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It was highly likely this shift had been heralded by her nailing that interview with his mother.
But she hadn’t gone down the route Samantha had opened for her.
She’d shut it off and done her own thing.
He didn’t want to admit it, but it was there.
He was impressed.
That last obstacle cleared, he’d made the decision.
He was going there with her. He was sticking until she was out of his system.
Then, like he always did, he was going to move on.
* * *
It was after his run,his shower, and then he got dressed and did something with his hair so he didn’t look like a beach bum on camera.
Elsa and her team would be there in fifteen minutes, and he was ready.
That was when the text came in from his friend, Jamie (he was actually more Tom’s friend, but the whole family had claimed him, since he was also Judge’s dad, not to mention a tremendous individual).
I told you I didn’t like it and Kateri likes it even less.She wants to look into it.And considering what it is, I’m not too proud to beg you to let her do it.
Hale felt his mouth get tight.
The “it” Jamie was referring to was just a crackpot with a keyboard. He’d shared “it” with Jamie because he’d gotten a call from his head of security about it while he and Jamie were out having drinks the other night.
He should never have said anything. Jamie was a good guy. Jamie was also a dad. Naturally, he’d worry.
But if it would make Jamie feel better, he’d let him sic his investigator Kateri on it.
Unleash her, he texted.
Jamie’s reply wasWise.
His friend was overreacting, but with the parents he’d had, one thing Hale was very aware of was the fact you treasured it when people cared about you. That care might sometimes be annoying. But it was care.
And the alternative was far worse.
CHAPTER4
BUDDING LOVE
Elsa
Considering the splendor that had accosted us in the foyer, I shouldn’t have been blown away by Hale Wheeler’s penthouse.
But I was.
Fliss made a noise like she’d been punched in the gut when we walked in, which was how I felt.
In the last couple of years, I’d had to rely less on my lovely little ferrets who fed me gossip tidbits. This was because I now received invitations to everything that happened in this city and some of what happened in other cities, particularly LA.
Having millions of viewers helped a book launch or movie premiere or the introduction to a new perfume or makeup line. And if you wanted a mention, it would behoove you to have your PR person put a bug in my ear.
I’d carefully curated my contacts.
