d illuminated her, the white curtains swaying gently with the breeze. Her skin seeme

d a small smile pa

ng aside the script and the half-eaten apple

d. "Emma, you two

do," Emma

ng a school anniversary event where they performed together, and after that, worked on a fe

been gentle and kind. It seemed t

he dinner party ton

ook her

going either. How about we

e said in

industry, their paths hadn't crossed. They were not on the same level and had had

nce evening fell, Brody, disguised in a hat and scar

tique charm, with decor

had a private room booked, which

etting out a deep breath before giving a wry smile. "Ever

tandingly. "You've

k, Brody looked a little sheepish. "Yo

Emma replie

ded public appearances and variety shows. So far, she had only acted in two dramas and one movie, rarel

ing? Go ahead and order," Brod

e order. The waiter, used to serving celebrities in the area, didn't pay much attention. Though he guessed they

e hotel to arriving at the restaurant, and even after finishin

the morning, Twitte

ich quickly spread like wildfire. In the images, a man suspected to be Brody and a woman with long hair wearing a mask w

asleep, completely unaware

tled by the sound of knocking on her door. She opened

. "What's got you so

ing! You're number one. Can yo

Sure enough, she and Brody were trending, and the topic h

uzz, and any rumor attached to

e night before, and she had worn a mask

he set with Kate who grabbed breakfast for her on the way. She

ly, and Emma's scenes were light. Still, she stayed focused

at evening, she discovered that netiz

d. Her personal details, as well as her past connection with Brody from their college days, were laid bare

er most recent post, a simple promotional announcement for a movie she had been workin

hrough a few but quickly gave

r best to comfort her before slipp

the trending topic and jump to conclusions about her and Bro

aying attention to her life, so w

o a light sleep, only to be jolted awake by l

was Kate calling

door, having been kno

e! Get up, quick!" Kate's vo

ging herself out of bed to get ready. S

rector, not one to wait for anyone, had already begun shoot

d her apologies, and headed bac

gain, night had

nd felt her stomach grumbling, so she c

d blue gift box. "You were asleep, so I didn't want

?" Emma aske

," Kate

side. Nestled with it was a card, with bold, handwritten words scrawled

from

at eight that night, asking her

her phone-it w

half an hour

sn't tim

er makeup quickly, and, with Kate's he

r, which arrived at 7:

few bites, but just then,

pany him to a party, but the fact that he reached o

tone was firm, leaving no room for discu

then told Kate to go ahead and eat wi