It's 1953, and the golden age of Hollywood musicals. Paul Dunham couldn't be hotter on the dancefloor or the silver screen. Hoping to capitalize on Paul's popularity, the studio pairs him with up-and-comer Jack Wells.<br><br>On the marquee, it's a match made in heaven, but for Paul, it's a personal hell. He hates Jack's newfangled acting style, and he hates Jack's blue eyes, and he especially hates the fact that Jack is one of the most talented dancers he has ever met.<br><br>Jack, however, doesn't hate Paul. In fact, everything Paul does fascinates him. After their first meeting, Jack is determined to win Paul over, and he won't back down until Paul admits the two of them are perfect partners ... in every way.

Sticks and Stones

Jack pulled his hand back as soon as the knot was secure. “How do you do that?”


“Get all these people to trust you. Do anything for you.” Jack leaned against the side of the car, passing out of the streetlight so that his face was in shadows. “You’re going to show up on your friend’s doorstep with your sot of a costar in tow, and I’ll wager he doesn’t even bat an eyelash about taking me in. All because you asked him to.”


“Well, in Martin’s case, we go back a lot of years. He used to be an actor, too, when he was a kid. That’s how we met. And as lonely and frustrating and exhausting as a shoot can be for an adult, it’s about a hundred times worse for a kid. So we got to a point we started to rely on each other.” Paul took Jack’s shoulder and eased him into the car. “Plus, I’m nicer to him than I have been to you.”


Jack’s words filtered out before Paul shut the door. “You’re nicer to everybody than you are to me.”


Chapter 33