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Closing myself in the downstairs bathroom, I put the phone to h there was no way Kyle or Katie could hear me

“Finally! You’re a hard woruff voice said

I closedthe call It was one I definitely didn’t want to take

“Hi, Roger”

“That’s all you have to say to your dear friend after going incouffawed I could hear his intake of breath,

“I thought you were trying to quit,” I chastised, followed by his noisy exhale

“I can never hide anything from you Well, I would have quit by now if you were here to keep nagging reat about yourself

“Maybe you should quit because you’re not a youngto keel over fro better care of yourself,” I lectured Roger and I had a unique relationship for Hollywood He genuinely cared about ot twisted up in all the dark itimate undercurrent of affection between us Even if one of our firsthih to be my father

“Doesn’t see Gavin Wiseley He’s only five years younger than er pointed out drunkenly after I had naively told him that Gavin was different I loved hier had put his ar his head

“You dear, sweet fool,” was all he said But funnily enough, after that, we became friends, and when heHe was the only person I spoke to when I thought about leaving Gavin when the honeymoon phase had ended, and I realized how trapped I was

“You’re a big deal, Roger If you vouch for et work if you hire me,” I had pleaded with him

Roger had taken iven me a sad look “I don’t have the clout I used to have Gavin is one of those rare breeds that gets er he’s around He’s stayed relevant Everyone clamors to ith him I don’t think there’s much I can do to help you with this You should have hitched your wagon to me instead, but you were in ‘love’” His dismissive derision had hurt, but it was the truth I couldn’t leave Gavin; I had to wait for him to leave me to save my career