Sean Stirling isn’t having a good day. Hearing snide comments on a photoshoot, he storms off, not caring that he looks every inch a celebrity throwing a tantrum. Things get worse when he falls on the ice-covered street. As a car comes barreling toward him, there’s nothing he can do to prevent his fate. Luckily, Emerson Willis is there to save the day. Emerson pushes the man from the street, then gets bamboozled into accompanying the stranger to the hospital. After Emerson sees himself on television, he realizes the man he saved is a pop star. Now, Sean is smitten and eager to thank his rescuer. Emerson, whose mind is still spinning, can’t tell what to think about the sudden attention. Can the musician convince Emerson they’re made for each other? Or will Emerson dismiss it all as the passing fancy of a rich and famous man?

Double Act

Emerson pulled one of the chairs beside the bed. He reached out his arm and Sean placed his uninjured hand in Emerson’s.


“I am so sorry,” Emerson repeated. He would be apologizing for the rest of the time Sean decided to put up with him. Surely now Sean realized Emerson was stupid and ordinary and not worth the effort.


Sean wiggled their hands from side to side. “Cheer up, Em. Only one of us can be depressed at a time.”


Emerson’s lips twitched no matter how he tried to keep them straight. “Please stop joking. This is serious. I know it’s serious. If you want me to leave, I will.”


Sean tensed. “Is that what you want?”


“No. I want to be here.” When Sean relaxed, Emerson lowered his chin. “I’m feeling guilty.”


“Don’t. You didn’t do anything.”


“Don’t.” It wasn’t a snap, but it was sharper than anything Sean had said to Emerson before. “I am an adult who makes my own decisions. You didn’t make me pick up something hot.”


Chapter 36