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Natalie wait got it

you asked me tell you when it's five

o'clock it is now five oh five I'm

meeting Josh for dinner tonight

the cab driver no bro buddy here we go

oh sorry done okay Jimmy they broke up

last Christmas now josh is the Accounts

Manager at Marcos brothers and he just

got offered a very big promotion and

he's taking me for idea to celebrate Shh

he says he has something very special

he wants to ask you tonight mm-hmm and

what masterpiece are you editing today

this is an incredibly important book it

actually reminds me of why I got into

publishing the first place it's full of

tragedy and triumph tragedy and triumph

the history of the cornfield war of 1931

this is the kind of book that could

change the world not if only ten people

read it but Natalie wouldn't it be nice

just once to we're gonna a book that

doesn't sit on a shelf and collect dust

like this both you know I felt that

Beverly Wilcox that's not right that's

hardly printing

she sells millions of copies just

because something is popular doesn't

necessarily mean it's good and doesn't

necessarily mean it's bad either won't

be honest don't you want to edit a book

that you can buy in an airport take on

vacation and read on a beach these tubes

blew up getting a tan

yes Beverly I know you're our number one

author

I couldn't tell yes I know you could go

to any other publisher in town but don't

worry we're going to find you an editor

who understands not just the Beverly

Wilcox brand but also the artists behind

the Beverly Wilcox brand which of course

would be you Beverly Wilcox hello

Beverly goodbye to YouTube

any luck not exactly I tried both of our

in-house editors three of our regular

freelancers and one from a temp service

downtown so far they've all said no

except the man from the temp service Oh

who would you heat a then he'd rather

edit plastic surgery manuals and work

with Beverly Wilcox Oh Beverly Wilcox

has millions of devoted readers all over

the world every time she exhales she

hits the bestseller list it's not like

the editor would actually have to do

anything why can't I just find one for

her next book you really want me to

answer that I certainly do not so you're

giving up no I have an idea

thank you this is new I feel now so how

was your day ah yeah same old same old

trying to change the world and every day

well I ordered us the usual and a Merlot

Merlot you didn't like Merlot

there's a lot of things I thought I

didn't like but I'm discovering new

stuff about myself all the time

sure yeah so how about I propose a toast

what should we drink to um to your

promotion here's to the promotion I

turned it down why I was walking toward

today and I saw all these be miserable

guys in their suits and shoes I thought

hey Josh this is really what you want to

do with your life you really want all

this responsibility you mean my job Jon

mortgage

oh wait what about us

I don't know I'm sorry

Avery now thank you sweetie how are you

I'm good I'm real good how are things in

LA that's kind of why I'm calling

how would you like to become a full

editor pick up and move

Natalie hi I'm Isabelle

Avery's assistant hi how did you know I

was from Portland lucky guess

let's get your luggage so how long do

you work for Avery long enough to know

why you're here I'm sorry oh I mean

Avery speaks very highly of you

she's looking forward to having you with

us here we are

look let me give you a little advice off

the record Los Angeles isn't Portland if

you're gonna make it here you're gonna

need to learn that what you see isn't

always what you get not should I follow

just be careful

remember King Kong was only three foot

stick wait what thank you oh wait you

look good you look great

three years I'm sorry is that right

that's true what they say time flies

when you're happily married see why keep

him wrong yes dinner's almost ready I'm

cooking tonight we are having you know

what I'm gonna surprise you how about a

glass of wine what do you have um

anything but Merlot yeah sure know how

to pick them that's a problem sweetie

you don't oh sorry

it's triple what when I was your boss

back in Portland I watched you go after

at the same time every time good-looking

fun to be around but but no real future

or even plans of having one you're not

just an editor of books now that you're

trying to be an editor in life you're

trying to take these rough drafts of

guys and make them into first editions

just lean on paper speech what's that

how my wife is famous among our single

friends for her dating theories she

believes you can't follow your heart

you have to follow your head I just

happen to believe that before you get

romantically involved with someone that

you should take a look at all that

refutes his goals his ambitions how

seriously he takes his responsibilities

in other words the guy you're dating

catches are good and pair of jeans he's

got a look good on paper it works for me

flattery will get you dessert

okay so what do I do I'm already taking

the first step you're here la is where

people come to reinvent themselves you

leave all your old bad habits behind and

start over with a new life and a new job

wait alright so tell me what's this new

project I'm working on it's such a

lovely night let's not talk shop

