The melody in our hearts by Roberta Capizzi

Author:Roberta Capizzi [Capizzi, Roberta]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: C429, Extratorrents, Kat
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“Val, I’m sorry. I should’ve been more careful. It was really stupid of me. I hope this isn’t going to cause you trouble at work.”

Valerie sat on her bed and looked at the picture of the two of them on her nightstand. She wished with every fiber of her body that they could go back to those happy times at the Club, when nothing else mattered except music and their friendship. She looked at them, smiling and wearing party hats, and she felt a single tear drifting down her cheek. She missed those days so badly now.

“It’s okay,” she lied, knowing it wasn’t at all okay. Would they come looking for her at the hospital? Would she lose her job? If they had waited for her outside her apartment, they surely knew where she worked too, and the last thing she wanted was for the hospital manager to think she was going to cause trouble, forcing him to fire her. She cringed as a jolt of fear shot through her: She couldn’t lose her job because of some stupid tabloids, she couldn’t lose her job because of Ryan, she couldn’t lose her job – period!

“I know it’s not, and I know they’ll probably give you a hard time, and I’m sorry I’m the cause of it. I really am, Val.”

“Don’t worry too much about it. These things usually last a day or two. Once they’ve found some other gossip, they’ll leave us alone. What worries me most, though, is what Kevin’s reaction will be. Karen honestly thought I had been hiding something from her, and it really upset me.”

Ryan sighed, knowing the next phone call would probably have to be to Kevin. He had always teased Ryan about his relationship with Valerie, and the last thing he needed was to see those pictures and believe something that wasn’t real.

“Yeah, he’ll be jumping with joy, I’m sure.”

“And he’ll probably say, ‘I knew it, I knew it!’”

They both laughed, momentarily forgetting all the trouble those pictures had caused and would surely be causing later, and when the door behind him opened, Ryan gave a start. Seeing Gordon’s expression, he thought it best to end the phone call.

“I’ve gotta go now. I’ll call you later, okay? Try not to let this bother you, will ya?”

“Is it Valerie?” Gordon asked, holding out his hand, and Ryan stared at him, not sure he understood what Gordon wanted. “Let me talk to her – come on.”

Ryan didn’t have time to object because Gordon grabbed his phone from his hand and brought it to his ear.

“Whatever you do, whoever approaches you, just don’t say a thing. Don’t you even try to explain anything; I’ve already fixed everything, and I don’t need you talking to reporters and giving your version of the story, understood?”

Valerie was so taken aback that she didn’t find the heart to even say yes or no; she simply sat on her bed holding the phone in her hand, wondering whether this was a sort of joke, or if it was really happening.

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