“Good evening, Madam,” he says cheerfully.
 
 “Hello, there,” I say, locking the door behind me. “Is Paul off tonight?”
 
 “Yes, he’s on vacation. I’m filling in.”
 
 “Can’t imagine that grumpy ass sipping fruity drinks anywhere,” I grumble behind him as he walks toward the limo and opens the door. Paul is both Lucas’s bodyguard and driver but has a zero-personality side effect. Once inside, I shoot off a text.
 
 Heads up, Hollywood! I’ll have you know I’ve just been kidnapped by a handsome older man with a very sexy accent.
 
 Your well-hung man: Good. See you soon, beauty.
 
 Will you give me a hint?
 
 Your well-hung man: Nope.
 
 How about a favor for favor exchange? I’ll throw in some incentive. Your cock, my tongue.
 
 Your well-hung man: Behave.
 
 Fine. X
 
 A few minutes into the drive I decide to make polite conversation to disburse some of my nervous energy.
 
 “Have you been a driver long?”
 
 “No, just picked it up, actually. I’m retired and got bored.”
 
 “Well, you’ll love working for Lucas,” I say, watching our route for any clue.
 
 “Will I?”
 
 “Yes.”
 
 “Why’s that?”
 
 “He’s a good man.”
 
 “Have you known him long?”
 
 “Not very, we’ve only been dating a few months.”
 
 He eyes me in the rearview, turning left into the hills instead of right toward the main road. “Do you act?”
 
 “Me,” I nearly snort. “God no, I would be horrible at it.”
 
 “Must be hard to date someone so scrutinized by the public.”
 
 “It’s been wonderful,” I say softly. “We haven’t outed ourselves just yet, he, we…” Just thinking about him makes me a grinning fool. I’m falling hard, and it’s wonderful and terrifying, and I’ve had to stop myself a few times from letting the words spill. “He’s making it easy.”
 
 “You’re happy then?”
 
 “Very,” I bob my head. “When you meet him, you’ll know why.”
 
 “I look forward to it. Is he a good actor then?”
 
 “You haven’t seen his movies?”