Free Secret Relations: Women in Hollywood, Book 1 by Sheila M. Goss

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    Suddenly, Charlotte looked at him and smiled. All of his previous feelings of jealousy were wiped away. He couldn’t understand what it was about Charlotte that affected him, but he couldn’t keep his eyes off her. Charlotte and the woman walked back in the direction they came from.
    Sean had to do something. He sang, “Don’t go. Please stay awhile. Don’t go. Let me show you what I’m all about.”
    Charlotte paused as the woman leaned over and said something to her. They seemed to be in some form of disagreement. Sean continued singing his heart out but sadly, Charlotte kept walking, leaving the other woman who threw her hands up in frustration.
    Sean ended his set abruptly. To the audience he said, “Ladies and gentleman, I’m going to take a quick break.” He looked back at the band. “The band will entertain you until I return.”
    The band members continued to play music as Sean exited the stage.
    Sean rushed past some of the attendees and tried to make his way towards the door, but too many people kept coming up to him wanting to snap pictures and get his autograph. When he looked up again, Charlotte was gone.
    The woman who had been talking to Charlotte walked up to him. “I tried to get her to stay.”
    “I’m sorry. Were you talking to me?” Sean asked.
    The woman extended her hand. “I guess I should introduce myself first. I’m Mona. Charlotte’s my best friend.”
    “Is she coming back?” Sean asked.
    “I’m afraid not. She said she was tired and mentioned something about having a long day.”
    Sean knew he looked disappointed. He began to walk back towards the stage to complete his obligation to the event organizer.
    “Don’t give up on her. She’s been hurt before so treat her like a delicate flower—with care,” Mona suggested.
    Mona walked away leaving Sean alone with his thoughts wondering about who had hurt Charlotte. Only one other person could give him the answers he needed and she wasn’t there. Sean finished his set, hopped into his Maybach and hit the open highway. Instead of going home, he went straight over to Charlotte’s.
    All of the lights in her house were off except for one. He exited the car, turned on its alarm and headed for the door. He rang the doorbell but there was no answer. He knocked on the door, waited but Charlotte didn’t answer. He removed his cell phone from his pocket and was about to call again when the door opened.
    “What are you doing here?” Charlotte asked. She stood in the doorway wearing a purple satin robe.
    “I would have talked to you at the event, but you left before my set ended.”
    “It’s sort of late and I’m tired.”
    “I came over to talk,” Sean said.
    Charlotte removed her hand from near the belt of her robe. It opened slightly revealing her cleavage. “We have to be careful. The last thing we need is for someone to catch us in a compromising position.” She bit her bottom lip.
    “Look around. No one’s here, but us.” Sean swooped Charlotte up in his arms and kissed her.
    He gently pushed her inside the door and without unlocking their lips, he closed the door and locked the bottom lock with one hand.
    Charlotte gently pushed him away. “Whew. You’re not giving me a chance to think around here.”
    “Please stop pushing me away.”
    Charlotte walked past him, holding onto the belt of her robe. Sean walked behind her. “You can’t run from what’s inevitable Charlotte.”
    “Sean, I’m trying to save your career. You were already ridiculed for an alleged affair with your last manager. I don’t want to be the cause of another scandal,” Charlotte said.
    Sean placed his hand on Charlotte’s shoulder. She stopped walking. He turned her around. This time, Charlotte didn’t retreat. “The Dana situation is bad, but shouldn’t interfere with us. I care about you and if you didn’t care about me, you wouldn’t be concerned.”
    “I’m not denying I care about you. But you’ve worked too hard to