Kiss Me if You Can — Chapter 48

...WHO DID THIS?

DID WHAT?

THE MARK ON YOUR EAR. WHO LEFT IT?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO THEM IF I TOLD YOU?

KILL THEM.

SO HE WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF.

THEN JUST COVER IT WITH YOUR OWN MARK.

DOESN’T MATTER. I’M KILLING THEM.

HE'S IMPOSSIBLE...

I FIGURED FINDING OUT HE WAS THE ONE WHO LEFT THE MARK AND TELLING HIM ABOUT PETE AT THE SAME TIME WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR HIM,

SO I WAS GOING TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER BEFORE TELLING HIM...

SHOULD I JUST TELL HIM NOW THAT HE'S THE ONE WHO LEFT IT?

THIS MARK... PETE'S MOTHER LEFT IT, DIDN'T SHE...?

SINCE JOSHUA GAVE BIRTH TO THE CHILD, PETE'S MOTHER WOULD'VE BEEN AN ALPHA.

ISAAC. I HAVE NO INTENTION OF LIVING WITH ANYONE BUT HER.

PETE'S MOTHER, I MEAN.

HE'S STILL WAITING FOR THAT WOMAN...

CHASE, THERE'S SOMETHING I NEED TO TELL YOU-

WAIT... MMH. HAH...

MM.

UHN-

MMN, NGH–!

WAIT, AGAIN?

WHY...? YOU DON'T WANT TO?

THAT'S NOT IT, NGH–!

KKH, HAH...!

JOSHUA... SHOULD I PUT IT IN?

TCH.

FUCK, DON'T ASK STUPID SHIT LIKE THAT. JUST DO IT.

CUT! STOP-!

CHASE! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU TODAY?!

WHY CAN'T YOU FOCUS?!

DO YOU EVEN REALIZE HOW MANY RETAKES WE'VE DONE?!

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY'S SHOOT!

YES, DIRECTOR!

HAH...

MR. MILLER, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

SHOULD I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR YOU TO SEE MR. STEWARD?

NO. WHERE'S JOSHUA RIGHT NOW?

I HEARD JOSH IS WORKING THE NIGHT SHIFT.

I THINK HE'S RESTING AT THE DORM. SHOULD I CALL HIM?

NO, IT'S FINE. I'LL GO.

YES, UNDERSTOOD.

NO WAY... IT CAN'T BE.

THAT LOOKS HEAVY. NEED A HAND?

I'D APPRECIATE IT.

JUST HELP ME GET THIS INTO THE TRUCK UP AHEAD.

GOT IT.

YOU'RE MR. MILLER'S BODYGUARD, RIGHT?

WHAT'S THAT LIKE? I'VE HEARD HE'S INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH, SO I'M CURIOUS.

IT'S MANAGEABLE. HE IS DIFFICULT, SURE...

BUT ONCE YOU SEE THAT FACE, IT ALL MAKES SENSE.

OH, THAT'S TRUE. THANKS TO THE INDUSTRY, I'VE WORKED WITH MORE ACTORS THAN I CAN COUNT,

BUT MR. MILLER IS SERIOUSLY ON ANOTHER LEVEL.

DID YOU HAPPEN TO SEE HIM DRESSED AS A WOMAN IN THAT AD?

OF COURSE!

I HAD NO IDEA HE’D PULL IT OFF THAT WELL.

YOU KNOW, THAT COMMERCIAL.

Sweet, sweet, my friend Chocolate Bar!

HAHA, YOU STILL REMEMBER THAT SONG-

-?!

CHA-... MR. MILLER?

UGH, I ALMOST CALLED HIM CHASE WITHOUT THINKING.

YOU...!

IS THAT WOMAN YOUR SISTER TOO?!

HUH?!

WE JUST EXCHANGED A FEW WORDS WHILE I HELPED HER MOVE SOME BOXES.

FOLLOW ME.

AH, S-SORRY. I'LL BE GOING NOW.

OH, NO. IT'S FINE.

WHAT'S WITH THOSE TWO...?

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

WHAT WERE YOU DOING WITH THAT WOMAN?

I TOLD YOU. I WAS JUST HELPING HER MOVE SOME STUFF.

WHAT EXACTLY IS YOUR PROBLEM?

YOU-!

I'M ANXIOUS.

WHAT IF HE ONLY SLEPT WITH ME BECAUSE HE GOT CARRIED AWAY BY PHEROMONES?

HE SAID HE'D ONLY EVER BEEN WITH WOMEN.

I NEVER EVEN IMAGINED I'D SLEEP WITH A MAN.

YOU'RE MY FIRST, CHASE MILLER.

AND HE SAID HE'S STILL WAITING FOR PETE'S MOTHER.

HUFF... FINE.

I WON'T TALK TO ANYONE ANYMORE.

HAPPY?

WHY WON'T YOU GIVE ME YOUR NUMBER?

...DIDN'T I?

WE'RE ALWAYS TOGETHER ANYWAY, SO IT NEVER EVEN CROSSED MY MIND.

BESIDES, I WASN'T REALLY PLANNING TO GIVE IT TO HIM...

310-447-12XX.

WHAT?

THAT'S MY NUMBER. SAVE IT.

FINE.

...YOUR SCENT IS TOO FAINT.

I THOUGHT YOU HATED OMEGAS BECAUSE OF THEIR SCENT.

BUT YOU...

YOU...

NEVER MIND.

...?

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON ANYMORE.

AT THIS RATE, IT'LL BE A WHILE BEFORE I CAN TELL HIM ABOUT PETE...

WHAT IS IT THAT'S MAKING HIM SO INSECURE?