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We finish up some more work, and my mind keeps drifting back to Macy. I’ll have to see if she’s up for drinks and coming back to my place after the sho
w tonight.
Then before I know it, it’s showtime. We leave the office and head down to the studio, ready to put it all on the line.
5
Macy
Standing off to the side of the stage while Jake and his guest go through last-minute sound checks and makeup retouches, I look around for Toby, finally spotting him on the other side of the sound stage.
He’s been running around crazy for the last half hour, whispering and giving directions to the crew. More than one of them has had a dazed look on their face by the time he walks away. What the hell is going on?
I’m supposed to be their assistant but I have no fucking clue. You know what? I’m just going to go find out myself.
Ducking behind the curtain, I cross backstage to the other side where Toby’s talking into a headset. He catches my eye and winks, still talking into the headset, and holds up a finger like just a minute.
He approaches me when he’s done, mischief and desire mingling in his eyes. “I didn’t see you after lunch today, Macy,” he murmurs. “Did you have to file a report with quality assurance?’
I look up at him through lowered lids and give him a sultry grin. “I didn’t find anything at all wrong with the quality of your services, sir.”
He steps closer, his arm snaking around my waist and pulling me to him. “Is that so?”
I nod. “Mm-hmm. But you know what? I do like to do my job thoroughly. Maybe I should do another test or two before making my final assessment.”
He chuckles softly. “I like the way you think. After the show?”
I grin and nod. I don’t know what’s going on with us. Hell, I’m ninety-nine point nine percent sure it’s just two people having fun. But that’s okay with me. I don’t need it to be anything more than that, because it was a hell of a lot of fun.
I have a pretty good idea of what Toby’s like. No strings sex, just looking for a good time. I can get down with that. Especially if he can go down like he did this afternoon. Oh yeah, I can totally get on board with that.
“Catch you later then,” he says.
I start to turn and head back to where I’m supposed to be back on the other side of the sound stage, but then I remember why I came over in the first place.
“Toby?”
“Yeah?”
I lean in and whisper, “What’s going on? I can tell something’s up.”
His eyes flick around the room, then he leans into my ear and whispers.
Holy. Fuck.
Just...what?
“On live TV?” I ask, dumbfounded. “That’s never been done before.”
“Until now.” He grins again, then gets back to work.
It’s like two minutes til we start, so I hurry back to my spot. Two minutes until they make television history with A Cunning Linguist. I don’t know whether to be shocked into silence or stand up and cheer. This could go one of two ways.
I watch in anticipation as Jake and Toby give each other a thumbs up, then the director counts down the live broadcast.
Then Jake gives his famous panty-melting grin and accompanying wink. “Good evening, and welcome to tonight’s groundbreaking episode of A Cunning Linguist…”
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