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Chapters (92)
  1. First
  2. Love Connection
  3. Zero
  4. One
  5. Two
  6. Three
  7. Four
  8. Five
  9. Six
  10. Seven
  11. Eight
  12. Nine
  13. Ten
  14. Eleven
  15. One Month Later
  16. Twelve
  17. Thirteen
  18. Fourteen
  19. Fifteen
  20. Six Months Later
  21. Sixteen
  22. Seventeen
  23. Eighteen
  24. Nineteen
  25. Twenty
  26. Twenty-one
  27. Twenty-two
  28. Twenty-three
  29. Twenty-four
  30. Six Months Later
  31. Twenty-five
  32. Twenty-six
  33. Twenty-seven
  34. Twenty-eight
  35. Twenty-nine
  36. Thirty
  37. Thirty-one
  38. Thirty-two
  39. Thirty-three
  40. I Have Never
  41. One
  42. Two
  43. Three
  44. Four
  45. Five
  46. Six
  47. Seven
  48. Eight
  49. Nine
  50. Ten
  51. Eleven
  52. Twelve
  53. Thirteen
  54. Fourteen
  55. Fifteen
  56. Sixteen
  57. Seventeen
  58. Eighteen
  59. Nineteen
  60. Twenty
  61. Twenty-one
  62. Twenty-two
  63. A Christmas Date
  64. One
  65. Two
  66. Three
  67. Four
  68. Five
  69. Six
  70. Seven
  71. Eight
  72. Nine
  73. Ten
  74. Eleven
  75. Twelve
  76. Thirteen
  77. Fourteen
  78. Fifteen
  79. Sixteen
  80. Seventeen
  81. Eighteen
  82. Nineteen
  83. Twenty
  84. Twenty-one
  85. Twenty-two
  86. Note from the Author
  87. Sneak Peek – To the Stars and Back
  88. Two
  89. Three
  90. Four
  91. Also by Camilla Isley
  92. About the Author

Diego sighs. “Call me a romantic, but my heart is in the theater. Nothing can top performing in front of a live audience. The adrenaline of walking onto a stage, knowing you have to deliver every single time, and that if you make a mistake, there won’t be a second take. It’s priceless.”

“So, what’s your favorite show?”

“Ever, or recently?”

“Let’s keep it recent.”

“Then Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”

“Oh, I read the book—script, whatever—but it was a bit of a letdown.”

“Of course, because it wasn’t supposed to be experienced that way. You need to buy a ticket and go see the actual show. It’ll blow your mind, I promise.”

“Really? I don’t know… I grew up reading Harry Potter… Do you remember the excitement when a new book was about to come out, and the desperation when you finished it and knew there’d be at least another two years to wait before the next one?”

“Yeah, it was the best and the worst.”

“It’s my favorite series ever, and I’ve read it so many times I think I’ve consumed the books beyond repair… so when The Cursed Child came out I was over the moon, but then I read it and… meh!”

Diego nods understandingly. “Nothing will ever top a new Harry Potter book, I agree. But if you approach The Cursed Child as a play and not a book, it’s so much better. You won’t regret watching it.”

I smile. “Okay, maybe I’ll try it…”

Diego’s enthusiasm when he speaks about Broadway is contagious. This guy is turning out like nothing I would’ve expected from just looking at his picture. I thought he was going to be one of those vain, self-absorbed male models who pay more attention to their skin products than I do. But he’s no egomaniac.

“What about you?” Diego asks. “Have you always wanted to work at an advertising agency?”

“I studied marketing and visual design in college, but I ended up in my line of work more by chance. I met my former boss at a recruiting event, and he gave an inspiring speech on what they did at KCU, on how they fostered new talent, and how a college graduate would thrive at their agency. So, I guess I chose a mentor more than a profession. And it worked out pretty well. I love what I do and the people I do it with, so…”

Diego grins. “Now you’re only missing that diamond ring on your finger, and to pop out the standard two point five chubby babies before you turn forty.”

I laugh. “Nailed it.”