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taking her to the Directors Guild Awards?”
    “Yeah, but now that I know what she did to us, she'll never get another chance with me, no matter what she thinks.”
    “Glad to hear it.
     
    **********
     
    Malibu, California, four years ago...
     
    The day before they left for the Shattered Glass shoot, Liam had arrived early because they were leaving L.A. for location filming in Mexico. Rick had sent him out for the night, saying that he should get some time off while he could. It would be a long, intense three weeks while they were in Mexico.
    He called Reggie, who was Rob's makeup artist. She had propositioned Liam when they first met, at one of Rob's premieres. The two of them had been getting busy whenever they were in the same place – either at a premiere or if Liam happened to be in L.A., where Reggie lived.
    He spent the evening having fun between the sheets with Reggie, but he didn't stay with her overnight. He rarely stayed with her anyway, but they had to leave midday the next day and it was just easier to wake up in his own bed. When he got to the Malibu house, he let himself in and saw that there was a fire going out back. He was surprised to find only Rick sitting there.
    “Where's Rob?” he asked.
    “He's...occupied,” Rick said with a sigh, taking a pull from his beer bottle.
    Liam smirked. “Occupied? As in he's got a woman in his bed? Since when?” He went to the outdoor fridge and grabbed his own brew, popped the top and sat down across the fire from his boss.
    “You'll have to ask him about it yourself. I don't know how much he wants me to say.”
    Liam grimaced. “It's not Lola, is it?”
    Rob's last girlfriend, Lola Benedict, was an actress who'd unceremoniously dumped him after one of her movie premieres. She'd sold a story to Star magazine, which had smeared Rob's name, implying he'd not only cheated on her , but that he'd hooked up with her on the set of the movie where they met, while Rob was still engaged to Rachel.
    “No. Absolutely not. I'd never allow that.”
    Liam had a horrifying thought. “It's not Rachel?”
    “God, no. I'd let Lola in the door before I'd let her in here.”
    “You're not going to tell me who it is, are you?”
    “Nope.”
    “You expecting to see him tonight?”
    “I doubt it. I imagine they'll stay up there all night.”
    “She's spending the night?”
    “She spent the night every night for the last month. I highly doubt she'll go home tonight when it's the last time they'll be together for a while.”
    “So this has been going on for a month?”
    Rick sighed again. “I don't know. Outside the last month, when she's been around every single day, I can't say.”
    “Is that why Lola dumped him?”
    “She and Rob said it wasn't, but I don't know if I believe it.”
    “Is she his new girlfriend?”
    Rick sighed heavily. He wasn't usually like this, so whatever it was he knew, it was bothering him. A lot. “I don't know, Liam. Ask him yourself. Maybe he'll tell you, maybe he won't. I've been instructed to keep it to myself, but you're his best friend. He might say more to you than he would to anyone else.” After that, Liam changed the subject. Rick didn't want to discuss it and he felt like a nosy schoolgirl for continuing to ask.
    The next day, Rob wandered out to the deck.
    “Look who's finally awake,” Liam joked.
    “I've been awake. You're the one who slept late today.”
    Liam laughed. “From what I heard, there wasn't much sleeping.”
    “Did Rick tell you something?” Rob looked worried.
    “Nothing specific. Said I should ask you myself. Figured you'd be more inclined to tell me about this girl if I asked, seeing as I'm your best friend.”
    “Nothing to tell.”
    “So she's not your new girlfriend? Rick said it wasn't Lola or Rachel.”
    “Nope.”
    “You sound disappointed.”
    Rob gave him a smile that didn't meet his eyes. “Like Mick says, 'You can't always get what you want.'”
    “You get what you need?”
    “No, didn't get