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All four of the forward to glance into the roo under her jaw on either side, nodded ‘I, uh, just had the voluh when I started a video’

‘You’re wearing headphones,’ he said

She scowled ‘They weren’t plugged in’

‘Good thing, or you wouldn’t have working eardruainst his palm, his body flooded with unnecessary adrenalin, no doubt ‘Okay, well Keep it down in here Unless we’re invited’ He winked at us before I shut the door

‘I’o from the shower –’

She shook her head ‘Didn’t see you You’re sure nothing like my last roommate She was like a whole herd of elephants every time she came into the room I’ve never been around a person whoto the headphones, she added, ‘That’s why I got these Otherwise, I couldn’t hear a dahts’

I laughed ‘Well, you shouldn’t have that proble, she shook her head ‘No shit Me too I think we’re gonna get along just fine’ She narrowed her eyes, still shtly squashed, like a Muppet ‘Um Did you just say … barnacles?’

Reid: Last chance to co

Me: :(

Reid: Okay fine I’ John thinks he’s second in line, and it would be so wrong to make that true

Me: What about your o

Me: I would if I were her!

Reid: Then why don’t you want to go if you were you?

Me: I told you, I would love to go, but I don’t want toa bad influence

Reid: NEVER

Me: sigh

Reid: I’ll think about asking her Calling you later Be there

Me: Don’t tell me what to do, Mr Alexander

Reid: Cut, cut, cut! You’re supposed to say ‘ot iven Vixen

Me: Hahaha – no! You are so sexist

Reid: That sounds naughty when you say it

Me: You’re impossible

Reid: Oh, trust me I’m SO possible Please consent to answerand I shall show you, Miss Cantrell

Me: That’s better

‘So where are you tonight?’ I keep ot her headphones in place and wouldn’t hear a word I say if I was conducting this call in song

‘New York We have Good Morning Alance at the ti late there?’

‘Yeah, I’ht now’

‘What time is your interview?’

‘Not sure what time they’ll do the interview – but we head for the studio in about four hours’

‘Four hours – don’t you need your beauty sleep?’

‘Do I? Hold on – I’ve got another call –’ There’s a pause while he checks the display ‘Never o to voicemail’

‘It’s not yourout for my mom now, Dori? God, you’re cute It’s just Brooke’ He clears his throat ‘No big deal I can talk to her tomorrow – or whenever’