straight line, pinching her features as she thought it over. Then she sprung from her chair and stormed after Josh.
“Josh!” she declared sweetly as she caught up with him on the far side of the set. “Don’t worry about the invite, I’ll come with you, you know you don’t need to ask.”
“Too late,” Josh told her, turning to leave.
“What?” Caroline placed a hand on his shoulder and sharply turned him back to face her.
“I’ve already asked someone else.”
“What – who?” Caroline demanded.
“Someone I actually enjoy spending time with. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve a scene to film.”
Josh marched off leaving Caroline alone, mouth agape in amazement that he had brushed her aside so easily, and moreover that she was being passed over for a teacher! It was utterly absurd.
****
Amy felt giddy after receiving the call and had to lean against her desk to steady herself. An unknown number had flashed on her cell and she’d been reluctant to answer but was glad she did.
“Hello, Amy?” came the unmistakeably gruff and sexy voice of Josh Roberts.
“Yeah, um, Josh, hi,” Amy stumbled over her words.
“How are you?”
“Okay, you?”
“I’m less sore, thanks.”
“So you’ve stopped getting into random fights with strangers on parking lots?” Amy joked easing the tension between them.
“Yes, indeed, I’m being much more careful.”
“Good.”
“So I was wondering…what are you doing tonight?” Josh suddenly felt like he was back in high school, asking a girl to the prom, full of nervous anxiety about whether or not she’d say yes. He loved it; no girl had made him feel like that in such a long time. No was a word he never heard from members of the opposite sex.
“Tonight…” Amy pretended to flip through her diary, fully aware that she had no plans that night.
“I was planning on seeing some friends,” she lied.
“Oh,” Josh sounded disappointed on the other end of the line.
“Why?”
“I was just wondering if you wanted to come to a party with me. I promise it will be better than the last one, but if you’re already seeing your friends…”
“I’m sure I can see my friends another time,” Amy smiled.
“Great! I’ll pick you up later!”
Amy hung up and leaned against the desk for support as she felt she was on cloud nine, dizzy with glee, the world below her spinning away, causing her balance to falter.
****
Josh had been right about the party. It certainly wasn’t like the one they had previously attended.
This party had a grand venue and probably an even grander budget.
It was being held at one of the hottest nightclubs in town. The whole place was closed to accommodate the party.
At the entrance there were performers to greet the privileged guests; fire eaters and guys on stilts. The whole party had a carnival theme.
“Wow, this is impressive,” Amy gushed as she walked in on Josh’s arms, cameras lighting up all around them.
Josh looked simply stunning in the Armani suit he wore which accentuated his amazing physique. Amy feared that she looked dowdy and plain beside him in her short black sequin dress but he kept assuring her she looked beautiful.
She’d hastily borrowed the dress from her sister, careful not to divulge too much about where she was going as her sister would only want to tag along and network. But as the cameras flashed it was obvious Amy’s secret would soon be out- within minutes the pictures would be online and the whole world would see her being escorted to a party by the heartthrob Josh Roberts.
“What’s the point of this party again?” Amy whispered nervously as they walked the red carpet to get inside.
“To advertise a movie, which is all about the carnival.”
“Ah, okay.”
“It’s supposed to be pretty good.”
“Well judging by this party
“Josh!” she declared sweetly as she caught up with him on the far side of the set. “Don’t worry about the invite, I’ll come with you, you know you don’t need to ask.”
“Too late,” Josh told her, turning to leave.
“What?” Caroline placed a hand on his shoulder and sharply turned him back to face her.
“I’ve already asked someone else.”
“What – who?” Caroline demanded.
“Someone I actually enjoy spending time with. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve a scene to film.”
Josh marched off leaving Caroline alone, mouth agape in amazement that he had brushed her aside so easily, and moreover that she was being passed over for a teacher! It was utterly absurd.
****
Amy felt giddy after receiving the call and had to lean against her desk to steady herself. An unknown number had flashed on her cell and she’d been reluctant to answer but was glad she did.
“Hello, Amy?” came the unmistakeably gruff and sexy voice of Josh Roberts.
“Yeah, um, Josh, hi,” Amy stumbled over her words.
“How are you?”
“Okay, you?”
“I’m less sore, thanks.”
“So you’ve stopped getting into random fights with strangers on parking lots?” Amy joked easing the tension between them.
“Yes, indeed, I’m being much more careful.”
“Good.”
“So I was wondering…what are you doing tonight?” Josh suddenly felt like he was back in high school, asking a girl to the prom, full of nervous anxiety about whether or not she’d say yes. He loved it; no girl had made him feel like that in such a long time. No was a word he never heard from members of the opposite sex.
“Tonight…” Amy pretended to flip through her diary, fully aware that she had no plans that night.
“I was planning on seeing some friends,” she lied.
“Oh,” Josh sounded disappointed on the other end of the line.
“Why?”
“I was just wondering if you wanted to come to a party with me. I promise it will be better than the last one, but if you’re already seeing your friends…”
“I’m sure I can see my friends another time,” Amy smiled.
“Great! I’ll pick you up later!”
Amy hung up and leaned against the desk for support as she felt she was on cloud nine, dizzy with glee, the world below her spinning away, causing her balance to falter.
****
Josh had been right about the party. It certainly wasn’t like the one they had previously attended.
This party had a grand venue and probably an even grander budget.
It was being held at one of the hottest nightclubs in town. The whole place was closed to accommodate the party.
At the entrance there were performers to greet the privileged guests; fire eaters and guys on stilts. The whole party had a carnival theme.
“Wow, this is impressive,” Amy gushed as she walked in on Josh’s arms, cameras lighting up all around them.
Josh looked simply stunning in the Armani suit he wore which accentuated his amazing physique. Amy feared that she looked dowdy and plain beside him in her short black sequin dress but he kept assuring her she looked beautiful.
She’d hastily borrowed the dress from her sister, careful not to divulge too much about where she was going as her sister would only want to tag along and network. But as the cameras flashed it was obvious Amy’s secret would soon be out- within minutes the pictures would be online and the whole world would see her being escorted to a party by the heartthrob Josh Roberts.
“What’s the point of this party again?” Amy whispered nervously as they walked the red carpet to get inside.
“To advertise a movie, which is all about the carnival.”
“Ah, okay.”
“It’s supposed to be pretty good.”
“Well judging by this party
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