Page 67 of Elevator Pitch

I take a deep breath and exhale, saying thanks as I swipe to answer the call. Selah appears on the screen.

There she is.

Beautiful as ever.

Annoyance is her expression, but there’s a hint of playfulness as she takes me in.

She can be so shy sometimes, and it is so interesting to me.

“Did you just call to stare at me or do you have something you wanted to say?”

“You think you’re cute, don’t you?”

“I’m not bad. Audrey called me ‘Big Sexy.’ I could get used to that,” I quip.

Audrey yells out, “I didn’t lie! Talk your shit, Grey!”

Selah chuckles, “Seriously, what are you doing there?”

“I came to have breakfast with you, but someone neglected totell me she was skipping town. I thought we had a good time, did we not?”

She offers a nervous smile and takes a deep breath, calming herself.

“Yes, we had a good time.”

“Good?”

“I’m just repeating what you said.”

“Oh, sonowyou want to be a good girl?”

She chuckles to herself, visibly embarrassed. It’s the cutest thing I’ve seen in my life.

Changing the subject, she asks, “Where’s Audrey?”

“Right here, honey!”

I turn around, aiming the phone towards her, and she waves at Selah with her e-reader in hand.

“That better not be Lilith Keene’s new book! I saw she was choosing people to send early copies to. Of course you got one!”

“Since you asked me to lie to you, it’snother new billionaire romance novel and Ididn’tget an advanced copy.”

“Dammit, Audrey!”

“I love you! I suddenly can’t hear you, so I’ll just keep reading over here.”

Selah erupts in laughter, and I revel in the sight. Audrey giggles to herself, getting back to her book.

“When will you be home?” I ask, shifting her focus back to me.

“You ask like there’s someone waiting for me there.”

“I mean, I literally am waiting for you to come home right now.”

I motion to the space around me, reminding her.

A faint smile adorns her face as she looks at me through the screen.

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