Page 38 of Wonderlust


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“You need to get laid by someone other than David. I’ve told you this before. I can’t imagine he’s eventhatgood in bed.”

“LIV!” I cautioned.

“Oh, no, wait. You never fucked him in a bed. It was just on his desk.” I was about to smack her arm playfully when my phone rang. Her eyes zoomed in on the ID caller. “Holy Fuck, it’s Alex! Please, please, please let me answer it! I can say you’re at the bar or something. Please, Nat!” What harm could Alex do over the phone? I couldn’t disappoint my best friend.

“Go on then, but behave!” I grinned, watching her squeal and clap her hands before grabbing my phone.

“Hello, Natasha’s phone. How can I help you?” I held in a giggle at her posh telephone voice. Clearly, she was trying to seduce Alex with it. “Yes, this is,” she giggled, blushing. What the hell did he say to her? She never blushed! “It’s lovely to speak to you, too, Alex. No, she had to go and pee.” What happened to me being at the bar? I gawked at her, but she turned away from me with a smirk on her face. “Well, that would be telling. Yes, I’ve been a fan of yours since Steel Roses. I think you’re amazing.” She did another girly giggle listening to him. “Oh, I could tell you lots of stories about Nat!” That was it; I took the phone off her.

“Stop charming my best friend,” I scolded down the phone at Alex.

“I knew you were listening,” he chuckled. “Are you going to bring your friend to the hotel? We’re in the private bar. I just got here.”

“I don’t think so. I have a few things to do at the apartment.”

“You really don’t trust me, do you?”

“Nope,” I snorted. “I’ll see you later.” With that, I hung up.

“Holy fucking shit! I just spoke toAlex Harbour!” Liv screeched. “Get me another glass of wine!”

It was late when I finally arrived back at the hotel. I was expecting everyone to be asleep, so I was shocked to find Alex still in the private bar. Walking in to get a closer look, I stopped in my tracks. Maddison and a few other people that I didn’t recognize were with him. They were all sat around a table doing some kind of drugs. Luckily, I was too far away to see what drugs exactly. Alex’s back was to me, so I quickly snuck past him to my bedroom undetected.

Why did he have to do that shit? My heart sank at the disappointment. I was no expert when it came to drugs, but I knew they were destroying him. Why wouldn’t he fight harder to get off them?

“Good Morning,” I muttered at Alex over the breakfast table. He looked like death warmed up, and had love bites all down his neck.Classy, Maddison.

“I didn’t see you arrive back last night,” he mumbled groggily.

“That was probably because you were too busy getting high with Maddison and her friends.”

“Yeah, the party got a little out of hand,” he gloated, rubbing the back of his neck.

“You might want to get your make up artist to cover all those awful hickeys before you go on set today.” I was trying so hard not to sound pissed off, but I was livid with him! What idiot would get love bites when he was shooting a commercial?

“You’re still in a foul mood today, I see. Didn’t your chat with your friend last night help?”

“I’m perfectly fine!” I snapped. Looking closer at his appearance, it made me gasp. “Jesus, Alex, you look like shit! What were you taking last night?”

“I’m not sure,” he yawned, rubbing his eyes. His hair was flattened on one side of his head. Had he even brushed it this morning? “It was a mixture of stuff, I think.”

“Youthink? How can you do that to your body?” He shrugged, not giving an answer before reaching out to pour himself some coffee. “You’re going to need more than coffee. You need a hot shower before you go on set. Dustin will flip if he sees you in this state.” Not to mention the director.

“Are you offering to wash my back?” he winked, teasing.

“No, I’ll let Maddison do that job.” With that, I got up. “The car will meet us out back in an hour. Let me know if we’re giving yourgirlfrienda lift, too.” Damn, Iwasmoody today. I needed to get a grip.

“Girl, you look like you’re ready to bitch slap someone,” Diego commented as he met me outside the back of the hotel. We were already running late. Dustin had called me twice to ask where Alex was. I’d also had more missed calls from David.

“Is he ready yet?”

“He’s on his way down. Are you still pissed about this David guy?”

“No, I’m more pissed that Alex is fucking up his sponsor deal with Latitude. They’re waiting for him on set!”

“Calm your tits. This is what Alex is legendary for. Everyone knows what he’s like to work with.”

“I like to keep a tight schedule!” Fuming, I put my hands on my hips. “It’s not professional to keep a setandits director waiting because you’re busy fucking some fake bimbo!”

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