okay

oh oh oh my gosh

I'm so sorry I didn't know you were in

there okay I'm sorry does that mean

mocha with a little caramel day and all

these addresses

it's funny you don't strike me as a

door-to-door salesman Department be

joking I wish I was I've been on this

city and I can't find anything I'm just

a nice clean one bedroom like this Oh

cute long day might be done you want to

take a look would you mind on one

condition

we introduce ourselves I'm good you know

Cooper and you are Natalie Natalie

Holland

so the paint's do you pick out some

electric the plotters included clothings

pretty quiet I live outside if you need

anything and rents pretty decent for the

area yeah it is what's the catch okay my

loan is just a cool guy okay I love it

what should I fill out you know John I

do I am a book editor for Goldstein

publishing you try a book editor you

seen them I think asking me that's

illegal

what okay I'll say yes great so what

about you is this your full-time job of

course not

what do you do for a living oh well this

but not full-time cuts into my surfing

of course

hmm I'd appreciate it you did deposit

check to later tonight because I just

need to move some funds for my savings

it should be a problem just let me know

are you sure that's okay with the

landlord yeah just be some leeway okay

thank you again it's my pleasure another

serie you have a long way from Portland

so have you I have an office a whole

office and right over there is your very

first assignment at Goldstein publishing

Wow if I I'm very much Oh morning

Natalie's you're here of course she is

she's starting work today tonight

Avery then speak with you for a moment

Kenny great we were just about to

discuss Natalie's first watch it already

excuse me Natalie we'll be right back

Wilcox I thought she wasn't coming in

till noon

I guess you changed your mind let's go

everyone

wonderful surprise I'm so excited for

you to be Avery hi speak with you for a

moment

Nellie we were just talking about you oh

listen about miniskirts I'm so glad you

liked it

please meet the author Beverly Wilcox

Beverly this is Natalie Holland we'd

like her to edit your new book where's

my champagne and of all people Everly

Wilcox I mean you could have said

something about this before look woman I

know

I'm sorry I wanted you here but was

afraid if I told you why given how you

feel about her work you probably

wouldn't come you're probably right look

at it this way it's an opportunity for

you to move up from assistant to

full-time editor and to work for an

international best-selling author what

about the editors she's in the last book

why are you using him mr. Phil after he

never they finished he left the

publishing industry so there's nobody

else nobody I can afford to take a

chance with I'm mortgaged to the ceiling

with this place that if I lose Beverly

Wilcox to another publisher I'll be out

of business in a year I really need your

help

look she has much of Crawford's everyday

just go meet with her what's the worst

that could happen

and here we are for you miss Puckett's

oh excuse me I asked for the baby tomato

to be placed under the aioli mayonnaise

not on top no no no just leave it leave

it so you're from Portland mm-hmm tell

me Nadine

Natali yes Oh which of my books is your

favorite rich book yes um it's an unfair

question I know but if you had to choose

like this embrace of passion oh and what

was your favorite part my favorite part

my favorite part was when she realized

that he was meant to be with her all

along you mean until she died

yep until that part you just think I'm

ridiculous don't you I'm sorry you've

probably never read a single word I've

ever written and you think I have

absolutely no talent whatsoever and that

the kind of writing I do is nothing but

frivolous nonsense and you wonder why

anyone in their right mind would waste a

single dime reading one of my books

isn't that about it thank you so much

for your time miss Wilcox good look at

the book Oh

keep the receipt for lunch it's on Avery

thank you very much

hi Avery what did you say to her I'm

sorry I told you this was a really good

idea yeah are you kidding she loved you

what he just called me she told me if I

didn't put you on her book she was going

to take her next three somewhere else

it's unbelievable were you better start

believing you've got 30 days to deliver

desires and yeah that's perfect you

think yeah yeah looks good oh these

papers from the landline congratulations

you're almost a bona fide California

almost oh you didn't know well to make

it official you gotta have dinner at the

best burger joint in the city and where

would that be

what you mean Nikki's grill wasn't

you're welcome to La handbook must have

skipped over that part well fortunately

for you I happen to know the exact

location and and available to help you

complete your residency program how

about tonight tonight unless you got

other plans like maybe a book deadline

every hey coop Avery Avery coop this is

one of my closest friends and my boss

boss deadline got it rain check

there's nice to meet you Avery and you

thank you for helping anytime

isn't he cute adorable yeah I think she

works maintenance or something I'm gonna

when I first moved in and you're already

making dinner blooms Harden dinner it's

