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Peter won’t meet my eyes. Amy’s face is nearly green with misery, like she might throw up at any moment.
Of course. He’ll be fine. I’m the other woman. The slut, the homewrecker, the bad guy. It’s not only because Blake is a man, although that’s a big part of it.
His wife though . . . .
Jeanette Adams is one of those America’s sweetheart–type actresses. Everyone loves her. She’s charming in late-night interviews, witty, quirky, and self-deprecating.
She and Blake were, I mean, theyare, a media-darling couple. They’ve been able to use their relationship as fodder over the years to help fuel both of their careers.
He was going to leave her for me.
They were waiting until she wrapped up her next film, then they planned to publicly split, and she could have used the tabloid fodder when she had her press tour.
Terrible but true: There’s no such thing as bad press.
Except now she’s pregnant. Maybe they were never going to split. Maybe it was all a lie.
Blake and I are completely, unequivocally over.
And I’m being fired.
“Peter has some paperwork for you to sign. Skip will escort you to your office to grab your things.”
“Right.” I won’t crumble. I won’t let this be the end, bemyend. I will find another job. Perhaps even a better job.
Brave thoughts, but my stomach is shredding and my heart, what’s left of it, is shattering all over again.
I stand up, hold my head high, and walk out.
Skip is waiting for me right outside the door, holding an empty box. “Sorry about this, Miss Fox,” he murmurs.
“Not your fault.”
He hands me the box and waits outside my office.
I was so proud when I moved in here. The hard work and sacrifice over the years had finally paid off, or so I thought. I hadmadeit. I had a corner office in Manhattan. I had walls lined with my accomplishments and awards. Now they are worth nothing.
When I’m done, I stand in the center of the room, taking in the space that used to be mine for the last time.
I pick up the small box of my things and follow Skip out.
I’ve lost my job and my boyfriend. At least things can’t possibly get worse.
I’ll find another job. I’ll pick myself back up and move on to something even better. I built my career from nothing, and I will rise from the ashes like a phoenix.
ChapterTwo
Mindy
“Although your qualifications are very impressive, we’ve already made a decision to proceed with another candidate who will be a better fit with our team. I’m so sorry I wasn’t able to reach you before you made the trip here.”
I choke back the sharp questions threatening their way up my throat.Why am I not a good fit for your team? Because you think I’m going to sleep with all of them?
Damn it, I’m never going to find a job.
“Thank you for letting me know,” I tell Nina, the hiring manager at Last Resort Records. It’s not her fault. She stares down at the floor like she wants it to open up and swallow her.
The irony of the label’s name isn’t lost on me. This job is, quite literally, my last resort.
