Page 49 of So in Love
Crystal’s heart pounded as adrenaline released through her.“That’s total BS, but whatever.”
“There you go again.Have you thought about therapy?”
“Not since my last appointment.”Crystal grinned.Which had been about six months ago.
Oops.
Kim arched her brows at Crystal.“Okay, so we have a plan?”
Crystal nodded.
“Sweet.I can’t wait to get my hands on this and share it.I know exactly who I’m pitching first.”
Crystal’s pulse sped.“Who?”She quickly held up her hand.“Nope.Never mind.Don’t want to know right now.That’ll just give me performance anxiety.”
“Good call.Let me sweat this stuff.”Kim looked Crystal in the eye with encouragement.“You get yourself an Academy Award–winning story, all right?”
Chuckling, Crystal grabbed her empty cup and her purse and stood.“I’ll try.”
They hugged before parting ways, and Crystal drove back to her home office.She didn’t remember the last time she’d felt this excited.She wanted to tell someone, and surprisingly the first person who came to mind was Jamie.
Well, that’s not cool.
Why not,her mind argued.You’ve been spending a lot of time together, and he knows all about this.Plus, he met with his mom yesterday to look at their family memorabilia and might have some news.
In that case…
As soon as she got home, she tossed her purse on the living room couch and called him up on FaceTime.
When he answered, her stomach did a little flip.He was so sexy with his longish dark hair and sizzling hazel eyes.He did that toe-curling brow arch, and his lips curled into a smile as he drawled, “Crystal.What a beautiful surprise.”His gaze locked on her, and it was as if he was seeing all of her, which of course he couldn’t right now.
She walked to the window and looked outside where a gentle rain had just started to fall.It reminded her of Oregon.“Just thought I’d call and say hi.”She suddenly felt shy.Maybe she should’ve just texted him.
“I’m glad you did.How’s LA?Much warmer than here, I’m sure.”
“Yes, about twenty degrees, but it’s still cold.”When he rolled his eyes in response, she added, “For LA.Plus, it’s raining.”
He rounded his eyes in mock surprise and slapped a hand to his cheek.“Raining?!Californians are wimps.”He chuckled, then looked past her.“Hey, is that your house?”
“It is.You want a little tour?”
“Yes, please.”
She took him around the ground floor, ending in her office, which had a door out to the back patio and the soaking pool.She sat down at her desk and leaned back in the chair.Changing the view so that he could see the room instead of her, she said, “This is where all the magic happens.’Cause I’m a magician.”
“Ha-ha.I can think of plenty of ways in which you do magic.Is it cheesy for me to say that you’ve cast me under your spell?Ignore that.”
She turned the view back to her.“I am definitely ignoring that ridiculousness.”
“Thank God.Why didn’t you show me your bedroom?I’m feeling kind of cheated here.”
She wagged her finger at him.“Not after that horrible line you just tried to sell.Next time, lover boy.So did you go to your mom’s yesterday?”
“I did.”He leaned back in his chair—he was clearly at work.“I wish I could say I found something exciting, but no luck.”
Disappointment crested through her.“Oh, bummer.I was really hoping you’d find something.”Especially after the meeting she’d just had.She was more excited than ever to tell Dorinda’s story.“I just met with my friend who’s also an agent.She’s pretty interested in this.”
“Oh yeah?That’s great!”He smiled.
