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“Do you not know who I am?”
Lara rolled her eyes as she caught that line from the woman who appeared to be causing the delay. If that wasn’t the most overused line she’d heard since she’d moved to L.A., she didn’t know what was.
And it never worked.
The woman must have given up because she stormed past her, pushing open the door, and it was only when she’d breezed by her that Lara thought she recognized her.
Lara was following her outside and into the bright sunshine before she even realized what she was doing. “Hey, wait up,” she called as she slid on her shades.
The woman didn’t pay her any attention, so Lara had to jog a few paces to catch up with her, speeding up to pass her out to get a good look and make sure she was right.
Tracy Carrington.
Yeah, that was definitely her. Although Lara couldn’t think of the name of the lawyer she’d played. That would bother her until she had a chance to Google it.
But that was her.
She still had thick, brown hair that fell a few inches below her shoulders. She’d definitely aged, and if Lara had to guess, she’d put her in her late forties. She had that sun-kissed California look about her with her tanned skin and golden highlights streaked through her hair.
Lara’s mother had watched the law drama that she’d starred in… Probably twenty-five years ago now. Lara had only been a kid when it was on, but she’d seen the reruns as a teenager. That was the series that made Charlotte Dixon famous and started her infatuation with the actress. Tracy Carrington had a starring role in that series too, but Lara couldn’t recall anything she’d been in since then.
Lara tried to catch her breath as she gave Tracy Carrington a casual wave, a smile coming to her lips. “I know who you are,” she said, hoping that Tracy wouldn’t think she was crazy.
“Do you?” Tracy eyed her skeptically. “You’re too young to.”
Lara’s hands were on her hips as they stepped to the side to let people get by them on the sidewalk. “Reruns.”
“Hm.” And then Tracy was moving to get by her.
“Hey, wait!”
Tracy wasn’t going to stop so Lara reached out to gently grab her wrist, and the daggers Tracy threw her made her drop her hand as if she’d been burnt.
“I’m an agent,” Lara said putting some space between them. “And I just wanted to see if you were happy with your representation.” She didn’t know what she was doing now that she had Tracy’s attention, but it seemed like the next logical move.
“Again, too young.” Tracy started to move again, shaking her head as she did.
“I represent Adelaide Atwood and Sydney Lockett.”
That stopped Tracy’s feet from moving any further. She turned slowly, a very skeptical look on her face, her gaze fixed on Lara, almost like she was trying to figure out if that could be true.
“No. I know who represents them. And it’s not you.”
“Kerri retired. My name’s Lara Soler.”
Tracy’s eyebrow lifted. That was news to her it seemed, but the fact that Lara knew Kerri’s name must have given her a little bit of credibility, because now Tracy was walking towards her again.
“What happened back there?” Lara asked, trying to keep this interaction casual and find out why Tracy Carrington felt the need to use that god-awful line. “At the coffee shop,” she said, glancing behind her.
Tracy exhaled. “I’ve just had a bad couple of days, and when they mixed up my order, I overreacted. I’m not normally like that, by the way.”
Lara nodded. “There’s another place a few yards down the road. Want to sit down and get that coffee?”
Tracy searched her eyes for what felt like too long before agreeing, and Lara had no idea what this woman was thinking, but a shot of adrenaline ran through Lara as Tracy started walking alongside her. She didn’t know whether it was because Lara was a little bit starstruck, even though so many years had passed since she had a minor crush on Tracy, or if it was because she’d done something smart as an agent and convinced someone to give her a few minutes of their time.
Lara had no idea if Tracy was still in the business or not, but as they entered the less crowded coffee shop and placed their orders, Lara decided to treat Tracy Carrington like a potential client.
Lara had yet to do this, to go out and try and find her own talent. All of her clients had worked with Kerri before, and she was starting to get a little antsy about that fact. Lara needed to prove to herself that she could be a real agent.
