The Right Moment

What if Luke walked in when Katie was still in the booth?

"That's her that's her voice," said Luke.

"Go," said Mickey.

Luke took off though the door but Bev and Gail were to slow with the switch over. If they heard footsteps they were going to switch Katie with Bev. But they never heard Luke coming until the door opened.

"Oh this is a closed session," said Gail. "Katie was just trying out the record of Bev's song."

Luke glanced at Katie and then stopped and studied her face – she was the girl from the dance.

"That isn't a recording. That's live," said Luke. "I do produce music."

"Don't take one step Katie," ordered Gail.

"Or what you'll try and take my inheritance away from me?" asked Katie.

"Your fool daddy had no right to leave that to you. I was his wife," answered Gail. "If I have a medical emergency I can get that money."

"You were his second wife and he didn't love you as much as he loved my mother," answered Katie. "Longer legs isn't a medical emergency."

"Katie," said Luke, she turned to him. "I'd like to talk producing with you. That demo you gave my dad was really good."

"Thank you," answered Katie.

"Will you walk with me?" he asked, offering his arm.

She nodded, grabbed her bag and slipped her arm though his and they walked out of the studio.

"Thank you," she said.

"What for?" he asked.

"You walked in at totally the right moment. Those two were so busy arguing about how my song for Bev should sound that they didn't hear you coming," said Katie. "At least it was you and not some spineless kid she could have blackmailed."

"Well I would have hoped I could recognize you from the dance. You know I could see you though the veil," answered Luke. "And your dark hair showed as well. So I would have disregarded Bev in a heartbeat."

"So you would have turned to me even if Bev was in the booth?" asked Katie.

"Yeah you have a dark hair and I recognize your facial structure," answered Luke.

"What about Gail?" asked Katie.

"Let Kensington lawyers deal with her," answered Luke.

"So producing?" asked Katie.

"Yeah why don't we talk about it over dinner?" asked Luke.

Katie stopped and stared at him. "Like a um dinner yeah."
"Like a date?" he asked. "Yeah a date. 7?"

"Sure," answered Katie.

"Great I'll pick you from the wicked witch's house," said Luke.

"Actually I'm in the summer house at the bottom of the garden," answered Katie.

Luke nodded.

"So you don't spend much time in the house?" he asked.

"Not unless I'm cooking, cleaning or looking after Victor," answered Katie.

"So you're her maid?" asked Luke.

"Yeah pretty much but I don't wear one of those little maid outfits," answered Katie.

"Well I've already seen you in a door mat," answered Luke.

"Yeah don't bring that up ever again," answered Katie.

"Done. So tell me more about yourself," answered Luke.

They spent the rest of lunch walking around just talking. That evening Luke picked her up for their first date. The first of many in hoped. Within a week she was signed to Kensington.

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Gabriella Somerfield