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talk to him when that lady pulled me to lunch."
"Sooo, what was he like?"
I sat back against the porch column and stared at my friend. Chris had always been way too trusting. But this one, Bobby Morrison, I had a really good feeling about. "Well, the chicks in Bryant Park seemed to think he was good looking." I smiled at him
He snorted. "They were probably staring at you."
"Not all of them." I grew serious. "He seems really nice, friendly; he deals with that agent pretty well and I liked what he said when he went to get his lunch."
"What was that?" The interest grew in Chris's eyes.
"I asked him to come with me because I would probably need a bodyguard to keep me safe from Nicole. Bobby told me he was there in the capacity of bodyguard, but not mine. I think he knew Beth was going to spill the fact that she's this beloved, Lily Stone, and he wanted to make sure I wasn't going to run out the doors and shout it to the world. I think they're very close."
"A good friend then," Chris commented.
I nodded. "Certainly loyal."
Chris looked up at the sky. "I liked Star. I mean Lily…Beth. She's got a lot of names to remember."
"It's just Beth."
"She's my kind of lady." Chris grinned. "For a woman who took a tumble in that fab outfit, she didn't even worry about stains, scuffs, or anything. She was way more worried that she hurt you. That's a sign of a fashionista mixed with a good, old-fashioned girl. A nice combination."
I felt the tingle inside me. "Yeah…unique."
The small noises coming from the wooded area, the lapping of a brook somewhere out there in the darkness—everything seemed to draw to a whisper when the noise of a car came barreling up the driveway. As it crested the hill, the headlights beamed on Chris and me.
Watching Beth straighten in her seat, I inhaled a breath, wishing I could somehow find a way to exhale before I again ended up looking like a total geek.
As Beth stepped from the car looking completely confused my heart started beating fast, wondering if this surprise visit would turn out to be the worst idea I'd ever had.
~ Hers ~
Bobby turned off the ignition. "Ahhh…what do we do now?"
The beer buzz was still with me and the laugh came out before I could stop it. "Get out of the car, stupid."
I'm really not sure what Hops does to hormones. I mean, I'm not really a drinker; I've always been way too afraid that I'd get lost in all these story ideas bouncing around in my head and end up forgetting my own name.
Standing up straight and tall, I walked toward the strange duo standing on my lawn.
"Hey there," I said, nodding at the men and offering a smile. "What are you doing here?"
Matt stepped forward, more handsome than I remembered him; his emerald eyes seemed to sparkle under the light coming from the porch.
Walking toward me, he stopped for a brief moment and took a deep breath. I suddenly wondered if he was allergic to the massive trees. A lot of people suffered from that up here.
But he finally exhaled and took another few steps. "Sorry to surprise you like this. I thought that I would need your help with the material. You know…to make it as good as possible. Now that I've taken it on I don't want to screw it up."
"So you drove here? How did you get here so fast?"
"We stopped at the bar," Bobby answered from behind me. "Hey Chris," he added, sending a slightly nervous wave to our other unexpected guest.
I looked over at Chris who seemed to be gravitating toward my best friend, as they teamed up and walked back to the porch steps. The breeze drifted across the back of my neck and woke me a bit from my trance. "Um…well, I'll certainly help, but I'm not sure how. I mean, you're a professional actor, I have no idea what I would be useful for."
I felt the soft hand on mine before I saw it, yet another move I should have seen coming. Damn beer! Taking a quick step back, I circled around him and headed for the porch. "So, how did you find the house?"
I looked down at
"Sooo, what was he like?"
I sat back against the porch column and stared at my friend. Chris had always been way too trusting. But this one, Bobby Morrison, I had a really good feeling about. "Well, the chicks in Bryant Park seemed to think he was good looking." I smiled at him
He snorted. "They were probably staring at you."
"Not all of them." I grew serious. "He seems really nice, friendly; he deals with that agent pretty well and I liked what he said when he went to get his lunch."
"What was that?" The interest grew in Chris's eyes.
"I asked him to come with me because I would probably need a bodyguard to keep me safe from Nicole. Bobby told me he was there in the capacity of bodyguard, but not mine. I think he knew Beth was going to spill the fact that she's this beloved, Lily Stone, and he wanted to make sure I wasn't going to run out the doors and shout it to the world. I think they're very close."
"A good friend then," Chris commented.
I nodded. "Certainly loyal."
Chris looked up at the sky. "I liked Star. I mean Lily…Beth. She's got a lot of names to remember."
"It's just Beth."
"She's my kind of lady." Chris grinned. "For a woman who took a tumble in that fab outfit, she didn't even worry about stains, scuffs, or anything. She was way more worried that she hurt you. That's a sign of a fashionista mixed with a good, old-fashioned girl. A nice combination."
I felt the tingle inside me. "Yeah…unique."
The small noises coming from the wooded area, the lapping of a brook somewhere out there in the darkness—everything seemed to draw to a whisper when the noise of a car came barreling up the driveway. As it crested the hill, the headlights beamed on Chris and me.
Watching Beth straighten in her seat, I inhaled a breath, wishing I could somehow find a way to exhale before I again ended up looking like a total geek.
As Beth stepped from the car looking completely confused my heart started beating fast, wondering if this surprise visit would turn out to be the worst idea I'd ever had.
~ Hers ~
Bobby turned off the ignition. "Ahhh…what do we do now?"
The beer buzz was still with me and the laugh came out before I could stop it. "Get out of the car, stupid."
I'm really not sure what Hops does to hormones. I mean, I'm not really a drinker; I've always been way too afraid that I'd get lost in all these story ideas bouncing around in my head and end up forgetting my own name.
Standing up straight and tall, I walked toward the strange duo standing on my lawn.
"Hey there," I said, nodding at the men and offering a smile. "What are you doing here?"
Matt stepped forward, more handsome than I remembered him; his emerald eyes seemed to sparkle under the light coming from the porch.
Walking toward me, he stopped for a brief moment and took a deep breath. I suddenly wondered if he was allergic to the massive trees. A lot of people suffered from that up here.
But he finally exhaled and took another few steps. "Sorry to surprise you like this. I thought that I would need your help with the material. You know…to make it as good as possible. Now that I've taken it on I don't want to screw it up."
"So you drove here? How did you get here so fast?"
"We stopped at the bar," Bobby answered from behind me. "Hey Chris," he added, sending a slightly nervous wave to our other unexpected guest.
I looked over at Chris who seemed to be gravitating toward my best friend, as they teamed up and walked back to the porch steps. The breeze drifted across the back of my neck and woke me a bit from my trance. "Um…well, I'll certainly help, but I'm not sure how. I mean, you're a professional actor, I have no idea what I would be useful for."
I felt the soft hand on mine before I saw it, yet another move I should have seen coming. Damn beer! Taking a quick step back, I circled around him and headed for the porch. "So, how did you find the house?"
I looked down at
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