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She’dmost of them up in the attic--a perk most of the houses in the area didn’t have She even had a base up to the attic and down to the base Why, she wondered, hadn’t she realized just how much stuff she would find there? Despite that, there had been plenty of room for her boxes In ti that was already there

She sat down at the piano in the parlor, feeling happy as she ran through the jingle herself one more time She was ready to try out Allison Chesney’s sound, she decided, just as the doorbell rang

Being smart, as she had proh the peephole before opening the door The young wo hazel eyes As soon as Christina opened the door, she offered her hand with a shy sreat to meet you Come on in"

"This is your house?" Allison said in awe as she stepped inside

"Yes"

"It’s fabulous"

"Thank you It’s been in the fa before we get started? Tea? Coffee? A bottle of water?"

"Water would be great, thanks"

"Make yourself co the way

She got a bottle of water fro by the piano, looking out the bay

"This is really spectacular," Allison told her "I grew up in a place just like this"

"Really? Where are you from?"

"The Gainesville area"

"It’s pretty around there"

Allison laughed "Pretty quiet"

"It can’t be too quiet It’s a university town," Christina reminded her

"Yeah, and that’s about it But at least it’s close to the action here Well, action Florida-style I thought I was so good when I was a kid that I was sure I’d be a big deal in New York by now," she said ruefully "But that’s not the way it happened"

"Don’t put yourself down I listened to your deood" She sat down at the piano bench and sle work is sluood God, no!" Allison said "Not at all It’s just that…well, I guess it’s this house and, quite honestly, you What are you? About twenty-five?"

"On the nose"

"And you’re so successful," Allison

"Did you ever want to co?" Allison asked, openly curious

"Nope I always liked writing little ditties Must be ot lucky with ent My cousin Dan is an actor, though, and he’s still trying to get a break into the big tier time, anyway"

"Really?"

"He’s a few years older than I areat shows, but you kno it is Every ti new At theRaccoon Ralph at the new park, but he’s been pro pretty hopeful"

"Cool," Allison said, looking et started?"

"Can I hear you do it first? Just so I can get a sense of how you hear it?"

"Sure," Christina said, and sang, "Keep it off your hips, try our great new chips, Sanina’s is a trip if you’re looking for a chip"

Allison sain, then apologized "I’m sorry There are other words in my vocabulary Really"

"Not to worry There’s no reason to be nervous around me"

"Sure there is You can fire me"

"I told you, I liked your de then, without waiting for the piano accompaniment She had just the voice Christina wanted Women would hear her and think they could be just like her;sexy about potato chips Most ih to make them think about Sanina’s Chips frequently

"Great," Christina told her, and Allison blushed proudly

They ran through it a few times with the piano, until Christina was more than satisfied that Allison could do the job

"Okay, we’ve got an appoint studio next Tuesday orously "I wrote it all down the first tireat Thank you Thank you so much!"

"Thank you," Christina told her as she walked with her to the door