The Wishing Star by Susan Hatler

Author:Susan Hatler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hatco Publishing

Chapter Sixteen

Claire looked positively gleeful as she brought Luke further into the living room. “I’m Charlie’s sister, Claire. We met at Over the Moon when my sister wore that ridiculous scarf? I also saw one of your scenes here on set. You make a divine Derek Bishop. We’re all fans at my office, and one of the gals even signed up for the contest to have lunch with you.”

“Nice to see you again, Claire.” Luke nodded, but his expression seemed tense.

“Well, I have to be going. Good to see you, Luke.”

I gave her the stink-eye. “You don’t have to go yet. Finish your coffee.”

“Nah, it will just keep me up late.” She came over to me, gave me a hug, and whispered, “He’s not married and he doesn’t have a girlfriend. You’re already light years ahead of me. If you let him get away, you’ll probably end up dating my bad date’s creepy cousin. Keep that in mind, sis.”

She had a point. Judging by how amazing my sister and Megan both were, and the way their love lives were going, it was really clear that there was a shortage of decent datable men.

I turned to Luke. “I know I shouldn’t have jumped out of Carl’s car like that. I swear I’m not crazy. At least, not usually. I can be very sane. And I should’ve answered your texts—”

Then he walked over and kissed me.

He kissed me.

I went breathless. His warm mouth invited mine to kiss him back and I so obliged. That kiss was perfect, long and drawn out. Shivers ran down my body and made every thought in my head come to a screeching halt. Then he pulled away.

I was still breathless. I was also tempted to just go ahead and kiss him again.

Luke tucked a strand of hair behind my ear. “I wanted to give you a goodnight kiss after our date, but you jumped out of the car and ran so fast I wasn’t sure if you had some kind of dire medical emergency or if you’d decided I stunk. That wasn’t me, by the way. There was a fish on the floorboard.”

“I know. I mean, I know that smell was the fish.” My brow wrinkled. “I wanted to kiss you last night, too. It’s just that . . .”

He drew me back into his arms where I could feel the steady and reassuring beat of his heart. His cologne, decidedly un-fishy, wafted up my nose. I put my face in his neck and breathed in that delicious aroma. I spoke, my words muffled by the warm flesh of his neck. “I can’t see you anymore, Luke.”

“Why not?”

I looked up, giving him a wary glance. “People are saying that I’m only dating you so I can get a bigger part on Just One Love.”

His brow crinkled. “Who said that?”

“Just Adele,” I admitted.

“Well, there you go. I’m going to be straight with you, okay? Adele is a star. But since you stepped on the set, she’s a star living in a shadow.

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