Key Change by Smartypants Romance

Author:Smartypants Romance [Hutchinson, Heidi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Smartypants Romance

HANNAH

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Her phone rang and she smiled when she saw Johnny’s name.

Answering it and putting it on speaker, she continued slicing the green onions.

“You left early today,” he accused.

“We were finished,” she countered. “And besides, it’s Stir-Friday. I needed to stop at the grocer and get a couple things.”

“Stir-Friday?” She could hear the smile in his voice.

“Tonight is beef udon.”

“That sounds delicious. One of these days, I’m going to have to make you cook for me.”

“Just say when,” she replied before thinking. Immediately she closed her eyes, disappointed in herself as usual.

Johnny cleared his throat.

“I just wanted to say thanks again for all the work you put in this week. I think this record is something special and it wouldn’t have happened without you.”

Hannah glanced at the phone, wishing she could see his face to gauge where they were as people now.

Did this week’s work help to fill in the crater she’d created years ago?

A huge part of her didn’t want to be finished yet. It’s the main reason she ducked out early that day.

She sucked at goodbyes. It was easier to act like things weren’t really finished.

“It was really fun,” she said, hoping the tightness in her throat wasn’t obvious. “Thank you for letting me be a part of it.”

He chuckled deeply. “Pretty sure I didn’t have much of a choice.”

This would be a really good time to ask him if she could record those vocals now.

“Hey, Johnny?” she asked, trying to sound like it was an afterthought and not something she’d been putting off. “I need to record some vocals for a DBS song I did a while back. Do you think you would be able to help me with that?”

The silence on the other end of the phone had her checking to see if the call was still connected.

“Would tomorrow night work for you?” he asked, sounding different.

“Tomorrow night?” she repeated, trying to remember the days of the week.

“I know Piper probably has a game in the morning,” Johnny said. “But if we wait until after eight, there won’t be anyone in the studio. We can go in and get it done and no one will even know.”

She accidentally let an “oh” slip out. It was the same noise her heart made when it realized he was thinking about all the ways to protect her identity. He would even hide her from his colleagues.

“Does that work for you?”

“Uh, yes.” She tried to regain her sensibilities after the somersault her soul had done. “Can I bring Piper?”

“Of course,” he said, and again, she could hear his smile. “In full disclosure, Shawn will be with me as well.”

“Then it sounds like a plan.”

They hung up and Hannah did her best to concentrate on the food she was making. But she couldn’t ignore the excitement of knowing she’d be seeing him again very soon.

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