“It’s going to be rough, not giving yourself any time off.”
Was that a real note of concern in his voice, or was Michael simply worried that she’d be using energy better spent on the show? Audrey certainly didn’t know him well enough to tell for sure, although she had a feeling it was more the latter than the former.
“It’ll be fine,” she said. “I’m used to long days. I had to work the whole time I was getting my counseling certification.”
“Ah.”
That was all he said, which could have meant anything. She realized then that she didn’t know much about his own bona fides. He’d sort of appeared on the scene out of nowhere about five or six years back, and something about his flamboyant style and brooding intensity had kept people from looking too closely at his background. She’d seen one con
