When Dreams Come True (The Star Series Book 1) by M. Stratton Page B

when you break her heart.”
    He stood up taller. “What do you mean, when I break her heart?”
    “Will, I won’t deny you two have something going on, but we can’t predict the future. No matter how strongly you feel right now, you are a movie star. Now tell me, how many movie stars cheat? How long do the marriages last? Even the ones who were sure they were going to make it? It’s not very optimistic.”
    “Yes, but they aren’t me.”
    “No, they aren’t. But how many of them said the same thing you just did? Will, I’m not trying to be mean. I’m just looking out for my best friend. I met her right before her first book was published, while we were still in college, and I’ve been with her ever since. The ups and the downs. The happiness and the heartbreak. We’ve grown together; we’re like sisters. No one is happier than I am when she gets the praise and accolades she deserves for her work. I only want the best for her, and I’m here to help her as much as she helps me.”
    “What does she do for you?”
    He didn’t ask to be mean. He genuinely wanted to know what Lissa helped her with, which was why she didn’t kick him out. “That’s a story for another time. Everyone she has hired to help her write is a friend, and she’d do anything for any of them.”
    Crossing over to Hannah, Will kneeled in front of her, taking her hands in his. “I promise you, Hannah. Everything I have, I give to her. To make her happy, to give her everything she needs, for as long as she’ll have me. And even after, I will still be there for her, as she will still be in my heart.”
    Hannah searched his eyes. She wanted to believe him, but after all, he was an actor. She decided to give him the benefit of the doubt, at least at that point. “I figure she’s been up for almost twenty-four hours now. She needs to sleep.”
    “I’ll make sure she does. I’ve had a long flight and am still on different time, so I’ll see if I can get her to go to bed with me.”
    Hannah nodded and stood up, showing him to Lissa’s office. He didn’t go in but leaned against the doorframe, watching her work. Hannah knew her routine: she’d spend minutes in a frenzy banging out words on her keyboard then all of a sudden go still and relax back in her chair, staring out at the beautiful landscape while lost in thought. Then a few minutes later, she’d start the whole thing all over again. There were times she’d sing along with the radio she had playing while typing, and other times she was completely silent except for her foot tapping to the beat of the music.
    Hannah moved away. She wanted to observe him as he watched without him knowing. At one point, she wasn’t able to resist any longer and she snapped a picture of him with her phone. The look on his face made her sigh. To have a man look at her like that, she’d give just about anything… well, maybe at one point in her past she would have. She knew Lissa wouldn’t believe her unless she had proof. He sure looked as if he loved her. Maybe he really did truly care about her, maybe their relationship would be different. With his old-fashioned values and how he treated women, all women, they might have a chance. Lissa wasn’t an actor, but she was in the entertainment business, so it would give them common ground, but they had enough was differences to make it work.
    Hannah walked back over to him and he raised a finger to his lips. He knew she was there, but didn’t want Lissa to know yet. “She could be like that for hours,” she whispered.
    Without taking his eyes off Lissa, he whispered back, “And I could spend hours watching her.”
    Her eyes misted; she couldn’t help it. Obviously they both cared a great deal about each other, and she was willing to bet they actually were in love. Knowing Lissa, she was going to have to come up with some kind of plan for the relationship. Lucky for them, she could write anywhere, as long as she could charge her laptop. Making a