They made their way back to Zach’s truck, hand in hand. As they walked Sam wondered whether he should broach the subject of Valentine’s Day and see if Amanda wanted to make something official happen between them that night. Like another romp between the sheets or a proper date. Before he could convince himself, his phone vibrated in his pocket.
He pulled it out and frowned at the notification on the screen.
Dru Anastasia’s assistant just tracked me down and asked me for your number.
Sam stopped and read the text more closely, just to see if he had read it wrong.
“Everything okay?” Amanda asked.
“Yeah, just a text from my assistant. One second. I just wanna—just wanna handle this so I don’t have to think about it for the rest of the weekend.” Or ever.
What did you say?
He knew Walls wouldn’t give out his number, but whatever was going on with Dru was starting to look a little suspect.
Walls sent back a screenshot of the conversation.
Hi, Chris. This is Mandy, Dru’s assistant.
She was hoping she could get Sam’s number so they could link up.
Hi Mandy. The best way to reach Sam
for professional inquiries would be
through his agent. John Coffey is with
TCA and I’m sure he’d love to chat
with Dru’s agent.
I should have been more clear.
I’m so silly.
I meant link up, privately.
What do you want me to say?
Sam did not need this shit right now. He’d just started on a good path with Amanda again and he didn’t need someone, frankly, as unprofessional as Dru Anastasia messing that up.
Tell her thanks, but no thanks.
Cha-Cha came out and we’re gonna give
things a try.
Walls texted back one more time.
“Sam would be flattered, but he’s focusing on his family and career at the time. Best to Dru with any future love connections.” Good? And tell Cha-Cha I said sup.
Yes, perfect. Hit send. And fuck no.
A laughing smiley and thumbs-up emoji was his final reply.
It was the right thing to say to Dru, but now Sam felt a little off about her even having his assistant’s information. How the hell did she get Walls’s number? Sam shook it off and looked over at Amanda. Her eyebrows lifted and a small smile filled with concern touched the corner of her full lips.
“Okay?”