just a burger what did I tell you about

guys like him you told me to find

somebody with responsibility you know

what he takes his job very seriously

he's also a handyman

he's not just a handyman he also serves

hmm look just promise me you won't do

anything rash at least before you finish

Beverly's book deal Anneli it's cactus

oh I know somebody Dave need calm just

something you want to tell me well not

particularly well if you're looking for

a match for me put down that I like

redheads that like to meddle in their

employees love lives I am NOT mentally

I'm just trying to help you ever

considered the way to help Natalie the

most is just let her live her life let

her make her own dating decisions she's

terrible at it you're the guy she dated

back in Portland the one with the wispy

moustache and a scary leprechaun tattoo

oh I like that guy no I'm just looking

for someone for Natalie who has

something to offer you know someone who

can really bring something to the

relationship with her miscue a question

were you this picky when we first met

that's not fair no I think it is are you

saying you wouldn't pay attention to me

if I was working at a fast-food joint or

at a dollar store instead of as a

stockbroker of course I would have I was

in love with you was not some pusher

me ask another you do know this because

you care about Natalie or maybe just

maybe you're vicariously getting a

little through oh that is ridiculous

you see it's ridiculous but does it true

sorry sorry just get a little heated

yeah he's haha Natalie Holland meet Eli

Jackson

Eli miss Harlan oh you like Hey don't

you talk to my lady

sorry hey miss Holland pleasure to meet

you

Hans an editor she's working on a new

book

oh really you know like books huh movies

Oh sci-fi alien spaceships like that

really do you know where the ideas for

most of those movies come from books

great writers like Ray Bradbury arthur c

clarke if you like science fiction

you should read those you know what why

don't I give a couple to coop you could

read them tell them I think oh I guess

so yeah I mean thank you miss Holland

alright boys enjoy your night good night

Natalie good night Natalie hey no fair

that's that's cheaty here we have you

did she's been here since 8:00

whoo oh you mighty Beverly morning or

practically afternoon I already been to

Pilates had a half-hour session with my

holistic therapist and had a juice

cleanse and you look like you're still

dressed in what you were to bed oh I'm

sorry did we have an appointment that I

forgot about you're my editor Natalie we

don't need appointments I expect you to

be on call 24 hours a day until my book

is finished now these are my notes but

what you've done so far and this is my

list of everything we need to get done

today lunch reservations book pedicure

appointment complete questionnaire for

Vanity Fair magazine oh oh oh I almost

forgot I also need you to pick up my dry

cleaning

I think we're gonna need to come to

something understanding about boundaries

here I absolutely agree you do oh yes

and that's why I got you this instead of

using your personal phone now I have a

direct line to you any time of day or

night in case I have some idea or lotion

or just our creative whim about my book

and this will help us communicate better

so that something like today

never happens again okay and don't

forget about tonight tonight didn't

Isabelle tell you it's the bookbinders

annual charity event I beg your pardon

oh don't worry I've already RSVP'd for

us both Oh

both like me don't be obtuse noodling of

course you're going with me of course

how could I don't be sarcastic Natalie

it's giving you those ugly little

worried lines around your mouth it's

just that we have a deadline I don't

think I should be taking time away from

the boat this is about the book my dear

I'll appearance at this event author and

editor together which generate

excitement about desires love unbound

before you two gets to the printers

anyway Isabelle has all the information

the car will pick you up at 7:00 sharp

she's a monster I assume you were

talking about Beverly I mean not only

Weiss was editor well does she miss you

too for an errand she wasn't fetch think

she was gonna carry this thing around

24/7 so I gave a terrific call she's

just trying to include you in her life

it's part of her creative process and

does that include having to go to some

boring charity cocktail party charity

not the bullfighters foundation I didn't

want to tell you I knew he'd be upset

how does everybody know about this with

me the bookbinders is one of the most

important charity events in Los Angeles

publishing I've been trying to get her

to take me to that party for five years

now fantastic then you can go instead of

me it's invitation only

very exclusive all the most important

writers in the city will be there you

have to go you have to represent

Goldstein publishing mm-hmm but not like

that absolutely not cancel my meetings

for the rest of the day wait wait where

are we going we have our retail

emergency what difference does it make

what I'm wearing it's just a party but

not like that

there's no time oh hello the boss that

maintenance man oh hey I was uh just

checking on mrs. wolf down the hall she

can't reach the top of her fridge you

know anyway I was just stopping in to

