ub of concealer off the vanity and
fiddling with it。 ？We？ve got to be kind of discreet； so most of the time I？m just sitting around my
room。 I mean； we？re not even in the samehotel 。 I？m holed up at the Mercer。 But you know how it
is？you？ve been posing with those photos with him all around town。 You？re the sweetest。 We both
really appreciate it。？
Those photos？ The kiss had been just for photographers？ Thad had been using her？ Serena
slumped against the wall。 She couldn？t believe she？d been so mistaken。 She？d thought they？d had
a real connection； but he was just a beautiful gay guy with an adorable boyfriend he had to keep
secret。 She had to sit down。
？Yeah。？ Serena dropped her bag on the ground and took a seat on the builtin sofa； kicking off her
wedges and curling her legs up underneath her。？Well；you know；Thad？s the greatest。 I？m just
happy to help out。？ She sighed。 It was almost the truth。 She should have been annoyed or mad or
hurt or something； but really； she couldn？t believe she hadn？t figured it out sooner。
Not that she？d gotten too many clues。
？I told him he was so lucky to be working with such an awesome costar。 I mean； sometimes his
leading ladies get so crazy and possessive they actually think they？redating 。 It？s like they can？t
tell the difference between fantasy and reality。 I mean； hello？ It？s justpretend 。？
？Mmm。？ Serena nodded。
？But no