have to compete for his attention. Lisa was dressed for the occasion wearing a slinky, sexy tank top and an extremely short jean skirt. Was she actually trying to outdo me?
“C ome in, ” I said with a sigh.
“Ooh, someone’s hair is already messed up ,” S he teased.
“We walked down t o the lake. It’s just windblown, ” I stated.
“Sure, windblown,” S he said with a roll of her eyes.
We walked down the hall to the den. Lisa was a pile of nerv es . She was barely holding it t ogether. I had never seen Lisa not in control of a situation – especially not one that involved a guy.
“Gray, this is my best friend Lisa. Lisa, this is...”
“Grayson Edwards! ” she shrieked. “OH, I love you in Texas High . I can’t believe you are here!” She ran over to Gray and threw her arms around him.
Gray looked at me as if he didn’t know what to do. I was sure he normally handled things differently but didn’t want to hurt my feelings.
Lisa could not resist him. She exploded into tears and tightened her grip around his neck, almost choking him. I did my best to pull her off him and drag her down the hallway.
“We’ll be right back,” I said and pushed her into the kitchen. I closed the door behind me.
“What are you doing?” I asked her in a loud whisper.
“I’m so sorry, ” Lisa said. “I just lost control.”
“Well, get it together, ” I snapped. “You look like a mess. Go get cleaned up in my bathroom and come back when you can hold a conversation.”
Lisa ran off down the hall to my bedroom, and I went back to find Gray, hoping that he hadn’t run down the road screaming.
“I’m really sorry about that, ” I started to say. I was beyond embarrassed. He had opened up to me about how much he hated all the attention on him, and I had let one of his biggest fans into my house.
“No problem. It h appens to me more than you know, ” he replied.
“I h ope you are still glad you came, ” I said. I would have killed Lisa if he had decided to leave.
“I am. In fact, I have a surprise for you. ” Gray said with his sexy smile. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a charm bracelet. I immediately realized where I had seen the bracelet before. It was like the one in the Texas High movie that his character gave his girlfriend. It had a silver H on it, and a silver State of Texas charm dangling from it.
“This might seem really corny, but this is one of the prop replicas from the movie. They always make four or five in case you lose one. I thought you might get a kick out of a movie prop.”
“Thank y ou, ” I said and watched as he put the bracelet on my wrist. I should have gotten him something. I gave him a hug, and my lips met his again.
“You’re so cute; I may not be able to c ontrol myself around you either, ” I teased.
“Well,” he whispered in my ear, “I’m not stopping you.”
Just then, Lisa reappeared a bit more together. I let my arms slide down from around his neck.
“Sorry about before, ” she apologized. “I have never met a famous person before.”
“No problem, ” he said. “Would it help if you just thought of me as Abby’s boyfriend?”
“That might help a little, ” she said and shot me an excited face.
I was surprised that Gray didn’t even seem to notice her cleavage, or her lovely looks. I couldn’t believe that he wanted to be referred to as my “boyfriend.” My head was spinning.
I noticed it was getting a bit late, and I was sure that Gray was getting hungry.
“Are you hungry?” I asked, hoping that Lisa would take the hint.
“D o we have any plans for dinner?” he asked
“No, I thought we could go to Beanies in town. They have great Mexican food.”
“I’m sure they do,” Gray said. “b ut is there any place to get a beer and a burger? My agent never lets me eat them in LA, but what she doesn’t know won’t hurt her.”
“Sure, ” Lisa chimed in. “The Deck has a great burger, and we could sit outside.
“C ome in, ” I said with a sigh.
“Ooh, someone’s hair is already messed up ,” S he teased.
“We walked down t o the lake. It’s just windblown, ” I stated.
“Sure, windblown,” S he said with a roll of her eyes.
We walked down the hall to the den. Lisa was a pile of nerv es . She was barely holding it t ogether. I had never seen Lisa not in control of a situation – especially not one that involved a guy.
“Gray, this is my best friend Lisa. Lisa, this is...”
“Grayson Edwards! ” she shrieked. “OH, I love you in Texas High . I can’t believe you are here!” She ran over to Gray and threw her arms around him.
Gray looked at me as if he didn’t know what to do. I was sure he normally handled things differently but didn’t want to hurt my feelings.
Lisa could not resist him. She exploded into tears and tightened her grip around his neck, almost choking him. I did my best to pull her off him and drag her down the hallway.
“We’ll be right back,” I said and pushed her into the kitchen. I closed the door behind me.
“What are you doing?” I asked her in a loud whisper.
“I’m so sorry, ” Lisa said. “I just lost control.”
“Well, get it together, ” I snapped. “You look like a mess. Go get cleaned up in my bathroom and come back when you can hold a conversation.”
Lisa ran off down the hall to my bedroom, and I went back to find Gray, hoping that he hadn’t run down the road screaming.
“I’m really sorry about that, ” I started to say. I was beyond embarrassed. He had opened up to me about how much he hated all the attention on him, and I had let one of his biggest fans into my house.
“No problem. It h appens to me more than you know, ” he replied.
“I h ope you are still glad you came, ” I said. I would have killed Lisa if he had decided to leave.
“I am. In fact, I have a surprise for you. ” Gray said with his sexy smile. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a charm bracelet. I immediately realized where I had seen the bracelet before. It was like the one in the Texas High movie that his character gave his girlfriend. It had a silver H on it, and a silver State of Texas charm dangling from it.
“This might seem really corny, but this is one of the prop replicas from the movie. They always make four or five in case you lose one. I thought you might get a kick out of a movie prop.”
“Thank y ou, ” I said and watched as he put the bracelet on my wrist. I should have gotten him something. I gave him a hug, and my lips met his again.
“You’re so cute; I may not be able to c ontrol myself around you either, ” I teased.
“Well,” he whispered in my ear, “I’m not stopping you.”
Just then, Lisa reappeared a bit more together. I let my arms slide down from around his neck.
“Sorry about before, ” she apologized. “I have never met a famous person before.”
“No problem, ” he said. “Would it help if you just thought of me as Abby’s boyfriend?”
“That might help a little, ” she said and shot me an excited face.
I was surprised that Gray didn’t even seem to notice her cleavage, or her lovely looks. I couldn’t believe that he wanted to be referred to as my “boyfriend.” My head was spinning.
I noticed it was getting a bit late, and I was sure that Gray was getting hungry.
“Are you hungry?” I asked, hoping that Lisa would take the hint.
“D o we have any plans for dinner?” he asked
“No, I thought we could go to Beanies in town. They have great Mexican food.”
“I’m sure they do,” Gray said. “b ut is there any place to get a beer and a burger? My agent never lets me eat them in LA, but what she doesn’t know won’t hurt her.”
“Sure, ” Lisa chimed in. “The Deck has a great burger, and we could sit outside.
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