356 Results in the "Dreams of Stardom" category
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DOS Ch-189
December 2006, Los Angeles, CA, USA "That was the best sex I've ever had," Rihanna whispered against my chest, her body draped gracefully in nothing but moonlight. "You keep getting better whenever we are apart. Are you practicing with someone else?" I chuckled at her joke before pressing a kiss to her temple. "Thanks, love. I missed you so much I just had to show you. It's a shame you can't move in after my birthday—then we could do this all day, every day, however many times you wanted." She…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-225
I looked over at the modest house, about a half-hour’s drive from my parents’ place. The neighborhood was quite well-off, for a woman who, at one point, had been desperate enough for money to disparage me publicly.“Are you okay, Troy?” Paolo, my head of security, asked, his tone laced with concern. “We can go back and come here later if you want.”The way he kept scanning the area for potential threats made his true worry obvious: my safety if anyone recognized me.“No,” I shook my head. “I…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-289
“But General Motors is considered one of the worst stocks to invest in right now,” Patricia said with a small frown. “I may not be as savvy an investor as Richard, but even I know that.” Troy smiled faintly, leaning back in his chair lazily. “Exactly. It’s hovering near its all-time low of the last decade. I had a meeting with someone very high up in the government a few days ago and received some information about what’s happening behind the scenes, things not yet known to the public.…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-352
“How was your day, love?” Scarlett asked as soon as I got home. I kissed her before bending down to kiss the heads of my two sons, Ace and Ian. I was so used to calling them by their nicknames that I had stopped using Atlas or Damian. The two were in the middle of a play session, but as soon as they saw me, their faces lit up with big grins, and their babbling increased. “It was okay-ish, I guess,” I answered Scarlett’s question after a beat, hoisting both my sons against my chest. “It…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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Prologue
Prologue It all started where it usually does in these types of stories. I died. I don't remember much about my past life. Or at least the parts about my family and friends have been blurred into oblivion. I know I had a loving family. Parents, definitely. Sibling(s), maybe. Friends and lovers, not so sure. I bet you're not interested in what my life used to be, but what it is now. To disappoint many among you, no, I did not wake up in a womb, about to be squished out and soon to be smacked on my…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-40
When the mic was set up, I turned to Oprah, “The song I’m playing is one that I wrote when I had a fight with my best friend. We haven’t talked in a while because I was busy shooting, so Evan, consider this an apology from me. This is the first time I’m playing it in front of anyone, so don’t be too harsh on me.”Oprah’s eyes widened slightly as I announced that. Like any good songwriter, I needed a backstory to write a song. Adults write songs about heartbreak, or their romantic relationships…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-104
"SURPRISE!"Emma was shaken to her core when she entered the living room, only to find most of the people she cared about gathered there. Both her parents with their respective partners, her brother Alex, her step-siblings—Toby, Lucy, and Nina—and most importantly, Troy."Oh my God!" she exclaimed. "I thought you were in Los Angeles!" she said to Troy.He shrugged casually. "I took a flight back. I couldn't miss your birthday, could I?" He stepped forward and placed a chaste kiss on her lips before…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-136
, initially released in just 150 theaters, experienced an unprecedented expansion to 3,150 theaters across North America. The practice of starting with a limited release and scaling up was uncommon for major distributors like Warner Bros. It was a strategy popularized in 1992 by Sony, which launched Sony Pictures Classics to separate its blockbusters from niche independent films. Their first release under the new banner became a massive success, even earning a Best Picture Oscar nomination. This ignited a…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-169
September 2006, Kloves Residence, London I had thought that after my conversation with Mum, things would be fine. I was wrong. Dad, who had been in Los Angeles for work for the past few weeks, was finally back home—and he wasted no time berating me all over again. “You’re being obtuse,” he said, disappointment evident in his tone. “Did you forget that by pushing this idea, you’re not just hurting Warner Bros., but us as well? You get 10% of ’s revenue. If you breach the contract on your…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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DOS Ch-200
January 26, 2007, Kloves Residence, LondonJan 2, 2007; 12:05 AM: Happy Birthday, Troy!Jan 2, 2007; 12:08 AM: I’m probably the last person you want to talk to right now, and I accept that I messed up. I hate that I pushed you away when all you ever did was love me. Can we please behave like adults now that we’re both calm?Jan 2, 2007; 12:11 AM: I know I have no right to ask, but if there’s even the smallest part of you that misses me, please just say something.Jan 8, 2007; 02:16 PM: I saw the…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
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