The Actor (16 page)

“Laura, sit
down and watch TV or something. It’ll take him more than five minutes to get
here.” Talking to herself didn’t help; she’d rather wait at the airport
surrounded by people than in the room.

I was too
overwhelmed to look at the casinos yesterday. I bet he’ll take me if I ask.
Might be exciting.

She kept
looking at the clock. Maybe he’d fall asleep and miss the flight.

It seemed like
an hour passed, but it was only two minutes.

Despite all her
waiting, she arrived at the airport over an hour before his flight was
scheduled to come in. Airports confused her, and she plopped herself down at
Starbucks to wait. The green and white sign was familiar and comforted her.

The girl
handing her coffee asked, “Where are you going?”

Laura flashed a
smile.

“I’m not going
anywhere right now. I’m waiting for my boyfriend to come in, he should be here
soon. It’s so weird, we’re together all the time and I’ve only been away for
one night, but I’m dying to see him.”

I have
butterflies.

The girl
laughed.

“That’s true
love for you.”

It wasn’t time
yet, his flight wasn’t scheduled for another twenty minutes, but she kept
glancing around, just in case. Then he was there, wearing a dark overcoat,
carrying a small suitcase, and at least in her eyes looking more handsome than
ever. She ran up to him and threw her arms around him.

“I know this is
silly because it’s only been a day, but I missed you so much.”

“Let’s never be
apart again.”

“I agree.”

I’ve no idea
how to make that happen, but I concur with heart and soul. Maybe we’ll grow tired
of each other, but I’ll take the risk.

When he finally
released his grip on her, he looked into her eyes and smiled. He was pale and
had dark rings under his eyes, but it didn’t change anything. He was still the
most gorgeous man she could imagine. Others might have different ideals, but to
her, he was perfect.

I am so in
love with you, and in lust.

“You having
coffee, babe?”

She nodded, and
they walked back towards the coffee shop. Feeling his arm around her was pure
heaven.

“Wait.”

He stopped, and
looked surprised. She stood on her toes, gazed into his eyes for a moment, and
kissed him thoroughly.

In public.

How did she get
so bold?

The girl behind
the Starbucks register stared and mouthed, wide-eyed, “
That
is your
boyfriend?”

Laura grinned
and saw Marc flash a smile from the corner of her eye. He leaned over the
counter.

“I need some
coffee… Make sure it’s not decaf. I have to sober up for my best girl here.”

Irresistible.
Laura kissed his cheek and brushed a lock of his hair away, and the Starbucks girl
exclaimed, “Aww, you two are so cute. That’s true love.”

When the girl
went to get the order, Laura nudged him.

“She’s been
great, she has kept me company forever. Give her an autograph or something.”

He rolled his
eyes, pretending to be exasperated, but couldn’t keep it up.

The rooms that
seemed so desolate and a bit frightening on her own were pure luxury when they
were together. They spent most of the day in the room, napping and watching TV.
Strange how the bed was completely impossible to sleep in alone, and a
comfortable cloud when he was there.

The next
morning, Marc said, “So what do you want to do today? Go to a casino? More
sightseeing? Get married?”

“What?”

Did he just
say what I think he said?

His mouth
twitched.

“C’mon, we
are
in Vegas. I wanted to talk to you about it yesterday, but the downside of
being a drunk is people never believe you.”

“You can’t be
serious. How long have you been divorced? Two days?”

He laughed
heartily.

“I’m a
celebrity, I’m supposed to be impulsive and weird.”

Settling down a
little, he took her hand and pulled her down on his lap. “We’ve been together
for a long time. I love you, you love me, and Lawrence assures me it’s the best
way to ensure this never happens again.”

“I don’t…”

“You can’t keep
leaving me like this. It’ll kill me.”

“But…”

He shifted a
little under her so he could stick his fingers in his pocket.

“I even have a
ring.”

That’s not
important, but…

She sent it a
glance.

“Oh my
goodness.”

It was the most
beautiful and glittering thing she ever saw.

“The hotel
would take care of everything. We just have to show up and say yes. Lawrence
will deal with the paperwork.”

“I don’t know
what to say.”

“It’s easy. Say
yes.”

A warm fluffy
feeling filled her chest.

“Yes.”

I’m going to
be Mrs Allender. This is big.

THE END

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