Hello Hollywood by Suzanne Corso

Author:Suzanne Corso
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Pocket Star

ELEVEN

By Sunday evening, my property was wired with hidden cameras. Tomorrow morning, security personnel would begin a twenty-four/seven patrol outside and around my property. It was the direct result of my poor judgment about men and wasn’t what I’d imagined for Isabella and myself. But, as the saying goes, better safe than sorry.

John had dispatched the cleaning company that Gallery used, and the crew had done a masterly job restoring order to my sanctuary. At the moment, Isabella and I were making lists of furniture, dishes, and other items that we needed to replace.

“I don’t need a new bed frame, Mom. I like having my bed on the floor. It’s kind of Zen, you know?”

“We can go totally Zen and buy some bamboo furniture and redo the wallpaper, change the flooring, whatever you want.”

“I’ll go online and see what I can find. Oh, I almost forgot to remind you. There’s a teacher’s in-service day tomorrow. No school. Can I come to the set with you?”

How had I forgotten that? I usually circled holidays and teacher in-service days on my calendar so that I could spend time with Isabella. “That’d be fantastic!”

“Will I get to meet your new guy? Will he be there?”

“He’s not my new guy.” Yet. “We’ve had only one date. But, yeah, he’ll be there.” And Paul probably would be there, too. Even though Isabella had never come out and said she disliked Paul, I knew that she did.

“I’ll check him out and give you my assessment, Mom.” She grinned as she said it, then turned back to her iPad and began checking Web sites for furniture ideas.

I watched her for a moment, her lustrous hair flowing like a dark river down her back, her long, nimble fingers tapping away on her iPad. Isabella, my greatest joy, always and forever.

I went into my office, now sparse and sparkling clean. The crew had hauled away the debris of broken furniture and shattered glass, and my floor was now so clean I could eat off it if I felt like it.

I spent the next hour fiddling around with the security system, synching the video feed to my iPad. The feed was private. But if the house security system was breached, the company would know about it and would alert the police, who would be here within minutes unless they received a call from us saying that the alarm had been tripped accidentally.

Even though my iMac had been destroyed, I decided that my MacBook Air—which was at the office—could fill in and get the job done. I would just bring it home with me every night.

Marvin and Flannigan dropped by, and I showed them both how to use the system and engage the alarms, which had also been installed in the guesthouse. “Are these security guards going to be armed?” asked Flannigan.

“No.” I didn’t want guns around my house and property.

“Then if someone tries to get in, what do they do?” Marvin asked.

“They call the cops.”

“If Paul was behind this break-in,” Flannigan said, “or did it himself, then being at the restaurant will be his alibi.

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