Mission (2013)
“Which meant I didn’t get to call the office or the hotel. When I returned just after four-thirty Linda was back behind her desk and looking busy.
She tailed me into my office.
‘How’d it go?’ I said.
‘Fine. Your cheque covered everything. He’s in Room 315. It’s a suite facing the Gulf and Western building. I couldn’t get him anything overlooking the Park.’ ‘That’s okay,’ I said. ‘He’s not going to be in town for long.’ Linda gave me an odd look. ‘By the way, are you sure your friend writes for t...he movies?’ I braced myself for trouble. ‘Yes, why?’ ‘Well – ’ She hesitated. ‘He’s, uhh – such a nice guy. I mean he really is, you know?’ ‘Of course he is,’ I said. ‘One of the best.’ I’ve mentioned the fact that Linda had spent a year in LA. It was a few years back, when her mother had gone out to the West Coast to nurse a sick relative. She had got the job at Universal through family connections and rubbed shoulders with some of the glossier folk in Tinseltown.MoreLess
She tailed me into my office.
‘How’d it go?’ I said.
‘Fine. Your cheque covered everything. He’s in Room 315. It’s a suite facing the Gulf and Western building. I couldn’t get him anything overlooking the Park.’ ‘That’s okay,’ I said. ‘He’s not going to be in town for long.’ Linda gave me an odd look. ‘By the way, are you sure your friend writes for t...he movies?’ I braced myself for trouble. ‘Yes, why?’ ‘Well – ’ She hesitated. ‘He’s, uhh – such a nice guy. I mean he really is, you know?’ ‘Of course he is,’ I said. ‘One of the best.’ I’ve mentioned the fact that Linda had spent a year in LA. It was a few years back, when her mother had gone out to the West Coast to nurse a sick relative. She had got the job at Universal through family connections and rubbed shoulders with some of the glossier folk in Tinseltown.MoreLess
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