see if you had those books for you I

great got him Thanks

so are we still on for that burger

okay well Natalie is very busy thank you

for stopping by she has a very important

social engagement this evening

okay thanks again bye-bye yeah yeah I

thought we agreed that you were going to

only date men who had ambition and goals

many who I know I know men who look good

on paper yes

how am I gonna find one of those you

wear that dress tonight you're not going

to have to look much longer you think

it's okay I feel like I'm pretending to

be somebody else it's LA that's the idea

oh I'm just starving I gotta eat

something

hello Beverly car is here where it is

it's downstairs yeah I'm on my way I'll

be tell them does she even know the word

goodbye Wow

I took your advice

that's the park at home yeah what's that

for of a bad habit every time I see a

beautiful woman I can't help but give

her a flower how long have you had this

habit five seconds oh sorry

yes Beverly whatever you do don't worry

about me sitting here in this car please

take all the time you need to discuss

gardening chips with the help coming

sorry you gotta go this is beautiful

really thank you

at Friday night sorry oh thank you

well at least you managed to put

together an outfit that doesn't look as

if you're going fishing

and where are you hey back here I just

sent my old friend Natalie off to the

bookbinders foundation with Beverly

Wilcox I dressed her up as an Ellen

party girl and shipped her off to the

Wolf's den well if I'd like to remind

you that Natalie is our old friend and

I'm sure you set her up for the book

minder thing just to keep the battle-ax

happy I thought bringing Natalie here

would help her and me I'm not sure it's

doing either what do you mean she was

spending her wheels up in Portland and I

thought bringing her here to help solve

my problem would also give her the push

she needed to make the leap from

assistant to editor was problem the

problem is the same as in the healthy

strengths she's a good editor with

strong opinions

not exactly what Beverly's asking boy he

said there was a great writer in Beverly

if she had a good editor I'm not sure

now is the time to test that theory what

are you doing by the way I'm watching

the ballgame and reading a book on pizza

yes advance copy brat huh you are

reading a cookbook and watching sports

that's really not that hard and this is

is a really good book I'm in the chapter

about the gluten-free dough it's

terrific right

like it's terrific yeah time will only

ship 10,000 copies meanwhile Beverly's

book isn't even at Kelly's yet and the

phone is ringing off the hook for hard

copies and edition dates better keep

Madame Beverly happy even if she is an

old battle-ax

just get her it was winning what game oh

really

keep reading me about gluten-free I know

oh good we're not too early I'm not too

late

how do you know you can't see the walls

but nobody's passed out yet thank you

yeah that should help I don't really

like champagne learn hello everyone

thank you so much for coming beside to

your other side great this is a

wonderful editor of my new book love's

desire unbound available this fall from

Goldstein publishing miss nearly Holland

oh well she keeps me honest well not to

us so tell us about yourself Natalie are

you from Portland oh yes for the last

book you innocent Oh

it was called tragedy and triumph it's

an amazing book it's a vivid account of

struggle and resilience of the human

spirit but it's not just a history book

it's like an incredible journey into the

dark part of our national identity but

ultimately it is a heartbreaking

reminder how every person on earth each

one of us can really make a difference

all we have to do is reach out to our

fellow man and say you matter to me you

matter to you I think that went on long

enough

don't take it personally you woke up

with these things aren't really

interested in their fellow man it's nice

about the social cause more about the

social events and what about you I did

it both really and it's a nice big tax

deduction you need a big tax deduction

I'm a lawyer in Los Angeles any plenty

of it and he's Bob Bob Lewis um Natalie

Holland yes you're the you jerk

how long you been working with her

Highness um two weeks three days and

just under nine hours well from what I

hear she eats editors for breakfast so

you lasted that long you must be doing

something right New York I'm sorry are

you gonna ask my father eventually yeah

I just came out on vacation and never

went back

do you surf uh well I've never really

had the time I've always been pretty

ambitious I started building my law

practice right away out here and thinks

it's really took off a lot of big plans

for the future too how about you how

about me what do you serve yes but

really we're done here I'll be waiting

in the car not for too long I hope I

gotta go sounds like well it was nice

talking to you Natalie's in Portland

hopefully we can do it again sometime

maybe with dinner I like that up from

New York via LA can I call you tomorrow

good well I know how to get all of you

and I'm not the only one I'm sorry

find my food oh hi you still there oh

absolutely

four ladies dressed like that Niki's is

always open pull up a seat Hey Oh

are you new no I'm jakey

