LittleDAB.PDF by Ing

Author:Ing [Ing]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-02-13T07:00:20+00:00

CHAPTER 4

Mattie was going to strangle Sid Caldwell when she got her hands on him. There’d been talk about linking the two of them for publicity purposes, but nothing was supposed to be done without her approval—

and Mattie damned sure hadn’t given it.

Shrugging, she turned up her palms. “Sorry to disappoint you, but there’s no truth to any of that. Now, if you’ll all excuse me, I think I’m going to call it a night.”

She flashed another smile for the cameras, lifted her hand in a wave, then ducked back into the locker room.

“What about autographs?” one of her former classmates shouted out.

Mattie paused at the door to listen to Theo’s response.

“I rather like the idea of you all showing up with your yearbooks at tomorrow’s picnic.”

She allowed herself a tiny smile. Ten to one most of them wouldn’t 31

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be able to find their yearbooks. The bad part was it obligated her to go to the picnic. That meant facing the hypocrites again. She supposed it was the best option, though. If she didn’t go, people might think she’d used the reunion just for publicity, forgetting they were the ones who’d dimed her out.

Mattie hugged herself and leaned against the wall just inside the locker room. She’d known the instant Wil left—his absence left a void in the atmosphere—and knew what had caused his hasty departure. God only knew what was going through his mind right now. One thing she did know…she wasn’t going to let another fifteen years grow between them because of a misunderstanding. She was going to set things straight right now. All she needed was his address. While she waited for Theo or Lori to join her, Mattie called her parents to warn them to be on the lookout for reporters. Sid could wait until later. She was too angry to deal with him now. She’d just stuffed her cell phone back into her purse when she heard the door sigh open. Mattie jerked her head up. The demand for Wil’s address remained lodged in her throat. He was standing right in front of her.

“You’re here.” A stupidly obvious statement, but it was the only thing coherent Mattie could manage. She didn’t realize how much Wil meant to her until that very moment. Just the thought of having lost him to yet another misunderstanding had weighed her down more than she could admit, even to herself.

Wil shut the door behind him. “I wasn’t going to be. I was halfway to my car when I realized I deserved an explanation. If you’ve used me—”

“I haven’t.” Mattie rushed up to him, stopping just short of throwing her arms around him. “I haven’t even met Guy Wolf, much less dated him.”

“Then why—”

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“He needs a beard, Wil.”

His face screwed up in a puzzled frown. Mattie ran down the list of possible ramifications. It wasn’t like she was telling him something the world didn’t already suspect. She hadn’t signed any contract or any nondisclosure statements. “He’s gay. It’s one of the worst kept secrets in Hollywood.

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