Absolutely Famous(95)
Allie turns to Kiera and in the politest voice you could possibly imagine, concludes telling her off. “My brother may not be able to punch you in the face because you’re a girl and he’s too much of a gentleman for that, but I assure you that my temper is pretty much on par with his, and I have absolutely no problems with knocking you on your flat ass right now. So, why don’t you get the hell out of here and stop interfering in other people’s lives.”
The three of us take our drinks and leave a stunned Kiera Radcliff standing on the terrace and head inside to find our men. I can hear Evan when he leans in to Kiera and says, “I think it would be in your best interest to leave now. I’ll escort you out.”
“Listen,” Allie says as the M.C. starts to speak.
We go back inside and watch the stage along with the other attendees.
“Drew is going to freak!” Allie says, giddy with excitement.
“I hope so,” I murmur.
“He will.”
We focus on the M.C. “Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a special guest here tonight to entertain you. Please put your hands together for Grammy-award winning artist, Luke Harrison!”
The audience goes nuts, clapping and cheering as Luke comes onstage. He has on a headset, so he can sing and dance at the same time. The musicians start playing and Luke begins to sing Hat Trick, the song Drew put on my iPod.
“Luke Harrison?” Leah asks, gaping at the stage. “You got Luke Harrison to play this event?”
I smile. “He gave me his card and said if I ever needed anything to call. So I called.”
“Holy crap!”
I spot Drew in the crowd and see him smiling, excited to watch Luke perform. He turns and catches me looking at him and winks. He so knows that I did this.
See Forrester? You’re not the only one who can set up a surprise.
Chapter 32
“That was so much fun,” I tell Drew when we get back to the hotel.
He gave a wonderful speech, dedicating the night to his friend Matt who died of a brain tumor fifteen years ago. Matt’s brother and parents each said a few words as did a couple of previous students. Kids in remission who were able to go back to school in the same grade as their peers because of the teachers provided by the charity while they were undergoing chemotherapy or other treatments.
I also got to meet the infamous Trevor Caldwell and his wife Trisha. I can see why Drew worships him, he’s a great person. Funny and charming, he makes you feel like you’re the only person in the room when he’s talking to you. He laughed when I told him about Drew’s obsession with his hat.
“I’m so proud of you, doing all of that for those kids,” I say.
‘I’m just the face babe; there are a lot of people who work hard to make it all happen.” So modest, my gorgeous guy.
“Like your dad said, without you there is no charity so I get to say I’m proud of you and you just have to take it.”
“I guess I do.” He reaches behind me and unzips my dress with a wicked look in his eyes. “That was pretty cool what you did getting Luke Harrison to perform. He said you met in London. How come you never told me?”
Heat fills my cheeks. “We weren’t exactly speaking at the time.”
“He didn’t hit on you did he?” Drew scowls at the thought.
“Of course not! In fact, he was one of the nicest, most polite people I’ve ever met.” Drew looks like he doesn’t believe me. “That, and he was terrified that you’d jump out of a corner and beat him to death.”
“Good. Let’s hope he doesn’t forget that.”
I sigh. “You can be such a caveman sometimes.”
“Only for you Sydney. Only for you.” He lets go of my dress and it falls to the floor.
The next morning I wake up to the smell of fresh coffee. Like a zombie, I get up and follow the scent, hoping it leads me to my reward. I find a carafe on the coffee table in the living area with an empty cup next to it. Filling it up, I scan the room and spot Drew out on the balcony, leaning on the brick railing and sipping a cup of his own.
“Hey you.” I join him in leaning on the railing. “Beautiful day.”
“Now that you’re up it is.” Drew watches me with those gorgeous green eyes.
“I don’t normally like compliments, Forrester, but coming from you…” I lean in to kiss him. He presses his lips to mine, careful not to spill his hot coffee.
“I’ll have to remember that.” He smiles and takes another sip.
“So, what time are we heading home?” I’m not sure if I’m ready to leave Boston yet. We’ve had such a great time and I love this city. It has more trees and fewer skyscrapers than New York. It’s a metropolis and a suburb in one. The residents aren’t really looking out for celebrities so we can get by unnoticed more often than in New York, and I’ll miss Allie and Drew’s parents.