there is no Nicki never was so why is it

called Nicki's we got a deal on the sign

ah coffee yes please okay

especial at the house tonight is burger

burger or burger and we're all out of

the first two I'll take a burger Hey

order a hockey puck straight up how do

you want hey you found the place

do you work here too oh really help out

every once in a while cuts into the

serpentine something like that yeah

fridge needs cleaning uh I did it

yesterday that's dirty again I'm gonna

get a clean bin good idea so take it the

party wasn't very good

what makes you say that well you're a

burger joint alone on Friday night they

go home early I didn't have a date in

fact I haven't had one since Portland

and even those weren't too successful so

I'm just trying a little careful with my

choices you know what does that mean

careful a friend of mine refers to it as

finding someone who looks good on paper

on paper yeah I am sorry that no okay

I'm just trying to understand so you

mean a guy who's stable like a real

breadwinner someone who has a good job

snappy dresser killer resume look I know

I'm not just you know a work resumes but

like a life resume got it it seems you

got it all worked out then look I didn't

mean to

don't worry about it when you know what

you want you got to go after it right

I'm gonna get you that burger hey what

happened to your friend if she had

someplace better to be

I haven't heard from Natalie oh yeah

probably because it's like two o'clock

in the morning do you think it's a bad

sign that she's in touch base I think

it's a sign that she's an adult I made

it very clear that I wanted to hear how

things went well I feel a strong about

why you just give her a call talk in the

morning Ben are you gonna ratchet it

down lady if I show an interest this is

a professional relationship with my most

important author you'll have to forgive

me Oh smart reason you're gonna keep

cool

I need to get some rest so turn off the

light when you're done late wow you like

it I just picked it up this morning

figured our first day will be a perfect

chance to try it out

did that have a fault

it's Beverly Wilcox his favorite lunch

spot we'll go somewhere else no no no no

I I love it okay

she shows up we ask for the check you

got it turned upside down and they find

me in the back of the library asleep Shh

between two stacks of books with a first

edition Winnie the Pooh on the left so

then what's it like working with Beverly

Wilcox oh that is challenging she wants

an editor but every time I try to change

some things she insisted I just put it

back the way it was why not just do what

she asks and take the paycheck yeah

that's what Avery said no no I just feel

like there's something special about her

work yeah it's worth about $10,000 per

word no not just that

I mean there is something underneath the

surface of her work something meaningful

that she's afraid to let anything know

about for fear of losing her readers

you're gonna help her share that with

the world I can't

she's already threatened to leave

Avery's publishing house if I push too

far

she's gone well you know that does

happen one good thing is convolve us it

wasn't for Beverly Wilcox

I would never met you

where is Alfonzo I took him out I know

you took him out I can read that what I

want to know is why well he slowed down

the narrative I think it was like she

belonged in another book I just didn't

think that we would miss him if you

didn't think we would miss him well

there's a newsflash for you we don't I

do put him back may I direct your

attention to the artwork on these walls

it does not see Natalie Holland it says

Beverly Wilcox I am the author and you

are my editor and don't you ever forget

it or I will

well they she lives up to her reputation

what are you doing here I want to

surprise you I got us a table for lunch

if there's no place over in Silver Lake

it's so hip it doesn't even have a name

I'll be right back

hey mr. boss I'm Avery

Bradley's boss and one of our closest

friends as a pleasure to meet you

and you Nana has been talking about you

for weeks but I was beginning to think

you were just a figment of her

imagination no I'm the real thing yes

you certainly are Avery I need to talk

to you about that early it can wait

enjoy your lunch take all the time you

need it was very nice trust me

anything's better than that surfing

janitor she was after last month

all right watch this hey hey dude

fight through Big Ben Oh kiss miss Holly

hey miss Holland just a second okay I

don't think it's a friend of mine it

wanna hey hon what are you doing it's

Annie like that's cute

hey so did you ever read those books

that I gave you oh yeah twice they were

amazing they were so cool you got any

more absolutely

I can drop some by later thank you for

solid you know you got some complaints

award oh that it's a tempting offer but

yeah I don't think Bob's the mini-putt

type I said supposed to mean nothing you

just don't seem like the kind of guy who

has time for fun oh you know what I feel

like a round of golf after all

thank you we're all tied up you sink

this putt we win game misses we lose

thank you Oh crusher how about let me

get interested are you say coupe Oh

better much for us oh I don't think

that's a good idea how much we talking

about just enough to make it exciting

