hon.”
Emma slumped back in her seat when she ended the call. The plane taxied to the gate and the passengers gathered their belongings.
“You all right?” Kelly asked as she touched Emma's hand.
“Yes. I'll be squaring off with Big Bobby on Monday night.” Emma shrugged and gave Kelly a weak smile.
Kelly didn't seem surprised at the news but appeared as nervous as Emma at the idea. “God help us all.”
“I'll get the Breyers’ travel plans finalized and give them a call. You have the photo shoot tomorrow with Gwen and Bobby. Do you need me to be there?” Kelly asked Emma as they gathered their bags from the luggage carousel.
“No.” Emma pulled up the handle on her suitcase. “I'll meet you back at the office when I'm done. It will be nice to sit behind a desk again.”
She heard Ben snort and glanced over to her camera crew. The boys hated sitting with her in the office in LA. With any luck, her office at IWA headquarters would be entertaining enough for the rest of the shooting schedule.
Emma and Kelly parted ways when they reached the curb where Phil waited next to a black Chevy Escalade limo.
Emma stopped short at the view and was almost knocked over by the crew behind her.
“Phil? What the . . .” Emma asked her driver while he stood with a grin.
The back door of the limo opened and out popped a familiar head.
“Annie?” The sight of her sister-in-law was not what she expected.
Annie got out of the limo and pulled someone out behind her.
“Nell?” Emma placed her hand over her mouth at the surprise. Nell had avoided her since the loss of the MacLean matriarch. She had been told Nell was at the funeral but never saw her.
A curvier version of her twin sister, Nell was just as beautiful as Annie, but one hundred times more insecure.
Emma saw Nell's nerves come to the surface as the crew surrounded them. A bob of her throat, a hesitant step, and Nell walked into Emma's open arms.
“I'm sorry,” Nell whispered.
Emma swallowed hard and held on tight to her friend. Even though they hadn't spoken, she knew Nell felt the same loss.
Emma pulled back from Nell with tears in her eyes. “What are you guys doing here?”
Annie wrapped her arms around the other two ladies. “We are going to celebrate. First we are off to the spa for a day of pampering and beauty to get you ready for your first IWA photo shoot. Then, we are off to dinner at O’Rourke's.”
“O’Rourke's?” Emma questioned. O’Rourke’s was the bar to go to in Marblehead. Annie tended bar there while Harry was in law school, so Emma and Nell always felt comfortable hanging out there.
“Yes, O’Rourke's. Teddy O’Rourke is running the place now and the food is so much better. Plus, where would I want to celebrate both of my sister's new jobs at?” Annie smiled and glanced at Nell.
“You?” Emma asked Nell.
“Yes, I was offered the director of the teen program position at the Boston Public Library. I start in two weeks.” Nell’s entire face lit up as she told Emma she had finally gotten her dream job.
“So, you'll be moving to Boston?” An idea sparked in Emma's mind.
“Eventually, I don't think I have time to get moved before I start. The commute is going to be awful.”
“I know what we can do.” Emma ushered them all into the limo, bags, friends, and crew. The ladies began to formulate a plan to make one of their teenage dreams come true.
“Please tell me we can get massages every week,” Annie moaned as the three ladies sat down at their table at O’Rourke's. “I think they’re in order after all your flights home.”
Nell and Emma nodded in agreement. Once they had both gotten over the fact they were almost naked in front of a stranger, they both let themselves enjoy the full body massage.
“I’ll make sure “massage with my BFF’s” is on my calendar every week,” Emma replied. “I think one of the places my real estate agent suggested is not far from there.”
Nell took a sip of
Emma slumped back in her seat when she ended the call. The plane taxied to the gate and the passengers gathered their belongings.
“You all right?” Kelly asked as she touched Emma's hand.
“Yes. I'll be squaring off with Big Bobby on Monday night.” Emma shrugged and gave Kelly a weak smile.
Kelly didn't seem surprised at the news but appeared as nervous as Emma at the idea. “God help us all.”
“I'll get the Breyers’ travel plans finalized and give them a call. You have the photo shoot tomorrow with Gwen and Bobby. Do you need me to be there?” Kelly asked Emma as they gathered their bags from the luggage carousel.
“No.” Emma pulled up the handle on her suitcase. “I'll meet you back at the office when I'm done. It will be nice to sit behind a desk again.”
She heard Ben snort and glanced over to her camera crew. The boys hated sitting with her in the office in LA. With any luck, her office at IWA headquarters would be entertaining enough for the rest of the shooting schedule.
Emma and Kelly parted ways when they reached the curb where Phil waited next to a black Chevy Escalade limo.
Emma stopped short at the view and was almost knocked over by the crew behind her.
“Phil? What the . . .” Emma asked her driver while he stood with a grin.
The back door of the limo opened and out popped a familiar head.
“Annie?” The sight of her sister-in-law was not what she expected.
Annie got out of the limo and pulled someone out behind her.
“Nell?” Emma placed her hand over her mouth at the surprise. Nell had avoided her since the loss of the MacLean matriarch. She had been told Nell was at the funeral but never saw her.
A curvier version of her twin sister, Nell was just as beautiful as Annie, but one hundred times more insecure.
Emma saw Nell's nerves come to the surface as the crew surrounded them. A bob of her throat, a hesitant step, and Nell walked into Emma's open arms.
“I'm sorry,” Nell whispered.
Emma swallowed hard and held on tight to her friend. Even though they hadn't spoken, she knew Nell felt the same loss.
Emma pulled back from Nell with tears in her eyes. “What are you guys doing here?”
Annie wrapped her arms around the other two ladies. “We are going to celebrate. First we are off to the spa for a day of pampering and beauty to get you ready for your first IWA photo shoot. Then, we are off to dinner at O’Rourke's.”
“O’Rourke's?” Emma questioned. O’Rourke’s was the bar to go to in Marblehead. Annie tended bar there while Harry was in law school, so Emma and Nell always felt comfortable hanging out there.
“Yes, O’Rourke's. Teddy O’Rourke is running the place now and the food is so much better. Plus, where would I want to celebrate both of my sister's new jobs at?” Annie smiled and glanced at Nell.
“You?” Emma asked Nell.
“Yes, I was offered the director of the teen program position at the Boston Public Library. I start in two weeks.” Nell’s entire face lit up as she told Emma she had finally gotten her dream job.
“So, you'll be moving to Boston?” An idea sparked in Emma's mind.
“Eventually, I don't think I have time to get moved before I start. The commute is going to be awful.”
“I know what we can do.” Emma ushered them all into the limo, bags, friends, and crew. The ladies began to formulate a plan to make one of their teenage dreams come true.
“Please tell me we can get massages every week,” Annie moaned as the three ladies sat down at their table at O’Rourke's. “I think they’re in order after all your flights home.”
Nell and Emma nodded in agreement. Once they had both gotten over the fact they were almost naked in front of a stranger, they both let themselves enjoy the full body massage.
“I’ll make sure “massage with my BFF’s” is on my calendar every week,” Emma replied. “I think one of the places my real estate agent suggested is not far from there.”
Nell took a sip of
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