Rome in Love by Anita Hughes

Author:Anita Hughes
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781466869332
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

chapter eighteen

Amelia sat at her dressing table and gazed in the mirror. She dusted her cheeks with sparking blush and coated her eyelashes with Lancôme mascara. She rubbed shimmering lip gloss on her lips and dabbed her wrists with Estée Lauder’s Lovely.

She pinned her hair with a ceramic clip and glanced at her watch. She had an early morning call and didn’t want to be late. They were filming the scene at the Mouth of Truth and she couldn’t wait to ride through Rome on a shiny red Vespa.

She grabbed her purse and remembered Philip’s kiss at the Fountain of Four Rivers. She shouldn’t have kissed him when she still thought about Whit and should be concentrating on Roman Holiday. Then she flashed on sharing raspberry cheesecake and talking about love and books and movies. There was something about Philip that made her feel secure and happy.

She heard a knock on the door and wondered whether maid service arrived early. She opened the door and saw a man wearing a navy blazer and beige twill slacks. His dark curly hair touched his collar and his chin had a faint stubble.

“Whit!” she exclaimed, dropping her purse on the marble floor. “What are you doing here?”

“I had one more meeting with Alex Tomaselli,” he replied. “And I wanted to see you.”

Amelia picked up her purse and tried to stop trembling. She remembered him crossing the Piazza di Spagna and disappearing up the Spanish Steps. She remembered lying in bed and thinking her heart was breaking.

“I can’t be late for the set.” She hesitated. “Can we talk this evening?”

“It will just take a minute.” He entered the living room and glanced at the gold silk curtains and glass dining room table and vases of yellow and white roses. He saw the maple sideboard set with a silver coffeepot and Limoges cups and saucers. He saw a tray of fresh scones and strawberry jam and whipped butter. “I see they are treating you well.”

“Sheldon is a stickler for punctuality.” Amelia glanced at her watch.

“I didn’t want to come to Rome, but Evan insisted I take the meeting with Alex.” Whit slipped his hands in his pockets. “On the plane I watched Hannah’s Secret, I hadn’t seen it in years. You were very good. I realized I might have been hasty.”

“Hasty?” Amelia repeated.

“Insisting that you quit acting,” Whit replied. “A lot of actors move away from Los Angeles and make a movie every couple of years. You could still be an actress and we could be together.”

“But they already have established careers.” Amelia frowned. “And what about the paparazzi?”

“If you only made a movie every two or three years they wouldn’t hound you when you stood in line at Peet’s,” Whit continued. “We could lead a normal life but you could still do what you loved.”

Amelia glanced at Whit’s blue eyes and tan cheeks. She smoothed her hair and slipped on white leather sandals.

“I have to go; can we talk after I finish shooting?”

Whit caught her hand and held it tightly.

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