The usual Monday morning frenetic energy on the set had made the first half of the day race by. It was what I’d needed to keep my mind off other things. The weekend at Silk Stocking Inn was supposed to help me clear my mind of Nate. And it had. Only now I was suffering what seemed to be a broken heart. The truth was, I missed Jackson. He’d been everything I wanted. Everything I needed.

Isabel walked into the office with the ratings reports. “Ratings are up,” she said cheerily. “Anything else you need before I head down to lunch?”

“Yes, I need to be slapped upside the head.”

She blinked at me from beneath her rhinestone covered cap. “I don’t understand. You want me to slap you?”

“Figure of speech my grandpa liked to use when he saw me do something stupid. This seemed as good a time as any because I’ve been stupid.”

She came toward the desk. “Thought you seemed off today, but with it being Monday morning, I didn’t want to bring it up. Want to talk about it?”

I thought for an instant about rehashing the whole story of my glorious romantic weekend, but I wasn’t in the mood to talk about it yet. Soon enough, it would all seem like a dream, a mirage that would wash away with time and clarity.

“No, you go ahead.” I glanced at the clock on my desk. “It’s early for lunch, isn’t it?”

Isabel smiled. “Yes, a bit, but a couple of us are anxious to get downstairs. Jenny, the building receptionist, called Edna and told her an incredibly handsome stranger was walking around downstairs looking for someone or something. We just wanted to see him before he disappeared.”

I shook my head. “My gosh, we’re all pathetic when it comes to handsome men, aren’t we? Go ahead then. Enjoy your lunch.”

She headed to the door. “I will. I only wish I’d worn a cowboy hat to cover this frizzy hair today instead of my glittery cap.”

My face snapped up at the words cowboy hat. My throat dried and the question crackled out. “Why a cowboy hat?”

“Jenny said the guy was some tall, broad-shouldered man in a cowboy hat and cowboy boots.”

I took a steadying breath and sat back as she hurried out of the office. I was thankful she hadn’t noticed my reaction. But her face, as she quickly raced back to my office, made my heart nearly jump from my chest.

Isabel’s eyes were round as saucers, and her mouth was dropped open as she stepped into the office. “Becca, there’s someone here to see you.”

I swallowed hard and took another deep breath. My fingers trembled as I stood from my chair. Isabel stayed frozen to the spot as I walked past her without a word. I wondered if I would be able to keep from throwing myself into Jackson’s arms the second I saw him.

I walked out into the hallway, and a man came around the corner. The excitement rushed out of me.

“Nate,” I said, barely able to speak aloud.

Nate looked thinner and suntanned and, somehow, not as handsome as I remembered. “Hey, Becca.” A short, ill-timed laugh spurted from his mouth. “Thought you might be happier to see me.”

“Why would I?”

The cast and crew tried hard not to pay attention to the drama unfolding in the hallway, but they all knew what I’d been through. I couldn’t blame them for lurking nearby to listen. It made Nate nervous.

“Look, can we go into your office?”

“No, we can’t.”

He glanced around at the faces and took a deep breath. “The truth is, I miss you. I made a big mistake. I was hoping we could go back to where we were.”

At the end of the hallway, the elevator bell sounded and the doors slid open. My heart sped up again. The heavy weight in my chest that I’d felt at the sight of Nate lifted.

“Holy mackerel,” Isabel muttered behind me. “I’ve got to get me a horse.”

My feet started moving and moving fast. Nate smiled and opened his arms. I swerved quickly around him and straight into the arms of the amazing cowboy standing behind my ex. I could hear the stunned gasps of some of my crew and the string of cuss words from Nate as Jackson closed his arms around me.

I peered up at him. “You left so early. I didn’t think I’d ever see you again.”

“No chance of that, baby.” Jackson plucked his hat off and kissed me. A round of cheers and whistles went up around us. I heard Nate stomp past us as he headed back to the elevators. More cheers followed as the doors closed and the elevator took him away for good.

I took hold of Jackson’s hand and led him toward my office. I pulled him past my extremely stunned assistant. “Isabel, hold all my calls.”

“You bet I will, boss.”