A YEAR LATER
FILMING FRATERNIZING WITH THE ENEMY has been a tempestuous ride, unlike any of her other films, and Pearl knows exactly why—Heath O’Neal. He had upended her world once before, back in high school, when they had been thrown together for that literature project, and now, years later, he had done it again. He was a force of nature, relentless and magnetic, drawing her into a maelstrom of emotions she had never anticipated.
When she was finally discharged from the hospital, after enduring days of visits from family, friends, and colleagues, it was Heath who helped her pack, Heath who drove her home. Her father had entrusted him with her care as though it were a national security mission, and Heath had taken the role to heart. He didn’t merely shuttle her to appointments—he ensur
