Being insecure isn’t good for Parker Williams’ image as an indie movie actor, but he can’t help it. He seems to forget that he snatched an Oscar from the one hit movie he made, and he keeps comparing himself with the success of his boyfriend Declan, who is a blockbuster star. Things get worse when Parker sees how close Declan is to his sexy costar, Ryan Dexter.<br><br>Parker thinks he’s no match for Ryan and leaves without confronting Declan. When he disappears, a worried Declan tries to contact him without result. Then he finds Parker’s cell phone, left behind at the house, and Declan doesn’t know what to do. Should he let Parker go and turn to Ryan for comfort? Is his relationship with Ryan only onscreen, or is there something more between the two leading men? Or is Parker really the star of Declan's heart?

Misunderstandings

Declan tried to avert his eyes, but Ryan wasn’t that easy to ignore.


“I…we were talking about you, Ryan.” Declan huffed a breath in resignation. “Parker suspects there’s something between us. Between you and me.”


“Oh?” Ryan’s brow lifted and a moment later his eyes crinkled up—Ryan had broken into a laugh.


“What a clever lad. He’s completely right, isn’t he?”


“Ryan!” Declan snapped, and he crumpled the napkin from his lap and slammed it onto the table. “Parker means so much to me. We’ve been together for all those long years, and all of a sudden—”


“Well, you’re here with me, aren’t you?” Ryan cut in softly. “Why is that, Declan? Why is that, if you still love your boyfriend, why are you here with me?”


Declan froze and his mouth opened and closed. He wasstill in love with Parker.


“Besides, isn’t there an easy way if you want him back? Just call him, sweetheart, I wouldn’t mind. I have no rights to destroy a relationship.”


Chapter 3