October Ghosts (A Southern Romance Monthly) by CJ Hockenberry Page B
Authors: CJ Hockenberry
Tags: Romance
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feet away. "I've already told Jeff and his team we're going to handle the editing this time."
"You can't do that!" Margo hissed. "His team is what put us on the map. We need his editing."
"No Margo," Phil said. "We need to step things up like Matt said, and not do the same thing over and over. And Matt—you're gonna ride with me. You need rest. And after I finish up a few things, I'm going to check in on you several times."
"Oh…that's okay. You don't have to do that. I'm not an invalid."
"I know. But doctor's orders." He nodded to Doc Coleman. "Margo you need a ride?"
"No. I have my car." She glared at Matt and walked off. "Don't forget we have an interview at seven. Meet me in the parking lot at five, Mr. Hunt."
Matt watched her disappear into the darkness. "I think I pissed her off."
"Eh…she'll get over it. Come on, let's get you back to your place."
"I really wanted to go see Chloe."
Doc Coleman chuckled. "I'll call Chloe and tell her you need a relaxing night, okay?"
Matt laughed. He took in a deep breath. "Hey Doc—where's at pretty lady that was with you?"
"Nana had to leave. She's a photographer and sometimes works for the local law enforcement taking pictures of crime scenes. Seems there's one about six miles north of here."
"Oh no."
Henry spoke up. "It's okay. She's already called to tell me Ogden's taking care of it. He's my assistant and he's capable of handling it." He stepped forward and winked. "You look much, much better. You should take afternoon breaks more often."
Well if that didn't set him blushing nothing would. Who were these people? This town was crazy. It was obvious everyone was up in everyone else's business, but as far as he could tell, there wasn't a lot of judging going around. Or maybe this just wasn't in the right hen party.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Chloe and Kevin arrived back at the shop close to eleven. The reporters and TV crews were long gone, except for the soda cans, food wrappers and other bits of litter. After checking on the office Kevin and Chloe grabbed a few garbage bags and cleaned up the front parking lot.
The night was cool and now and then she thought she heard thunder rolling around the sky. She hadn't had time to check the news for the weather and wouldn't at all mind if rained all night while she and Matt made love.
"Would you please get that ridiculous look off your face?" Kevin said as he opened the front door for her. "Geez…you look like the happiest zombie in the movie."
Chloe laughed and took Kevin's bag with hers to the break room. "Oh Kev…is it okay that I feel this good?"
"Is it okay? What kind of society have we become when we have to find out if it's all right to feel good ? I mean, The Secret says you're supposed to feel good all the time."
"Yeah well…" she faced him. Kevin leaned against the sink, looking as perfectly coiffed as ever. "Relationships in my life haven't always given me the happy. Not like this."
"What makes him so different?"
"I don't know. Something I feel in here," she said as she put her hand on her chest. "I can't remember ever feeling like this with someone. He talks to me and I believe him. And when I hear his voice, it's like I can tell when he's not being honest."
"So he's being honest now?"
"Yeah since this afternoon. And he came clean about what they'd planned on doing with me, or anyone that decided to take the spot on their show tomorrow night."
"You know they'll still try and do that. You and I both saw what Margo's capable of."
"Yeah." Her happy turned to a frown. "Exactly what is her deal?"
"I dunno. She's been with him since the show started. He trusts her. She helped him make haunted houses at one time, which is just cool in my book."
"That's weird. You know last night while we were waiting on the police, he told me a little bit about his ex. About how they met and his mother didn't like the haunted house job either."
"You can't do that!" Margo hissed. "His team is what put us on the map. We need his editing."
"No Margo," Phil said. "We need to step things up like Matt said, and not do the same thing over and over. And Matt—you're gonna ride with me. You need rest. And after I finish up a few things, I'm going to check in on you several times."
"Oh…that's okay. You don't have to do that. I'm not an invalid."
"I know. But doctor's orders." He nodded to Doc Coleman. "Margo you need a ride?"
"No. I have my car." She glared at Matt and walked off. "Don't forget we have an interview at seven. Meet me in the parking lot at five, Mr. Hunt."
Matt watched her disappear into the darkness. "I think I pissed her off."
"Eh…she'll get over it. Come on, let's get you back to your place."
"I really wanted to go see Chloe."
Doc Coleman chuckled. "I'll call Chloe and tell her you need a relaxing night, okay?"
Matt laughed. He took in a deep breath. "Hey Doc—where's at pretty lady that was with you?"
"Nana had to leave. She's a photographer and sometimes works for the local law enforcement taking pictures of crime scenes. Seems there's one about six miles north of here."
"Oh no."
Henry spoke up. "It's okay. She's already called to tell me Ogden's taking care of it. He's my assistant and he's capable of handling it." He stepped forward and winked. "You look much, much better. You should take afternoon breaks more often."
Well if that didn't set him blushing nothing would. Who were these people? This town was crazy. It was obvious everyone was up in everyone else's business, but as far as he could tell, there wasn't a lot of judging going around. Or maybe this just wasn't in the right hen party.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Chloe and Kevin arrived back at the shop close to eleven. The reporters and TV crews were long gone, except for the soda cans, food wrappers and other bits of litter. After checking on the office Kevin and Chloe grabbed a few garbage bags and cleaned up the front parking lot.
The night was cool and now and then she thought she heard thunder rolling around the sky. She hadn't had time to check the news for the weather and wouldn't at all mind if rained all night while she and Matt made love.
"Would you please get that ridiculous look off your face?" Kevin said as he opened the front door for her. "Geez…you look like the happiest zombie in the movie."
Chloe laughed and took Kevin's bag with hers to the break room. "Oh Kev…is it okay that I feel this good?"
"Is it okay? What kind of society have we become when we have to find out if it's all right to feel good ? I mean, The Secret says you're supposed to feel good all the time."
"Yeah well…" she faced him. Kevin leaned against the sink, looking as perfectly coiffed as ever. "Relationships in my life haven't always given me the happy. Not like this."
"What makes him so different?"
"I don't know. Something I feel in here," she said as she put her hand on her chest. "I can't remember ever feeling like this with someone. He talks to me and I believe him. And when I hear his voice, it's like I can tell when he's not being honest."
"So he's being honest now?"
"Yeah since this afternoon. And he came clean about what they'd planned on doing with me, or anyone that decided to take the spot on their show tomorrow night."
"You know they'll still try and do that. You and I both saw what Margo's capable of."
"Yeah." Her happy turned to a frown. "Exactly what is her deal?"
"I dunno. She's been with him since the show started. He trusts her. She helped him make haunted houses at one time, which is just cool in my book."
"That's weird. You know last night while we were waiting on the police, he told me a little bit about his ex. About how they met and his mother didn't like the haunted house job either."
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