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

“Go ahead and say what you’re thinking,” Sean told him. “You think the doctor was wrong?”


“No. I think she’s perfectly right. I think you won’t be able to follow her directions.”


“Em, my life depends on my hands. I’m going to do everything she told me.”


Emerson nodded. “Today you will. Tomorrow. The next day. But by the weekend, you be thinking it doesn’t hurt as bad. You need to practice, after all. You have a tour coming up. What harm can it do to play just a little?” His eyes turned sideways and met Sean’s. “Right?”


Jesus, the guy did know Sean well. That sounded exactly how his logic worked. “No, I’ll keep my hand still. I won’t play Tally or Benny. Or even Nichelle; she has light gauge strings.”


“You say that, Sean, but you won’t be able to stop yourself.”


Sean opened his mouth to argue, but closed it. Instead, he said, “What do you suggest I do then?”


“Come to my house, we’ll eat pizza. Stay the night with me. We’ll worry about this in the morning.”


Chapter 37