“Matt,” Gabriel said with pride. “Matt Barry.”
At the sound of his name, Darling pulled away from her quiet conversation with Penny. “Did you say Matt Barry?”
“Indeed, I did.”
She rose to face the young man. “Matt?”
“Darling?”
Gabriel looked from one to the other, as we all did.
“Matthew Barry?”Darling said, still in disbelief.
“Looks like you two know one another,” Gabriel said.
“Matt is a very good friend of mine,” Darling said. “We’ve known each other for years. I spent many years at Matt’s family estate, Barry Park.”
“It’s good to see you, Darling,” Matt said. “It’s been a while.”
“I cannot believe it,” she said, approaching him. “Am I to understand that you will be the Edmund to my Fanny?”
Matt looked at me. “If you’ll have me, it would be my pleasure.”
I gulped.Matt was perfect as Edmund, and Darling was perfect as Fanny.Looking around the room, the entire group thought so, too.The chemistry was definitely there.“I trust Gabriel and Abbie’s judgement. And just from looking at you together these few moments, listening to you, seeing you with Darling...I can honestly say, it was meant to be.”
ONE
Keely
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TRUE TO THEIR WORD, Ayra, my Co-Executive Producer and Abbie, my Assistant Director, set everything in motion the very next day. The remainder of the main cast was called to move into Moon Manor. The crew, well-rested after a lengthy pause, was brought in and they were raring to go.
I walked through Moon Manor, my pace a little slower than usual. Each step was taken with care, and I continually found myself holding my round belly.
Now that the word was out, now that everyone knew my circumstance, I felt free to be more mindful. I didn’t have to always be the strong one.
