Page 21 of Hollywood Undercover
“Yeah, um, I’m visiting for a few weeks. I mean, I’m here to help look after him and stuff. He’s been sick, you know, so….yeah…”
“I heard. Sorry he’s going through a tough time. Please send him myregards.”
“Iwill.”
“So did you say you’re here to look after him? On your own? You look a little young for that. How old are you? Seventeen?Eighteen?”
“What? No, man, I’m twenty—um, twenty-one.”
Right.
Alexandra Storme was two years younger than him, but it probably occurred to her that she could never pass for a twenty-four-year-old guy. Sebastian stepped back, realizing she was going to stick to her story—and a crappy one at that. He wasn’t going to blow hercover.
He nodded his head to leave and replied, “Well, it was nice meeting you, Alex. See you around.” He was tempted to wink at her, just to see what kind of reaction he would get after her blush-fest, but thought better of it. She probably had enough to deal withalready.
As he made his way back to his house, the UPS truck pulled up. He waited at the bottom of the front steps to accept the delivery. He paused before heading inside, and looked over at the house next door. Alex was climbing into Rosa’s SUV just as the UPS driverleft.
He smiled with intrigue, walking into his place and shutting the door behindhim.
Well, this is going to beinteresting.
