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of this is your business. Quite frankly, you don’t really know me at all. Therefore, I’d appreciate it if you wouldn’t jump to conclusions and assume I’m just messing with Hilton and that I’m incapable of a real relationship. Don’t underestimate me, I’m more than happy and willing to take on the responsibility of a child who isn’t biologically mine because I care about Hilton.” He grabs a bag of coffee and turns to the shelves on the other side of the aisle and picks up a box of Little Debbie Zebra Cakes, then walks away.
Garrett is right. I don’t know him. I might even be a tad bit jealous, seeing him with her. Hearing he truly cares about her seems crazy to me. They’ve only been talking for a little over a week, at least that I know of, anyway. Hearing straight from his mouth that he wants a real relationship with her and is willing to step up to the plate and be a father for her unborn child stings a little. But Hilton deserves someone like that.
“Hello?” I answer my phone.
“Hey, how do you feel about getting breakfast for dinner tonight?”
“Well, Lucas I wish I could…but my mom and her boyfriend are visiting me for the week.” He lets out a deep sigh.
“Fine. I just wanted to see you and tell you we have a photo shoot tomorrow at sunrise.”
“What do you mean we have a photo shoot at sunrise?”
“Um…you’re my publicist. Don’t you need hands on experience or something?”
“I think I got plenty of hands on experience this past week.” I nibble my bottom lip and smile, then realize a little old lady is standing next to me in the aisle trying to get something from the shelf I’m blocking. “Oops, I’m sorry, excuse me.” I hurry toward the check-out lane.
“Oh, don’t be sorry about that.” Lucas’s voice is smooth and deep.
“I wasn’t talking to you. I’m at the store and I was in some lady’s way.”
“You’re talking like that in the grocery store?” he gasps jokingly.
“Ugh! I didn’t even say anything that bad! And I may have forgotten I was even in the store for a minute,” I admit.
“I’m close by so hurry up and check-out. I’ll give you a ride home.”
CHAPTER TWELVE
Lucas drops me off at home and I open the door to my apartment. My mom’s flip-flops are gone, so I’m guessing she and Thomas went exploring or something. I put the coffee in the kitchen, then go into my bedroom to change out of these uncomfortable business clothes. That will definitely be one positive thing to working from home and travel…sweat pants are fancy and good coffee is endless.
I plop on my couch in my comfy fuzzy aqua blue sweats and an oversized hoodie, and grab phone to text Lucas.
Would it be unprofessional for a publicist to tell their client they miss them?
God, I’m lame. I flick on the television and skim through the guide. Ooh! A suspenseful romance Lifetime movie. Yes! Shit. He’s calling me.
“Um…hello?” I answer awkwardly.
“I think answering the phone like that is unprofessional.” I can hear his smile in his voice. Fuck. I just want to be near him. Spending a whole week with him and getting close, then coming home and being away from each other sucks.
“Oh, is it? My sincerest apologies, Lucas.”
“I suppose I’ll accept them.”
“Why did you call me?”
“Why does it matter?”
“Seriously, I just texted you and you clearly read it. You’d only call if it was something important.”
“Don’t get annoyed with me. It is something important.”
“I’m not annoyed…okay, what is it?” I am annoyed, he’s right.
“It’s all in your tone, Addison. I know when you’re annoyed. I missed your voice. I had to hear it.” His voice is soft and sweet. Butterflies attack my stomach. I don’t want to sound desperate though…
“You just dropped me off like twenty minutes ago.” I laugh.
“You’re the one who texted me first asking if it was unprofessional to
Garrett is right. I don’t know him. I might even be a tad bit jealous, seeing him with her. Hearing he truly cares about her seems crazy to me. They’ve only been talking for a little over a week, at least that I know of, anyway. Hearing straight from his mouth that he wants a real relationship with her and is willing to step up to the plate and be a father for her unborn child stings a little. But Hilton deserves someone like that.
“Hello?” I answer my phone.
“Hey, how do you feel about getting breakfast for dinner tonight?”
“Well, Lucas I wish I could…but my mom and her boyfriend are visiting me for the week.” He lets out a deep sigh.
“Fine. I just wanted to see you and tell you we have a photo shoot tomorrow at sunrise.”
“What do you mean we have a photo shoot at sunrise?”
“Um…you’re my publicist. Don’t you need hands on experience or something?”
“I think I got plenty of hands on experience this past week.” I nibble my bottom lip and smile, then realize a little old lady is standing next to me in the aisle trying to get something from the shelf I’m blocking. “Oops, I’m sorry, excuse me.” I hurry toward the check-out lane.
“Oh, don’t be sorry about that.” Lucas’s voice is smooth and deep.
“I wasn’t talking to you. I’m at the store and I was in some lady’s way.”
“You’re talking like that in the grocery store?” he gasps jokingly.
“Ugh! I didn’t even say anything that bad! And I may have forgotten I was even in the store for a minute,” I admit.
“I’m close by so hurry up and check-out. I’ll give you a ride home.”
CHAPTER TWELVE
Lucas drops me off at home and I open the door to my apartment. My mom’s flip-flops are gone, so I’m guessing she and Thomas went exploring or something. I put the coffee in the kitchen, then go into my bedroom to change out of these uncomfortable business clothes. That will definitely be one positive thing to working from home and travel…sweat pants are fancy and good coffee is endless.
I plop on my couch in my comfy fuzzy aqua blue sweats and an oversized hoodie, and grab phone to text Lucas.
Would it be unprofessional for a publicist to tell their client they miss them?
God, I’m lame. I flick on the television and skim through the guide. Ooh! A suspenseful romance Lifetime movie. Yes! Shit. He’s calling me.
“Um…hello?” I answer awkwardly.
“I think answering the phone like that is unprofessional.” I can hear his smile in his voice. Fuck. I just want to be near him. Spending a whole week with him and getting close, then coming home and being away from each other sucks.
“Oh, is it? My sincerest apologies, Lucas.”
“I suppose I’ll accept them.”
“Why did you call me?”
“Why does it matter?”
“Seriously, I just texted you and you clearly read it. You’d only call if it was something important.”
“Don’t get annoyed with me. It is something important.”
“I’m not annoyed…okay, what is it?” I am annoyed, he’s right.
“It’s all in your tone, Addison. I know when you’re annoyed. I missed your voice. I had to hear it.” His voice is soft and sweet. Butterflies attack my stomach. I don’t want to sound desperate though…
“You just dropped me off like twenty minutes ago.” I laugh.
“You’re the one who texted me first asking if it was unprofessional to
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