AS PEOPLE START TO pile into his house, Paul realizes he’s hosting this party not only because he can, but also because he must. When they had been together, Craig had always resented these events. No matter how many times Paul tried to explain the subtleties of becoming a team leader in the high-stress hothouse of a Hollywood writer’s room, Craig was never willing to hear it.
Despite hosting a party to pull the team together being work for Paul, he wasn’t lying to Alex. This isn’t putting in face time for anyone else. But Paul has built his career — slow and steady will one day win the race — by taking Victor’s benevolence and mentorship and trying to be the most diligent and loyal guy in Hollywood. He hasn’t hopped from job to job. And, no matter how many times he’s wanted to, he has ne
