Gone With the Nerd by Thompson Vicki Lewis

Author:Thompson, Vicki Lewis [Thompson, Vicki Lewis]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Humorous, Fiction, Contemporary, General
ISBN: 9780312940225
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2006-05-30T07:00:00+00:00

When Flynn walked into the food mart, Zoe pulled her cell phone out of her purse and punched in the number of the Sasquatch Diner. A man answered, and Zoe decided he must be Ray, Fiona's recently satisfied husband.

Zoe watched the front of the food mart in case Flynn made an unexpected return. "May I please speak to Margo Taggart?"

"May I ask who's calling?"

"It's Zo—Vera. Vera Parsons."

"Zovera?"

"No, just Vera." Zoe didn't know if Margo would recognize the name she'd decided to use. "Tell her it's her friend from high school."

"Are you the person who was in here a few minutes ago? The one in the flowery blouse and plaid skirt?"

"Um, yes." Zoe crossed her fingers and hoped that wouldn't keep Ray from putting Margo on the line.

"The reason I ask is that some of us got to talking, and we think you look a lot like Zoe Tarleton."

Zoe's heart started pounding. "I get that all the time," she said. "I'm sure Miss Tarleton would be horrified by the comparison. I'm definitely not her."

"Oh, we know that!" Ray chuckled. "Anybody can see you're not a famous movie star."

Zoe wasn't sure she liked being dismissed so quickly as a loser. But she didn't have time to chat about it with Ray. "Is Margo available?"

"Sure. I'll get her. But my associates and I were talking, and you would make a perfect look-alike. Have you ever thought of creating a role for yourself as a Zoe Tarleton impersonator?"

"Not really." Zoe glanced at the door to the food mart. If Flynn shopped fast, he could be out any minute. "Listen, I don't have a lot of time, so if you could get Margo, I would appreciate—"

'Certainly. I'll be happy to flag her down. But back to this impersonation idea—we're in the market for tourist attractions in Long Shaft. I think Hollywood look-alikes are a viable concept, don't you?"

"Ray, I really do need to talk to Margo."

"How did you know my name was Ray?"

"Margo told me." And she also mentioned that you got lucky recently, but let's not go into that.

"Oh. Anyway, here's Margo. Please think about the impersonation idea. Even though you're pretending to be someone else, it's still an honest way to make a living." His implication was clear. As opposed to being a prostitute.

Torn between laughter and frustration, Zoe massaged her temples. She shouldn't have gone to the diner, but she'd been so damned hungry.

"Hello?" Margo sounded uncertain. She probably didn't remember the Vera Parsons name switch.

Or had Zoe remembered to tell her? Life was getting way too complicated. "Margo, it's me, Zoe. I found out the name of the hotel in Chicago. It's ..." She saw Flynn coming out of the food mart. "Shit."

"The hotel is named Shit? What is that, some Asian chain?"

"Sheraton. On Lake Shore Drive," Zoe murmured. "Gotta go." Snapping her phone closed, she tucked it back in her purse.

Flynn climbed in the car and tossed a plastic grocery bag into the backseat. "So you decided to call Trace after all?"

"No, I.

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