Honest Illusions(Bookzz.Org)
“Luke gulped down every drop. The fact that he still felt faint mortified him.
“Get out, mostly,” he said as he rubbed sweat from his face. When he staggered, Roxanne wrapped her arms around him. Her heart beat like thunder in her ears as she continued to berate him.
“You had no business going in there tonight after spending last night in a bottle.”
“My business is going in there,” he reminded her. It felt good, too good, to have her holding him steady.
He pulled away and headed for his dressing... room. Like an angry terrier, Roxanne stayed on his heels.
“Show business does not mean you have to kill yourself. And if you—” She stopped at the door to his dressing room. “Oh, Luke, you’re bleeding.”
He glanced down where the blood seeped from his wrists and ankles. “Had a little trouble with the leg irons.” He shot a hand up to stop her before she could rush in. “I want to change.”
“You need to have those cleaned up. Let me—”
“I said I want to change.”MoreLess
“Get out, mostly,” he said as he rubbed sweat from his face. When he staggered, Roxanne wrapped her arms around him. Her heart beat like thunder in her ears as she continued to berate him.
“You had no business going in there tonight after spending last night in a bottle.”
“My business is going in there,” he reminded her. It felt good, too good, to have her holding him steady.
He pulled away and headed for his dressing... room. Like an angry terrier, Roxanne stayed on his heels.
“Show business does not mean you have to kill yourself. And if you—” She stopped at the door to his dressing room. “Oh, Luke, you’re bleeding.”
He glanced down where the blood seeped from his wrists and ankles. “Had a little trouble with the leg irons.” He shot a hand up to stop her before she could rush in. “I want to change.”
“You need to have those cleaned up. Let me—”
“I said I want to change.”MoreLess
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