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THE STARS IN HER EYES

THE STARS IN HER EYES

Author: RYLIE HALE
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Chapter 1 THE INTERVIEW

Word Count: 1010    |    Released on: 13/02/2025

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, just like all the others, okay? You've nothing to worry about. Just keep you

aking place, I felt that rush of panic consume me once more and tried my be

it would be a good thing to come out swinging with such enthusiasm, but I had swiftly discovered that no

a calmer person in this city right now, I would like to meet them. Mainly so I could ask for tips on

me. Tall. Lots of floors. That was a good sign, right? Floors meant upward mobility, and upward mobility meant that I had a ch

nd tried to stride over to the reception area with some confidence.

g that told me I wasn't a total waste of space. My heart couldn't take another rejection, and my thigh

my voice sounding way squeakier than it ever

he looked to be in her sixties, with a short coif of no-nonsense grey hair and bright grey eyes that seemed

ight," I repli

d her head beyond the desk. "Come with me, will you? I wan

d she was still holding her hand

y as I shook her hand with a little to

tion desk which must have been her office. She opened the door and ushered me i

self down on the other side of it, clasped her hands in front of her, an

, not sure how to react or if I was

finally managed to say, figuring that it was u

, and finally began to speak. "So, can I

had forgotten the specifics of this one, even though I had checked the messages before I left. Sh

e. I helped organize exhibitions there and contacted new artists and stuff, uh, so I would say I have good communica

d you leave

was a thrumming need at the back of my head to just tell her the trut

family owned the gallery. Then it came out that they were involved in some shady st

ad just asked for work experience, not for my whole damn life story. I really didn't enjoy reopening or

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1 Chapter 1 THE INTERVIEW2 Chapter 2 THE WAIT3 Chapter 3 FIRST SIGHT4 Chapter 4 A MEDDLING MOTHER5 Chapter 5 THE COMPETITION6 Chapter 6 OOPS! A MISTAKE7 Chapter 7 THE ASSISTANT8 Chapter 8 SURRENDERING9 Chapter 9 TOLD OFF THE BOSS10 Chapter 10 I GOT THE JOB!11 Chapter 11 SHE LOOKS PRETTY12 Chapter 12 TROUBLE13 Chapter 13 IMPROMPTU PROMOTION14 Chapter 14 EMPLOYED BUT NOT WORKING15 Chapter 15 A SHOW OF KINDNESS16 Chapter 16 WHEN SHE'S BOLD17 Chapter 17 HAVING LUNCH WITH THE BOSS18 Chapter 18 FLOWING CONVERSATIONS19 Chapter 19 WISH-WASHY20 Chapter 20 TROUBLING FATHER21 Chapter 21 BLOWING OFF STEAM22 Chapter 22 GREEN LITTLE MONSTERS23 Chapter 23 DISTRACTION24 Chapter 24 A MIDDLE CLASS CHIP25 Chapter 25 LIKE FATHER LIKE SON 26 Chapter 26 MISSING FILES27 Chapter 27 JOANNA TO THE RESCUE28 Chapter 28 PAST CHOICES29 Chapter 29 BLUEBEARD30 Chapter 30 A HOMEMADE MEAL31 Chapter 31 THE WAGER32 Chapter 32 A WORK TRIP 33 Chapter 33 PEELING OFF THE LAYERS34 Chapter 34 DELAYED35 Chapter 35 A WAY OUT36 Chapter 36 PRIMITIVE MAP SKILLS37 Chapter 37 BRAVADO38 Chapter 38 SHARING A ROOM39 Chapter 39 EXHAUSTED40 Chapter 40 ACTING41 Chapter 41 SNEAKING IN THE POOL42 Chapter 42 STUCK IN MY HEAD43 Chapter 43 TEENAGERS CAUGHT IN THE ACT44 Chapter 44 A STEAMY NIGHT45 Chapter 45 A MOMENT OF BLISS46 Chapter 46 DISTANCE AFTER SEX 47 Chapter 47 BACK ON TRACK48 Chapter 48 THE DINNER49 Chapter 49 IRRESISTIBLE50 Chapter 50 HAVING HER FOR THE NIGHT51 Chapter 51 NOT GIVING HER UP52 Chapter 52 FAR FROM REALITY53 Chapter 53 WHAT HAPPENS IN THE HOTEL STAYS THERE