Love Is a Handfull of Secrets

Chapter 11

We laid in my bed for an hour when suddenly Normans phone rang. He was on top of me kissing me and I was in cloud nine. Breathlessly he pulled away to look at the screen of his iPhone. The screen said Troy Duffy. "I'm sorry babe, I gotta answer this it's work". I sighed and snuggled back under the sheets more. There was a sligh cool breeze coming in through my drafty apartment. as Norman left the room to answer the phone, Ted sneaked into my room and plopped himself at the edge of the bed.

I could hear Norman talking in the other room.

"Hey man what's up?"

"Do you mean the fuck is up you were supposed to be here an hour ago we're shooting, dont you know the fucking scehdule?"

Norman sighed and ran a hair through his hair and paced back and forth thinking of what to say. "I'm sorry man, I totally forgot about the schedule" Norman said "it won't happen again, hey I wll be right down"

"Ok" Troy said and norman hung up. He walked back into my room and gave me a look. I knew the look and what it meant. He sat at the edge of the bed petting Ted who was purring with Norman's touch of his fingers.

"Baby I'm sorry I have to go" He said sadly. "What are you doing later??" he added.

"I have a night class but I'll be free after 8:30" I said looking at him with sad eyes.

Norman just remembered something. Today was Friday. He had to pick up Mingus at Logan airport by 2:30 this afternoon. It was 2:45. "FUCK!" he said outloud and pulled out his phone but Helena was already calling him.

"Hello? Yes shit i know yes I will be right there" He said and hung up.

"Who was that?"

"My ex, I need to pick up my son she is at the airpiort with him waiting for me...." I looked at him annoyed. "I know, no you won't see her she is going back to New York" He said bending down to give me a kiss it was a quick one on the lips. I sighed laying back in bed. I knew all about Helena and how much of a bitch she could be. I knew now who this man was and everything about him and to me he was still a normal person.

"Ok just text me, I will be around hanging out" I said in a small voice. He nodded and pulled out his phone as he grabbed his leather jacket and put it on walking out the door. "Troy? yeah it's me, I am on my way but I have to do a quick errand first... My son is at the airport with my ex I gotta grab him real quick" He heard a frustrated sign on the other line. "I know I will try to be quick" "Ok" "Bye" he said and he hung up and slipped his phone into his back pocket. Unxpectidbly he slid back into my room pinning down both of my arms and giving me a quick deep passionate kiss. "See you later babe" he grinned and walked out of the apartment and down the street to flag down a taxi. I looked out my window and sighed heavily. I was totally in love...

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***Norman's POV***

"Finally you're HERE!" Helena yelled at me causing a scene in the middle of the airport. I ignored her and said hi to my son.

"Hi dad!" Mingus said running over to hug me. It felt so good to have my son back in my arms. I looked down and he had the cat carrier.

"Hey boom!" I smiled at him messing up his hair. I looked at the carrier and the Helena.

"I called around to see if anyone could cat sit and no one was available"

"Ok thanks, see ya later" I said to Helena and walked off with my little son, my pride and joy. I loved this kid more than anything.

"Boy is it cold here!" Mingus exclaimed as we climbed into the cab and headed to the bar for what I knew would be a long day of shooting. I just knew at the end of the day that I couldn't wait to see Paige again. I imagined her beautiful hair her eyes and her gorgeous body. Was I falling in love? she made me feel so different than I had before over a woman. She treated me with respect and not like a fan girl for once. I liked that.

***END OF NORMAN'S POV***

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Being hungover all day I was in bed most of the day when I decided to get up and take a shower. I began brushing my now greasy brown hair while looking at myself in the mirror. I had bags under my sea glass colored eyes. I took a cloth and rubbed away my eye liner and mascara. I stepped into the shower, (I had been naked all day) and let the hot water relax my body and began to wash my hair and my body thinking about Norman.

I loved the way his chiseled face lit up when he smiled. I loved his broad shoulders, the way he licked his lips, his strong hands and muscular arms. I loved his hair and his pretty blue eyes when they looked at mine and the way he kissed me. Every single time he kissed me I got butterflies. I couldn't wait to see him later and meet his son. I smiled as I showered and scrubbed myself.

I got out and padded on the wooded floors over to my bedroom to pick out something to wear for the day. I pulled out a black bra and some cute black boyshort panties a tank top, a quarter sleeved black shirt and some jeans and biker boots. I started to apply foundation and bronzer to my cheeks and eyeshadow, eyeliner and mascara to my seaglass eyes. When I was done i threw on the blowdryer and dried my hair and I thought about what Norman could be doing.

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***NORMAN'S POV***

I was on a break at the bar and I pulled out a smoke and put it to my lips. I thought about Paige and how beautiful she is. This day was dragging! I sighed and let out a puff of smoke. Mingus was hanging out with Sean on our break and watching him for me. I was in the back of the car smoking, and it was so cold my breath even looked like smoke. I watched as cars drove by behind an alley I could sort of be seen but not really.

I stamped out the cigarette and stepped inside. Break was over.

"Thanks man for watching Mingus" I said to Sean. "Sure no problem" he replied and smiled "Cute kid def is your mini me".

"Ok here we go 3, 2, 1" Troy said and then pointed to us. I put on my best irish accent and we bagan the scene...

****END OF NORMAN'S POV**

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"Hey what are you doing?" Was the response I got when my iPhone rang and I picked it up.

"Nothing I just showered and I'm dressed you wanna do something before I go to class?" I asked. It was Elyse on the other end.

"We could take a walk around the common!" Elyse suggested. "Or do you wanna get an early dinner somewhere?"

I looked at my alarm clock on my dresser I was laying in bed on my belly my legs in the air. It was 4:15 pm. Suddenly my stomach rumbled automatically deciding the fate for the afternoon.

"Yeah" I said. "I'm actually starving"

"North end then?"

"Sure meet you there" I swiped Hangup on my phone and put it back on the charger it was only at 90%. I put it on airplane mode to help it charge faster and plopped back on the bed.

Oh Norman I sighed just thinking about him wondering what he was up to. Wondering what he was filming. I felt anxious and nervous like I would somehow see him just walking down the street when I knew they were filming at a bar but I had no idea which one. This city might have felt smaller than Atlanta but there were so many hidden places.

Ted brushed against my feet and I decided I should probably leave my apartment soon seeing as we never knew how long the mbta would hold up the trains due to Maitnence or traffic etc. I double checked that I had my Charlie card stuffed in my small coach purse and unplugged my iPhone and put it back on service, dimmed it and slid it into my purse. I check myself in the mirror and grabbed my keys and slid out the door locking it behind me...
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