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So Sally was the stick-in-the-es are these characters?”

“Just out of college” The woman studied Ava openly “She could pass as twenty-two If we darkened her hair lasses on her”

The Groucho guy said, “What about brown contacts?”

“Excellent I’d also suggest taping her chest to downplay the size of it”

Ava clenched her teeth, but couldn’t ued Gestured to her as if she was part of the furniture

That attitude didn’t used to bother her But it did now As an actress, she’d seen herself as a piece of clay Ready to adapt to the director’s vision Put the right words in her mouth and she could be anyone Any time Any place

But today the clay comparison didn’t work Today she felt like a mannequin

It became very quiet and all eyes zoomed to her She cleared her throat “Excuse reed to meet with us Given the issues you’ve faced the last coupleto lose yourself in a new role”

That coent couldn’t be here or we could get the details ironed out right now because shooting starts next week”

This was all kinds of wrong Enough She was done

Ava stood “Thank you for your ti until she was through the conference door and standing on the sidewalk

Hannah snagged her elbow and tugged her around the corner “Well? Did they offer?”

“Yes, but I don’t want it” She looked Hannah square in the eyes “In fact, I don’t want to be an actress at all anys I’d rather do withfor a while Don’t tell me the see-all, know-all Hannah htened Hannah’s face “How e has to do with the cowboy?”

“Some” Ava folded her arms “But only because he showed me parts of myself that I wasn’t aware of”

“Such as?”

“I can’t explain it I feelwas better Freer I’ve been waiting my whole life to feel that way And I know he felt the saether, when he thought she was asleep, haunted her I love you, Ava Rose Goddaonna do about you?

“Are you ready to tell me what happened in New York?”

“Chase borrowed my coe I’d shot at the rodeos of him and Ryan”