The Berkeley Method by JS. Taylor

Author:JS. Taylor
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Publisher: Pageturners
Published: 2013-03-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

There seems to be a large amount of people inside the restaurant as I arrive, and none of them look familiar.

Crew members? Extras?

To my relief, I see a friendly face. Camilla leaps from her seat and races towards me.

“Issy!” she squeals. “I’m so glad you’re here.” She looks around distractedly. “I don’t know anyone here,” she confesses. “They all arrived today. I feel like a loner, sat by myself.”

She takes my arm companionably, drawing me over to where she was sitting.

“Who are they all?” I ask, scanning the mix of arrivals. Yesterday the restaurant was empty. Now it has around thirty diners, and they all seem to be talking loudly in American accents.

“They’re part of Natalie’s entourage,” says Camilla. “They came on ahead of her. To set things up.”

“What things?”

Camilla rolls her eyes. “All her diva demands, of course. They’ve already taken twenty suitcases into her chalet, to make sure she has her clothes already hanging. And all the products and extra things she wants.”

Camilla leans forward.

“She’s had boxes and boxes of Oreos and M&Ms imported from the States. I saw people carrying boxes of them into her chalet.”

I frown in confusion. “But we have Oreos and M&Ms in the UK.”

“She doesn’t think they’d taste the same as the US ones.”

Jeez. What a diva!

“She’s also demanded that the walkway to her chalet is scented with lavender,” adds Camilla. “Apparently, that’s important to calm her nerves. So, half of her crew were out with industrial-sized spritzers this morning, spraying the pathway with scent.”

My eyes widen in amazement. Camilla nods to confirm she’s not joking.

She twists her head suddenly, catching sight of someone entering the restaurant.

“Hey! Callum!”

I turn to see Callum approaching our table. His usual sunny expression is a little turned down.

“Where’s Will?” I ask as he takes a seat on the bench next to us.

“He’s making a call to his wife,” explains Callum. “It’s evening time in LA now, so it’s a good time to catch her.”

“What’s the matter?” asks Camilla, placing a hand on his arm. She has also detected the slight sadness in his demeanour.

“Oh,” sighs Callum, “I’ve just found out there are problems with the paparazzi at the studio. No big deal,” he adds, but his brown eyes look anxious.

“What problems?” asks Camilla.

“Natalie has managed to attract the attention of all the British press,” explains Callum. “And now they’re trying to set up camp outside the studio.”

“Is that bad?” asks Camilla.

“Yes,” says Callum. He rubs his forehead with his hand. “Well,” he clarifies, “it could be. In the past, studios have found it very difficult to keep movies on track, with a heavy press presence.”

“Why is that?” I ask, trying to imagine how paparazzi could ruin things. After all, the security is so tight. They can only wait outside.

“If there’s enough of them at the entrance, they mess up deliveries and scheduled equipment arriving on time,” explains Callum. “It’s logistics. Too many people. One small entrance.” He makes a triangle with his hands to mime the bottleneck.

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