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    Before he could reach for the doorknob, Cassie rushed over to his side and encircled his wrists with her fingers. He liked the feel of her soft hands against his clenched muscles, but then he remembered where he was and what was happening. He straightened up, trying and failing to soften the glare he gave her.
     
    “Let me explain,” she said, pulling her with him to the edge of the bed, but Dylan remained grounded in place. “I like you too…”
     
    “Really now?” he asked sardonically, the acid in his voice evident. He felt guilty for doing a one-eighty on her, but the irritation mixed with disappointment was quickly building up inside him. He couldn’t help but take a little bit of it out on her. “I wouldn’t have guessed.”
     
    “I’m just…” She took a deep breath and tried to find the right words to say. “I’m scared. I know you…” He raised a questioning eyebrow up at her, prodding her to continue. “You’re bound to film a new movie soon, and you’ll have a new onscreen partner….yo-”
     
    “What are you trying to say?” he asked, although he very well knew what she was insinuating.
     
    “We’ll end even before we start.”
     
    At that, Dylan closed the distance between them as he wrapped an arm around Cassie’s lower back and pulled her flushed against him. Carefully, he placed his lips overs hers and kissed her carefully and passionately at the same time. He moved slowly, savoring the feel of her lips against his and enjoying the way her lips moved in sync with his. Caught up in the moment, she wrapped her arms around his neck as his hands roamed the expanse of her torso. After a few seconds, he was the one to pull away, and Cassie was thankful he did so. She knew better than to trust herself in the heat of passion and with someone she harbored deep feelings towards.
     
    “Do you really want to just let go of this ?” Dylan then asked, voice solemn and firm at the same time. “Because I don’t.”
     
    Cupping the side of his cheek with her hand, she looked up at him with a small smile.
     
    “Dylan…” she began, her heart demanding to beat right out of her chest. “Do you really think we’ll last? I’ll start filming in London in two months. Who knows where you’ll be and who you’ll be with…”
     
    “We can do long-distance,” he answered, not missing a beat. “Many couples do it.”
     
    “We’re not even in a relationship…” There came the cold, hard truth. “And please, don’t keep my hopes up,” Cassie then said, shaking her head and looking at him sternly. “Don’t make me promises you can’t keep.”
     
    “But we won’t even fucking know unless we try!” Dylan said, raising his voice. He didn’t like where the conversation was heading, and all he wanted to do was throw Cassie’s assumptions out the door. “Why can’t we try?”
     
    She looked at him, her eyes never leaving his.
     
    “I’m not selfish enough to limit your choices.”
     
    At this point, tears slowly rolled down Cassie’s face. She knew expressing her feelings and listening to her mind instead of her heart would hurt. That was why she didn’t want to jump in, and just ‘try’. If this hurt, she didn’t want to imagine how much more it would pain her months after they tried to only fail. “And I’m not stupid enough to become just a name in your long list of past relationships.”
     
    “Trust me…” Dylan began, losing hope. His eyes had glazed over with an expression Cassie couldn’t read. It was like he had switched off the emotional board inside him. “Cassie.”
     
    “Let’s keep in touch.”
     
    Then, she walked closer to him and stood on her tiptoes. Carefully, she placed a lingering kiss on his lips before she pulled away and left the room. Soon after, she left the party completely. One more minute, and she was going to break down right in front of him.
     

     
    “Dylan, this is Anna,” said Steve, the director for the new