Ivy and Roses (Devoted #5) by S K Quinn

Author:S K Quinn [Quinn, S K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B01DJDN3JO
Publisher: Kindle Unlimited
Published: 2016-03-27T00:00:00+00:00

45

After dinner that night, Jen invites me for drinks and dessert in her luxurious suite. She invites Tom and Tanya too, and orders chocolate brownie ice cream, crème brulee and Veuve Clicquot from the room service menu.

I arrive first, and find Jen lying on the bed, skimming Google images on her iPad. ‘You brought my little niece! Just like I asked you to,’ she exclaims, seeing Ivy in her stroller. ‘Oh goody!’

‘Where’s everyone else?’ I ask, rolling Ivy into the suite. I could have left Ivy with Marc, but I haven’t seen her all day and just wanted her with me.

‘Not here yet,’ says Jen. ‘I banished Leo to the ship’s movie theatre. We had another row.’

‘Uh oh.’

Jen shakes her head, exasperated. ‘He’s just so messy, you know? I mean, look at this place. Do you want some champagne?’

She reaches into an ice bucket at the foot of the bed, and pours out a glass, passing it to me.

‘Thanks.’ I balance the flute on Jen’s tower of marketing books, while I unstrap Ivy and lay her beside Jen. ‘This place doesn’t look too bad. Who’s on your iPad?’

‘Benjamin Van Rosen,’ says Jen, tickling Ivy’s feet. ‘I had to find out more. I mean, look at this shot. He’s totally ignoring his girlfriend and chatting up a married supermodel. So brazen! Oh, I forgot to tell you. We’re having a mystery guest.’

‘A what? Who?’ I sit beside Jen on the bed.

‘Then it wouldn’t be a mystery.’

I think of the cast and crew I’ve met so far, and can’t imagine who Jen would invite.

‘As long as it’s not Benjamin Van Rosen,’ I say.

Jen laughs. ‘No. It’s not him. Hey. I have an idea. We should make cocktails.’ She heads to the leather-padded bar circling a corner of her suite.

‘With champagne?’ I ask, looking at my full flute. ‘Are you sure that’s a good idea? We’re both working tomorrow.’

‘Oh it’ll be fine.’ Jen grabs a stainless steel cocktail shaker from the drinks bar. ‘Maybe we’ll come up with a famous new invention.’

I notice Jen’s iPad on the bed, still lit and showing a flickering picture of Benjamin Van Rosen.

The headline says, ‘WIFE STEALER, BENJAMIN VAN ROSEN, SETS HIS EYES ON A NEW TARGET’.

Benjamin is looking seductively at a long-legged blonde model in a skin-tight dress. A model famously married to a movie producer.

In the background is another girl – a scowling blonde wearing a high bun and swooping black eye shadow.

‘We should definitely put fresh fruit in this cocktail of ours,’ says Jen, muddling ice and strawberries. ‘And lots of vodka.’

‘I’m in trouble, Jen,’ I say, rolling Ivy onto her stomach so she can enjoy the soft duvet and laying beside her. ‘I have to act with Benjamin Van Rosen tomorrow. But I can’t stand him.’

‘Does it matter if you like him?’ Jen asks. ‘I mean, you’re an actress. Your job is to fake feelings.’

‘It’s not going to be easy.’

‘Do you have any bedroom scenes with him?’ Jen asks, pouring chocolate sauce into the shaker.

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