Page 89 of Hollywood Undercover
Chapter 37
ALEXANDRA gaspedin the main floor hallway a few minutes later. A thunderous dash down the stairs and toward the front door landed her right in Sebastian’sarms.
He let out a surprised grunt. “I heard a noise and was coming up to see if you fell. What’s the big hurry,bud?”
“I can’t talk right now,” she answered, clutching the box from Rick even moretightly.
Alexandra pulled away from him and stepped closer to the front door. She had to get outside. Eva would be pulling up any second. Throwing the door wide open, she jogged down the steps, looking up and down the street. She sped along the winding walkway to the sidewalk in front of the house, and only then noticed Bash was following closelybehind.
She turned and pressed a hand on his chest to stophim.
Dammit. Those sparks are still at itagain.
She tried to focus. “Look, something just came up and I have to take care of it. A driver will be here to pick me up in a few minutes. I’m fine out here. Why don’t you go backinside.”
She heard the anxiety and panic in her own voice. Maybe it was over the top, but she had herreasons.
“Cool. Where are you offto?”
“I’m meeting afriend.”
“All right. Was it that person whocalled?”
She didn’t have time for his game of twenty questions right now, and didn’t want to lie to him anymore. She also couldn’t afford to introduce Bash to Eva just yet. It would be adisaster.
“I’ll talk to you later.” Her eyebrows came together in a pained expression, and Bash finally got the hint. He backed away from her, and turned to go back into thehouse.
“Should I cancel with Clint and Beth?” he asked over his shoulder. “It’s fine if you’re busy for the rest of theevening.”
“No, don’t cancel,” she replied, feelingguilty.
She thought about it for a moment. It was cutting it close, but maybe there was enough time to get Eva settled at her hotel and still make it back in time for dinner. She still could barely believe her impetuous best friend had touched down in Arizona without giving her a heads-up that she was on the way. Suddenly, a brilliant idea formed in her mind. She could capitalize on Eva’s surprise visitandmake it to dinner to meet Bash’sfriends.
With more certainty, she said to Bash, “Let’s all go out to dinner. Do you think your friends wouldmind?”
“Um, I don’t thinkso.”
“Great. I’ll phone you within an hour and tell you where to meet me in the city. I won’t be too faraway.”
“No problem,” Bash muttered. “Do you even have mynumber?”
“Oh! Probably not. What is it?” Before he answered, she fished out her smartphone and unlocked it before handing it to him. “Here, put it in my contact list so I don’t loseit.”
“Sure,” he said, taking the phone. “I’ll put it underBash.”
“Noproblem.”
When he was finished, she practically grabbed the phone from his hand. “I’ve got togo.”
“Talk to you later,Alex.”
A sleek black limousine eased around the curb the minute Bash got inside and closed the front door. Thanking her lucky stars, she hurried back down the sidewalk to meet the car as her plan began to takeshape.
Things are coming to ahead.
In one move, she could make it so Alex Roberts wouldn’t need to fade into obscurity, Bash wouldn’t have to be kept in the dark, and her true fans would know she had a heart where her family wasconcerned.
Lexxi Rock is going to show up at dinner with EvangelineReese!
