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Heto take all da else?"

He pokes at his tuna slices "You could visit schools, participate in drug and alcohol awareness presentations--"

"U it It would be like those teen celebs who pretend virginity, wearing chastity rings and preaching abstinence to other teens, only to get caught with their pants down at soh close scrutiny froh

"Well… uh, you could just donate cash--"

"Let’s go with that Check with my dad, he’ll handle it"

"Do you have a cause in mind?"

I look at him blankly The only cause I believe in iswith animals" Stipulation: the cuter the better "But no crazy activist groups And doered salamander or shit like that"

"Oh-okay, well do-so my dinner of reheated leftovers frotone She doesn’t wait for hello "Turn on channel ten!"

"Okay, just a minute--"

"No! Now!"

I head obediently for the television "Keep your shorts on, I’ What’s on?"

"Who’s on, you mean"

I key in the channel on the rees and the faht "…and he’s here tonight to talk to us about a new project in the works," the host says as the 52-inch screen catches up with the surround sound systeuy on fils his dark blond hair out of his eyes and smiles that trademark smile: a little shy, sorta humble, totally hot

"Oh My God," Emily breathes

Reid Alexander is flat out eye candy: dark blue eyes and facial features bordering on pretty--long, dark eyelashes, almost pouty mouth--but the lines of his face are all male His hair is perpetually disheveled, but it’s a flawless sort of mess He doesn’t seehteen-year old sex god

"We hear the fil to be an adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel, Pride and Prejudice?" The host holds the microphone under his chin

"Uh school, so it’ll be different Fresh, you know? I’ll be working with Adam Richter, which I’m really excited about"

"Eh the phone "This is your ht holy shit that’s Emma’s movie!"

"Uh-huh" I can’t reply coherently yet Reid Alexander is playing Will Darcy in a fil for twenty-four hours ago

"The question everyone wants answered: who is your leading lady going to be?"

"We’re running auditions in a couple of weeks, so hopefully I’ll know the answer to that real soon" Another killer smile

The host turns to the camera "You heard it here, folks Reid Alexander to play Will Darcy opposite a lucky as-yet-unnamed costar as Lizbeth Bennet Who will it be? We’ll keep you posted! Fil should start late summer"

I click the TV off and slu to be you Reid Alexander is Darcy and you’re going to be Elizabeth Bennet"

"It’s Lizbeth," I say "They changed the names"

"Whatever" Eoing to be her"

I’ over audition sides until 2 am Coffee arole-mindedly, a zombie who craves caffeine instead of brains, until I hear Chloe,to my father in the kitchen Reluctant to encounter either of thehted over my lukewarm reaction to the audition news, I hesitate at the top of the staircase

"She’ll coe her own career?" I stiffen at Chloe’s sarcastic tone

My father is less , more exasperated "This could be her ticket out of bit parts and commercials They’ve already cast Reid Alexander for the lead Dan says that kid hardly has to audition If he wants a particular role, he’s alet it"

"Plus he’s yus like this when Reid Alexander is disgustingly close to the age of the geography students she teaches? You’d think she’d draw a personal line Gross

"I have no idea what she wants," he says If I rent a billboard or hire a freaking skywriter, ht he comprehend what I say I want?