Chapter 16: Taking the Next Step

"Moved in together?" My voice is a squeak. "That wasn't in our contract - "

"Which was a gross oversight on my part, and that means you aren't legally required to do anything," Luca says with a shake of his head. "But for better or for worse, we've reached the point in our relationship where people expect us to be sharing a bed most nights. It would be easier to maintain the illusion if you were spotted coming and going from my house on a regular basis. The paparazzi have been extra attentive recently - there were half a dozen camped outside my home this morning."

"Is that why you were late?" I ask him.

"Hardly," he says. "I can handle a few paparazzi. But if they don't see you with me one of these mornings, they're going to start to get suspicious. It's not enough to strut around together a couple of nights a week. And our contract does dictate that we can't encourage any breakup rumors until after we wrap up filming. So we have another few weeks to continue playing the happy coupl