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“Then what’s it like?”
“We were friends. Close friends.”
“Friends don’t go to jail for you on five felony charges.”
She was right, but I couldn’t begin to fathom what that meant. I didn’t have his number, and it wasn’t like I could ask my team for it. Alexis was trying to find it for me, but she wasn’t having any luck. Aires was a private person. It didn’t surprise me that it wasn’t easy to find his number.
In a firm tone, I asserted, “I want to do the movie with him. Had I known he was the actor you guys were referring to, I would have fought for the part.”
“Bailey, you are asking the impossible from me. I can’t with certainty say this won’t hurt your career.”
“Why? He’s an amazing actor.”
“Who’s been blacklisted.”
I rolled my eyes, waving her off. “He’s not the first and won’t be the last actor found with drugs. It’s like a stepping stone at this point.”
“Yes, for him. Not for you. Your fans will?—”
“My fans loved us together. To this day, I’m always asked aboutThe Kids Club,and isn’t Netflix thinking about buying the rights? Us being in a movie together is only going to sweeten that deal, which, in turn, will make us all a lot more money. It’s a win, win.”
“Bailey—”
“Come on, I’ve never fought you guys on anything. I’ve always marched in line with whatever the team decided whether I wanted to or not, but I’m begging you for a chance to do this. I have a great feeling about it, and I’m usually right.”
“And what if you’re wrong?”
“Then I’m wrong.”
“You’re willing to risk that for a guy? After all the hard work you’ve put in all these years?”
“He’s not just a guy.”
“Really? Because you just told me he was only a close friend, and from the way your eyes lit up like a Christmas tree when I mentioned his name, you’re right, he wasn’t.”
“Does that mean you’re going to let me do this? If you give the approval, you know the team will back you up.”
“Bailey.” She stood, grabbing my shoulders again. “My job is to look out for you, and you’re asking me to do the opposite of what you’ve hired me to do.”
“Then don’t do it as my publicist. Do it as my friend. I need a friend.”
With a pointed stare, she indicated, “You’re laying it on pretty thick.”
I smiled. “Is it working?”
Neither one of us said anything for a minute, and the silence was deafening between us. However, it was the turmoil I felt knowing she may not agree with me that was wreaking havoc in my mind.
Whatever was happening between Aires and me was almost too much to understand. All I could do was base my decisions on the way he still made me feel. Not to mention, he was a phenomenal actor and he’d kill in the role of Samuel. This movie had Oscar written all over it, especially since it was being directed bytheB. Night. He was a genius in his own right.
To play opposite Aires, we’d light up that screen. From our very first kiss at fourteen years old, I didn’t just see stars. He made me see the whole-ass galaxy.
It was bright.
Bold.
Earth-shattering.
Words couldn’t describe how much what he did for me meant to me. It seemed like the world stopped spinning for a second, and it was only us. Right there on that roof deck with him on top of me, I felt absolutely everything I’d been missing all these years.
