Page 34 of Guarding the Singer

There was something in their eyes. Something different than what she saw a moment before.

She turned to look at Cooper. "What's this about?"

The other man seemed contrite.

"Cooper?"

"Selene?"

She felt a warmth on her arm and turned to see William standing beside her.

It felt a little like a dream.

After all, she'd had more than her share of dreams about him over the last couple of years.

Her cheeks started to burn, and she could only hope that he hadn't seen the color bloom across her skin.

"Why don't you sit down, and we can talk about why Sadie and I are here?"

She nodded.

She was already shocked, but she could tell that she was the only one in the room who didn't know what was going on.

William's hand slipped down to her wrist and thenher hand and he walked her to the seat beside the chair he'd likely been sitting in. She didn't know why he was touching her, but she wasn't about to pull away.

Not when she was busy enjoying his warmth and the gentle way he held her.

At least now, she could have some new dreams.

When she sat down, Sadie sat at the same time and Selene tried to sneak a glance at William as he sat down beside her.

There were hundreds of questions in her head.

She wanted to ask him so many things, but she knew that this wasn't the time or place.

So she turned to look at Cooper. She knew him the most of the people in the room.

Or did she?

She held back the instinctive need to look at William.

The curiosity was going to kill her, but she'd waited this long, right?

"Cooper?"

She met his gaze and saw the hesitation in his eyes.

"Sadie and William are here because I asked them to come."

He sat forward in his chair and tried to smile at her but could only manage a slight curve of his lips. "What do you know about Sadie outside of her Hollywood ties?"

Selene hesitated a little wondering if this was a trick question.

"Not much, really. I've watched all of her movies and every appearance on TV. I think she lives in Montana when she's not on set. That's about all I know of her life outside of the entertainment industry." Selene felt her cheeks heat as she turned to look at Sadie. "I'm sorry-"

"Don't be." Sadie smiled at her. "Much of what's out in the media is a little crazy anyway."

Selene nodded. "I understand."

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