About TAKING
SOMETHING:
I know what you're
thinking. “You were such a jerk, Nick!”
Believe me, I know I screwed up the best thing I had going in my life,
but that was kind of my thing. I’d learned how to run cons before I could even
form complete sentences, and I'd always been selfish. But I changed. Lila forgave me, my brother and I were
getting along, and I was trying to make a name for myself in the music world.
At least that was
what I was trying to do when I negotiated my way into the recording studio with
pop superstar Sadie Sinclair. I thought it would be a piece of cake—charm my
way into her heart and into her record label's good graces.
Just when I thought
I had it all figured out, I got mixed up in a web of lies, manipulation, and
deception. A web that had me questioning my motives and desires altogether.
Was the
fame and fortune really worth the price?
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“Same way I pull everything off,” I answered
quickly.
“I don't think making her fall in love with you
is going to work this time, Nick.”
“Seriously?” I smirked. “Now you're doubting my
abilities with women?”
“Not women in general. Just this one.”
“She's no different than the rest, Rae.”
“Yes she is,” she disagreed.
“How?”
“Well, for starters, she's like the most famous
person on the planet. You're not going
to be able to make her fall for your charms, record the songs you want her to,
and then just bolt when it's over.
She'll run your name through the mud and people will listen. So it will have all been for nothing if you
can never get another job.”
“What makes you think I'm going to bolt? We might actually fall in love.”
“Are you capable of that?”
Ouch. That hurt.
“I'm just saying that you might want to
consider convincing her in a way that makes her not think she has a future with
you. Nothing is worse than a scorned
woman, Nick. Look at how Brynn took
it. She told everyone that would listen
how big of an asshole you were. It's a
wonder you made it through graduation without being murdered.”
Brynn was a
mistake. She had run a couple cons with
me a few years ago when Lila went and fell in love with my brother. I should have known better than to sleep with
her, but dammit she was good looking.
Not to mention a hellcat in the sack.
I had needs. Sue me. It wasn't my fault that she hadn’t understood
our arrangement. Run cons and have
sex. I never said anything about a
relationship.
“I have other ways of making women bend to my
will,” I said, trying to convince Lila.
“Do you?” She laughed, obviously not buying
it. “Don't get me wrong, Nick. You’re a
good guy, deep down, but you know as well as I do that every single scam we
ever ran was based on one thing. She's
gotta be different if you want to turn this chance into a career. You break her heart and you're as good as
done in that world.”
“Celebrities date and break up all the time.”
“You're not a celebrity.” She shook her head. “I mean, you're kind of known, but...”
“Are you here to give me a pep talk or
completely kick me in the nuts? Jesus,” I sighed.
“You know what I mean,” she smiled. “She's more well known. People will take her
side. Believe me. I've read enough
gossip magazines to know what happens to the guy who dumps America's
Sweetheart. Have you seen Kevin Federline
lately?”
“I don't even know who that is, Rae.”
Her eyes went wide
and hands went up as if she'd proven her point. “Exactly.”
Elizabeth Lee Bio:
When I'm not writing or playing the part of wife and mother, you can find me dancing back-up for Beyonce, singing back-up for Miranda, or sunning myself on the beach with a drink in hand. Here's the thing about being born and raised in a small town—you have a very vivid imagination! Now, I channel it all to create stories where the girl always ends up with the right guy, first kisses are magical, and a happy ending is just that!
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