Page 42 of Her Cowboy Blind Date

She nodded. “You know who he is, right?”

“Why would I know him?”

“He’s a famous Hollywood actor.” She narrowed her eyes. “Do you watch action movies?”

He shrugged. “Sometimes. Where is this Logan guy?”

“Cindy didn’t say. You can ask her at the after-party.”

“I will.” The next act started and they watched it together in silence. The after-party would be held in the college cafeteria. He often skipped the parties, but the girls were keen to attend. Cindy had volunteered to help organize the party. Becky had suggested their attendance together would be expected. She wasn’t wrong. The crew talked about Becky being his girl. If only that was true…

The applause died down, and the actors made their final exit from the stage. Sam and Becky sprung into action, resetting the stage for the first act in the next performance. They’d save time not having to pack up everything after each performance, and then having to do the reset before the next performance.

They finished packing up and left the backstage area.

Sam spotted Cindy in the foyer.

“Becky.” Cindy rushed over, eyes wide and voice loud. “Can you believe it? Logan Miles is here. In Gilead.”

“Hang on.” He turned to his cousin. “Back up a bit. Who is Logan Miles? Why should I care?”

“Oh, Sam. Do you live under a rock? He’s a famous actor and he’s performing in our play.”

“What do you mean by performing?” He’d missed something important. He couldn’t recall anyone named Logan being on the cast list. If Logan was here, why hadn’t anyone recognized him?

“He’s the new Judas.”

“What? His name’s Miles.”

“Yes. Logan Miles. He’s seriously rich and seriously famous and he’s here. In Gilead.”

“Calm down. You’ll scare him out of town if you keep on like this.”

Becky hadn’t joined in with Cindy’s fangirl hysterics. His opinion of Becky rose another notch.

“How did you find out he’s here?” he asked.

“During the play. The teen girls who were sitting beside me are massive Logan Miles fans. We had great seats. Very close to the stage. The girls thought they recognized the guy playing Judas. He was obviously talented, but no one knew anything about him. His name didn’t show up in online searches. Then something clicked after intermission. They joined the dots and uploaded photos. Others in the audience uploaded photos and started chatting. Everyone got excited. It’s a whole thing.”

Becky frowned. “People were on their phones during the play? Isn’t that rude?”

“Teen girls live online.” Cindy shrugged. “They rushed out to the lobby during the play to stalk the backstage exits.”

He shook his head. “They harassed a man because he looked like a famous actor.”

“But they knew they were right.” Cindy placed her hands on her hips. “Someone on crew tipped them off that Miles had left early. The girls returned to their seats and told me the whole story when the play ended.”

“Miles might have felt sick or something.” Cindy yelling like a fifteen-year-old at a rock concert would bring on a headache. “He’s a recluse. Keeps to himself.”

“Exactly.” Cindy nodded. “Logan is hiding here, and his cover is blown. Someone tipped him off and he disappeared.”

“I’m hungry. And thirsty.” Becky caught Cindy’s attention. “Can we head over to the party?”

“Shoot.” Cindy glanced at her phone. “I’m supposed to be there now. Catch you later.”

Cindy took off, weaving through the crowd who lingered near the auditorium entrance.

He turned to Becky. “I don’t understand the whole celebrity thing. My cousin has lost her mind.”

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