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Enjoy Chapter 6! :)
Chapter 6. "Beep Beep"
Beverly Hills, LA - Will Rogers Memorial Park. 9650 Sunset Boulevard - Friday, May 17, 2013 - 04:25pm
Jane had walked fast. She sat on a bench at the park entrance, waiting for Riley Cooper. Ten minutes later, there was still no sign of her new agent. Hands folded behind her head, she leaned back against the bench and closed her eyes. She could not help but smile, "Would she have kissed me if she was not tipsy?...", she said louder than she thought, and sighed loudly, thinking back to the kiss she and Maura had shared in the bathroom.
"Who? Dana Scully?"
"No, Cinderella…", Jane answered, before opening her eyes to see who was talking to her. "And who are you?", she frowned.
The little brunette smiled. "Riley Cooper… Hi Jane!"
"Oh, sorry… I was…", she got up and shook her hand.
"Dreaming?…"
"Thinking…", she smirked. "I heard the fountain here was a must to see."
"Yes, let's go! It is a quiet place to talk."
As they walked along the way, Jane looked at her new agent, nervously. "So… you told me you had a plan."
"Yes… actually… I've already asked a friend, a private detective, to follow your ex. As soon as he knows something, he told me he would call me. I also called another friend, Karen Mitchell. She's a very good lawyer and she's going to help us. She's going to call you by the way. You'll have to tell her everything about your relationship with Miss Andersson."
"Okay… Great!... Well… again… thanks for helping me and… thanks for being my agent now."
"You're welcome! It's an honor to work with you."
"Thank you!"
"Well, I know some paparazzi very well. They sent me some very interesting pictures of your ex ten minutes ago. She's going to regret what she's done to you, believe me. Your honor will be safe."
"Interesting pictures?"
"Yes, do you want to see them?"
"No… I prefer not", she answered, sadly.
"Okay, actually she kissed a man on the lips before going home."
"Blond, with a three-day beard…"
"Yes, that's right."
"He's the one… She cheated on me with this guy."
"Hum… Interesting… Soon we'll know everything about him… Maybe it's going to be easier than I thought… So… uh… I'm going to ask you some questions… I need to know you better to be able to defend you if necessary."
"Of course… What do you want to know?"
They sat on the bench in front of the fountain. "OK, first, what about your family?… in broad outline…"
She sighed, deeply. "Well, uh… My family lives in Boston. I have two brothers. Frankie, who is four years younger than me. He's a police officer. Tommy, the youngest is a Chef. He's married and and he has a two year old boy… My mother, Angela… She babysits my nephew and some other kids."
"And what about your father?"
"Frank Rizzoli Senior… He lives in Talahassee, in Florida."
"Are you on good terms with him?"
"Not really… I prefer not to talk about him. It still hurts."
"Okay… No problem… So what about your friends? Gay friends."
"Well… I've got lots of gay friends, males and females, so it's going to be hard to draw you a list."
"So what about your exes?"
"Jess was the longest relationship I had. I didn't do relationships before. I don't trust people easily."
"Do you have straight friends?"
"Not a lot… and 'friends' is a big word."
"Have you met some people recently? The newest friends are the most dangerous… I mean paparazzi like to create stories about what they see, so…"
"No, I haven't met any… well, yes I met someone…"
Riley smiled. "Someone?"
"Yes… In April… I did a signing session with the US team at Disneyland. Her daughter, Lorie…, she's seven years old, and… she's one of my biggest fans so… well, we talked and we became friends…"
The agent stared at her. "And the Oscar goes to…?"
"What?", Jane frowned.
"What's your friend's name?"
"Huh… Mau… Doctor Maura Isles…", she said, looking straight ahead.
"Doctor Maura Isles?"
"Yep…"
"Beep Beep"
The soccer star turned her head and looked at her confused. "Excuse me?"
"Yes… A big 'Beep Beep'", she added, looking around her, for fear of being heard. "It's a code… It's my way to say that she's not sooo s.t.r.a.i.g.h.t…", she whispered.
"What makes you think that?"
"I met her in January. One of my clients, Professor Inkwood, invited me to the US Congress of Perinatal Medicine. During the appetizer buffet supper, I was talking to some doctors, and I felt like… she was staring at me, almost undressing me with her eyes."
Jane burst out laughing. "Maybe she liked your dress or she was wondering who you were."
"Maybe… But I trust my beepdar… I'm sure she's 'beep beep'."
The soccer star smirked. "BB-B or BB-L?"
"I think she's a latent BB-L or a BB-L still hidden in the closet… Anyway, as soon as BB comes out, I'll ask BB out on a date."
"Don't waste your time! You'll have no chance", Jane looked at her, smiling.
"Why? I'm sure sh.. BB won't say no."
"The problem is that your BB will already be taken by my DIC", she grinned.
"Your WHAT?"
"Devastating Italian Charm… "
Riley laughed, "Okay, so it's a losing battle, it's what you mean…"
"Yes… MI is MI for you"
"In English?"
"Maura Isles is Mission Impossible for you." Jane could not help smiling. "Anyway… seriously", she sighed, "She's straight. She was engaged with Garrett Fairfield, and now she's flirting with Doctor Jack Arms… Hamster or whatever…"
Riley was staring at her, her eyes full of questions.
"What?"
"Nothing… Just be careful", she said, suddenly becoming serious.
"About what?", she frowned.
"Paparazzi… If you want to win your case against Jessica, just be careful when you are around girl friends. A picture can be interpreted a thousand ways. She said that you had cheated on her with another girl. I don't want to see you in the headlines with a girl right now. You would prove her right."
"Okay… So… What are we going to do now?"
"Karen is going to call you… As soon as we get all the proofs we need to catch her, we'll organize a press conference in Rochester… and she can say goodbye to her reputation."
"You know… I don't understand why she did that. She was the one who cheated on me. Why does she try to ruin my life?
"I don't know… Maybe she thought that you were so into her that she could cheat on you, and then… you would still be there, begging her to come back…"
"After two years… she doesn't know me. I've never beg anyone, especially in love", Jane said, thoughtfully.
Riley cast a glance at her watch. "Well... I don't know... Uh… Jane, I gotta go. I have another appointment in LA, so… I call you tomorrow to let you know what's going on, okay?", she said, getting up from the bench.
"Okay!" she replied, "Thank you so much… for everything."
"You're welcome!", she added, shaking her hand. "And don't forget, be careful from now on."
"I will"
"Great! Bye Jane! Have a safe trip back home!"
"Thanks! Bye!"
Riley disappeared in the alley leading to the park entrance. Jane stayed a few minutes looking at the fountain. She felt her mobile vibrate and smiled to herself as she read it.
"I hope all went well with your agent. I'm sorry for what happened earlier… in my bathroom. I shouldn't have done what I did… Actually, I am pretty embarrassed right now. I'm not used to mixing alcoholic drinks. I hope you'll forgive me! Have a safe trip! ~M"
The soccer star sighed loudly. She looked away for a while and then focused on the screen. "Everything is fine. Thanks, Doc! PS: I'm not sorry", and then she pressed on the "Send" button.
To be continued…
