CELEBRITY CRUSH

s flashed endlessly, voices tangled in excitement, and the scent of expensive cologne, perfume, and fresh flowers dri

his was more than an

ide the hotel lobby. She was dressed simply-a peach blouse and black jeans-but there was a glow about her th

g," she said

uard barely glanced

ep her voice steady, "where is David I

Yeah. He just left the main hall. Went down to the parking l

ank you, sir!" she said qu

names, called out to celebrities, held up signs and phones. She ran thr

hoping her voice woul

till, she ran harde

n, she

d Is

es on dark water. He stood by the door of a black SUV, saying something

nearly tripping in her run. "Ple

pau

, he t

face-not in a movie, not on a post

isom Eze," she said breathlessly, extending

d, then at her face,

ike this. But I've watched every one of your films. Falling Dust, Echoes of Silence, House o

hat's... kind of you," he said. His voice was deep,

't leave tonight with

ed at his lips. "T

a second. Her thoughts swirl

ting her lip, "but... would it be

in immediately, placing a

hand, and the m

ine," h

her heart li

ed. "You can t

's cologne drifted toward her-clean, subtle, almost addictive. She he

David spo

t you something. What did

e dark after losing your character's wife. You didn't say anything. You just... sat there.

with a new expressio

led notebooks with poems. I found a voice in myself I didn

n nodded slightly.

m for a moment-not uncomfortabl

d a little longer

," she

Then she lifted

ly. "Let's take a quick one befor