Literary Love (Lazy Love Book 2) Read Online Free PDF Page B
Author: Kirsten Osbourne
wait a long while.”
“Good, because I’m hungry! I don’t think I realized just how hungry until just this minute.”
He met her at the back of the SUV and took her hand in his. When she looked at him with surprise, he asked, “Do you mind?”
She shook her head slowly, looking at him. He was back in incognito mode. His baseball cap was pulled low over his forehead, and his sunglasses were firmly in place. “How often do you get recognized?”
“Like this? Only by diehard fans. When I don’t have the sunglasses and baseball cap? Too often. I want to be able to go where I want to go, and do what I want to do without someone stopping me. I don’t mind signing autographs, but when it keeps me from being able to eat out with a pretty lady, I draw the line.”
May blushed at that. Was he really calling her pretty? She sighed. He really was a professional liar.
They walked into the restaurant and sighed with relief when the blast of cold air hit her. The odd thing about living in Texas was that in the summer, you needed to wear a scarf and mittens inside, but during the winter, you needed a sundress when you were indoors. All weather that could be compensated for, needed to be overcompensated for apparently.
After they’d ordered, she took a seat at one of the picnic tables for the customers. She’d never eaten at Rudy’s, but she’d heard good things about them. When he sat down across from her, putting the tray of food between them, she took the things that were hers. “Are famous actors supposed to eat at place like this?”
He shrugged. “I have no idea. I just know this is one of my favorite places to eat.”
She had a hard time sitting across from him and not staring at him. Even with the sunglasses and cap, she could tell it was him. She was surprised anyone was fooled by the look, but she did understand not wanting to be mobbed. Being interrupted during her short time with him was at the bottom of the list of things she wanted to happen.
When he didn’t immediately say anything, she nodded to a couple who was sitting two tables over from them. “He’s only out with her, because her sister begged him to take her out just once. Her sister is the girl he loves, but she’s dating someone else, so he thinks if he is nice to her sister, at her request, she’ll soften toward him.”
He shook his head. “Nope.”
May looked at him. “Nope?”
“Nope. He’s out with her because he met her at a bar a couple of months ago. They had a one-night stand, and now she’s pregnant. He doesn’t want anything to do with her or the baby, so he’s trying to figure out what to do.”
She wrinkled her nose. “I liked my story better. More romantic.”
“Mine is more realistic.”
“Probably, but I’m a romance writer. Do you really think I want anything realistic in my life?”
Bob grinned at that. “You know you may have a point! Do you do that a lot? Decide stories for people you see?”
She nodded. “I really like to watch people. I watch everything they do, every little gesture. It helps so much when you’re trying to create a real person in a book. Real people don’t just say things mechanically. They have real actions and reactions.”
He nodded. “I people watch for the same reason. I mean, Bob is a well-established character, but he’s not the only character I’ll play for the rest of my life.”
“Do you ever worry about being typecast?”
Bob shrugged. “Sometimes, I guess. And the longer I’m on Lazy Love the better chance there is of that happening. I’d like to eventually move on to movies, but I enjoy the regular work of a television series as well. Let’s face it, in the world of an actor, a regular job is pretty darn amazing.”
She nodded. “I can sure understand that.” She finished eating and saw he’d done the same. Standing up, she moved to the trash can to throw her stuff away. “Thanks for dinner.” She hadn’t expected him to insist on paying, but she
“Good, because I’m hungry! I don’t think I realized just how hungry until just this minute.”
He met her at the back of the SUV and took her hand in his. When she looked at him with surprise, he asked, “Do you mind?”
She shook her head slowly, looking at him. He was back in incognito mode. His baseball cap was pulled low over his forehead, and his sunglasses were firmly in place. “How often do you get recognized?”
“Like this? Only by diehard fans. When I don’t have the sunglasses and baseball cap? Too often. I want to be able to go where I want to go, and do what I want to do without someone stopping me. I don’t mind signing autographs, but when it keeps me from being able to eat out with a pretty lady, I draw the line.”
May blushed at that. Was he really calling her pretty? She sighed. He really was a professional liar.
They walked into the restaurant and sighed with relief when the blast of cold air hit her. The odd thing about living in Texas was that in the summer, you needed to wear a scarf and mittens inside, but during the winter, you needed a sundress when you were indoors. All weather that could be compensated for, needed to be overcompensated for apparently.
After they’d ordered, she took a seat at one of the picnic tables for the customers. She’d never eaten at Rudy’s, but she’d heard good things about them. When he sat down across from her, putting the tray of food between them, she took the things that were hers. “Are famous actors supposed to eat at place like this?”
He shrugged. “I have no idea. I just know this is one of my favorite places to eat.”
She had a hard time sitting across from him and not staring at him. Even with the sunglasses and cap, she could tell it was him. She was surprised anyone was fooled by the look, but she did understand not wanting to be mobbed. Being interrupted during her short time with him was at the bottom of the list of things she wanted to happen.
When he didn’t immediately say anything, she nodded to a couple who was sitting two tables over from them. “He’s only out with her, because her sister begged him to take her out just once. Her sister is the girl he loves, but she’s dating someone else, so he thinks if he is nice to her sister, at her request, she’ll soften toward him.”
He shook his head. “Nope.”
May looked at him. “Nope?”
“Nope. He’s out with her because he met her at a bar a couple of months ago. They had a one-night stand, and now she’s pregnant. He doesn’t want anything to do with her or the baby, so he’s trying to figure out what to do.”
She wrinkled her nose. “I liked my story better. More romantic.”
“Mine is more realistic.”
“Probably, but I’m a romance writer. Do you really think I want anything realistic in my life?”
Bob grinned at that. “You know you may have a point! Do you do that a lot? Decide stories for people you see?”
She nodded. “I really like to watch people. I watch everything they do, every little gesture. It helps so much when you’re trying to create a real person in a book. Real people don’t just say things mechanically. They have real actions and reactions.”
He nodded. “I people watch for the same reason. I mean, Bob is a well-established character, but he’s not the only character I’ll play for the rest of my life.”
“Do you ever worry about being typecast?”
Bob shrugged. “Sometimes, I guess. And the longer I’m on Lazy Love the better chance there is of that happening. I’d like to eventually move on to movies, but I enjoy the regular work of a television series as well. Let’s face it, in the world of an actor, a regular job is pretty darn amazing.”
She nodded. “I can sure understand that.” She finished eating and saw he’d done the same. Standing up, she moved to the trash can to throw her stuff away. “Thanks for dinner.” She hadn’t expected him to insist on paying, but she