[Don’t even try. Jamie said when he entered the industry that he already has a girlfriend, and she’s not in the business.]
[Same here, he’s waiting for his girl, not some random opportunist.]
[Agreed.]
...
People are contradictory creatures. And I was no exception – especially now.
I was scared that he had moved on, yet at the same time, I feared he was stuck in the past because of me.
Reading those comments, I found myself thinking that maybe my imagined scenario wasn’t so bad after all.
I never expected Jameson to remember the casual joke I made so long ago.
4
It was two years and four months after I brought Jameson back.
That year, several male celebrities had major scandals.
One after another, their careers crumbled, and I couldn’t keep up with all the drama.
I remembered casually complaining to Jameson, “There’s no such thing as sincerity in showbiz – it’s just a giant cesspool.”
Jameson looked up and met my gaze, his expression unusually serious. “I won’t.”
Seeing my confusion, he straightened up, his voice clear and resolute as he repeated, “I won’t.”
I stared at him for a long time before realizing what he meant.