“Yep. Do you want to come with us?”
“If your dad is buying, I’m dining.” Aunt Birdie promised she would get ready and meet them next door.
Harlow returned home and ran to her room to freshen up.
Tink.Her cell phone chimed. Thinking it was Allie, she darted to her desk to check. It was Robert, forwarding her a fully executed copy of the movie contract.
She thanked him and began to set the phone down when he replied. “Do you have a minute to chat?”
The majority of their communication was mostly via text or email. The only time Robert wanted to talk was when he had bad news.
“Great,” she groaned. “Now what?”
Chapter 5
“Hello, Harlow.” Robert coolly greeted his now ex-wife. “Thank you for taking my call.”
“No problem.” Harlow cut to the chase. “What’s up?”
“The script is being expedited. You should have it in the next day or so. It’s about the contract. I sent it over to the production team, and now they’re asking if it would be possible to move the filming date.”
“To when?”
“Four weeks earlier.”
Harlow did a mental calculation. She didn’t have any pressing engagements other than work, and considering the fact Lighthouse Lane might be off the table, she was as free as a bird. “I don’t see a problem.”
“So if I send you an addendum, I won’t have to hound you for hours to sign it and send it back?”
Harlow chuckled. “No. I’ll get it over right away.”
“Good. Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” Harlow started to tell him goodbye, and he stopped her.
“Hey, hang on. I…uh…are you still up in the boonies?”
“If you mean at my father’s house on Mackinac Island, the answer is yes.”
“So…what’s the plan?”
“Plan for what?”
“Buying a house and having a home base here in California.”
“I’ll start looking for a studio apartment in LA, but there’s no sense in me buying it right now when all it would do is sit empty.”
“I guess this means you won’t be living on the West Coast.”
“Like I said, all I’ll need is a small studio or one bedroom, maybe an extra room for Vic.”
“You’ll be living with your father at his place?”
“No.”
“Are you buying property on the island?”
“Maybe.”
