From their humble beginnings as playground sweethearts, Chris and Anna have always been inseparable. Now Chris is an up and coming star in Silicon Valley, and Anna's about to get her big break on the set of Hollywood's hottest new movie. Everything is perfect, until Chris suffers a setback that requires her to take a break from her whirlwind life.<br><br>Now Chris is recuperating on the East Coast with her family while Anna's away filming. She's back on her feet, but still hesitant about the future and unsure of what Anna wants. Will Chris and Anna's relationship survive the long distance? Will they figure out which path they want their lives to take?

Off Script

While they pulled on their shoes and got ready to leave, the back kitchen door opened. “Knock knock!” trilled the familiar voice of Aunt Bianca, their father’s oldest sister. Aunt Bianca was one of Chris’ favorite relatives, and one of Maria’s as well. Bianca had never once made a faux-concerned comment or a backhanded compliment about anything related to Anna and Chris’ life choices, which was a rarity in such a large family. Overall, Chris’ family was superficially supportive—they were used to Nick and Maria’s brood following the beat of their own drums by now—but her father’s side tended towards the judgier end of things.


She set a brown shopping back on the counter and gave each sister a kiss on the cheek. “Is your ma home?”


“No,” Marisol said, “she and Pop went out for a lunch date.” Maria and Nick often did lunch dates rather than dinner, since Nick worked nights.


Chapter 10