In the glitzy world of Ryan Barnes, Sofia finds her soulmate. But can their love survive the clash between his superstar life and her next-door charm? Sparks ignite, but will they burn bright or fizzle out?
View More“What happened?” “I have no idea. I just heard a thud and then silence.” “Think she’s coming back here?” Michaelson asked. “Either on my jet or on the next flight,” Rico replied with absolute conviction. *** “Alicia,” Trish called, as Tye and Alicia alighted from the cab. “Thank God I caught you before you’d disappear behind your door for the rest of the day,” she added, as she approached them. Alicia sighed but didn’t reply. “Hey, Tye. How are you?” Trish smiled at the kid. “I’m alright,” he replied eagerly, busy with his triple scoop of ice cream, and Trish nodded. “I see that,” she said. “Come on, you’re never going to forgive us?” She asked, turning her attention to Alicia. “Honestly, I have no problems with any of you,” Alicia replied. “At the same time, it’s going to take a while for things to return to how they were. If that even happens at some point.” “I understand,” Trish said. “Anyways, that wasn’t why I called you. I believe you’ve seen the news about Ryan, r
It was 02:40 am in Cannes.Ryan, Rico, and Michaelson were in the study—in Ryan’s chateau, thinking of a way to get around this mess.“What were you thinking?” Michaelson growled, swinging his arms in frustration.“This is not just you on the line. I’m on the line here. Rico’s on the line. In fact, the entire studio is on the line, you moron!”“Damn,” he cursed, walking away from Ryan.“Rico,” he turned. “How could you let him do tis?”“Me? Of course, I had no idea, Pete. Come on.”“We need to come up with a way to fix this and we need to do it yesterday.”“I’ve got a plan,” Ryan said.“F*ck no,” Pete replied.“I’ve had enough of your plans for the next three days.”Ryan shrugged, but Rico intervened.“Actually, Pete, I think we should listen to what Ryan has to say. After all, he does have some experience in fooling everyone.”Ryan chuckled drily, and Pete stared at him like he would kill him if he didn’t go ahead and die.“So, here’s the plan,” Ryan said.***“Oh my God, I can’t bel
After Sofia left, closely followed by James, Amanda crept to where Ryan still knelt, sitting on his calves. Tears rolled down his face but he wasn’t making any sound and his eyes were closed.“Ryan?” She called tentatively.He opened his eyes and got to his feet with the deepest frown she had ever seen on him.“Get the f*ck out of here now,” he growled.Amanda backed away, shocked.“My things are-”“Remain at the gate if you need them.”“Someone’s bringing them?” She asked but she didn’t get an answer as he walked towards the house.***Ryan was sitting on the steps to his porch with a bottle of root beer in his hands and a six-pack with five bottles left, in an ice bucket next to him when he saw the cab stop at the gate and Rico dropped from it.He remained there, drowning his sorrows in alcohol until Rico got to him.Ryan took a long draw as Rico sat next to him and helped himself to a bottle.“You look a mess,” he said.“You don’t look too good yourself,” Rico countered and put th
Before the hurricane and the tornado, Jessi and Sofia had left Ryan at the merchandise unveiling and Reyes joined them after a short while.He and Jessi left for the hotel in a cab and once inside, they shared a long kiss.“Glad I didn’t run into Rico today,” Reyes confessed as they separated.“What? Why? You two met? When?” Jessi gushed, giggling.“Yeah, the last time we met up. The uh, gala dinner. I saw him when I went to the bathroom. He seemed really stiff about us.”“Rico?” Jessi scrunched her face.“Are you sure?”“Yeah, I recognized him. Plus he knew my full name and everything. Your friends are not fans of handshakes I’ve come to learn.”Jessi chuckled slightly.“Sorry about that, but what did you guys talk about?”“Oh, I brought up his funny way of spoiling our date nights-”“-And what did he say?” Jessi asked impatiently.“Relax,” Reyes chuckled.“He said he didn’t have to give me explanations, then asked me how many times my PA got off work before me.”He felt Jessi go ver
