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True Colors
Chapter 3
“I that‘s Nadia. I’d know that va va voom body anywhere,” Eric whispered to Sydney’s ear with a laugh and pointed to the other side of the large room where Nadia was indeed standing by the buffet table. Lauren was nearby as well, talking to a man in his early 50’s, most likely a journalist.
“I’ll see you later Sydney, that buffet table to looking good right about now. I’m dying to get some of those cucumber sandwiches and my wife is looking too good to be left alone with these literary freaks,” Eric quipped and left to where her sister was standing.
Sydney rolled her eyes as she watched Eric and Nadia share a passionate lip lock. She so didn’t need to see that and made a beeline for her former sister-in-law.
“….‘True Colors’ is based on my experiences being a 20something woman with more than her share of family baggage,” Lauren explained carefully for the 50th time today. She loved promoting her book, but these reporters could at least come up with some new questions for a change. Lauren was happy to notice Sydney making her way to her, meaning that she now had a good excuse to end this tedious interview.
“Thank you for your interest for my book. I’m sorry to end this so abruptly, but I need to talk to my sister-in-law about something.” Lauren said regretfully to the man and greeted Sydney with a kiss to her cheek.
“I’m sorry Lauren that I haven’t been keeping in touch that much lately, but it’s just the divorce and I didn’t want to put you in an awkward position, he’s your brother after all,” Sydney said before Lauren could get a word edgewise. She felt like she should just get it over with and then she could ask Lauren for a favor.
“Well, I could have phoned also, but I figured you needed a rest from all things Vaughn. Now that all this messiness is over, you don’t have any excuse not to call or visit.” Lauren replied with a knowing wink. She was looking for an opening to be able to ask about Mike’s insistence that he and Sydney were getting back together. She was curious but didn’t want to come across as a Nosey Nelly, as Julian in his delectable British accent sometimes accused her of being.
“Thanks for sending me a copy of your book, I’m really proud of you Lauren. I love the way you write, but I need to know how much of Serena is based on me? If she’s me, then we need to talk about how you see me!” Sydney said in a mock annoyed voice while studying the blonde’s expression, Lauren must have thought she wasn’t going to read it.
“Well, it’s sort of based on you, but I took some character traits you have and exaggerated them for the purposes of fiction. Writers do it all the time, besides I didn’t write myself as perfect, Lori is as flawed as the next person,” Lauren said not getting that Sydney was only joking, wanting to explain some of the characterations she had made about the other woman.
“I’m kidding, I don’t mind. Not everyday can you say that you were an inspirations to a best-selling book. By the way, is your book editor here tonight? I remember you raving about him when you got the book deal and I’d like to meet him,” Sydney said hoping to mask the real reason she wanted to meet him, he would be perfect way to show Michael that she was over him.
“Yeah, Will’s here. He’s a really great guy, without him my book would have never been published. There he is, see that tall blonde man down there,” Lauren said waving at the direction where the man was standing. He noticed Lauren’s gesture and made his way to the two women.
“Hi handsome stranger, this is my friend Sydney Bristow and this fabulous guy is Will Tippin.” Lauren said doing the introduction and noticed the look of interest on both of their faces.
“Nice to meet you, Lauren’s been telling me a lot of things about you,” Sydney said in her best effort to be flirty. She hoped she still knew how to flirt and talk to a guy who wasn’t her friend. Eric hadn’t been much help in that department since not only was he married to her sister, but treated Sydney like a little sister.
“Good things I hope. I’m afraid my knowledge of you is limited to your name and that you are very beautiful,” Will replied also in a flirty way, he liked her already but Lauren had told him about Sydney’s messy divorce in confidence that he had promised not to repeat to anyone, even Sydney herself.
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Michael was impatiently waiting for the person on the phone to answer. This was the third time he had called today and still there was no answer. He absolutely hated it when people who had cell phones never answered them. This person was pivotal in his plan to win Sydney back.
He also noticed how Sydney was talking to his sister and some guy that might have been Lauren’s book editor Will Tippin, but he wasn’t entirely sure. He had met him briefly, but the guy had been so uninteresting that he had barely noticed he was in the room. Plus he was so desperately been drooling over his sister in a way that Michael found pathetic and kinda sad. True, he didn’t like Julian Lazarey very much, but at least he had a set of cojones and that was something Tippin didn’t have.
“Finally, I’ve been calling for ages. Were you asleep or something? Anyway remember what we talked about yesterday, I need you to do it now. You got the address? Good, have them delivered to there in a few hours. Thanks a lot, I’ll owe you big time,” Michael said to whoever he was talking to. Sydney would not be able to flat-out ignore him after the delivery. Things were looking up right now.
To be continued…