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prune up, he knew that it was time to get out. He dried off, brushed his teeth and walked out, suddenly feeling shy.
    As promised, there were two queen beds and the covers were pulled down on both of them. The slutty part of Blake felt disappointed about that, but the sensible part screamed he wanted to prove he had some morals. So he climbed into the empty bed.
    “Thanks for letting me crash here,” Blake said, again.
    Deke pulled his own covers up. “Like I said earlier, you’re actually doing me a favour. It gets kind of lonely on these road trips. It’ll be nice to have a friendly face around for once.”
    “I feel the same way. I was really nervous about coming here. Before now, I’ve never even left Michigan, so it was kind of daunting coming all the way to Atlanta to attend the biggest comic book convention in the industry.”
    “Yet, you managed to do it. And you didn’t even know that I was going to be here,” Deke praised.
    Turning so that his face was hidden, Blake confessed, “Actually, the main reason I came was in hopes of seeing you. I just thought I was going to get a glimpse of you or maybe an autograph at the most. I never imagined that I would end up your roommate.”
    “It’s funny how things work out sometimes.”
    Blake smiled to himself. “Yeah, it is.”
    “Because, I know I haven’t told you this yet, but you came at the time I needed you the most.”
    Shocked, Blake turned around. “Why in the hell would you need me? You’re rich, famous and great looking.”
    “I’m so sick of being surrounded by fake people. They only like me because they want me to introduce them to my cast mates, or because I have money. Until you, nobody has ever wanted me for just being me.”
    “You’ll always be Eric, the hot senior with the most incredible smile I’ve ever seen.”
    Before Blake could become embarrassed by that, Deke grinned. “I think that’s the nicest thing anybody has ever said to me.”
    “If that’s the case, then you’re hanging out with the wrong people.”
    “Maybe before, but not right now.”
    Then Deke turned off the light, ending the conversation.
     
    Deke let out a sigh before he massaged his fingers over his aching temples. It was only noon, but he was already sick of the damn interviews.
    What he really wanted was to grab Blake and take him out for some real sightseeing. Deke could vividly recall the look of awe on Blake’s face as he’d entered the suite last night, and Deke would do almost anything to see it again.
    He let out another sigh. It just wasn’t meant to be though. Even if Deke had managed to get away, Blake’s stand had been surrounded all morning. Which was great, since the guy obviously needed the sales, but it sucked that he probably wouldn’t be free until the end of the day.
    When the assistants came around with the food, Deke made sure Blake got some, too. From what little he’d seen of his friend’s body last night, Blake was way too thin. It was one thing to be a starving artist, but a walking skeleton was quite another.
    Deke saw that a lot of the people talking and hanging out at Blake’s stand were younger guys and girls. While he knew he had no right, a burst of jealousy went through him. Deke wanted to be the one on the receiving end of those charming comments and that sweet smile. Not some wannabe fanboys or girls.
    “Wow, I never thought I would see the day,” Linda leaned over and whispered in Deke’s ear.
    “What are you talking about?”
    “Where you actually took your nose out of a script long enough to look at anybody. Now you’re all but drooling over some comic book geek.”
    “He’s not a geek,” he snapped.
    The triumphant smile on Linda’s face showed that he’d given her the exact reaction she was looking for. “So, what’s his name?”
    “Blake. We went to the same high school.”
    “Were you friends back then?” she pressed.
    “No, because I was too stupid to look around and see that I had