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

Thursday, they’d been on The Nick Rafferty Show—a late night comedian. It had been terrifying. Nick Rafferty had gone for the humor angle, talking about how Emerson got a boyfriend and a record deal all in one go. Of course it looked funny when you said it like that. The problem was Emerson was not a funny guy. He liked to laugh and he had a great sense of humor, but he couldn’t think on the fly. Rafferty kept coming at him, and it was only thanks to Sean and his quick wit that Emerson survived the night.


Friday, they were flown to Los Angeles for a double header—the Martha and Mitchell Show in the morning and Evening Dish in the afternoon. They’d practiced on the flight out, in between the shows, and on theflight back. They’d stumbled into Emerson’s apartment at one in the morning and didn’t move until noon the next day; then it was practice, practice, and more practice.


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