Page 161 of My Five Daddies

“You’ve done good work on some bigmovies.”

She hesitates. “How do you knowthat?”

I grin at her again. “Might have done a littleresearch.”

She sighs and shakes her head. “Of course you did. You knew I’d be working this movie, didn’tyou?”

“I knew,” I admit. “Why do you think I took it? It’s not exactly the next enormousblockbuster.”

She stares at me, surprise clear on her face. “You took this movie to see me? You could have justcalled.”

“You wouldn’t have answered.” I step toward her, heart hammering fast. “This way, you have to see me, whether you want to ornot.”

She hesitates again and for a second, I think she’s going to step closer to me. I can see that old look in her face, that desire and need and pure lust. I may be a big, filthy bastard, but I know this woman. I know what she wants. I know how shethinks.

“Yeah, well, I don’t. You should’ve just called.” She storms past me, walking quickly back toward thegroup.

I let her go. I won’t let her see the momentary hurt on my face. I’m not a pussy, so I get over it fast. I couldn’t have expected more from her. I broke her heart, disappeared, and didn’t call. For all she knew, I was dead. And now I just show back up in her life, forcing her to be nearme.

No, I knew she’d be angry, but still. I was hoping there’d be something… and there will be. Sooner or later, she’ll feel it again. Or she already feels it, and she’ll let herself embraceit.

I came here for this. All told, that wasn’t so bad. I’m not going to give up on her, not by a longshot.

Hell, maybe this’ll be morefun.

I always did like a fuckingchallenge.

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Tara

Iknewthis was going to suck. I just didn’t know exactly how much until one week passes and I already want toquit.

It’s not that Jackson is being obnoxious. In fact, after that first conversation at the table reading, he actually backed off a little bit. He still gives me these looks that make my entire spine shiver, but he’s not coming up to me and trying to talk tome.

Which maybe is even a little worse, because now he’s spending most of his time with his coworkers and the crew. Everyone loves Jackson on set. He’s charming, funny, attractive, and a hard worker. There’s no bullshit with Jackson, which is actually surprising. Most Hollywood guys come with huge egos, but not Jackson. He works his ass off to get every single shot right the way Lionel wantsit.

And he’s actually pretty good. I knew he could act a little bit based on his last movie, but I hadn’t seen him in person yet. Jackson is actually a talented actor working with limited material. I mean, he’s an action star, so there’s always going to be a little bit of leeway there, but he doesn’t need it. Jackson is a talented man, which I’ve known for a very longtime.

I still remember him back then. Everyone loved him. I knew he was going to go places, and I foolishly hoped he’d bring me with him. That only made it so much worse when he disappeared. Not only did he leave me, but I felt like he was throwing away so much of his potential by signing up for themilitary.

Of course, I was wrong, but I was a stupid kid back then. I thought he was going to go get blown up overseas or something, but instead he had a long and successful career as a SEAL. And now he’s an action movie star, and I’m just a script girl, hopelessly angry with him for something he did over ten yearsago.

“Scene nine, take three. Action!” The clapper slaps down and the set is dead silent. I glance down at the script in front of me, trying to keep focused on what’s happening in front ofme.

“They’re coming back, you know,” Jacksongrunts.

“Let them. We’ll be ready.” Holly pumps her shotgun, making that exaggerated loading sound. Her shirt is slightly torn and she’s sweating, making her look absolutely stunning. If I weren’t straight, I’d have a total lady boner forher.

“We can’t win every fight.” Jackson pushes her shotgun down, glancing at the window. “They’ll come tonight. We have a few hours though. And in the meantime, we’re going torun.”

Holly stares hard at him. “Run? Are youjoking?”

“Run,” he says, stepping closer to her. The tension ramps up, and the way he’s staring at her… he really does want to fuck her. I mean, I know he’s acting, but he really wants to do it. I bet he would take her right here, and I wouldn’t blame him one bit. She’s begging for itand…

Oh my god, I’m being a jealous psycho. I take a breath and glance away, steadying myself. They’re acting right now. It’s Jackson’s job to make it look like he wants Holly right now. I mean, maybe he doesn’t have to be so good at it, and maybe he doesn’t need to stare at her breasts like that, but still. The scene is clearlyworking.

“I won’t run. Not after what they did to mysister.”

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