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 slept the rest of the ride there. Sean contented himself with reading. He had a small pile of books, a dozen or so biographies. The others talked quietly or napped themselves. Rachel—the driver—eventually turned on a radio, but kept the volume low. Sean selected a book on Mozart and before he knew it, the bus was pulling up in front of a hotel.


“Shit, we got here fast! I’m going to wake up Em.”


Macie stood. “I’ll go get us checked in. Rachel, after you drop me off, can you park in the back?”


Sean hurried to the rear of the bus where Emerson slept. He had curled into a ball at some point, and a small pool of slobber glistened on the pillow. He looked so fucking adorable.


Sean leaned over and rested a hand on Emerson’s hip. “Em, it’s time to get up. We’re at the hotel.”


With a groan that turned into a yawn, Emerson stretched. The shirt rode up, exposing the skin of his stomach.


“We’re here already?” he asked drowsily.


“Yeah, you slept the whole way. How do you feel?”


Chapter 59