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“Wait. You’ve received other threats online?”
Allison put her bags down, then grabbed Reid’s and placed them on the counter beside the others. “Not threats per se, but people say terrible things. I’m used to it.”
“What kind of terrible things?” His concern turned the dark blue ring around his eyes darker.
“Go on any of my social media accounts and read the comments. I delete most of them, but sometimes I forget to check, and by that time it’s out of control, or my fans are defending me, so I stay out of it.”
“I don’t have social media.”
Every now and again she’d search his names in hopes of finding something new about him, but her searches always came up empty. “I know you’re old, but you’re not that old. Get with the times, Reid.”
“I’m thirty-eight. I’m not old.”
“Depends who you ask. My niece would consider you ancient. But don’t take offense to it. I’m thirty-two, and she thinks I’m ancient. Basically, anyone over the age of twenty-three.”
“That’s depressing.”
“Tell me about it.”
Reid scanned her kitchen, and she realized this was the first time Reid had ever been in her home. “So uh… this is my house.” She swiped her hand across the space.
“It’s nice. It’s you.”
“What exactly is me?”
He nodded to the words she and her younger sister Samantha stenciled on the wall when she had first moved in. “Live. Laugh. Love?”
“I know it’s cliché, but it’s what life is all about, no? It’s a great reminder to see it every day.”
His eyebrow arched, and it she hated to admit it was quite adorable. “In case you forget.”
At least it was until words came out of his mouth. “Shut up.” She put the eggs and milk in the fridge, then rested against the counter. “So the statement. What did you have in mind?”
“I don’t know. I just need to say what I have to say.”
He needed a favor, yet he continued to be difficult. The man really was infuriating. “I’m trying to work with you here, but you really make it hard.”
“I’ll leave the logistics up to you.”
“At first I thought outside the station, but I’m assuming you’re trying to connect with the people, so it would probably be best to go where the people are.”
“The boardwalk.”
“Exactly. It’ll be a great backdrop, and it’ll put you in familiar territory.”
“Fine. I’ll meet you on the boardwalk, then. What time?”
“Six?” She got to the office at five and was always on the road by five thirty for the six am show.
“I’ll be there.”
“Great.”
“Great. See you then.” He turned for the door, and she should’ve let him go, but her conscious got the better of her. Or maybe it was more than that. Having Reid in her house felt oddly right.
“Hey, did you want to rehearse what you’re going to say?”
“Nope. I know what I’m going to say.”
