Jesse Gray can’t get more unlucky. His roommate left him and he gets kicked out when he can’t afford the rent. Next, the owner of the fast food joint where he works part-time suddenly tells him he no longer works there. Jesse still has a job as a PA on a movie set but the pay will never be enough to afford even the cheapest room in Hollywood. There’s only one place left to stay the night -- in the park.<br><br>Trey Miller is the star on a TV series where Jesse works. They bump into each other one night while leaving the set, and Trey thinks Jesse is much too good-looking to only be a PA. When he learns of Jesse’s financial condition, he offers a place to stay at his house. Having no other options, Jesse reluctantly accepts the offer, but what’s the catch?

A Home for Jesse

Jesse turns around to look at the direction Brent’s pointing. Trey. Trey is going to leave the series for The Hunter and the Protector? And play…who? Florian?


As if reading Jesse’s mind, Brent says, “Yeah, he’ll play Florian. I heard you read for it, too. You didn’t make it, huh?” His mouth curls in a cold sneer.


Jesse starts to shake. No, not Trey. Trey isn’t mean. He’d never snatch that role from Jesse, would he? He knew how much getting the role of Florian meant to Jesse. Jesse is shaking so much he can hardly hold on to his plate and it drops from his trembling hands, crashing onto the floor and shattering into pieces, spilling all its content. The noise is loud in the sudden quiet of the tent.


Everybody’s looking at him now and Jesse wishes he could simply vanish.


From the middle of the crowd someone stands up. It’s the last person that Jesse wants to see now. Trey.


Chapter 23