Page 69 of Such a Good Girl

“What’s that?” Kaylee asked, coming over to look at it more closely.

“Just me sorting through every face in Hollywood looking for a perfect match.”

“For what?”

“For my movie,” I said.

“They all look the same.” She ran a finger over the headshots.

“Yep. Short, curvy, and tattooed,” I said. “Shockingly, not the most common aesthetic in this town.”

She gazed at the board. “Are these the ones you’re auditioning?”

“Well, no. Unfortunately, as you well know, three of these people are now dead. Joey made this a while back, and I never got rid of it.”

“Did you audition these girls?”

“Yes.”

She nodded, her brow furrowing.

“Is everything okay, Kaylee?” I asked. She’d been oddly silent the last hour. I was afraid that being in the temple may have made her uncomfortable.

“Oh, yeah, I’m fine,” she said, with a dismissive wave.

I took her word for it, not questioning her any further as I put the storyboard back in the cabinet and closed it up with the rest of the photos. I made a mental note to tell Joey to get rid of them all.

“I’m going to head home now,” she told me.

I nodded, wishing she would be more open with me. I pulled her into my arms.

“Thank you for allowing me to be here today,” she said.

“The pleasure was all mine,” I assured her, brushing my lips against hers. Just having her body pressed against mine was amazing. My hands trailed over her hips, lingering there as I pulled her even closer.

An idea popped into my head. “Hey, I’m going to New York City in a few days. Will you join me?”

“New York?” she asked, her voice rising an octave.

“I have a few meetings there, but I’ll have a lot of time to spend with you, too. Will you come? Please?”

She hesitated, shaking her head. “Can I think about it?”

Was that a polite way of saying no? I wondered. I sighed, nodding my head. “Of course. I’m leaving Tuesday morning.”

“I’ll let you know by tomorrow.” She gathered her things and left my office after giving me another quick kiss.

It was painful to watch her leave,now that I’d had sex with her. The thought of spending a few days with her in the Big Apple was very appealing. But I had no clue if she’d say yes or not.

As I sat alone in my office, I wondered if what she’d witnessed today had put her off.

It was all fairly innocuous, considering some of the other things that sometimes went on there.

Tension filled my body.

I knew I wouldn’t relax again until I heard from her.

ChapterTwenty-Two

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