Actors Ethan Grey and Alex Haynes are gay, but in Hollywood, they can’t be open unless they’re willing to be typecast in future movies or they’re dating prominent gay producers. Since neither are willing to become stereotypes, and neither have studio boyfriends, they take another path -- hiding their relationship under the cover of a pretend girlfriend. What works for Ethan, though, doesn’t work for Alex, who screws up to the point of losing his job and the chance to get another. His manager finally finds him another job across the pond, where he meets Nathan Wells. Nathan can be the prominent producer Alex needs to further his career, but there’s something Alex doesn’t know about the man. Soon Wells grows obsessed with Alex, and he’ll do anything to keep Alex from getting away. Though Nathan wants Alex for himself, there’s still Ethan to think about. Is the love story between Alex and Ethan really over? Or will Ethan find a way to get his boyfriend back?

Slippery Slope

He wondered what made Ethan suddenly become the one who was getting cold feet. Well, he did know the reason, for Ethan had told him. Still, it didn’t make him understand.


Suddenly Alex’s cellphone rang. He glanced at the name on the screen.


“Alex, they’ve begun to throw questions around.”


“E!just played some footage about our series, but the last thing the host said was that he never saw either of us together with a girl. It’s been awhile since I went out with Lea. You haven’t once been seen recently with Cassandra, either.”


“We can just say we were too busy with our schedules. That’s a standard response, isn’t it?”


Ethan sighed. “Yeah, but that’s not what they want. They need something to start some gossip.”


“I don’t want people to gossip about me.”


“Well, that would be better than gossip about the two of us.”


Chapter 5