anta Ynez Valley, all weathered wood and panoramic views. Cameras, big a

avel driveway, I saw another

nstructed "effortlessly cool" vibe. Beside him, a girl

sed bes

p for my part in *Starfleet Academy*. Came in se

going to be. Manufactur

practiced, charming smile.

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line abuse, practically bowed, exte

re didn't stop the live feed comme

a screen with the talentless

o groveling.

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hing Chad. He finally turned to me

er. I'm Chad. And this

gave me a once-over that felt like

tone suggested this was a de

sound. "Leo's pretty private about

rother got famous just for being pretty, you wouldn

twitched. Ju

ething, probably an apology. I

s, I was sure, wer

lling it like

what we're all thinkin

a bunch of

o arrive, Chad and Brittany kept up a low hum of self-pr

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t waving pom-poms. The athleticism is insane. You pr

tinued, flipping her ponytail. "Then mayb

ible onli

sister is so a

stands there looking pretty. And

all talent. Unl

acies of a "pike-and-tuck double back

grab me a water from the c

g, nodded quickly

ned my full attention back to the

d, r

ised I was addressing

voice was flat. "What about you? What are your titles? Award

is... concise. One supporting role in a show where my brother is the lead. If you had

red. His tan seeme

any, who was now staring a

till mild. "There are, by my last count, over fifty 'state-level' competitive cheerleading championships in California

shut. Her face went f