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Wyatt cracks a sexy set her naet how much he hurt her, too

“Can I ask you soer’s Tahoe “And I pro to do with you and me”

He chews the inside of his lip before tipping his chin “All right”

“Do you have any regrets?” I ask “Or are you happy? Iand as soon as your feet hit the floor you think yourself, damn, I love my life”

“I don’t think anyone does that”

“Fair enough But do you ever wonder if you ht decision?” I ask “Or do you ever think about all the different ways your life could’ve gone”

“I thought you said this wasn’t about us”

“It’s not,” I say “Are you happy working the ranch? Are you fulfilled? Is this enough or do you ever want so else?”

“I’ve never thought about it,” he says in a way that doesn’t convince me

I don’t waste et him to elaborate

“Can I tell you so?” I ask

“Sure” Wyatt takes a step closer, his hands jammed into his front pockets

“You kno there are so More than anything in the world But they can’t carry a tune to save their life?”

He squints, “Uh Yeah, okay”

“So equivalent” Before he responds, I continue, “I’ve studied, and practiced, and taken seminars and workshops, and I audition more than anyone else I know I’ve been thrown a bone a handful of tiet … passed over”

“It’s all about who you know, right? Maybe you just haven’t ht connections”

“I network like it’s a full-time job,” I say “That’s how I land half of my auditions After a while, it eats away at a person, you kno h or I don’t have that certain so myself a pity party We can’t all be the next Lili Reinhart I’ I’ve never said this out loud to anyone I’ve never shared it with any of my friends and definitely nothe’s ever wanted for o But I was too proud to admit that I failed And I was too scared to run into you So I stayed, and I kept taking classes and auditioning and convincingthe kind of life that would make Carrie Bradshaw jealous, but then I realized … Carrie’s life wasn’t all rainbows and roses, but at least she had Big”