“I’ll try,” I said in a placating tone, although I had no intention to.
“Bye, love ya!” she shouted out.
“Bye,” I said laughing.
“Ready?” I asked the guys.
“We’re waiting on you,” Jaxson stated from my bed. He was laying back with his hands behind his head.
“So,” I looked at the guys as I slipped my gun in the shoulder holster I was provided with today. “How’d Pops take the news?”
“I’m glad we told him before he found out about it from the news,” Jace said dryly as he shrugged his jacket on.
“Do you guys have a Free Pass list?” I asked mischievously as we headed towards the elevators.
I was surprised when Noah nearly tackled me from behind. “Not me, I have a girl I’m madly in love with.”
I smiled up at him, warmed by his words.
I slid my sunglasses on and peered out at the people bustling about on the sidewalk in front of us. We had found a cute little café that had outdoor seating and had a vast menu besides the standard coffee and pastries.
“I could get used to this weather.” I sighed as I took a sip of my coffee.
“Me too,” Jaxson removed his suit jacket and rolled up his sleeves. “Too bad we can’t go sightseeing.”
“Why can’t we?” Noah asked he flipped his menu page. “The party is over at four, and we don’t have plans for the evening.”
“Not now. Maybe later,” Remy said cryptically.
“How am I even supposed to approach Otto?” I asked dryly. “Hi, my name is Blake. You’re my connection. Can we figure this out so I can get my gifts back? Thanks.”
Noah and Troy chuckled. The others didn’t seem to find it as amusing.
“Come on guys.” Troy shook his head. “We already had time to process this. It sucks, but we can’t continue delaying the inevitable. We can go into this with humor, or we can continue lamenting our situation.”
“I know.” Jaxson sighed. “It doesn’t mean we have to like sharing with this new guy,” he grumbled.
Luckily the waitress came back at that moment. “Have we decided what we wanted?” she asked chipperly.
I’d come to realize through our short stay here that California had a lot of beautiful people. I had a feeling a lot of them came here hoping to get their big breaks. Our waitress was a sexy brunette with flawless makeup and radiant skin. She had a killer body to go with her face.
The guys looked at me expectantly. “I will take the Santa Fe Chicken sandwich with fries,” I said as I closed my menu and placed it on top of the other closed ones.
“I’ll take the tuna salad with fries as well,” Jaxson stated.
“Santa Fe Chicken sandwich and fries for me too.” Noah smiled charmingly.
She seemed to preen under his look. I laughed inwardly. I wondered if he even realized he didn’t have an off switch when it came to beautiful women. I knew it was in his DNA, that he wasn’t flirting.
“Club sandwich on an everything-bagel for me and fries,” Jace said.
The guys continued to order as I started to people watch once more. Across the street were a lot of boutiques that apparently were frequented by celebrities. I saw a few photographers milling about, lying in wait.
“I couldn’t imagine having people want to take pictures of my every move.” I shook my head as I leaned back in my chair.
“Well, if Otto is famous you may not have a choice,” Noah teased.
“Ugh,” I groaned. “Maybe he just knows famous people,” I said expectantly.