I say five dollars think Bob means a

little bit more nice look at the pine

our rules are rules Bob take the shot

anything look I would really broke the

bank oh look at this time gotta get back

to the office

my thing you you chuck thanks for the

books miss Holland thanks for playing

guys

you'll miss on purpose didn't ya Bob

needed me to lose more than that he's

all wrong for her you know well she

knows what she wants

can't falter for that time in this story

can I help you with that

oh don't worry about it I don't wanna

bother you I'm just taking this stuff

down mini garden how do you run there

can't say that I have home well it is

great one come with us

don't bother miss Holland do you lie she

has a deadline she does have time for

stuff like this I'll get my shoes

no no today I just do this you're fine

okay all right no the thing about

planning these kind of vegetables is you

have to be careful with the fertilizer

tell me more of a wizard of plants plant

wizard ah I fear I cannot do lady secret

the ages don't only to a select few

all right I go get some water it was

great like right in the middle of the

city used to be a factory or something

but it got to her now it was just

sitting here until I was bought and

donated to the mentor program so do you

and Cooper mana match you kidding he

started this whole thing

community garden was his life really

yeah he says well ski changed the water

while getting its in did you say that

yeah you know we come here often unless

playing basketball or surfing or you

know you're saying it but sometimes

please homework - well no it's perfect

they go first

you just want people to know that I

probably be injured with that how long

have you guys known each other since I

was a kid like a look a long time it

this thing called la Mentor Program when

I take your really guy it's great that

you're helping mentor coop I mean key

you oh what's so funny nothing

we're talking about you at all yeah

right you guys hungry

Oh starving all right yeah these are

really good right they are best tacos in

town and you almost excellent parties

mmm they come wherever you are I think

it's important to have good food

available in the neighborhood like this

not everyone can afford Crawford's you

know Hey no charge

well there was a not for coop not for

friends coop Yelp is out a while back so

as long as I'm making tacos hi Natalie

still hasn't called should I go over to

her place no I'm sure she's working have

you heard from Beverly I haven't seen

her since she laid it all out for

Natalie the other day well that scene

wasn't just for Natalie she wants

everyone to know what her books mean to

Goldstein publishing Natalie can pull

this off I sure hope so we have to keep

a close eye on the situation until the

book is in our hands ready for the

printer got it I don't think I overstate

the case and saying our livelihood

depends on whether Lea Wilcox and her

continued association with Goldstein

publishing

oh well that's comforting tell me about

it bye

thanks for coming with this massage well

thanks for letting me tag along

I had fun oh you're not gonna forget to

bring those books right I am NOT gonna

forget about those books that's where he

lives huh funny looks like this one

empty lot or sooo truck they don't look

like much on paper

oh I'm just saying sometimes paper

doesn't tell all still thank you for

today first showing me around

you're welcome it wasn't exactly the

type of places you're used to but okay a

little tired

well maybe you can do it again sometime

I know a couple of great thrift shops an

amazing soup kitchen cuz I am

I'm sorry I shouldn't be doing this I

know he needs one too let's go on paper

right no that's not fair that's no

everything what is it was wrong okay

I'll meet you good morning not only

beautiful isn't it

I come up here to remind myself that

there are still lots of good things

about this city right so not all just

overrun with devious underhanded

treacherous you said there was an

emergency yes absolutely there was

unfortunately the patient died you

didn't like it let's see um you took out

the diamond necklace subplot you removed

all the flashbacks from the 18th century

the dialogue now sounds like something

you would overhear at a laundromat and

no Alfonso so in a sentence I would say

no Natalie I did not like it okay let's

work on it together well that's a

problem isn't it you don't know what

that means really together that's what

I've been trying to do no that's not you

have some preconceived idea about my

work and my readers and how you're gonna

change everything and make it better but

it's not my better

it's not even our better it's only your

better okay I am so sorry if I have

offended you in any way I'm just trying

to bring some integrity into the

projects integrity well I've had just

about enough of your integrity if my

manuscript is not restored to its

original form and submitted

as complete with absolutely no changes

by Monday morning I will be Goldstein

publishing am i clear

absolutely good well enjoy the walk back

down

watch out for the dog poop just give me

one minute and we are out of here I'm in

hurry Wow ones last time you said that

just before I said Beverly's last up to

the printer so things are going as

planned not sure you well Natalie smart

