thezebraworefishnets.PDF by Linda

Author:Linda [Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-02-27T02:06:48.718000+00:00

Kevin frowned. “From where? Not Subway, right?”

“No, not Subway. I know you have a completely illogical aversion to the place. I was thinking of that little Italian shop a few blocks west.”

“We can go to Subway if you want. It’s closer.”

Aden shrugged. “We’ve missed the lunch rush. It’ll be okay. ”

“What’s your afternoon like?”

“I don’t have any meetings until three.”

“Maybe we can have lunch at home.”

“I’ll drive.”

* * * *

Every time somebody walked past Belle’s cubicle, she winced, expecting Ms. Redding to descend on her with the force of a tornado. Despite her best efforts, she could not stay focused on the Wayne account. The copy was a mess, and she wasted precious time deleting it and starting over again.

She decided to work through lunch, intent to finish it before Ms. Redding cornered her for the day. It may not be perfect, but it would be finished, and that might save her from Redding’s wrath.

Belle stared at the computer screen until her eyes crossed. She couldn’t force a single thought. Nothing made sense, nothing sounded good. The phone rang. She answered it without looking away from her computer.

“Yes?”

“Belle, you will not believe what I just saw, ” Willow’s voice was breathless and high pitched.

“What?” Belle asked, alert and sitting straight.

“Paul. I just saw Paul. ”

Expecting a bigger revelation, Belle sunk back in her chair, uninterested. “Oh. ”

“You don’t understand. I saw him on T.V.!”

“What?”

“He was on that FOX morning show. They were interviewing him … about his book.”

“Oh, ” Belle breathed, her heart sinking. “The Digital Spear, right?”

“Right. That’s your book, isn’t it?”

“Yeah, it is.” He was already getting media attention? He didn’t even have a publisher, why would they want to interview him? She wouldn’t be surprised if he hired a publicist. Maybe it was part of his strategy to grab the highest bidder?

“What is he doing? How did he get his hands on it?”

“I wrote a lot of it on his computer. He probably stole the rest from my laptop or something. I don’t know. ”

“You don’t sound very surprised,” Willow said. “I thought you’d be freaking out.”

“I found out on Friday. ”

“What are you doing about it?”

“I’ve got a lawyer. Look, Willow, I’ve got to go. If my boss catches me on the phone, she’ll be pissed. I’ll call you when I get home.”

“Right. Bye.”

Belle hung up the phone and waited for the familiar, cold hand to fall on her shoulder. When nothing happened, she tried to focus on her work again. What would he do ne xt? More television programs? A few radio shows? Newspaper stories? Was he sticking to local media, or did he plan to go national soon?

Belle could understand why Paul was so marketable, but she couldn’t understand why her book was getting so much attentio n. Most of the shock stemmed from the fact that editors were actually bidding on it, not that Paul had stolen it. Warm pride suffused her chest every time she thought about an editor reading and enjoying

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