The New Normal by Brogan Tracy

Author:Brogan, Tracy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Carli’s heart was slamming so vigorously against her rib cage, she thought for certain her microphone would pick up the erratic thump, tha-thump, tha-tha-thump. It was the first day of the live show, and she was so full of butterflies that, had they been real, they could have lifted her up and carried her away. In fact, she wished they were real and that they would do that.

She gave a short exhale, breath not coming easily.

“You’ll do fine, Carls. Just imagine it’s another rehearsal. We got this. I like your new hairdo, by the way. Hope you don’t mind me saying so.” Troy reached over and patted her knee, but the gesture was one of support and encouragement rather than anything flirtatious. He’d dialed way back on all the innuendos and crass jokes, and for all his obvious flaws, Carli suspected he was a clueless guy trying to put on an entertaining morning show. She also suspected that Jessica had put him on a very short leash. In spite of his years of experience, Troy was as much on probation at this morning show as the rest of them. And he needed this job. He had multiple ex-wives to support.

“Cue Troy, in five, four, three . . .” The last two cues were silent, and Carli kept her eye on Lester, the floor director, as he pointed.

“Gooooooood morning, Glenville!” Troy’s voice boomed, causing Carli to giggle and nearly lose it, but she pulled it together quickly and grinned at the camera as he continued. “Welcome to the maiden voyage of Channel 7’s latest and, if I do say so myself, greatest addition to our fall programming lineup. Glenville in the Morning will come to you live every weekday morning, and we’ll keep you informed about all the great haps in our area, from hayrides at the local cider mill to the opening of the new downtown Wallace-Chase Arena. You’ll hear about it first from me and my lovely cohost, Carli Lancaster.”

The camera-one light turned off as the camera-two light flashed on, and just like that, Carli was on live TV. She froze for what felt like an hour, but she could see the blinking countdown clock, and it was only a second before she exhaled and began her introduction.

“That’s right, Troy. We here at Glenville in the Morning look forward to becoming a part of your morning routine, and we can’t wait to get to know you better. Not only will we provide up-to-date information live and on air, but you can also check us out on our Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. Just go to Channel7.com, and you’ll find all the links. You can send us questions, comments, photos. In fact, since today is our first day, it’s kind of like a birthday, so we’d like you to send us your cutest baby pictures, and at the end of this week, we’ll share some of the sweetest, chubbiest, most adorable photos. And speaking of photos, for those

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