I'm sure she's got your back

speaking of Natalie she's dating someone

she told you never been married

top of his law class and just made

partner at one of the best entertainment

firms in depth how do you know that

you've got to stop I have an obligation

to protect one of my best friends you

got no shame I have a feeling that all

the pieces are about to fall into place

for Goldstein publishing and Natalie

Holland it's a win-win so are you going

to buy me lunch or what don't you buy me

lunch

I was incorrigible mm-hmm that's how you

love me there are a lot of reasons why I

love you that is not one of them mm-hmm

let's get out here and start okay I'll

treat but as long as it's cheap

incorrigible she's bluffing

you think I know she hardly because you

sit up there and then you do it again

regular yeah to go you're right about

this place this work is fantastic bit

thick though you probably save up about

a third increase their profit margins by

20%

Thanks now your friend yep how's your

friendly today

so what am I gonna do you're her editor

make the changes you want but she likes

it or not she will back down and what if

she doesn't

and if Beverly leaves Goldstein

publishing will go out of business

Avery will lose everything she's not

gonna leave trust me

what's going on no no I assure you it

was simply a case of we here at

Goldstein publishing feeling we had gone

as far as we could with these Wilcox's

work and that it was time for us to both

Emily part company in search of fresh

inspiration and these rapidly changing

times that's the only comment I'll be

making at this time thank you you had to

do it didn't you Avery what happened

what do you mean what happened you know

very well what happened she told me she

warned you she told me she said if you

changed her manuscript she was going to

leave and you did and she has no yes she

signed a new deal this morning the news

is already online that's the tenth phone

call I've had since I got here believe

me she can't just leave Frank there's

got to be a contract or something it was

on a boat by boat basis

she's taking her name all her materials

everything that leaves us with two

cookbooks and a guide to famous curb

markers in New England to release for

the coming year I'm sorry I yeah well

you're not the only one Oh Natalie I'm

sorry I didn't mean that

it's okay

don't take anything else down until I

come back

are you doing I'm gonna find her I'm

gonna talk some sense into her she

doesn't have to listen to you she can do

anything she wants she's Beverly Wilcox

she's huge wasn't it you who told me

that King Kong was only three slices

excuse me Beverly I'm sorry didn't

replace because he for just two minutes

Natalie a Bob Lewis Natalie Holland

Natalie used to work for me the mob

represents were field publishing they're

handling my next book

I am excuse me

that is so odd she acted as if she knew

you I'm sorry sorry

hey Natalie are you doing your loan

today

it's a Hoover room nah haven't seen come

to think of it I haven't seen him since

he was in here the other day when you

and suit were having lunch um

okay if he comes by fits just tell my

stop fine Jake horse poop well just like

I was telling the lady he's not here

what's wrong it's my mom she couldn't

breathe SWAT call 9-1-1 the ambulance

came but they said i mean they built a

sign for stuff my brother's at work and

I can't get ahold of them truck took the

bus over here and it's okay yeah no way

to work working a to the hospital and

everything's in the morning Jake called

coop and we'll meet him there Thanks

you read things no I I don't I'm

homeless

says they take her away I'm not quite

sure where exactly but you know she sure

is nothing fun ever makes her happy it

is you know what why don't you give that

to mama we get to the hospital

really thanks miss Holly no thanks yeah

just so I'm dragging you into this

I'm sure you have more important things

to worry about

yeah why starting to change my mind

about what's important what do you mean

well you might not understand this it's

a little bit older but they haven't been

very nice to her friend truth I thought

I wanted to spend my life with someone

who had an important job money important

big plans for the future

I was following some stupid map in my

head I should have just been following

my heart's you mean you Big Bob when he

should have take two are you actually a

30 year old I did it but you know it's

the great thing about Co he's both he's

a great guy and he's loaded well I'm not

sure having your own surfboard means

your motive but only on a proper

building does excuse me yeah used to be

this big Wall Street guy Heelys bunch of

buildings like Nicky screw anybody a lot

for our garden too are you sure about

this mm-hmm so secret or anything just

doesn't think it's a big deal

turning Eli who your mom's gonna be fine

they want to keep her overnight but

she's gonna be okay

I see her up tonight she's resting I'll

bring it back first thing in the morning

all right

why don't you go wait in the truck thank

you she's gonna be okay right yeah it's

gonna need an operation no way course

Ellen should be fine are you going to

pay for that too

all right you want to know who John

Cooper really is MBA from Stanford five

years on Wall Street a lot of money you

don't have to do this

