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been able to sign.”
    Chloe took a seat at the table between Luc and Ni.
    “ As I mentioned before we had been in talks with John Stamos and Robert Downey, Jr, neither of which worked out.”
    Jenny sighed loudly.
    “ Don’t get upset yet!” Edward cried. “Turns out there was someone interested that I hadn’t even considered!” He paused theatrically, waiting for the others to say something but everyone remained quiet.
    “ Someone who has been steadily rebuilding their career after a few messy personal years, and has always dreamed of being on stage. I had no idea! When his people heard we were looking for a name, they contacted us! ”
    Another long dramatic pause. If Chloe wasn’t so anxious to know herself, she would have thought that Edward was being obnoxious.
    “ Finn Harrison.”
    Chloe’s jaw nearly hit the table.
    Finn Harrison hadn’t even crossed her mind.
    He was beyond sexy and Chloe knew he would draw audiences. Finn had been the darling of box office hits while he was in his twenties, but in his early thirties he fell into drugs and alcohol. He apparently would show up to sets drunk or high and a few movies lost a ton of money on him. He went to rehab to get clean and then went out on all these missions to third world countries.
    Over the past three years, Finn had been slowly building his career back up. He had been cast in a few movies that ended up becoming extremely successful. Chloe had seen him on Ellen last year and he had talked about how much he had changed by being sober, and how much he liked to give back.
    “ Oh my God,” Jenny mouthed to Chloe, bringing her back to reality.
    Oh my God.
    Not only was Chloe going to be working with Finn, but she was going to be kissing him. The script called for hot, groping, unbuttoning-your-clothes kind of kissing. Which Chloe had somehow left out when she had told Ben.
      Chloe suddenly felt nervous and anxious. Would Finn think he was better than all of them? Would he even like Chloe? What would he think when he found out he had to make out with her? He probably would wish it was Ni with her breathtaking exotic looks, or Jenny with her wholesome prettiness.
    The rest of the day passed in a blur, Chloe’s thoughts consumed of Finn Harrison. She had texted Jae-Jae at her first break, to which Jae-Jae had replied OMFG!!!!!!!!! You lucky B*tch!!  
    Chloe said goodbye to everyone at the end of the day and slowly made her way to the subway station. She knew she should be thrilled but instead she felt a huge knot in her stomach. For some reason, she knew that Ben was not going to approve of Finn Harrison. Maybe it was the fact that Finn was so sexy in a non-assuming way, or the bad boy appeal of him. The only thing sexier than a bad boy was a bad boy reformed.
    Chloe gulped.
    She had a feeling the night was not going to go well.
    ***
    “ Are you kidding me?”
    “ No.”
    “ Finn Harrison? As in the drug addict and alcoholic?”
    “ He went to rehab.”
    “ Whatever.”
    “ It’s my job.”
    “ He’s going to want to get in your pants.”
    “ That’s ridiculous!”
    “ No, it’s not.”
    Chloe stood up from the kitchen table and grabbed their plates before rinsing them in the sink. Ben had not responded well, just as she had predicted. It was amazing how someone who was so amazing most of the time, could be so annoyingly jealous.
    “ Well, it’s Finn and the deal is done. I’ve signed on. I’m getting paid. And I’m excited.” Chloe paused to give Ben a helpless grin. “It will make a great story to tell our kids one day.”
    Ben snorted. “Hey kids. Here’s a picture of your mommy making out with some washed up, druggie movie star!”
    Chloe turned away, hurt.
    Ben got up and came to her. “I’m sorry. I’m being a douche again.”
    Chloe nodded in agreement. “I just wish you could be happy for me.”
    “ I am happy for you. I’m happy you’ve landed this part. But please don’t expect to be happy to see you making out