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was just keeping him busy until Roni was out, but she’s done now. So San Francisco, huh? Which days?”
    T he tension literally draining from his body as Abel’s heart still pounded wildly was yet another wake-up call. This was so much worse than he’d thought. He explained about San Francisco and his itinerary, and to his relief, she said it sounded doable but that she’d have to double check and get back to him.
    Once off the phone , Abel leaned against the lockers with his hand over his chest. His overworked heart was still beating hard. Closing his eyes, he thought about how he’d nearly slipped off the tightrope again . He didn’t even want to think about how he might’ve reacted or what he might’ve said to her if she’d confirmed it was Logan she was still with while giggling and making those noises.
    He squeezed his hand into a tight fist just as Gio walked into the locker room. “You ready?”
    Abel nodded , placing his phone back in the locker. This was a little too alarming. He was either going to have to get a grip or end this arrangement before stuff like today got the best of him and he snapped with no right to whatsoever. The question now begged to be asked. Was it too late to pull back? As much as he hated to admit it, he had no choice now. The answer to the other alternative was getting pretty obvious. Would he be able to get a grip if he heard about or saw Nellie with someone else? Not a chance in hell.
     

 
    C hapter 5
    The redeye flight they ’d been booked on was now understandable. Even just after midnight, Abel and Nellie turned heads in the airport. Nellie could only imagine now if they’d taken a day flight. Abel was all about avoiding the media, and so far they’d succeeded in doing so.
    “ You know,” Abel began as they took their seats in first class, “if I’d had more time, I would’ve driven in a heartbeat.”
    Nellie smiled . “The drive up the coast is beautiful.”
    “ Yeah, it is,” he said, slipping his hand into hers. “But I hate flying in general, not so much flying but airports. If it were up to Andy, he’d have me fly everywhere and at the busiest times of the day.”
    “ Why?” she asked curiously.
    “ He loves the paparazzi. The more they splatter my face and name all over the headlines, the better. He insists I shouldn’t care what they say but that as long as I’m in the headlines I’m golden.”
    “ What? How about the hurtful things or blatant lies?” She stared at him, trying to hide her distaste for Andy already.
    Bianca had mentioned how much she disliked the guy more than once. Back when Bianca had dated Felix, she felt that Andy was actually trying to sabotage their relationship. He’d insisted that Felix’s reputation of a bad-ass womanizer jumping from one famous female’s bed to another was far more exciting and newsworthy than what he was actually doing—trying to settle down with one girl for once. She told Nellie that on a few occasions Andy was actually adding fuel the fire in hopes of vamping up the stories of Felix with other women with absolutely no regard to Bianca’s feelings.
    Abel smirked. “As long as it’s not defamation or anything that might hurt my career, he says it’s good. I personally don’t give a shit what they write about me. I just don’t like the cameras in my face and the scenes they tend to make when I’m trying to mind my own business and they’re running alongside me, yelling out my name. That pisses me off.”
    Nellie frowned. She ’d had a short conversation with Andy already only to go over her duties in San Francisco. He did mention that while Abel was very private Abel didn’t understand the importance of staying relevant and becoming a household name. Andy also said that he usually gave the media freedom to ask pretty much whatever they asked but that Abel always insisted on making sure they knew what topics were off limits beforehand.
    “ I emailed you the list.” He’d told her with a