down both ends of the street before
deciding to head off to the left. My new neighborhood was pretty cute. There
was a coffee shop that had a couple of bistro style tables and chairs outside.
Across the street from the coffee shop was a cozy little Italian restaurant
called Leonardo’s. I could smell their food from across the street and it was
making my mouth water.
I
walked a little farther down and found a clothing store. I walked inside and
was instantly glad I left my wallet at home. The clothes were really cute and I
could easily blow a month’s salary in here. I made two laps around the store
and left with a mental list of things I intended to go back for. The delicious
aroma of meatballs wafting from the Italian restaurant was making me hungry. As
I walked up to the door of my building, Tyler and Noah were walking out.
“Let
me get the door for you beautiful.” Tyler said.
“Thanks.”
I said as I stepped through the door. I wasn’t sure if I should stop and talk
so I kept walking. When I go closer to the elevator, I turned around and
watched the two of them walk towards the coffee shop. It was kind of funny
seeing the two of them together. With Tyler’s blue Mohawk and Noah’s bright red
hair, they almost looked like clowns. For a moment I wondered what they were
doing and whether or not I was going to get a phone call about it in the
morning.
~*~
I
walked into my office the next morning and saw a gorgeous, blonde haired, blue
eyed, tiny waisted woman sitting at my desk. I immediately recognized her from
my research the day before.
She
looked at me and narrowed her icy blue eyes.
“You’re
late.” She said sharply.
“I’m
sorry Julissa, but weren’t we supposed to meet at 11:30? It’s 8:45.”
“We
meet when I am ready.”
“Okay,
well let me tell you a little about myself I.....”
She
held up my hand to stop me. “No time. Next time you be here when I come in.”
She
got up and started to walk out.
I
was standing there trying to figure out what just happened when Jocalyn walked
in.
“Hi
Chloe, Jack Riley stopped by and asked me to give this to you.”
She
handed me a flyer for a show that Subzero was playing this Saturday night at a bar
called Stoaked. Julissa turned around and snatched the flyer out of my hands. Jocalyn
looked at Julissa like she had lost her mind before she turned to me.
“Are
you going? Can I go with you?” Jocalyn asked hopefully as she reached her hands
up and pushed her hair behind her ears.
“Yes
she is going. She is going to introduce me to Jack. He’s positively delicious.”
Julissa said. She looked Jocalyn up and down. “You are NOT going with us.”
Julissa
stood in front of me and looked me straight in the eye. “Do make sure you are
there when I arrive.” She gave Jocalyn the once-over again, scrunching her nose
up in obvious disgust before she turned and walked out.
“Ew.....What’s
up her ass?” Jocalyn asked.
“I
have no idea, but it must be very sharp and uncomfortable.” I said.
“So
are you going?”
“Probably
not.”
She
gave me a disappointed look and went back to her desk. I sat down in a chair,
closed my eyes and pinched the bridge of my nose with my thumb and index finger.
It was barely 9:00 and Little Miss Horror Flicks was already giving me a
headache. At that moment, Wes and Skylar came barging into my office.
“We
were wondering if you were going to get the diva!” Wes laughed.
“You
guys knew about this? Thanks for the warning.” I said sarcastically.
“When
Joanie left, some of her clients were getting moved to different publicists in
the office and some were going to you. We weren’t sure who was getting stuck
with her.” Skylar explained.
“So
is she always like this?” I asked.
“Yeah
she is quite the bloody pain in the arse.” Skylar said.
“Yeah
it seems that way. She pretty much demanded I take her to Stoaked and introduce
her to one of the guys from Subzero.” I said.
“Fun
place, good