Chapter 31

“And it will for a day or two.” Colby ran a hand through hair, dislodged the collapsing bun entirely, let it tumble. “Let yourself feel it, don’t deny it, but give it a time limit. And then get up and get on with finding the next project, the next role, the next character, that you can fall in love with. There’ll be one; that’s the brilliant part of what we do. There’s always a new story to love.”

Love. In that voice. With that boundless generosity.

Jason must’ve made a sound. They both turned.

“Hey,” Tim said. “What’s up?”

“Jason,” Colby said, and tucked legs in, sitting forward more on the top step. “Sorry, am I late? Tim came by and wanted to chat, and I thought we had time. I’m very sorry, I’ll be right there.”

“You’re fine,” Jason said. And cleared his throat. “Don’t worry.”