After the photoshoots and interviews, there was an open press conference for the cast of Heart of Stone—Ryan’s last film.Amanda was in attendance as well and took the seat on Ryan’s left side, clinging to him at every opportunity she got and acting overly emotional.Sofia had never been one to hide her feelings so she was visibly irritated by Amanda’s antics. Everyone shared their thoughts, emotions, and feelings on the series and working with Ryan, seated around a table on a stage while the audience watched, with most sobbing.The man playing Niko’s adviser suggested that Niko die too in the film because no one else could fulfill the role.After the press conference, two hosts from the organizers joined them to discuss the film, Ryan’s career, and his special recognition at Cannes while a short film showcasing his career played on a large screen behind them.When all was said and done, Ryan took Sofia straight to his chateau, and having called ahead, everything was already put toge
“James,” Sofia sighed. “I-” “-Does this have anything to do with Ryan?” James cut in. “Apart from Ryan, I have to be truthful to myself and to you. You’re such a great guy but I don’t- I don’t love you.” “But you said yes. We felt the spark between both of us,” James countered. Sofia sighed again, oh the spark, the spark. This was harder than she had anticipated. “I know, I know,” she conceded. “Like I said, you’re a great guy, and yes we felt the spark, an even more vibrant one than what I felt with Ryan. So I said to myself. He is a great guy, and I would learn to love him. And at times, it felt like I had achieved it but just like with alcohol, I would later wake up and find myself at ground zero and the recent events,” she held up her hand before he could cut in. “I’m not gonna lie, they affected this decision but I guess this is me waking up sooner than later.” James nodded repeatedly. “Tsk, so this is it?” He finally asked and Sofia nodded hesitantly, her gaze faltering
“Sofia,” Ryan said, pausing at the entrance to his sitting room.“I wasn’t expecting to find you here,” he added, approaching. According to schedule, he was supposed to be airbone right now, nearing the French Rivera for the Cannes film festival, tagged ‘This Is It,’ in his honor.She got up with a tired smile.“We never know what to expect with life,” she said and hugged him.Ryan hugged her as well, but he had this confused look on his face. Even more, after she held on.“I’m sorry,” Sofia finally said, stepping back from him.“I got carried away,” she added, unable to look him in the eye.“Hey, hey. It’s fine,” Ryan said, touching her jaw to turn her gaze to meet his.“It’s not. In five days-” she sighed, unable to complete the statement.“You’ll be fine, love,” he spoke gently.“I love you, Ryan.” The words tumbled from her lips.“Sofia-”“-No, I can’t do this anymore. I can’t lie to myself, James, or anyone else. I still look at you and wonder how I would feel in your arms. I sti
“I could hear you guys arguing downstairs from here.”Sofia sighed softly and traced his face with her index finger.“I’m sorry you had to hear that love,” she said.“Now,” she added, slipping off her dainty sandals, and joining him in bed, she rested his head against her, and Tye hugged her.“Tonight’s bedtime story will be about Ryan Barnes and what happened between him and your mother,” she sighed.“Now where do I begin?”“At the very beginning?” Tye replied eagerly and Sofia chuckled.“Well, in the beginning, there was a big girl named Sofia, and she had this belief about love, which her Abuela had taught her: Sparks fly when you meet your one true love-”“-How?” Tye asked.This was the first of many interruptions Sofia would come to experience.“I don’t know,” Sofia exhaled uncomfortably. She was already getting scared that this would be a lot harder than it had seemed.“When your hands come in contact I guess-”“-Have you felt yours before? With Ryan Or James? Was it a-”“-Tye,
“Ok, Harry is positioned at the door now. He’s going to lead the line while Jessi and I bring up the rear. Hold on to Tyler, Sofia, and don’t stop until you get in the SUV.” “But what if they decide to break in and enter after we’ve gone?” Sofia asked worriedly. “She’s right,” Jessi admitted. “We can’t all go now. So Tyler and I can stay behind until they’ve all cleared out and then we’d find our way down to Santa Fe.” “Sounds good,” Rico said and Sofia agreed. Then she knelt next to her son. “I know this all seems confusing to you, baby, but when this settles, you and I will have a long talk, and I’ll explain everything. Sound good?” Tye nodded and she kissed his forehead. “Be good,” she said and got up. “Thanks again, Jessi,” she said and they hugged. “Anytime babe,” Jessi replied as they separated, and Sofia left her keys with Jessi before leaving with Rico. The reporters swarmed around her, pushing their mics into her face. But Sofia kept her head low and followed her gu
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