miserable his friends were greedy

shallow jerks that would have sold their

souls for the latest sports car so he

walked he burned his suits gave away his

shoes and started over now he lives in

this tiny apartment charged his beat-up

pickup truck in his hacker that he's

never been in his whole life why didn't

you tell me are you serious just like

present you my resume I'm the same man I

was yesterday but that wasn't good

enough for you on paper

can i and i still cash in my rain check

can't see the weather changing anytime

soon

see your own

hello Beverly I need to speak with you a

little busy right now I need to see you

okay where are you hello Beverly may I

come in please

oh you're moving back to Orion well I'm

sorry to hear that

I figured I should get out before it's

too late you know back in Oregon I was a

pretty good editor down here I turned

into a lousy one and I need an worst

person I think maybe you're being a

little too hard on yourself it's your

friend Bobby sure that opinion Bob and I

aren't exactly on speaking terms huh

oh this he's got that in common you know

I figured it out all by myself I'm not

exactly an idiot you know he used you to

get to me and then he convinced you to

do the exact thing that would make me

leave Goldstein publishing and I did and

I was wrong so are you gonna go back to

Avery unfortunately I can't

I signed a two-year contract with Bob's

company his company owns my name my face

and the next three books by Beverly

Wilcox so maybe they'll find you a

better editor than me would you just

stop that just stop that you are an

excellent editor frankly you're probably

the best I ever had Bob Lewis ironically

enough and all this gave you some very

good advice I did need you to stand up

to me

not your fault and I can't let go of

things like Alphonse Ouma

very cute apartment reminds me of one I

had when I first got to town back then

my name was Margaret Bunn and I had one

book a little spy thriller I'd written

no I was sure it was gonna sell right

away turned out

nobody wanted a spy thriller written by

a 22 year old from Indiana so I looked

in the mirror and I did what everyone

who comes to LA does as soon as they

crossed the city line I picked two

street names and reinvented myself as

Beverly Wilcox romance novelist Wow

she's done very well for herself yeah

she has but Margaret Bunn still misses

that spy thriller only I had such a

wonderful lead character a renegade

espionage agent named Alfonso well I

think it's about time I said goodbye to

him anyway I just stopped by to tell you

how sorry I am about everything that

happened just to wish you all the luck

in the world with whatever happens next

Thank You Beverly my friends call me

Maggie

I love to the end this sheep is running

that's great

she'll probably be running a marathon

this summer hope so

sure was nice of his heart to help us

out that day huh yeah nice you talked to

her lately

nope why not it's complicated no it's

not she told me herself that other guy

was insane what really life is you you

I'm miss Holland she likes guys with

money and real estate it's yeah but she

know you have that stuff when she told

me she liked you what yeah he went to

the hospital she was looking for you all

day just to show you how she felt when

she cared about you okay wait she said

this to you before you told her anything

yeah I wanted totally rich shout out

weird only she didn't want to know

between you and me

and she liked it better when she thought

you were just some sort of mom yes I

don't know Goldstein publishing yeah hi

Natalie hall please miss Holland no

longer works here well do you know where

she is

her friend Fritz from the apartment

building oh is this a surfing janitor

sure dude where she is she should be on

her way to the airport her flight leaves

in two hours

I'll get specs

come on

thank you

Oh

every he's got talk

Portland has it left huh hey what are

you doing here

is that my region there's a whole storm

imminent

aren't you supposed to be in a plane

I just Fred the most amazing book okay

that's great welcome everyone and thank

you all for being here at the inaugural

launch of the new Gulf seed cooper

publishing company many of you know that

this is our very first year working with

our new business partner mr. John Cooper

you couldn't be more excited about our

new releases featuring our new line of

novels for young adults being curated by

our very own Natalie Holland very big

announcement we have a new author

joining us at the Goldstein Cooper

imprints many of you may remember her

earlier work under a different name

which due to certain contract and legal

restrictions I am unable to say but here

with her new very first exciting

political thriller Alphonsus web which

is already pre-sold over 1 million

copies please welcome Margaret London

thank you thank you all so much I just

can't tell you what a thrill it is to be

back working with such wonderful

publishers once again and a very special

thank you to a young lady without whom

Margaret Bunn might never have left

Indiana Natalie Holland thank you for

coming so Wilcox retiring there's going

to be a gap in romantic fiction market

what are we gonna do about that I don't

know much about fiction but I got a

pretty good idea about the romantic um

chapter one