Lisa~
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AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG by Chicki Brown
Hollywood film star Vaughn Breland has destroyed his beloved Lamborghini, lost his latest movie role, the use of his legs and possibly his fabulous good looks. He’s depressed and mad at the world then he meets Trenyce Clark, his new physical therapist. Trenyce, and her beautiful three-year-old daughter, give him a new outlook on life.
Excerpt:
“Vaughn,
it’s Reese.”
“Reese,
how are you?” I couldn’t wait to hear her explanation of why it took this long
to call.”
“How
am I? Why didn’t you call me and let me know you were all right?”
I almost checked out, and she has the nerve to have an
attitude? “My phone
died.” And I almost did too. “I’m recovering pretty well. Thanks for
asking.”
Her
tone softened. “I’m sorry, but I just thought all this time I hadn’t heard from
you because you were mad at me.”
Insecure
women were such a pain in the ass. “Now aren’t you glad you didn’t come along?”
“That’s
not funny, Vaughn. I’m so happy you’re okay.”
“Has
the media given any details?”
“What
kind of details?” she asked, sounding suspicious.
“About
my injuries.”
“No,
the report I saw just said you were in a serious car crash. Why? Is it worse
than they made it sound?”
“You
could say that. My face is jacked up. I broke both my legs and dislocated my
hip.”
“Oh,
my God!” she whispered. “So, how long will you be in the hospital?”
“I’m
not in the hospital anymore. Craig Weinstein is letting me stay with him until
I can get around on my own.”
“Did
they tell you how long it would be?”
“They
don’t really know. Physical therapy might take a year.”
“What!”
Vaughn held the phone away from his ear at the shrill volume in her voice. “So,
what’s going to happen to us with the film?”
Ah,
that’s all she wanted to know. She’s worried about her job. Apparently the studio hadn’t yet
informed the cast of their decision to replace me, and I wasn’t going to be the
one to tell her.
“Us?
Or you?” Silence. “That’s what I thought. I have to go, Reese.” I clicked off
my cell and closed my eyes, meditating on what she had just said, but I had no
reason to be disappointed in her. From the first day’s read-throughs in the
studio conference room, I’d known a hook-up with Reese was inevitable. She’d
seemed thrilled to meet me. That’s why I liked young actresses. So many of them
were easily impressed and more than willing to do whatever it took to get to
the top. Fortunately for me, they were clueless that I couldn’t do jack to get
them there. From the beginning I’d known
she was only sleeping with me because she assumed it could advance her career.
Yet, the fact that she hadn’t shown the slightest bit of personal concern for
my situation irked me more than it should have.
What
had I expected? Over the years, Devon had repeatedly told me, “Those hit and
runs might serve your immediate needs, but one of these days, you’re going to
need a woman by your side. One that cares about you more than anything or
anyone else in the world.”
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