Brody
She’s everything I’ve ever wanted. When she faints right in front of me on the movie set, I know I have to save her. I have to make sure she is okay. I have to make her my leading lady.
*insta-everything standalone with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.
Chapter One
Skye
I can barely believe I’ve finally made it. The City of Angels. I guess I thought coming here would always be just a dream for me. But now that I’m here, I’m not going to waste a second of my time.
I got lucky this year when I made some connections in the film industry and landed a job as a runner. I’ve always wanted to be on a film set and now’s my chance before I get serious and find a full-time job. I guess I always dreamed I would become an actress, but some dreams just aren’t destined to come true.
I’m not a pessimist in any sense. I feel so lucky to be here in this amazing city, about to step onto the set of a huge movie. I’m going to get to see Hollywood, walk down Hollywood Boulevard and maybe take a trip to Santa Monica. But this is only for a few months of my life and I’ve accepted that. I’m luckier than most, but I know how to be real with myself. I learned the hard way that not all things are meant to be.
Like my romance with Brody Brooks. I’ve been in love with the Hollywood star for as long as I can remember now. Brody is the most handsome man in the film industry, even if he is twenty years older than me. The stubble on his sharp jaw never fails to make me weak in the knees, and his eyes...God, his eyes. One green, one blue, both of them piercing my soul whenever he looks at a camera. He doesn’t look like anyone I’ve ever seen before, and I know he’s one of a kind. I’ll never find a man better than him.
I sigh to myself as I prepare myself for my day on set, but Brody is still on my mind. I know that countless women fall for Hollywood stars and delude themselves into thinking they’d have a chance if only they had the opportunity to meet them in person. I’m not even sure I believe that myself, but I know I’ll never stop loving Brody. It’s a permanent fixture in my life at this point. Maybe I’m crazy. Maybe I need to get a grip. But I know I’ll never want anyone other than him. Even though we’ve never met and we never will, I’ll love that man for the rest of my days, and there isn’t room for anyone else in my heart.
I grab my bag and head out of the tiny apartment that I’m shacking up in for the next few months. I want to be early on set so that I can make a good impression. I fix a smile on my face and tell myself to stop moping over a man I’ve never met. This is the closest I’m going to get to my Hollywood fantasy, and maybe that’s okay.
Walking through the streets of LA, I feel like I belong here. It feels like I was always meant to come here. I’ve always loved everything to do with film, always obsessing over old Hollywood starlets and the new up and coming stars. This is exactly where I’m meant to be. It almost feels like fate that I made it here.
The movie is being filmed mostly in LA, starting with Hollywood Boulevard. I don’t know much about the movie, but it involves a secret agent going undercover in a movie. It seems like a fun premise, and I can’t wait to see how it pans out. I guess I’ll miss a lot of it while I’m running around doing things for the crew and filling out coffee orders, but it still seems like it’s going to be fun to be in the thick of it.
I’m wearing all black, as the crew requested, but the sun is hot today, and as I approach the set, made complete with dozens of cameras and actors milling around, I have to fan myself a little. The one familiar face I know, Miles, waves to me and heads over from his place behind one of the cameras.
“Hey, you made it!” he says with a smile. “Welcome to LA. You ready for this?”
“I guess so. Thanks for getting me the job, Miles. I owe you massively.”
“Nah. It’s nothing,” he says. “Maybe you can let me take you out to dinner or something in return…”
But I’m not listening to anything he’s saying. Because across the boulevard, I see someone I never thought I’d meet. I can feel my cheeks heating up even more. My heart is racing. My stomach is in knots.