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really thought about it, and I don’t need anything. There isn’t anything that I want,” I said absently, looking out the window as the lights of the city flashed their reflections on the glass. Vancouver was a lot like New York, bustling; the streets crowded, people walking everywhere, but on a less intense level.
    “Well, I thought we could take a trip to Cabo when filming wraps. Would you like to do that?” He was holding my hand and it burned my flesh like acid. It was all I could do not to pull away from him.
    “Yeah, sure. That sounds good.”
    “Brook, what is with you tonight? I’m here with your friends , like you wanted, so what gives?” His sarcastic emphasis of the word made me want to smack him.
    “I told you. I’m just really tired. We’re going twelve to fifteen hours a day and today we were outside the whole time. It was cold and it’s exhausting, David.”
    “I’ll talk to Martin and tell him to take it easier on you, okay?” I rolled my eyes but he couldn’t see me since I was still looking out the window. Like he’d have one ounce of pull over Martin because he’d had a small role in one of his films.
    Yeah, right .
    “No. Please don’t. I can fight my own battles. Besides, this is a job and the tight schedule is required to bring it in within budget, and deadlines. It’s just worse, now that we’re winding down.”
    As we pulled up to the restaurant, I was grateful we were surrounded by others so I’d be able to avoid the personal conversation. He knew me very well, and clearly realized something was bothering me. Pretty soon, he’d be asking more direct questions that I didn’t want to answer, but I didn’t want to lie either.
    The rest of the cast was already there when we walked in and all the guys stood. My eyes searched for a certain beautiful face that was conspicuously missing, and David noticed. He glanced at me to gauge my reaction. Over the past couple of months, he’d accused me of spending too much time with Cade, and he was skeptical when I told him it was mostly for the film.
    I pulled away from David’s hand, and went around the table and hugged everyone. “Thanks for being here, you guys. It means a lot to me.”
    “Hey, David,” Wendy said, and pointed to two open seats that she had saved beside her. She and I met at an audition for another movie the year before, and she was a friend to both of us. David took the one closest to her because he’d worked on that film, and I hadn’t been cast. I silently hoped that she’d keep him occupied so I could talk to the others. Another wave of guilt rushed over me as my eyes searched the entrance to the restaurant, looking for Cade. My heart fell. Despite how I knew this would affect him, I realized how much I wanted him to be there. I always wanted him close.
    We ordered the first round of drinks and my eyes glanced at the empty chair at the end of the table.
    “Brook.” Ethan Ranfeld caught my attention. He played the brother to Cade’s character in the film. “How was it today? I talked to Cade, and he said it was an ordeal. What a way to spend your birthday.” His handsome face was relaxed and he smiled.
    “Yeah. It was cold and one of the production assistants fell off a curb and broke her arm. The sidewalk was slippery and her legs just flew out from underneath her.”
    “Was that the concert scene?” Jennifer asked. Jennifer was a pretty girl with dark hair who was cast as my best friend in the film.
    “Yeah. Cade and I were running too close to the edge, I guess. The assistant moved backward to make room, and didn’t watch what she was doing. I felt really bad for her.”
    “Speaking of Cade, where is the man tonight, Brook?” Wendy shot out, and nudged David in the shoulder. I stiffened slightly. She had the hots for Cade and didn’t bother to hide it.
    “Um, not sure. I thought he’d be here.” I hoped the disappointment wasn’t evident in my tone. “We were both exhausted, so maybe he