Serial Novel: Falling in Public, Ch. 14
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Falling in Public
Chapter 14
"What are you doing here Eddie?" Holly scooted up from her sprawled position on the couch and toed off the too-high heels. "If I wanted to talk to you, I would have answered my phone. At least one of the fifty times it rang this afternoon."
He sat down beside her, too close. Her body tingled with awareness and she wanted to move away, but forced herself to stay put. Sneaking a quick peek at his face, she could see he was confused.
"I tried to call twice. Both this morning. My agent called once that I know of. Have you checked your messages?"
She got up and went to the coat rack her purse was hanging on, glad for the excuse to put distance between them. "I haven' t had time. I just assumed..." She opened her phone to scroll through the recent calls, all from the same unfamiliar number.
"At least you were thinking about me," Eddie teased as she walked over to show him the phone.
"So that's not your number then?"
He shook his head. "There are messages though. You'd better check them. Seems like it might be important."
She pressed the key to start the first one and held the device to her ear.
"You're going to pay for what you did last night, bitch. I'm watching you."
The high, nasally male voice assaulted her eardrums, and she cringed at both the sound and the message. Holding the phone out, she pressed the speakerphone button in time for the next message.
"You should be ashamed, doll - sleeping with that trash and tossing it in my face. You need a real man to drape that body over."
Eddie reached for the phone, taking it from her shaking hands and then tugging her back to the couch as the verbal attack continued.
"I'm watching you on TV, babe. Make sure you keep those sexy heels. We're gonna need 'em."
Holly gripped the cushions as the last message played, needing to hear the rest even though she really didn't want to.
"I was going to wait in your dressing room, but it appears to be occupied already. Don't worry though, doll. I'll find you soon enough."
Eddie snapped the phone shut and pulled Holly into the circle of his arm. "I don't know what the hell Sean's trying to pull, but he's gonna regret it. Until we get this settled though, you're staying with me."
Holly pulled back to look at him, confused. "Sean who? You recognize the voice?"
He stared at her for a moment, waiting for...something. When she frowned, he shrugged. "I think my ego is officially bruised. The voice isn't familiar, but I think the only person who could be behind it is Sean Winston, right? Unless you pissed off someone else before I showed up to rescue you?"
"That doesn't make any sense though - why would he stalk me just for turning him down? Surely he's not that desperate. I mean, I'm sure he has girls falling all over him on a daily basis. Would he really be that stupid?"
Someone knocked on the door, and Holly jumped.
"Are you expecting anyone?" Eddie asked, getting to his feet.
Holly shook her head. "No."
"Stay out of sight. I'll handle it." He went to the door, and Holly moved behind a screen in the corner to wait, her heart pounding.
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Falling in Public
Chapter 14
"What are you doing here Eddie?" Holly scooted up from her sprawled position on the couch and toed off the too-high heels. "If I wanted to talk to you, I would have answered my phone. At least one of the fifty times it rang this afternoon."
He sat down beside her, too close. Her body tingled with awareness and she wanted to move away, but forced herself to stay put. Sneaking a quick peek at his face, she could see he was confused.
"I tried to call twice. Both this morning. My agent called once that I know of. Have you checked your messages?"
She got up and went to the coat rack her purse was hanging on, glad for the excuse to put distance between them. "I haven' t had time. I just assumed..." She opened her phone to scroll through the recent calls, all from the same unfamiliar number.
"At least you were thinking about me," Eddie teased as she walked over to show him the phone.
"So that's not your number then?"
He shook his head. "There are messages though. You'd better check them. Seems like it might be important."
She pressed the key to start the first one and held the device to her ear.
"You're going to pay for what you did last night, bitch. I'm watching you."
The high, nasally male voice assaulted her eardrums, and she cringed at both the sound and the message. Holding the phone out, she pressed the speakerphone button in time for the next message.
"You should be ashamed, doll - sleeping with that trash and tossing it in my face. You need a real man to drape that body over."
Eddie reached for the phone, taking it from her shaking hands and then tugging her back to the couch as the verbal attack continued.
"I'm watching you on TV, babe. Make sure you keep those sexy heels. We're gonna need 'em."
Holly gripped the cushions as the last message played, needing to hear the rest even though she really didn't want to.
"I was going to wait in your dressing room, but it appears to be occupied already. Don't worry though, doll. I'll find you soon enough."
Eddie snapped the phone shut and pulled Holly into the circle of his arm. "I don't know what the hell Sean's trying to pull, but he's gonna regret it. Until we get this settled though, you're staying with me."
Holly pulled back to look at him, confused. "Sean who? You recognize the voice?"
He stared at her for a moment, waiting for...something. When she frowned, he shrugged. "I think my ego is officially bruised. The voice isn't familiar, but I think the only person who could be behind it is Sean Winston, right? Unless you pissed off someone else before I showed up to rescue you?"
"That doesn't make any sense though - why would he stalk me just for turning him down? Surely he's not that desperate. I mean, I'm sure he has girls falling all over him on a daily basis. Would he really be that stupid?"
Someone knocked on the door, and Holly jumped.
"Are you expecting anyone?" Eddie asked, getting to his feet.
Holly shook her head. "No."
"Stay out of sight. I'll handle it." He went to the door, and Holly moved behind a screen in the corner to wait, her heart pounding.
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