They told me that he is a bit socially awkward and doesn’t like these kinds of events, so it would be up to me to make conversation.

A few days before I’d interacted with some other Adam Driver fans online, telling them about my chance to meet him. I continued meeting some of my favorite stars while waiting for him to arrive. Getting to meet Adam was like being involved in a military operation-I met with several different members of his team to get everything arranged beforehand. I had the absolute best time getting to briefly chat with stars like Rachel Brosnahan, Henry Winkler, Helena Bonham Carter and Christian Bale, getting autographs and pictures. Glitz, glamour, lights, and all kinds of celebrities. We were put in bleachers next to the red carpet, and it was everything you’d hope for. This felt like the stars aligning-here was my chance to ask my question! I bid and won and flew out to Los Angeles with my then 12-year-old daughter. It was a chance to meet him on the red carpet at the SAG-AFTRA Awards. Until I saw that Adam Driver was doing a charity auction for his charity, Arts in the Armed Forces. I needed to know if there had been an alternate ending for Reylo (Rey and Ben Solo), but there was no one to ask. Ben Solo should have lived, and heroine Rey should have won her soulmate. I went to see The Rise of Skywalker, and given that I am a romance author, was keenly disappointed by the ending. THE SEAT FILLER: How meeting Adam Driver IRL inspired my newest romance novelīeing a lifelong Star Wars fan, I was excited by the recent sequel trilogy. As for that cue-the-orchestra-and-roll-credits happy ending? It might take more than practice to make it perfect. But there’s another hitch they weren’t betting on. What odds does romance have without that momentous, stupendous, once-in-a-lifetime first smooch? Patient, empathetic, and carrying personal burdens of his own, Noah suggests a remedy: they rehearse. No way Noah’s giving up on her, even if his affectionate pursuit comes with a bump: Juliet has a pathological fear of kissing and the disappointments that follow. She’s pretty and unpretentious, loves his dog, and is not a worshipping fan. Tongue tied and toes curling in her pink Converse, she pretends that she doesn’t have a clue who he is. It’s one of Hollywood’s biggest nights when she volunteers as a seat filler and winds up next to movie heartthrob Noah freaking Douglas. The meet-cute award goes to dog groomer Juliet Nolan.

#Starstruck by Sariah Wilson