Chapter 9 Though Mick might have demanded his presence at rehearsals just to be an asshole, by the end of the second rehearsal after their fight, Spencer had never been more excited for anything. Mick was brilliant. No two ways about it. He’d known it intellectually, of course. He’d read the reviews. He’d personally witnessed how crowded auditions were, based on the name of the director alone. He’d heard countless people extol Mick’s virtues. He’d even seen enough smidges of the process to consider him gifted. Sitting through entire rehearsals was something else entirely. He didn’t include Spencer at first. Spencer sat on the sidelines with his script open and pen in hand, watching as they finally moved beyond blocking to actual work. One of the first things Spencer noticed was how he