Lahat ng Kabanata ng MY FORBIDDEN SHOWMANCE: Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 63

I woke up with my face pressed against Jay's chest. One of his arms was wrapped around my waist, and my leg was tangled with his beneath the blankets. For a moment, I didn't move. I just listened to him breathe.Last night had been... wow. That was an embarrassingly inadequate word for it. I was an actress. Words were supposed to be my thing. But apparently, my vocabulary had abandoned me somewhere around midnight.Jay shifted beside me. "Morning," he murmured.I tilted my head up. His eyes were still closed."Good morning."He smiled. "Sleep okay?""Very.""Good."I studied his face. His blond hair was a disaster. A beautiful disaster. I reached up and pushed a piece away from his forehead. He opened one eye."What?""Nothing.""You're staring.""I'm appreciating."He laughed softly. "Appreciating what?""You."His smile widened. I leaned up and kissed him. He kissed me back, then pulled me closer. For several wonderful seconds, I forgot that clocks existed.Unfortunately, they did.

By the end of our final rehearsal, I was fairly certain my feet had filed a formal complaint against the rest of my body. Opening night was tomorrow. After weeks of rehearsals, costume fittings, choreography adjustments, and our director announcing that we needed to run one particular scene just one more time, we were finally ready."That's it!" the director called from the front of the theater. "Good work, everyone. Get some rest tonight. I want you all here tomorrow with plenty of energy."I stared at him. Around me, people started applauding. I joined in, mostly because it meant we were allowed to leave.Rebekah appeared beside me. "Drinks?"I looked at her. "Is that a question or a medical recommendation?""Both.""That sounds like a great idea."She grinned. "Excellent."I glanced toward the dancers. Jay was talking to someone near the wings. He caught my eye and smiled. I smiled back.Rebekah noticed. "Oh, you two are disgusting.""We haven't done anything.""You're smiling at e