Page 102 of Hollywood Undercover
Chapter 41
ALEXANDRA jumpedwhen her smartphone rang in the middle of what would have likely kept her in bed with Bash all day. It took major effort for her to disengage from another one of Bash’s kisses—a kiss that made her toes clench and left her bodyquivering.
She gasped, coming up for air. “Hold that thought,” she said, sucking in a long breath as she jumped out of bed. She bent over her pile of clothes and dug out her phone to answer, expecting it would have been Eva. She didn’t want to give Eva the brush-off after she had taken the time to visit her in Tucson. It was only after hitting the accept call button that she realized it wasRick.
With mild irritation, she answered. “Hello?”
“Lexxi, big problem!” Rick soundedfrantic.
“Rick. I’m kind of in the middle of something,” shegroaned.
Bash sat up in bed, waiting with a guarded expression. After last night and this morning, she felt so close to him, yet wasn’t sure what he was thinking right now. There was still so much to talk about, more for his benefit than anything else. She shook her head, trying to besensible.
Rick’s voice broke through the fray of thoughts. “No, no. I think you want to hear about this,” hesaid.
“Hold on a second,” she told him before slipping her hand over the phone to block out the sound. She turned to Bash. “I have to take this. One minute,okay?”
Bash leaned over and kissed her hair before getting out of bed. “Sure. I’ll be in the kitchen. I think we can use somecoffee.”
“I don’t think this will be long. Wait for me and I’ll come down withyou.”
“Okay,” he whispered. He pointed to his master bathroom. “I’ll be rightback.”
She nodded to him and continued on the phone. “What’s it about,Rick?”
“Wilkes is on his way toArizona.”
“Sorry,what?”
“A few internet websites posted pictures of you and Eva together in Tucson, and he’s looking for you!” Rickexclaimed.
Alexandra grabbed her forehead and sank back on the bed. “Are youserious?”
“Yeah, doll. That’s the thing when you’re signed to the same label as your ex. One of the executives texted me to give you a heads up. He’s on his way to you and he’s bringing the heat. I wouldn’t put it past him to have the press follow him around to get to you, either. Whatever role you’ve been playing, you have got to make itdisappear.”
“Why?”
“You did a great job laying low while you took care of Max, but now that Lexxi Rock is back on the scene, the two of you can’t share the same body. If Wilkes is in town, he’ll stick closer to you than ever. His career is in shambles. You know he’d do anything to be relevant again, even if it makes you look bad. I don’t have to remind you what happened the lasttime!”
“Awww crap. This can’t be happening.” The words rang in her head, eerily similar to what Eva had told her, like she had some kind of premonition, except for the wrong man. With Bash, Alexandra was certain he would never do something like that to her, but with Wilkes, it was another story. He would sell his own mother if he thought it would help with albumsales.
She swallowed hard. “I was really getting used to short hair, Rick, but I guess you’re right. Fine. Alex Roberts is dead. I’ll figure it out, so don’t worry aboutit.”
She hung up the phone. Turning at a sound beside her, she remembered Bash was around. He was leaning against the doorframe of thebathroom.
“Alex Roberts is dead? What’s that supposed tomean?”
“The media is about to invade Tucson, Bash. I can’t look like this around townanymore.”
“Like what?Yourself?”
“Exactly.”
“Are you hearing yourself right now,Alexandra?”
She gave him a pleading look. “They’ll be looking for me as Lexxi Rock. You know? Girlie, purple hair, dolledup—”
“Yes, I got it. I met her last night, remember?” He shook his head. “She was a little pretentious, superior andshallow.”
