p class="MsoNormal"Chapter I/p
p class="MsoNormal"New York City/p
p class="MsoNormal"December 9, 2013/p
p class="MsoNormal" "Goodnight sweetie." Idina kissed Walker's forehead before getting off his bed. She closed the door to his room,went to the bar and opened a bottle of wine. Glass in hand, she sat on the couch, her feet perched on the table, her thoughts drifting away./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal" Washington DC. One month earlier./p
p class="MsoNormal" "I'm not one for fortunes or wishing on a star…" Idina sang while looking into her male co-star'ss eyes. emJames Snyder, why did he have to be this good-looking?/em emHe has this boyish charm and smile that just makes you want to melt. /emAnd then they kissed – it was brief and gentle yet it made her feel things unholy. It evoked a feeling in her that she should only be feeling towards her husband. emShit! /emIdina checked herself and put on a show./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"After the show, Idina saw Lachanze and Jenn, the other cast members of their show, on her way out of stage door. "Dinner, you guys?" She asked them to which the pair agreed to. "Sure! Jenn and I found this place yesterday and the food is crazy amazing!" LaChanze said beaming. "Awesome. Let's go there!" Idina said./p
p class="MsoNormal" The pair were chatting up a storm while Idina feigned interest, lost in her thoughts. "Dee, is it alright if he comes with us?" Jenn nudged her when she didn't answer the first time she asked. She looked at the person Jenn was referring to and her mouth went dry. emDamn. /em/p
p class="MsoNormal""Sure!" was all she could say./p
p class="MsoNormal" They arrived at the restaurant and got to a table for four. "Since Jenn and I play lovers, we should sit together as should you two." LaChanze said in jest unaware of the emotional turmoil Idina is experiencing at the moment./p
p class="MsoNormal" The sumptuous dinner was served yet Idina had trouble putting food down. All she could ever think about is the proximity of James' body to hers, acutely aware of every single time their elbows touch or how intoxicating he smells./p
p class="MsoNormal" When they got to their hotel, James invited them for a nightcap at the bar but they refused. "Got a show to do tomorrow, bud," LaChanze said./p
p class="MsoNormal" "Well then that was a lovely dinner, goodnight, ladies." James said as he pulled up to his room./p
p class="MsoNormal" "Goodnight James," Jenn and LaChanze said./p
p class="MsoNormal" Idina gave him one lingering look before bidding him goodnight./p
p class="MsoNormal" Idina tossed and turned in her bed that night, her thoughts never leaving her alone. The budding attraction she is feeling towards James is so palpable she can almost touch it and the realization hit her like a blast of cold wind to the face knowing that the moment she gives in to her feelings will be the moment her marriage ends. Oh shut up! emHe doesn't even feel the same way./em She scolded herself./p
p class="MsoNormal" Not far from Idina's room, James laid restless on his bed thinking the exact same thoughts, feeling the exact same way./p
p class="MsoNormal" They both drifted to sleep with the possibility of love and lost looming over their heads./p
p class="MsoNormal"New York City/p
p class="MsoNormal"December 9, 2013/p
p class="MsoNormal" "Goodnight sweetie." Idina kissed Walker's forehead before getting off his bed. She closed the door to his room,went to the bar and opened a bottle of wine. Glass in hand, she sat on the couch, her feet perched on the table, her thoughts drifting away./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal" Washington DC. One month earlier./p
p class="MsoNormal" "I'm not one for fortunes or wishing on a star…" Idina sang while looking into her male co-star'ss eyes. emJames Snyder, why did he have to be this good-looking?/em emHe has this boyish charm and smile that just makes you want to melt. /emAnd then they kissed – it was brief and gentle yet it made her feel things unholy. It evoked a feeling in her that she should only be feeling towards her husband. emShit! /emIdina checked herself and put on a show./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"After the show, Idina saw Lachanze and Jenn, the other cast members of their show, on her way out of stage door. "Dinner, you guys?" She asked them to which the pair agreed to. "Sure! Jenn and I found this place yesterday and the food is crazy amazing!" LaChanze said beaming. "Awesome. Let's go there!" Idina said./p
p class="MsoNormal" The pair were chatting up a storm while Idina feigned interest, lost in her thoughts. "Dee, is it alright if he comes with us?" Jenn nudged her when she didn't answer the first time she asked. She looked at the person Jenn was referring to and her mouth went dry. emDamn. /em/p
p class="MsoNormal""Sure!" was all she could say./p
p class="MsoNormal" They arrived at the restaurant and got to a table for four. "Since Jenn and I play lovers, we should sit together as should you two." LaChanze said in jest unaware of the emotional turmoil Idina is experiencing at the moment./p
p class="MsoNormal" The sumptuous dinner was served yet Idina had trouble putting food down. All she could ever think about is the proximity of James' body to hers, acutely aware of every single time their elbows touch or how intoxicating he smells./p
p class="MsoNormal" When they got to their hotel, James invited them for a nightcap at the bar but they refused. "Got a show to do tomorrow, bud," LaChanze said./p
p class="MsoNormal" "Well then that was a lovely dinner, goodnight, ladies." James said as he pulled up to his room./p
p class="MsoNormal" "Goodnight James," Jenn and LaChanze said./p
p class="MsoNormal" Idina gave him one lingering look before bidding him goodnight./p
p class="MsoNormal" Idina tossed and turned in her bed that night, her thoughts never leaving her alone. The budding attraction she is feeling towards James is so palpable she can almost touch it and the realization hit her like a blast of cold wind to the face knowing that the moment she gives in to her feelings will be the moment her marriage ends. Oh shut up! emHe doesn't even feel the same way./em She scolded herself./p
p class="MsoNormal" Not far from Idina's room, James laid restless on his bed thinking the exact same thoughts, feeling the exact same way./p
p class="MsoNormal" They both drifted to sleep with the possibility of love and lost looming over their heads./p