Not in the Script by Amy Finnegan

Author:Amy Finnegan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-11-23T16:00:00+00:00

Emma

Labor Day takes forever getting here, but once it comes around, I’m so nervous to spend the weekend in Phoenix that I drive about twenty miles an hour up the freeway.

When I reach his mom’s house Saturday morning, Jake is already at his first tournament game. This past week, Mrs. Elliott and I spent a couple of hours on the phone discussing the general idea of my foundation, so now—as we work on her quilt—we iron out the details of providing financial and social support for the disabled.

Mrs. Elliott has also talked this over with her physical therapist, who specializes in cases like her own. He’s offered to meet with us at his office Monday morning, when it’s closed for the holiday, to give me a better sense of what questions to ask on an eligibility application. I already have a law firm doing the paperwork, and Jake is gathering a list of people to call when it’s time for donations. McGregor has helped with names too, so everything is coming together perfectly.

And since Rachel loves all things Hollywood, I’ve asked her to help out by searching the Internet for celebrity-sponsored charity events. I hope to get some good ideas for what could be successful moneymakers, while at the same time be entertaining enough to draw a crowd.

Jake’s mom warns me in advance that her home health nurse is coming for about a half hour—and might ask a lot of questions if she sees me—so when she arrives, I hurry out to my car that’s hidden in the garage and use the time to call Rachel. She’s called four times since I’ve been here, and answers on the first ring with, “Why haven’t you been picking up your phone? Where are you?”

In Jake’s garage. And you?

“I’m working on foundation stuff,” I say. “Did you find any event ideas yet?”

“Any … what?” She pauses. “Oh yeah, events! I forgot again. I’ve been crazy busy.”

Seriously? I asked her three weeks ago. And at least five times since then.

“And I get so distracted every time I go online,” Rachel says. “My Twitter followers are so fickle, it’s driving me nuts. I have to post something exciting every few hours or they drop like flies. I just tweeted about the new Coyote Hills website, though, and people are really excited about that. The Bod’s cast spotlight is awesome! He loves Oreo shakes! Cute, huh? And basketball is his favorite sport. His favorite color is black—so hot. And he grew up right there in Arizona! No wonder he’s got such a great tan.”

More and more, I don’t want Rachel to meet the real Jake Elliott. She can keep The Bod, he’s all hers. But Jake …

“What do you think about my spotlight?” I haven’t seen it myself yet, because I hadn’t heard the site was up. “We wrote them ourselves. Was I too silly?”

“Hold on, I’ll read it.” Twenty seconds or so pass. She’ll be entirely honest, like always. “What’s up with your favorite foods

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