The Summer Set by Aimee Agresti

Author:Aimee Agresti
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Graydon House Books
Published: 2020-02-24T20:05:05+00:00

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“Is Charlie—?” Nick started the second Matteo opened the door. But instead of inviting Nick in, Matteo stepped outside, closing the door behind them and gently pushing Nick farther back on the porch.

“Look, I’m supposed to tell you she’s not here,” Matteo said. “Nick, help me here—what were you thinkin’?”

“I was young and I needed the money?” He tried the classic line, defeated, then clarified. “Or, I guess I was old and I needed the money.”

“I know better than anyone what trouble this place is in, I get it. But there has got to be a better way.”

“Don’t you think I’m trying? I didn’t even do this. This was the last thing I—”

“It’s not fair. To her.” Matteo looked over his shoulder as though Charlie might be watching, lowered his voice to a whisper. “I thought you loved this girl.” He gestured toward the house.

“I know, I do,” he said, sighing.

“Then you don’t do this. Not to that girl.”

“No. I know, I’m just... I don’t know what I’m supposed to do.” He took a seat on the top step.

“Get creative,” Matteo said, walking back to the door. “And get outta here. For now.”

Nick watched as he disappeared inside, then closed his eyes, pulled himself up and limped home.

By the time Nick got back to his place, he was fairly certain he’d had what could be categorized as a slight psychotic break. It had just started to rain, managing to soak him before he reached his bungalow four blocks from Charlie’s house.

Yes, he had sent that initial email to Jasmine, and received a “Maybe, let’s talk” response, which he had ignored, and that was it. He had hoped Sarah Kingsbury would change her mind in the meantime and that her presence would be enough to get Taylor to forget all about Jasmine. But that had all been wishful thinking. Taylor had just gone around him and hired Jasmine herself, a stunning abuse of power, power she didn’t technically have. Nick wasn’t an idiot. He knew what Taylor was doing. He knew the kind of drama, offstage, she was hoping to manipulate with this casting. The attention she hoped to garner. Taylor was successful, wealthy, powerful, and used to getting what she wanted, she didn’t believe in boundaries. He felt trapped in a game he had no interest in playing.

Midsummer rehearsals weren’t set to begin for another week. It was time he could have used to try to run out the clock, find a way to not hire Jasmine. Or, at the very least, time to prepare Charlie for Jasmine’s arrival. But now all he could do was damage control.

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