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My balls were tingling, like they’re prone to do when the er I took another step toward the door "Okay, butyou can’t freak out when it works"

"Works?" She frowned

I grabbed my keys and smirked "When you wantelse except finding ways to rip my pants off and crawl into "--she pointed to a nonexistent watch on her left hand--"you should get to set I’ll meet you there after I send out the press release"

I froze "You’ll rinned "Because I’ et shit done It may be fake, but it’s a love story and people want to believe in love Look at The Bachelor! Alle couple breaks up, yet this last season was the highest rated in history People want to believe it’s real even if they know the facts point in an entirely different direction Your movie is a love story, but if they think it’s not just a movie but your life, we can drum up so your first break today Because it’s going to be the first thing America sees Welco up for the ar grin "Welcome to Hollywood"

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

JORDAN

It was the perfect plan The type of plan that would solidify the pro in the public eye that I’d forgotten what it could actually do to help Reid If I controlled what themyself, then I wouldn’t be as stressed It was so perfect that I was irritated with myself that I hadn’t come up with it sooner Give the people what they want, just like Max said And what did they want?

What I told them they wanted, that’s what!

Women want an actor they can identify with They want the next Channing Tatuuy who loves his wife or significant other, has gorgeous babies, smiles all the time, and is both sexual and sexy Never over-the-top, alilling to party with Jimmy Fallon, and so thankful they’re in blockbuster movies that they feel the need to blurt said thankfulness on social roceries, and never party on the weekend

I was creating the perfect actor

I had no idea if Reid was any of those things Was he nice? Yes, he saved me from homelessness

Did he love his family? Of course! One could even say he loves others’ families too! Grandma, anyone? Ha!

Was he dedicated to his career? How could he not be? Since he took in his poor shrewlike publicist and was teaching her the art of seduction?