A Crazy Kind of Love by Mary Ann Marlowe

Author:Mary Ann Marlowe [Marlowe, Mary Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-09T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

I found an empty table outside the restaurant. The day had turned overcast and cool, but still nice enough to enjoy the open air. Eden walked up a few minutes later. She moved through the New York crowd as though she were cloaked in invisibility. Considering what I did for a living, it always amazed me how unfazed New Yorkers could be when lower level celebrities passed in their midst. They’d perk up at someone really famous—like Chris Hemsworth. I’d wager that Adrianna LaRue would turn some heads.

Eden waggled her fingers in a gesture so girlfriend friendly that it made me forget to get a closer look. She reached me and laid a hand on my arm. “So good to see you, again.”

As soon as she sat down, a lady wearing a visor and a fanny pack stopped at our table. “Excuse me. Aren’t you Eden Sinclair?”

Eden smiled graciously. “Yes.”

“I thought so. I don’t want to interrupt your lunch, but I just wanted to tell you I loved your CD. I downloaded it and gave a copy to my daughter. Would you mind if I got an autograph?”

“No, of course not.” She waited patiently for the woman to conjure up some kind of pen and paper, but as the woman continued to stare helplessly at Eden, I reached into my pocketbook and rescued her from the awkwardness, handing her a pen.

“Thank you!” She relayed the pen to Eden, who still had nothing to write on. “Oh, right!” She fumbled in her fanny pack for something and came up with a checkbook.

Eden asked for her name and scrawled a message on the registry while the woman nattered on about how nice it would be for Eden to come play Indianapolis.

Eden kept writing. “Yes, I played there in June. So sorry you missed that.” She added her Twitter handle and website URL to the registry. “I hope you’ll sign up for my newsletter so you won’t miss me next time.”

As soon as the woman left, I asked Eden. “Should we go inside?”

“Maybe that would be a good idea.”

We grabbed our things and found a table at the far corner of the restaurant. I hoped that nobody else would want to stop and have their moment with her. Or take pictures and post them in a tabloid.

While we waited to order, she made some small talk about how great it was that we could meet. I reached out and touched her left hand, turning it for a better view. “I’d noticed before how gorgeous your ring is.”

“Ah. Yeah. I love it. Adam surprised me at one of our shows with it.” There wasn’t a wedding band.

“I thought I saw a ring on Adam’s finger.”

She balled her fists. “Do I need to tell you this lunch is off the record?”

My cheeks burned. “Of course not. I’m sorry. Natural curiosity. A great characteristic in a journalist. A terrible characteristic in a friend.” I had an urge to come out and tell her that Andy

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