After she made her call and I could hear the excited voices of her mother and father through the phone that seemed to settle her down a little, she hung up the phone and turned to me expectantly.
“Okay, what do I have to do next?" I studied her for perhaps a minute too long. It had been days since I'd seen her, and I couldn't believe that she was even lovelier than I remembered.
In the clear light of day, I saw how effortlessly flawless she was, and that sweet, biddable attitude was still there. Don't get ahead of yourself, Callan, one thing at a time.
“Well, first, I have these contracts here for you to sign; we can't do anything until you've signed them. Normally I would advise you to have a lawyer look over these before you sign them...."
“Do I need to do that?" So innocent; everyth
