Island Sisters, page 35
She was thrilled that each of them was getting what they wanted in their lives. Still, the most exciting thing of all to Paige was that her sisters had found men they really loved and wanted to spend the rest of their lives with. Every time Hanna and Joel came over from Seattle, they seemed so happy together. Now that Morgan had fallen back in love with Brian, she seemed so content. And Rachel truly seemed like herself again for the first time in years, thanks to Nicholas.
Would Paige get a chance to meet someone someday? A man who would be happy with the kind of simple, comfortable life that she really wanted?
“Earth to Paige,” Morgan said with a smile. “I’ve got filming to get to this afternoon, so I need you to tell me now whether I need to pick up anything for the party on the way back.”
“I think we’ve got everything already, but if I think of anything else that we need, I’ll get it,” Paige assured her sister. “You should just concentrate on the segment you’re filming today.”
Morgan was so good in front of the cameras. So beautiful and sparkling. Doing makeovers on TV was the perfect job for her. Just like teaching dance was the perfect job for Paige. One where she got to stay comfortably in the background while helping others to shine.
“Oh, before I go,” Morgan said, “I wanted to mention that Brian and I are going to an awards ceremony on Saturday night that my TV network is throwing. Why don’t you come with us? I’ll do your makeup and—”
Paige shook her head, though she gentled the refusal with a smile. “It sounds like fun, but I’ll be working on Saturday night with a few of our advanced students on their audition pieces for the Academy in Seattle.”
In any case, even if she had been free, she wasn’t interested in meeting—and possibly dating—a big TV star. She would be far happier with a nice, regular guy. Someone sweet and funny, and who attracted as little attention as she did. Less, even.
Unlike Rachel, Paige could certainly never date anyone in the public eye. Not in a million years. All that fuss. The endless glare of gossip magazines and photographs. Always having to worry about saying and doing the right thing in front of the cameras. No, Paige was quite happy to leave the limelight to her sisters.
Hoping that she would have a little time to dance in the studio as soon as she finished hanging the colorful streamers for Rachel, Nicholas and Charlotte’s going-away party, Paige got back to work, all thoughts of dating a TV star happily forgotten.
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Paige Walker loves her life on Walker Island—teaching dance classes, spending time with her family, and enjoying the beauty all around her. The last thing she’s interested in is the spotlight. Still, sometimes she can’t help but secretly long for more than her quiet life on Walker Island. TV star Christian Greer has finally gotten his big break starring in a major motion picture. The catch? He needs to learn how to dance like a pro, preferably in a studio far enough from Los Angeles that the paparazzi won’t be able to catch any of his stumbles along the way. From their very first lesson, attraction sizzles between them. Christian has never met anyone like Paige and wants their dance to continue beyond the studio. But will he be able to convince her to step into the spotlight with him, and his love, at her side?
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The Walker family was very warm and welcoming, if a little on the large side. Christian was wondering where Paige had disappeared to when Morgan began to introduce him to everyone else. In addition to her father and Paige, there were three other Walker sisters and an assortment of boyfriends and husbands, as well as their grandmother, Ava, whom everyone called Grams. Christian was definitely going to have to be on his game to keep all the names straight tonight.
As they all began to take their places at the large dining table, he was glad to see that he had been seated next to Paige. Very glad.
She wasn’t anything like the models and actresses he spent so much time around. No doubt that was part of the reason he wanted to get to know her better. But it wasn’t nearly the entire reason. Nor was the fact that they needed to get along so that they would be dancing well together by the time the studio sent an entertainment news crew to the island for a publicity shoot.
No, it was simply that from the very first moment he’d seen Paige in the dance studio, his heart had all but stopped in his chest.
She was beautiful. Breathtakingly, heart-stoppingly beautiful. The kind of beauty Christian thought he ought to be used to after spending years around some of the best-looking actresses in television. Yet, next to Paige, none of those women measured up. Paige had the same blond hair and elegantly crafted features as Morgan, but there was something else there, too. Something that made her look astonishing even in simple dance leggings and glasses.
What was it about her? Her porcelain skin? Her innate poise and elegance? Her sky-blue eyes? Christian could certainly think of several co-stars who would happily sell their souls for looks as perfect as Paige’s.
Maybe that was a part of it, too. There were plenty of beautiful people in Hollywood, and at the TV studios in Seattle, but few, if any of them, seemed so sweet, or to possess such a sense of decency and gentleness. None of the actresses he knew, for example, would have ever worn dance leggings and a ponytail backstage during a show. On the contrary, they would have been busy making sure that the whole occasion was about them. Whereas Paige had quite obviously wanted to make sure that everything ran as smoothly as possible for the kids. He’d even spotted her backstage, helping out a girl who’d hurt her foot.
Finally, Paige came back into the living room. And as he held out her seat for her—her eyes going wide as she realized she was going to be sitting next to him throughout dinner—he suddenly couldn’t help but wonder if this week in Walker Island would change his life forever.
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