mentary, with Elsie playing a girl cli

d she'd wrapped all her so

ed, but nothing s

a lost puppy. Wherever she went, he followed -

showed up and gav

boy almost followed you into the dressing room. If I hadn't sent h

e sighed, sounding helpless. "W

wing smirk. "Oh, tota

ou love is being re-released. I got us two ticke

e fitting room, responding wit

out, Olivia was

with both tickets in hand, grinning with

up," he explained. "She sai

n, the tickets were already bought, and letting the

8:10, and they go

ld up, I'll gra

ka

to a quiet part of the hallway, checkin

e would be up ther

little boost, helping to push away

ugary voice called

furrowed

Just as sh

rom the back, and I didn't beli

m, all sweet smiles, like the tex

n - cool and unbothered on the surfa

set all week and hadn't even s

ely, wearing a cap and a mask. How d

of thought with a chirpy, "Aww, all alone at the movies? That's kind of sad

e St

tched that movie toget

k of it. Didn't expect him

the first time

rless love you only see in films - the kind that ma

e it her all. Just

in the face-she hadn't just lost love; she'd become a fool

ocated. She lowered her

me, suddenly broke the silence. "No need

od, I a

line, completely missing the sud

tickets in hand. "Elsie, got

e-so quiet i

between Elsie and Ai

clenched teeth. "You're watch

der her breath and didn't bother hiding the sarcasm

eated during

't he do

eaction anymore and just walke

fuming. Grace stood stiff, wanting to

denly called me to watch the movie with Miss Howar

dead when he caught the

hat happ

o her seat when she saw Wi

r seats were ri

sat on h

there, but she suddenly felt

vie st

mmed, a large ha

o pull away out of i

ied to stay calm. "William,

letting go, his

he leaned in casually and said, "Keep it

their way. Seeing that, Els

sly-th

him hold her hand. She had

ing, but she missed it entirely,

film, her right

he felt her palm empty out-his hand w

armth in her palm. A quiet sense of loss cu

t let herself f

e restroom, and splashed cold water

till the divo

volved around William.From now on,

needed to pull herself ou

d the elevator, she saw William standing nea

arrived, but he

obviously wai

hing to talk about. She just wal

was waiting downstairs. His eyes cooled sligh

s from Central Entertainment. Take your pick-wheth

rprise, not quite g

r and added, "Tell the direct

from how ridiculous it was. "I auditioned and won

art he'd arranged for Grace,

lready set Grace up with a solid enough role to get her some reco

they never sa

h. "You seriously can't see

Aiden into this. "What does that have to do

ly are he

mocking smile. "You always stay silent when someone likes you, th

eart skip

d her voice trembled a bit. "What do y

am didn't

ep closing the distance, until her back hi

he tried to slow her breath

own like ice, shattering whatever fra

face right now, I bet

ator din

then glanced a

ee years since he left, and yo

u

All she could hear was

for her vision

ard and forced back

he said, her voice tight. "I'

ever turned her away

er whole heart, he turned aroun