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“It’s not much. You have the office in the back, and my desk is right here. Through that door is the green room.”
“The green room is actually the only backstage area we have. It’s the dressing room and makeup room too. We hang curtains up as the show needs so people can have their privacy.” Jim leaned against the wall and crossed his arms. Damn… He had mighty nice arms. Those biceps were a thing of beauty.
“My community theatre had a boys' and girls' dressing room, but they were all downstairs.”
“Want to see your office or…” she gestured to the table in the middle of the room.
“Can I be completely honest? I have no idea what I’m doing. This is all very new to me, but I want to learn and I want to help this theatre stay successful and an important part of the community. I’m going to have to rely on you both while I learn the ropes around here. I don’t even know where to buy groceries at this point.”
“No worries, Finn. That’s our job.” Buffy tried to make me feel better.
“We’re going to have drinks tonight, right? Are we also eating dinner?”
“I can run and grab lunch for us if you’re hungry,” she offered.
“For now, let’s just get to it. What do I need to know?”
“Let’s start with the season and our first show. Auditions are in a week.” Jim walked over and sat down at the table.
“Annie. It’s not my favorite.”
“Is it anyone’s?” He laughed. “But it sure makes us a lot of money.”
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JIM
“He is absolutely fucking adorable,” Buffy whispered. “Totally gay.”
“You think?” I laughed. “There was only ever a five percent chance he was straight. He’s a Broadway chorus boy.”
“Like you know anything about Broadway, Jim James.”
“You said he had pink luggage with purple polka dots, so… It was a good guess.”
“What do you think?”
“I think he’s a little annoying.”
“But cute?”
“He’s not ugly,” I shrugged.
“And this is why you’re still single. I swear, the number of men who try to get your attention is staggering, yet you never notice.”
“I’m busy.” My sister always knew exactly how to annoy me.
“You’re crotchety.”
“What? I think you mean grumpy.”
“Same fucking thing. You act more crotchety than grumpy, though. You have grandpa vibes,” she teased.
“You are themostannoying person on the planet.”
“I love you, too. Now let’s get back to Finn. He’s incredibly handsome.”
“Yes, ok, fine. He’s hot. Is that better?” I blurted out and instantly regretted it. My sister had been trying to set me up with absolutely anyone gay that she met for over a year.
