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As she concentrated on breathing, her treled into hi his lips across the top of her head

They re minutes

She spoke first “You probably think I’m a wuss”

“You? A wuss? Ain’t you the woo while you were buck-ass nekkid?”

“It was a bluff I was scared out of uy inthat popped intomotion on her back “So you don’t have a black belt in taekwondo?”

“No I once played a character who rocked at martial arts I trained the minimum amount so it’d look like a pro onscreen” She paused “You really thought I could hurt you?”

“Yes Damn fine actin’ job, Hollywood”

“Well, I aainst his pectoral “Thanks for not laughing ather back again “That said, please don’t ever use your actin’ talent on this gullible cowboy, okay?”

She lifted her head and said, “I won’t,” then snuggled into hi into hie blossom scented lotion After he’d seen the bottle in the bathroom at Kane’s place, he told himself he wasn’t perverted if he picked it up and sniffed it a couple of ti adventure out west?”

“No one to tell”

“Really?”

“Sounds weird You’d think I’d have a ht? Since I’et Ooh, and let’s not forget a rich girl” She shifted slightly, alet up

Chase pressed his paln he didn’t want her to run out, and surprisingly, that seeh but not friends?”

“It’s coot nowhere to be, darlin’, so why don’t you help led for a irls I went to school with are all married with faotten harder and harder to connect with them Other actresses are so damn competitive that I’ me because it’s always—and I mean always—been for some shady reason Not to mention the blatant remarks about how I don’t need to work as an actress since I’ve got money in the bank, and I should just bow out and make room for them”

“Woh “All the time Which is why I love the camaraderie on movie sets But that disappears after the film wraps I doubt I’ll ree, because it was just a job That’s the other thing Shooting a weekly TV show is grueling When we’re wrapped up for the week, I usually fall comatose inI want to do is to go out”