Complicated by Megan Slayer

T-shirts, guaranteed to accentuate his toned body. He loved his boots and jeans. If Sean had been a little older, he would’ve made a play for the writer.
    “A penthouse? You went all-out.” Sean wondered if it was the same apartment building where Jonathan had wanted to live. Wouldn’t that be a sweet coincidence? He could see them actually living together beyond the filming and having a hot time. For the first time in his life, he saw a future with someone else.
    “Jimmy’s working on permits.” Kade sipped his coffee. “I want to get going with it.”
    “Being the executive producer-slash-writer-slash-boyfriend of the director does have it’s advantages, doesn’t it?” Jealousy reared it’s ugly head. He wanted to be in a stable relationship with someone who cared about him. He wanted what Kade and Tony had.
    “Sure does. Tony’s got a hot ass, and it’s all mine.” Kade leaned back in his seat. He folded his arms. “Now, that you’ve pumped my ego, what’s your beef with Jonathan? I know it’s not the location or the script. You haven’t seen the script, and besides, you have to like Clayton. It’s in your contract to portray him until he gets old or we kill him off.”
    “I don’t have a beef with him.” The exact opposite, actually. He dreamed about Jonathan at night and couldn’t wait to hold him in his arms. “I want him in the picture.” In his life and in his bed, too.
    Kade groaned. He frowned and pounded his fist on the desk. “Shit. You two fucked, didn’t you? Christ. When will you learn? They want to use you to get what they want and get ahead. He probably doesn’t even like you.”
    Sean knew the story all too well. He’d been taken advantage of many times. Being with Jonathan was different. Jonathan had resisted him. “It was me who initiated the relationship. We were working on realism for our roles. I pushed.”
    “Obviously, he didn’t say no. You know better. When you blur the lines between reality and the movie, everyone gets screwed over.”
    Shit. He really had messed up. Still, he’d gone in with his heart involved. He didn’t regret what he’d done, even if he was wrong. “I thought it would be different, and it was. We’re not just an on-screen item.”
    Kade rolled his blue eyes. “Then why is he, as I assume, gone?”
    “Tyler showed up.” Sean slumped onto the closest chair. The love he’d once felt for Tyler was truly gone. Now, he only felt regret and sadness. He wanted a chance with Jonathan, but his past wouldn’t allow him to have a future.
    “You truly know how to fuck up your life.”
    “Don’t remind me.” Sean massaged his temples. He hadn’t planned to hash out his issues with Kade, but the more they talked the more he spilled his guts. “Tyler showed up this morning. Jonathan left. You’ve gotta help me get Jonathan to do the movie.”
    “Well, it so happens that he called right before I left to get coffee. He found a lawyer and I sent them the contracts. Should hear back from them in a day or so.” Kade finally smiled. “You might get a decent ending out of this.”
    “He just left here, and he’s got a lawyer? Already? Christ, that was quick.” He didn’t even know that many lawyers to have one right at his fingertips. He shook his head and processed what Kade had said. A decent ending? If all went according to plan, he and Jonathan would get the chance they needed to see if their attraction was deeper than a quickie or a couple of nights. “Where is he?”
    “I’m not allowing you to view my computer screen and see his address so you can track him down.” Kade turned around the laptop. “Not me.” He rolled his eyes again and flicked his hand. “Don’t look or anything.”
    “Thanks.” Sean memorized Jonathan’s address. The apartment building was only a block or two from the set. “I want to apologize for being a dick in the past. I’m going to sort my life out and find an actual direction. The universe