Page 50 of Hollywood Undercover
“Better every day,” sheanswered.
Bash didn’t say anything more about her comment, so she acted like it neverhappened.
“I see Rosa’s SUV is back in thedriveway.”
“Yes. She’s back. What can I do for you,neighbor?”
Alexandra’s phone rang again. She was certain it was Wilkes calling back, but now wasn’t the time. She smiled tightly, ignoring the sound. Without looking down, she fumbled for the volume button to try and mute it, but couldn’t find it in her nervousstate.
Bash eyed the phone and said, “I was just saying hi. I’m heading out soon to visit a friend of mine. Sorry for interrupting yourcall.”
“You didn’t,” she told him as the phone stopped buzzing for a second. “It was just a crazy ex. Hey, you know how womenare.”
The phone started ringing again. She groaned, snatching it up and hitting the Ignore button with a little too muchforce.
Bash grinned at her, nodding. “I guess both men and women have their fair share ofcrazies.”
Great. Another vague half-admission he’sgay.
She sighed when the phone started upagain.
“You might be better off taking the call.” Bash stepped away from the porch with a wave goodbye, and slowly walked back to hishouse.
Thank goodness for upsides. She got to enjoy watching his sexy ass as heleft.
With an irritated growl, she answered the phone. “Can’t you take ahint?”
“Lexxi, there’s one more thing I wanted to tellyou.”
“What?” she spatout.
“Before that stupid mess with Lydia, I went out and did something else. I think that’s what might’ve led to me cheating onyou.”
“I don’t careanymore.”
“I realize now I had a normal reaction. I got cold feet, Lex, and I’msorry.”
“It’s over,Wilkes.”
“Lexxi, I bought you an engagementring.”
“You did what?” sheshrieked.
Had he told her this before he had cheated, before she had flown home to be with Dad, before meeting Bash, she might have melted at his feet. That was all she had wanted from him. To know how he felt, and have him love her with some fire and passion, instead of the cool relationship they had been in. Hearing it now, it was a tawdry reminder that she almost gave up the rest of her life to be with a man who felt the only way he could get some excitement was with someone else; not withher.
She barely heard the weak, pleading explanation he tried to feed her next about how his fling with Lydia was over less than a week after itstarted.
“Wilkes, let me make something clear to you. I metsomeone.”
“Huh?”
“Yeah. I met someone. That excitement you said you were looking for? Someone else is enjoying it. You know, if you had made a little more effort, you would have seen me as more than a trophy to wear on your arm, just so you could give your country album a boost. I was into you, Wilkes. I tried to show you the real me, but you’re the one who threw cold water on what we had…long before Lydia. You couldn’t handle me at my hottest, and I thought that meant there was something wrong with me. It wasn’t. I have someone who wants me for me now. You and me, we’re in the past, Wilkes. When I get back to LA, there’s no wooing me so we can get back together. Do you understand me? You can chuck the ring. Or give it to Lydia for all Icare.”
“You don’t mean that, darlin’. You’re just trying to get back atme.”
“Believe whatever youwant.”
“If you met somebody, what’s his name? Do I know him? Is he in theindustry?”
