Katie drove through the small town of Tashmore Lake County, thinking about the six weeks that lay ahead. She was going to stay with her favourite author Mort Rainey. She loved his story, Secret Window and was looking forward to spending a whole month with him. It was nerve wracking because she wasn't sure that the letter was a hoax or not, but she was quite sure that it wasn't. As she glanced down at her copy of the edited version of Secret Window, she smiled softly to herself. She couldn't help but smile, especially since she was going to spend the next month with a complete hottie! At least that's what she could tell from the picture of Mr. Rainey on the inside cover of the book. He had dirty blonde hair, kind of ruffled but in a cute way and braces (hot on him, terrible on everyone else).
When she finally found the right road, she drove straight ahead and came up to a small cabin right next to the lake. Katie's jaw dropped as she saw Mr. Rainey waving and coming towards her. She quickly regained her composure and smiled and waved back. When Mr. Rainey got to the car, he almost fell backwards. This girl was beautiful! He grinned at her sheepishly and shook her hand. "Welcome to my home miss…" he started. "Daniels, Katie Daniels. But you can call me Katie or Kit Kat." She said, a hint of grin curling at her lips. "Ok Katie. You can call me Mort" said Mort still smiling. Katie got out of her car and opened the trunk. She pulled out a small suitcase and a cardboard box. "Don't worry about those, I'll bring them in" Mort said as he grabbed the box out of her hands. "Thanks" muttered Katie. As Mort carried the boxes inside Katie smiled. "I can't believe this is real" she said to herself sighing in relief. "That what's real?" a voice from behind her asked. Katie jumped backwards and ended up on the floor sprawled over Mort. "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry!" she said trying to pull herself up. "It's all right. It was my fault for frightening you" replied Mort. "Are you ok?" he asked pulling her onto her feet. "Yes I'm fine. You were quick" she quickly mumbled trying not to blush. "I would have been quicker but I had to check on lunch. It's corn on the cob. Do you want some?" he asked looking at her. Katie just stood there staring at his gorgeous, brown eyes until Mort cleared his throat. "Um that would be great" she said quickly staring away. "Great" replied Mort, taking her hand and leading her into the house.
After they had eaten Mort took Katie on a tour of the house. When they reached the stairs she heard southern accent say "I never laid a hand on him missus I swear. He took the cowards way out." The voice made her shiver but Katie dismissed it thinking it was just in her head. As they reached the inside balcony Mort took her over to where a laptop sat on a large desk. "This is my office area. I've been told that your college major is writing and I saw your laptop in the box so please feel free to set it up here whenever you want" he said gesturing to a plug socket. "Ok thanks" replied Katie awkwardly. "Let's continue the tour then shall we?" Mort asked extending his arm to her. "Sure" said Katie linking her arm with his as they made their way along the landing.