rom here?"

about 4 years ag

lifornia, but not LA. Do you

family anywhere, un

nicer this i

?" I

versation." he s

I said as I started to twir

to your paren

sure I want to open up abo

any friends he

ore I got this job with Charles, I was worki

time you had a boy

to ask. But I didn"t feel

ers." I needed to change the subject, so I said "What is

it is all I know. Sometimes, I wish I could walk down the street and not get bombarded b

d to be a famous actress. But I wonder if I

be an actre

why I moved

do it."

" I a

ness, innocence and vulnerability, is what makes you, we

have never had someone

by quickly and the next t

I need to get home. I have

d started laughing and then

ickly realized that I had drank a little too much

drive you home." He s

t to work tomo

ck you up.

choice because I should

d like the gentleman he

ssed me against the car. I don't kn

active than you give yours

im and I lost co

k about anything else, h

them because I felt obligated to. But there were never any sparks. I figured it was just because I wasn'

r wanted them to leave. He made me feel thi

waist, and I had

has been on my mind since the moment I saw

at. When he got in the car I looked away. I w

the navigation system and we drove off. Neither of us said anything for a whil

ed leaving quickly but he grabbed me and pulled me back. I tried keepi

yet. I should have asked you first if it

u away because I didn't w

would you have sto

s eyes, and he genuin

leaned in closer to him. I reached

ause if I let it continue, I was scared I wouldn't be strong enough to

een with a man b

opened the door and got out. As soon as I stood up, I got a lit

n would I be if I didn't wal

e I was nervous walking on my own. I was a littl

and said, "I promis