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about living in the country was the speed limit was much higher so he'd be long gone before the other reporters got wind that Anne left the hospital.
Anne sank into the seat as exhaustion began to take over her and the shock of seeing the paparazzi wore off. It finally dawned on her that in her lowest moment everyone wanted a piece of her and not all in a good way. Her distraught face would have been plastered on every tabloid along with ridiculous headlines. It was good that Missy had extra security outside her room and that her parents were both by her bedside. A picture of her right now would make someone a millionaire overnight.
“You okay?”
She stared at the headlights as the beams cut through the night. “I had no idea they would go after my family like this.” The moonlight cast a subtle glow on Dean as he kept driving Hawk. “I’m used to this. Ever since my last hit movie everywhere I go I have people who recognize me and take pictures, ask for autographs… For the most part they left my family alone.”
“Your dad’s shotgun probably had something to do with that,” Dean said with a smirk as he remembered Kenneth proudly showing off his collection of guns.
“Probably. Mom only mentioned one time a reporter stopped in to try and get some dirt on us and Dad solved that problem really fast when he brought out his Colt.” Anne could only imagine how fast those reporters drove off their property. She was actually surprised that it didn’t end up in the papers.
"Turn right here," she told him as they neared an intersection.
In the darkness she could see a grin form on Dean’s face. "I know."
"How do you know where my house is? No, wait, don’t tell me. My mom showed you."
"You got it." Hawk hugged the road to the right. He slowed down until he saw her house and then his heart sank. There were mobs of people there. Vans, cars, kids on bikes, you name it. They were all there.
"Wow, I can’t even have some peace and quiet here.”
“You’re a big star, Anne. They are going to follow you everywhere.”
There were at least two police cars that made sure no one broke in. One reporter saw them and waved to the camera man to zoom in on them.
"Shit," Dean muttered as he slowed down and began to turn into her crowded driveway.
"We're staying at your house. We have the police to protect us and I already know the layout well and know how to keep us safe here. We'll go in the back way."
Anne looked at the crowd around her house. There would definitely be headlines tomorrow and at the moment she just really didn’t care. Her emotions were completely drained.
Dean inched Hawk slowly down the driveway as the reporters shoved the cameras and bright lights in her direction. They engulfed Hawk and he roared his engine to scare them off but it didn’t even faze them. The police removed the bright yellow barricade and let them in. Dean
drove the car to the end of the driveway and went around the other side to let her out. At once a flutter of lights went on and she had to look away from being blinded. They walked to the back door and Dean punched in the key code on the lock and opened the door. Anne ran inside and tried to catch her breath.
"I'm going to talk to the police and I'll be right back. Lock this door and don't unlock it for anyone."
His words really didn’t sink in and her legs felt wobbly as she placed her purse on the kitchen table. Taking her shoes off, she threw them in the corner. She plopped down in the chair and cradled her head. This was all such a nightmare. What had happened to cause Evan’s car to lose control like that? She should have been the one to pick up Missy but with Missy’s flight being delayed, there was no way she could have been in two places at once.
A chill went through her reminding her that she still had her dress on from earlier in the day. She dragged herself to the upstairs room and changed into a pair of pants and a blouse. Her stomach growled and she
Anne sank into the seat as exhaustion began to take over her and the shock of seeing the paparazzi wore off. It finally dawned on her that in her lowest moment everyone wanted a piece of her and not all in a good way. Her distraught face would have been plastered on every tabloid along with ridiculous headlines. It was good that Missy had extra security outside her room and that her parents were both by her bedside. A picture of her right now would make someone a millionaire overnight.
“You okay?”
She stared at the headlights as the beams cut through the night. “I had no idea they would go after my family like this.” The moonlight cast a subtle glow on Dean as he kept driving Hawk. “I’m used to this. Ever since my last hit movie everywhere I go I have people who recognize me and take pictures, ask for autographs… For the most part they left my family alone.”
“Your dad’s shotgun probably had something to do with that,” Dean said with a smirk as he remembered Kenneth proudly showing off his collection of guns.
“Probably. Mom only mentioned one time a reporter stopped in to try and get some dirt on us and Dad solved that problem really fast when he brought out his Colt.” Anne could only imagine how fast those reporters drove off their property. She was actually surprised that it didn’t end up in the papers.
"Turn right here," she told him as they neared an intersection.
In the darkness she could see a grin form on Dean’s face. "I know."
"How do you know where my house is? No, wait, don’t tell me. My mom showed you."
"You got it." Hawk hugged the road to the right. He slowed down until he saw her house and then his heart sank. There were mobs of people there. Vans, cars, kids on bikes, you name it. They were all there.
"Wow, I can’t even have some peace and quiet here.”
“You’re a big star, Anne. They are going to follow you everywhere.”
There were at least two police cars that made sure no one broke in. One reporter saw them and waved to the camera man to zoom in on them.
"Shit," Dean muttered as he slowed down and began to turn into her crowded driveway.
"We're staying at your house. We have the police to protect us and I already know the layout well and know how to keep us safe here. We'll go in the back way."
Anne looked at the crowd around her house. There would definitely be headlines tomorrow and at the moment she just really didn’t care. Her emotions were completely drained.
Dean inched Hawk slowly down the driveway as the reporters shoved the cameras and bright lights in her direction. They engulfed Hawk and he roared his engine to scare them off but it didn’t even faze them. The police removed the bright yellow barricade and let them in. Dean
drove the car to the end of the driveway and went around the other side to let her out. At once a flutter of lights went on and she had to look away from being blinded. They walked to the back door and Dean punched in the key code on the lock and opened the door. Anne ran inside and tried to catch her breath.
"I'm going to talk to the police and I'll be right back. Lock this door and don't unlock it for anyone."
His words really didn’t sink in and her legs felt wobbly as she placed her purse on the kitchen table. Taking her shoes off, she threw them in the corner. She plopped down in the chair and cradled her head. This was all such a nightmare. What had happened to cause Evan’s car to lose control like that? She should have been the one to pick up Missy but with Missy’s flight being delayed, there was no way she could have been in two places at once.
A chill went through her reminding her that she still had her dress on from earlier in the day. She dragged herself to the upstairs room and changed into a pair of pants and a blouse. Her stomach growled and she
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