Page 110 of A Moment In Time

“Don’t even go there. Selfies aren’t an acceptable form of photography. At least not in my book.”

“So you’ll let me take some pictures of you? Then you can pick which one you want to put on the front page with your announcement.”

“I suppose there’s no getting around it.”

“Nope.”

“We can go to my place later and take some outside shots. I want to portray the real me. And that isn’t me behind my desk wearing a suit.”

“That’s definitely the way to go.” She smiled. “This is going to be fun.”

“For you, maybe.”

“When should we go?”

“After lunch.”

She cocked her head. “And what should we do this morning?”

“Hmm.” He looked around the kitchen. “We could clean up your messy house.”

Sydney picked up a slice of strawberry and threw it at him. “You said you weren’t going to look at my messy house.”

“That was last night.” He picked up the strawberry and ate it. “I can’t believe you threw food at me.”

“It’s not that messy, is it?”

“Um…no. Maybe we could start with the dishes.”

“I actually don’t have a problem with that. I hate doing dishes.”

“I kind of figured that.” She picked up another strawberry and cocked her arm, ready to throw it. He held up a finger. “Don’t do it.”

She grinned, then ate the strawberry. “Do you want another waffle?”

He thought about it for a moment. “Yeah. I’m really hungry.”

“All of that striving for perfection can make a guy hungry.”

“Just lean against the post and look sexy.”

Gage cocked his head at Sydney. “I’m not sure looking sexy is quite appropriate for my mayoral debut photo.”

“I know. That part’s just for me.”

He smiled, and she snapped a photo. “Perfect.”

“I don’t want to be smiling.”

“Why not?”

“Shouldn’t I be serious?”

She let the camera hang from the strap around her neck and put her hands on her hips. “Do you want to be known as a serious mayor? Or a cute, sexy mayor with a beautiful smile?”

“Are those my only two choices?” He pushed away from the post and went down the steps. “I think we have enough. Certainly one of the dozen you took will work.”

She took a step back. “One more on the steps. Sit and look pensive.”

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