Love Beyond The Limelight

lur of forced smiles a

lt drained, the confrontation with Ethan and the

a glass of water, when the memor

brea

a mutual drifting apa

or to the Golden Notes. He' d been nominated alongs

. "When I win, Maya, when we win, because this is ou

e won for a solo track his new

of our hotel room, the award gleaming mocki

is isn't

used. "What isn't workin

or years. "You' re... you' re great, Maya. But you' re... ave

er

truck me like

t meeting my eyes. "Someone who can match my

e his

out dreams, about promises. We wer

almost as an afterthought. "Britta

nd, all smiles, were plastered across every entertainmen

even wai

tion had be

bags, left Austin, le

perate attempt to recl

where I

T buddies. I was in a crowded coffee shop near the campus,

d when I came back, he was standin

he' d asked, a kin

w who Ethan was, or who I was, or t

l with a notebook

cs of the music industry betrayal, but the univer

nuine belief in my talent, not as a brand asse

als, him patiently listening to my half-form

quietly, like a resilient des

one pulled me bac

on. Ethan' s

-desist let

ubsequent creation of unwarranted media hype detrimental to our cli

d hype? He' d been th

ll release the photos from his garage band days. The ones with

d blocked the

erned look on his face. "You okay

shoulder. "Just... rev

bout the cea

andex, huh? I' d

aid, a genuine smile fi

arling, threatening pop royalty with bad hair day photos. I love it." He kissed

ere a comfo

he paparazzi, I knew Ethan wouldn'