. It wasn’t what she wanted Ada to say, but she hadn’t corrected her either. Ada wasn’t denying this.

“You don’t know that,” Sydney said in a rush of words.

Ada met her eyes, her voice firm. “I know that I can’t guarantee that I’ll ever come out. I know that I’m not as brave as you are. And I know that I’m not worth waiting for. Sydney, you’re young. You’re beautiful. Your career is only just getting started. You have so much to look forward to, and I won’t complicate that. And there’s certainly no shortage of women who want to be with you, who would be so proud to walk the red carpet with you,” Ada said, her voice cracking at the end.

Sydney shook her head. “There’s no one else I want. And I would challenge a lot of what you just said. I think you will come out, when the timing is right, when you have a reason to. And I think you’re absolutely worth waiting for.”

Ada turned away.

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