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“Same, Carlisle. I want that sentiment to go both ways. If you’re not feeling okay, please tell me. I worry that you’re not always being honest with me.”
Guilt tugs at me. Apparently, I’m not as good of an actress as I hoped if Ben can tell that I’m keeping my worries from him. But then again, Ben has always had a sixth sense when it comes to reading my thoughts.
“I’ll try,” I relent. “I know how much you’re dealing with right now—Willa, the crazy schedule, the jet lag, the studio—and I don’t want to be a burden.”
“You’ll never be a burden to me. Being in a relationship means managing the good and the bad. Be honest. How are you feeling right now?”
“Now? Pretty great. Talking to you always cheers me up.”
“Okay, good. You do the same for me too, babe.”
Ben shoots me a sexy smirk. I swear when Ben smiles at me, even when it’s through a telephone screen, I can feel the power of it like it’sa physical touch.God, I miss his touches and how he makes me feel when we’re together.I've never had another lover who makes me feel the ways that Ben does.
“Babe? You still with me?”
I startle when I realize that I zoned out and missed what Ben was saying. His grin grows wider, as if he knows full well that he just caught me fantasizing about him. Smiling ruefully, I admit as much. “Sorry, what were you saying?”
“I asked what your plans are for Christmas.”
I haven’t given much thought to how I’ll spend the Christmas holidays. I wrinkle my nose at his question. “Umm. Truthfully, I don’t know. I’d planned on seeing my family, but since they’re going to Mexico, I don’t know what I’ll end up doing.” I can’t hide the wistfulness from my tone.
“I don’t have any plans either, so if you want to spend Christmas together, I’d love that.”
“Really?” My eyes light up like a kid in a candy store at the idea of spending another holiday with Ben, and with his invitation to spend Christmas together, some of my worries disappear. Making future plans is a good sign.
Ben chuckles at my obvious delight. “Yes, really. Babe, I miss you so much, and I want to make up for lost time. I’ll have Jo rent a house on a secluded, tropical island. Just the two of us. No paparazzi, no pretending, no hiding. We can hang out in swimsuits and drink fruity frozen drinks all day, cook dinner together, and then make love all night. How does that sound?”
“Like the best Christmas ever,” I gush, smiling widely.
“And unlike Harper, I won’t let you day drink and forget to reapply sunscreen,” he teases.
#Willen: Too Good to be True?
Talk show host Constance Evans is making headlines after airing a shocking claim on yesterday’s episode of her daytime television show,Tinsel Town Today. As a longtime Hollywood entertainment journalist, Evans asserts that an anonymous source from within Studio 67, the movie studio behind this holiday season’s blockbusterCaptain Commander, contacted her with information regarding Ben Sutton and Willa Radford’s rumored romance.
Stories began to circulate linking the pair several weeks ago when they were photographed on a romantic dinner date, and their relationship has quickly taken the world by storm. However, Evans’ anonymous source claims that the Sutton-Radford romance is as fictional as their movie and was orchestrated as part of the studio’s advanced publicity plan.
On Friday’s show, Evans quoted her source as saying, “It’s totally fake and created by the studio’s PR team. While Ben and Willa are friends, they’ve never been involvedromantically.”
Some other Hollywood insiders hopped on the bandwagon, pointing out that both Sutton and Radford are private individuals who never publicized their previous relationships, a fact which leaves some people wondering why they would suddenly choose to do so now.
Representatives for Sutton and Radford have declined to comment on the nature of their relationship, but if this story gains traction in the media, it seems likely that an official comment could be coming soon.
Hollywood Blind Item
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Subject:O Captain! My Captain!
Message:I have it on good authority that our fave new couple is already hitting some rough water. Can confirm that the A-List actress has been spotted out at European bars and clubs with one of her male co-stars… but it isn’t her rumored boyfriend. Don’t know if the couple has already broken up and the actress is looking for a new First Mate or if she’s cheating on her Captain…
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Babe, I was photographed coming out of a jewelry store today.
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