Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

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The waiter came over, listing the dishes as he placed them on the table.

Sienna picked up her fork, eager to dig in.

“Wait a minute.” Just as she was about to take a bite, Cedric stopped her.

He smiled, holding up his phone. “Let me take a picture.

He opened the camera app and snapped a few quick shots. “All done. Now you can cat”

At Mousea House, Yosef opened his phone and snickered. “Heywell…”

“What’s so funny?” Josiah asked, looking up from his seat.

“Forget it.” Yosef’s smile faded as he spoke. “You really don’t need to know. It’s better if you don’t, to avoid making things

worse

Josiah shot him an eye roll, stood up, and headed for the bathroom.

Once inside, he pulled out his phone, opened Instagram, and immediately spotted Cedric’s latest post.

Cedric: [Dinner.] The post was simple, accompanied by a picture of the meal. There were no people visible in the image, but you could make out two figures in the background.

The tall one was definitely Cedric, and the smaller one… It didn’t take much to figure out who that was. And, to top it off, Sienna had liked the post

Josiah quickly turned away from the screen, pressing his phone off and shoving it into his pocket. ‘Why am I making myself miserable over something like this” he wondered.

Wait… why am I even upset? Hopefully, I will get over it soon, he thought. He tried to push the feeling aside, convincing himself it would pass soon enough.

The situation with Thomas’s mom trying to help Sienna had, as expected, not gone

well.

Thomas had passed on the message to Cedric. “Sorry, I couldn’t get it done. My mom tried to help, but Ms. Scott wouldn’t budge

It wasn’t Brenda’s fault. She had already gone out of her way to help her friend, but Sienna had made a mistake, and there was no way around it

understand, Thomas. Thanks, Cedric said, trying to hide

how Sienna was feeling.

everything happened, of course. But what was the point of staying sad? Things had already happened. There was no use dwelling

been through far worse. Being stuck

regretted it, even if she

I’m sorry,” Cedric said, furrowing his brow, feeling guilty for not

smile. “I made this mistake myself. You don’t need to

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have to take responsibility for

anyone but

are your plans?” Cedric asked, clearly still

honestly, “Right now, I’m working with a production team. If the opportunity comes up, I’ll

her being kicked out of the dance so, He wasn’t exactly happy about it, but when he found out, he

at the dance studio anymore and don’t have other plans right now, have you thought about pursuing a career in

it wasn’t something she had

acting job was to earn some extra money. But

give it a shot. With your looks, being a backup dancer seems like such a waste. Even Mr. Carter said that if you’re willing,

money, just based on their looks. And, well, God had

give me some time to think about it,”

current role as a backup dancer won’t last much longer. What will you

a new film and was looking to cast new talent. He

for anyone. After giving it some thought, Sienna decided to give it

one took was shaped by one’s own decisions. How

now was an opportunity whether

confirming her decision with Derek, he was thrilled. “Great, I’m really

He gave

the shoulder. Trust me. You won’t regret this. Sienna,

the final say in this matter. He was Charles’assistant director, and when it came to

in a good position to speak up for Sienna in front of Charles. After

is

as soon as he heard, waving

Mr. Carter,” Sienna said,

Charles seemed genuinely satisfied with her. In this industry, looks were still the most important

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