Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

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Yves pulled up Freya's picture for him. "There she is. Freya. See? I wasn't kidding. She's gorgeous, right? She's playing that autistic teenage girl you created. The studio recommended her. She's got the right look, the right vibe for the part. She read your script, said

you're a flat-out genius, and she's dying to meet you. So, what do

you say?"

The girl in the rain moved like a dream, all fluid grace and a figure that could stop traffic, her beautiful face holding a kind of

heartbreaking, irresistible vulnerability.

Alistair dug his heels in even harder. "Sorry, Mr. Robinson, but!

really have to be with my wife and kid tonight. No way I can get

out of it."

Yves looked like he'd been poleaxed.

Thirty-six and still flying solo, and damn proud of it, he just gaped

at Alistair. "You're married?"

Alistair just grinned and nodded.

It was always the same reaction when people found out he was married, which was pure shock.

Alistair was used to it. "Yep. Married."

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"Got a kid, too?"

"Yep. Daughter. She's five."

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"Wow. Never would have pegged you. You're the real MVP here,

hiding in plain sight!"

"Thanks. And yeah, I kinda think I am."

"Ha! Don't hold back, do you? Okay, so tonight's family night, got it. What about lunch, then? Just us guys, grab a quick drink?"

Alistair looked genuinely apologetic. "Sorry, Yves, man, it's not

you. But I really gotta get home and whip up some lunch for my

wife!"

Yves tried to joke. "So, what, if I ever want to actually see you, I gotta book you for breakfast now?"

The answer he got was that Alistair's mornings were also strictly

wife-and-kid time....

Yves was utterly defeated.

It finally clicked. For Alistair, screenwriting was just a side hustle. His real job, his

main gig, was taking care of his family.

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grinding themselves into dust

food on the table...

second, why am I suddenly

had the choice, who wouldn't want to spend more time with their

life right now? That's the damn dream I'm busting my ass trying

Films, Alistair headed straight home. The housekeeper had already done all the prep work for lunch. All he had

was glued to

secret, a big one, that

been quietly

he had to

even from his wife.

not like I'm being shady or anything! I've got a perfectly good reason for

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Robinson called me a

"Why?"

"Take a wild guess."

are and knows you're about to conquer the

say my imagination was off the charts

super tight, exciting, and totally gripping. But no,

not it."

"Then what? I'm stumped..."

that I have a wife and a kid, ha! And you know what?

into the office, silently placed a file on the desk,

shut

stuffed to the gills with their goddamn PDA

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be barging in at lunchtime when the big boss is trying to unwind and play kissy-face

to Caroline. "Honey, do you know

caught his reaction and grinned. “Julian, looks

the planet who doesn't

I actually give a damn about her, one way or another. Julian chose his

raised an eyebrow. "Her

me as that shallow? In my book, Ms. Ashbourne is the only star truly worthy of anyone's admiration. Those types who just chase clout with cheap stunts

speech managed to

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throw some serious

in one

does that

"Oh, that's right! You've mentioned her to me

than once, if

suddenly looked like he wanted the floor to

the diplomat, tried to bail him out. "Julian,

on. First off, Freya's a good-looking woman, and there's

beauty. It

actually invited me to this dinner

going to be there, since she's in the movie. I passed, but

I appreciate it, man,

in that woman," Julian said, waving his hands frantically, a weird mix

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