Swept away

Never the same

"Swept away" Rewritten by VeGirl 2014 © All Rights Reserved

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A couple of weeks passed by; Isa missed Wilma tremendously when she went back to Sweden, but Isa had her new work to focus on and there were a lot of stuff to deal with before the opening. Isa had a few days off a week and at least one of those she spend with Morgan and his friends on set.

Angela flew into town for the grand opening and everything went great. Morgan, Robert and several of their co-workers came for the premiere, which drew the press and some extra people. There were two artists exhibiting, and they were really outgoing; which isn't always the case. Most artists Isa had been in contact with earlier were quite introvert and wasn't comfortable in a crowd of people like this, they'd rather spend their days in the studio, making new creations. Here they had to smile and chit-chat with people, and if that hadn't been their cup of tea it had been harder for all of the people there.

Robert on the other hand made some new friends and potential business partners. Shona had a whole different light in her eyes when she met Morgan again and Isa introduced her to Robert as well. She blushed when Morgan kissed her cheek the way he had done before; the difference was that now she knew what he did for a living.

When Robert did the same; she almost stuttered.

"Isa, come here!" Robert called some time thereafter. "This is my sister," he introduced, and Isa noted how one of the guys eyeballed her in a less than charming way. Morgan was suddenly behind her, sliding his arms around her waist in a way that made her feel both safe and a little bit overly protected. Affectionately Isa laid her hands on Morgan's and introduced him. The guys said their hello's and the one that didn't ogle her furrowed his eyebrows.

"Isn't your sister named Ellen?"

Robert chuckled. "Yes, this is the other sister; I got her as a present when Dad met Krystal." He smiled both cheeky and sweet toward Isa.

"Wow, what a present," the guy said; Isa could almost hear Morgan growl and pinched his hand discretely.

"Thank you... I think?" she added a bit sarcastic. "Luckily I'm engaged to this guy."

Morgan wrapped his arms a little tighter, but that was the moment Angela interrupted their little gathering.

"Felicia, I need you for an interview with the artists."

"Sure," Isa said, kissed Morgan and walked after Angela to answer questions about her efforts to find the right artists and a little about her education, the same time they asked the artists what had inspired them to make these particular sculptures and paintings.

Morgan stood a couple of yards away, watching them with a grin on his face.

A couple of hours later Morgan and Isa was walking home together. "Nice of you to distract me during my interview; what was with the grin?"

He chuckled and put his arm around her shoulders. "I was just so proud of you," he said with another chuckle. "We have changed places; you were being interviewed and I was the one waiting on the sideline."

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Isa was in the studio with Morgan a couple of weeks later, they were in the middle of shooting, when the speaker-system suddenly binged, making everything just stop. The director didn't need to call cut, everybody stopped and looked up at the speakers; they were only used when it was an absolute crisis.

"Robert Epps and Felicia Sahlin to the reception; there is a phone-call for Robert Epps and Felicia Sahlin."

Everybody turned to look at Isa and her heart started to pound like crazy. Isa took a few steps and Robert met her, both with an alarmed expression on their faces. Morgan was by Isa's side immediately and the three of them walked briskly to the reception.