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would be. Don’t get me wrong; she does have her moments; but for the most part, she’s down to earth.”
    “Wow. I’m shocked,” he said, as he handed Brenda an envelope containing her payroll check.
    “Thanks Boss man.”
    “If anything comes up, let me know. On Saturday, you can have the day off. I’ll be escorting Ms. Ward to a party.”
    “It wouldn’t be the same party I’ve been invited to now would it?”
    “You’ll have to wait and see,” Garth responded.
    “I wasn’t going to attend. But I wouldn’t miss this for the world.”
    He ignored Brenda’s curiosity.  The show was about to end and he wanted to avoid Eva until Saturday. He made a quick get away. He heard Eva yelling his name as he turned the corner, but he pretended like he didn’t.
    After dropping off Brenda’s check, he returned to his office. He was spending too much time here lately. He needed a life outside of work. His rash decision to stop living the player’s life offered him more free time. Time that he wasn’t used to having. He had to admit that he was less stressed. He no longer worried about whether one of the women he was messing with would have a disgruntle lover lurking near by.
    “Hi handsome,” Cheryl’s voice bounced through the room.
    He was surprised to see her there. “Where’s Trevor?”
    “He’s getting something out of his office. Thought I would come by and say hi to the best man,” she purred. She walked around to where he was sitting. She leaned in for a kiss. He pushed her away.
    “You’re playing on dangerous territory. I told you it was over.”
    “Can’t blame a woman for trying.” Cheryl moved closer to him.
    “You best back up.”
    “Or what?”
    “What’s going on here?” Trevor asked.
    Cheryl walked from behind the desk and wrapped her arm around Trevor. “I was trying to convince our best man to not cancel out on coming to our party on Saturday.”
    “Yes, man. How would that look? My own best man, not showing up.”
    Garth looked from one to another. “I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”
    “Great. Now that it’s settled, Tre and I must be going.”
    Tre shrugged his shoulders as he followed Cheryl out.
    Garth said out loud, “You two deserve each other.”
     

~ 11 ~
     
    Entertainment Tonight followed Eva around the entire day. She was used to being in the spotlight, but she couldn’t wait for the day to be over with. In between shooting, she had Mo re-touch her make-up.
    “Girl, thanks for letting me be a part of your ET spotlight,” Mo said, unable to mask his excitement.
    “The Eva Ward Show is a team. My name is just on the billing,” Eva said.
    “If I wasn’t scared of ruining your make-up, I would hug you,” Mo responded.
    “You’re so dramatic.” Eva laughed.
    “You’re not the only drama queen around here.”
    “I see,” Eva said, right before hugging Mo and leaving the room.
    Eva thanked the ET reporter and crew for featuring her. She had food catered to celebrate the event. She had forgotten that Brenda was lurking in the background until it was time to go.
    “You startled me,” Eva said, as she picked up her purse and keys.
    “Sorry. You were so busy being a gracious host, I didn’t want to get in the way.”
    “You did get you something to eat didn’t you? If not, we can stop and pick you something up on the way to my house.”
    “I got my fair share,” Brenda said, rubbing her tummy in a circular motion.
    “I need to tell John something and then I’ll be ready to get out of here.”
    “John’s gone for today. Said something about his little boy got sick or something.”
    “I better call and see what’s going on.” Eva called John and was relieved to find out that, according to the doctor, his son was suffering from a sinus infection and with proper medication, would be fine.
    Eva sat in the passenger seat and let Brenda drive. She had a lot on her mind so she took the time to think about things. Career wise, she was well on her