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Dinner Meeting
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2026-09-14 10:02:25
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Revenge Dating My Ex's Brother Worth The Wait
I found Marcus in the prop closet attempting to convince a junior stagehand that the missing hat was not, in fact, a crisis of national proportions.“I’m leaving,” I said.He looked up. “With August?”“Yes.”“Have fun. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”“That leaves almost nothing.”“Exactly.” He grinned. “Text me if you’re not coming in tomorrow.”“I’m coming in tomorrow.”“Sure you are.”I collected my bag from the dressing room, checked that my phone and keys were inside, and walked back to the lobby.August was waiting exactly where I’d left him, hands in his pockets, looking entirely too composed for a man who had spent the last two hours watching me perform and the night before making me forget how to form a coherent sentence on my own couch.The second our eyes met, his composure cracked just enough for me to see the anticipation underneath.“Ready?” he asked.“Yes.”He held out his hand, and I took it.We stepped into the cool night air. His car was waiting at the curb, and he
Revenge Dating My Ex's Brother THE MENACE
By Friday morning, I had decided that August Belcourt was a menace. Not because he'd done anything wrong. Quite the opposite. He'd made a perfectly reasonable suggestion that we wait until after tonight's performance, when neither of us would have to worry about early meetings, rehearsals, or the possibility of someone calling to ask why we weren't answering our phones.I'd agreed. At the time, one more night had sounded manageable. That was before I woke up remembering Thursday night on my couch.I lay in bed for a full minute, staring at the ceiling. Then I got up and took a shower. A cold one. It didn't help."Why are you smiling at your phone?"I looked up from the rehearsal schedule. Marcus stood in my office doorway holding two coffees."I'm not.""You absolutely are.""Maybe someone sent me a funny picture.""Was it August?""Do you have work to do?""Not until you tell me why you're smiling."I held out my hand for the coffee. He gave it to me."Thank you. Now go away.""Roman
Revenge Dating My Ex's Brother Waiting One More Night
The car moved through the quiet streets with the easy confidence of a city that never fully slept. August’s hand stayed in mine, his thumb brushing slowly across my knuckles the way it had since we’d left the restaurant. The residual warmth of the evening still clung to both of us. Sophie’s laughter, Henri’s careful questions, Isabelle’s polite interest in the play that was essentially a public autopsy of my former engagement to his brother.I stared out the window for a while, watching the lights smear past.“You’re quiet,” August said.“I’m cataloguing every possible way Friday night can go wrong.”“Don’t.”Silence settled again, but it was the comfortable kind. His fingers tightened briefly around mine when the car turned onto my street.When we pulled up in front of my building, he didn’t immediately let go.“Come up,” I said.It wasn’t a question. He studied my face for a second, then nodded once.The elevator felt smaller than usual. We stood close enough that I could feel the h
Revenge Dating My Ex's Brother An Invitation from Paris
By Thursday morning, I'd discovered that transferring a play to a larger theater involved considerably more paperwork than transferring an actual human being to another country. Rebecca had sent over a preliminary rehearsal schedule, Daniel wanted updated production notes, and Marcus had developed strong opinions about the Whitmore's costume storage.My phone rang while I was trying to work out whether I could attend a rehearsal at the Whitmore and still make it back to Ainsley before our evening performance. It was August."Hello, stranger.""Good morning. Are you busy?""Only if you consider running two theaters at once busy. Things are insane here right now.""I'm calling about tonight."I glanced at the clock. "Are you canceling our date?""No. Henri Varenne has invited us to dinner.""Us?""Both of us. He and Isabelle are in New York with Sophie. Apparently, Sophie asked whether you could join them.""Oh, I'd love to see her.""I thought you might.""Is this a business dinner?""
Revenge Dating My Ex's Brother Room To Grow
The Whitmore Theatre had a lobby large enough to fit the entire Ainsley Theatre inside it.Possibly twice.Marcus stood beside me, staring up at the chandelier.“I think I just saw my annual salary hanging from the ceiling.”“Don't touch anything.”“I wasn't going to.”“You were looking at that vase.”“I was appreciating the vase.”“You were calculating whether it would fit in your bag.”“It wouldn't. I've already checked.”I laughed and followed him toward the auditorium, where Daniel Mercer was waiting with Rebecca Sloan.“Melody.” Daniel greeted me with a smile. “Glad you could make it.”“Are you kidding? I was here twenty minutes early. Marcus made me wait outside so I wouldn't look desperate.”“You were pressing your face against the glass,” Marcus said.“I was checking whether the doors were open.”Rebecca shook my hand. “Ready to see the place?”“Absolutely.”She opened the auditorium doors.And I stopped.I'd seen photographs of the Whitmore. I'd studied its seating chart and
Revenge Dating My Ex's Brother A History Lesson
By nine thirty the next morning, I had made three cups of coffee, answered fourteen emails, and decided that I was not giving up my role in The Woman He Chose. At least, not yet.Daniel Mercer's projections were still open on my laptop. The numbers were impressive. With the actress he and Rebecca had in mind, advance ticket sales could be substantially higher than they'd projected with me in the lead. I understood the argument. I even respected it. But understanding why someone wanted my part didn't mean I had to hand it over.I picked up my phone and called Daniel."Melody," he answered. "Have you had a chance to look at everything?""I have. And I wanted to tell you where I stand before we get any further into casting conversations.""Go ahead.""I'm not ready to step away from the role."There was a brief pause."All right," he said.That was almost disappointingly reasonable."I know what the projections say," I continued. "And I'm not dismissing them. I understand what a recogniz
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