Livvy by Lori L. Otto

Author:Lori L. Otto [Otto, Lori L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Tags: Fiction & Literature
Publisher: Lori L. Otto
Published: 2014-12-09T07:00:00+00:00

That evening, as we pull up to the restaurant, a line is formed outside the door. I’ve seen it busy before, but never like this. As soon as the valet opens the passenger door for me, I’m blinded by flashbulbs. I cover my eyes as I turn my back to the crowd, waiting for Katrina to get out.

“Livvy! Over here! Livvy!” I hear people shout.

“What’s going on?” Katrina asks. Jon meets me at the curb and puts his arm around me, guiding me into the restaurant. Finn helps Katrina inside.

“Jon! Jon Scott!” someone yells.

“Is that him?”

“Of course!” another person says. “Are you and Livvy officially back together?” We both stay quiet until we’re inside. I give Finn a harsh look in the entrance.

“Can we be seated?” Jon asks the hostess impatiently, wanting out of the mass of people waiting to be seated.

“Do you have reservations?” she asks. My arm wrapped around his bicep, I feel him tense up at her question. I look up at him as he forces a smile.

“Yes. Four for Livvy Holland. I’m not sure if you can hear the clamor, but I’d like to get her away from this mob.”

“I didn’t recognize her, I’m sorry. Right this way.” He pushes me in front of him, keeping one hand on my hip. I see the booth in the corner, wishing I could sit there instead of the table by the window where they seat us, even though I’ve felt claustrophobic when seated there in the past. A nearby waiter sees the ruckus outside the restaurant as people stare at me, and he pulls the heavy curtain to block us from their view.

“And that, Finn, is why I don’t use my name to make reservations in restaurants.”

“I don’t understand what’s going on.” My roommate looks utterly confused.

“Livvy’s Manhattan royalty,” my friend tells her.

“You okay?” Jon asks. “We can get out of here. Pick something up to go, maybe?”

“It’s fine,” I tell him. “I don’t want to keep Katrina indoors the whole time she’s in New York.”

“It’s okay with me,” she says graciously.

“Are you uncomfortable?” I ask her.

“I don’t mind,” she says. “I just had no idea what your life is like.”

“Most of the time, it’s normal. But when people know where I’m going to be, or where my dad’s going to be, it’s a total circus.” We each take a menu and start to look over our choices.

“Did you hear people yelling for you?” Finn asks Jon.

“Yeah, and Jon’s apparently making a name for himself, too,” I tell her as I nudge my boyfriend. I massage his tight shoulder, sensing he’s still irritated with the situation. He shakes his head and rolls his eyes.

“By association only,” he says. Although I’m sure he’s partially right, people are still interested in him when he’s not with me.

A chef comes to our table. “Miss Holland, thank you for choosing my restaurant,” he says with a French accent.

“You’re welcome.”

“I know what you’re having for dessert, but have you decided on your dinner yet?” I look around the table, getting nods from all of my friends.

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