proud.”
“I’m so glad the audience laughed. I was totally afraid that when they ran the tape there’d be nothing but silence in response…a deafening silence that screamed You suck, Waverly!”
She laughed. “Please. It was very entertaining, and the music was hilarious. What did that Wendy woman think about it?”
I shrugged. “You saw as much as I did. The second we broke for a commercial, she jetted off to God knows where, so I didn’t talk to her before I left. It was sort of weird, actually. I thought she would have said something .”
“She seemed to love it. She seemed to love you as well, which was odd given how she acted on the Today show.”
“I know. That’s why I’m keeping my guard up.”
“What did Scotty say about it?”
“He wasn’t there, so I’m not sure. I’ll see him at the next taping, though, if I don’t hear from him before then. It’s crazy how busy he is. Actually, it’s crazy how busy everyone in New York is. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen. The whole city is in constant motion.”
My caller ID beeped. It was Jake.
“Oh man, case in point. I’m sorry, Andie, but I gotta run. Talk to you later?”
“Sure thing. I want to wax my arms before I leave for work anyway.”
I laughed. “What did you just say?”
“You heard me. Bye.”
I clicked over to Jake. “Hey, you!”
“Hey, TV star, nice work.”
I smiled into the phone. “You saw it?”
“Wouldn’t miss it.”
“And?”
“You were great.”
“Really?”
“Really. I laughed several times. I loved that bacon guy. He was my favorite.”
“Me too. How can you not love a guy who loves bacon?”
“You looked like a knockout on camera, Waverly. Gorgeous, actually.”
I could feel myself blush. “Thanks. I owe it all to the magicians in the makeup department. It’s sort of scary what they can do with some pretty raw materials.”
“So what happens next?”
“We’re still working out all the kinks. They told me to prepare for a taping tomorrow, but it may get bumped if the crew is needed for something else. Eventually, I’ll get used to this erratic schedule, but for now I feel like I’m standing on a skateboard.” I put one hand out and bobbled back and forth as I walked. “By the way, you can’t see me right now, but I’m pretending to stand on a skateboard.”
“Nice visual.”
I laughed. “Thanks. You can’t see me right now, but I’m taking a little bow.” I took a little bow.
“So listen, Miss TV star, I just found out that I have next weekend off. Do you think you could come down for a visit?”
I bit my lip. “Oh man, I’d love to, but…”
“But…?”
“But I feel like I should be here in case anything comes up, just because I’m still so new. I hope you understand.”
“I do.”
“I’m sorry, Jake.”
“Don’t worry about it. I just miss you. Not that I don’t love listening to you tell jokes on my voice mail, but I prefer the real thing.”
I stopped walking and put a hand on my hip. “I knew you loved my jokes!”
“I love the sound of your voice . Let’s just leave it at that, OK?”
My call-waiting beeped again. It was McKenna, who, since having a baby, never had time to call.
“Hey, Jake, that’s Mackie on the other line, and getting her on the phone is like pinning Jell-O to a wall, so I should take this. I’m sorry.” I hated that I had to end our call so quickly. It happened too often.
“No worries, I should run too.”
Suddenly I missed him desperately. “Maybe you could you come up here this weekend. I could roll out the blow-up mattress like old times.”
He laughed. “Let me see about that. I’ll look into it and let you know, OK?”
“Sounds good.”
I clicked the phone again, still feeling like I was on a treadmill.
The following Thursday, I was nearly home from the market when my phone rang. I somehow managed to dig it out of my purse without dropping my groceries. I unlocked the door to my apartment building
“I’m so glad the audience laughed. I was totally afraid that when they ran the tape there’d be nothing but silence in response…a deafening silence that screamed You suck, Waverly!”
She laughed. “Please. It was very entertaining, and the music was hilarious. What did that Wendy woman think about it?”
I shrugged. “You saw as much as I did. The second we broke for a commercial, she jetted off to God knows where, so I didn’t talk to her before I left. It was sort of weird, actually. I thought she would have said something .”
“She seemed to love it. She seemed to love you as well, which was odd given how she acted on the Today show.”
“I know. That’s why I’m keeping my guard up.”
“What did Scotty say about it?”
“He wasn’t there, so I’m not sure. I’ll see him at the next taping, though, if I don’t hear from him before then. It’s crazy how busy he is. Actually, it’s crazy how busy everyone in New York is. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen. The whole city is in constant motion.”
My caller ID beeped. It was Jake.
“Oh man, case in point. I’m sorry, Andie, but I gotta run. Talk to you later?”
“Sure thing. I want to wax my arms before I leave for work anyway.”
I laughed. “What did you just say?”
“You heard me. Bye.”
I clicked over to Jake. “Hey, you!”
“Hey, TV star, nice work.”
I smiled into the phone. “You saw it?”
“Wouldn’t miss it.”
“And?”
“You were great.”
“Really?”
“Really. I laughed several times. I loved that bacon guy. He was my favorite.”
“Me too. How can you not love a guy who loves bacon?”
“You looked like a knockout on camera, Waverly. Gorgeous, actually.”
I could feel myself blush. “Thanks. I owe it all to the magicians in the makeup department. It’s sort of scary what they can do with some pretty raw materials.”
“So what happens next?”
“We’re still working out all the kinks. They told me to prepare for a taping tomorrow, but it may get bumped if the crew is needed for something else. Eventually, I’ll get used to this erratic schedule, but for now I feel like I’m standing on a skateboard.” I put one hand out and bobbled back and forth as I walked. “By the way, you can’t see me right now, but I’m pretending to stand on a skateboard.”
“Nice visual.”
I laughed. “Thanks. You can’t see me right now, but I’m taking a little bow.” I took a little bow.
“So listen, Miss TV star, I just found out that I have next weekend off. Do you think you could come down for a visit?”
I bit my lip. “Oh man, I’d love to, but…”
“But…?”
“But I feel like I should be here in case anything comes up, just because I’m still so new. I hope you understand.”
“I do.”
“I’m sorry, Jake.”
“Don’t worry about it. I just miss you. Not that I don’t love listening to you tell jokes on my voice mail, but I prefer the real thing.”
I stopped walking and put a hand on my hip. “I knew you loved my jokes!”
“I love the sound of your voice . Let’s just leave it at that, OK?”
My call-waiting beeped again. It was McKenna, who, since having a baby, never had time to call.
“Hey, Jake, that’s Mackie on the other line, and getting her on the phone is like pinning Jell-O to a wall, so I should take this. I’m sorry.” I hated that I had to end our call so quickly. It happened too often.
“No worries, I should run too.”
Suddenly I missed him desperately. “Maybe you could you come up here this weekend. I could roll out the blow-up mattress like old times.”
He laughed. “Let me see about that. I’ll look into it and let you know, OK?”
“Sounds good.”
I clicked the phone again, still feeling like I was on a treadmill.
The following Thursday, I was nearly home from the market when my phone rang. I somehow managed to dig it out of my purse without dropping my groceries. I unlocked the door to my apartment building
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