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Caritas, Wednesday Evening

Jarod whistled as he opened the bar, to the point where the zombies were elbowing each other in a knowing fashion and Tino kept hoping for some good gossip, which he wouldn't get. When it was quiet, Jarod once again worked on his laptop, closing it when he sensed anyone coming close enough to read the screen.

A sign was posted on the door:

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"You need a pen name?" Not that he was writing porn, because he definitely wasn't. At least not right that minute.

"It's not neccessary," she admitted. "But I know some authors create more lyrical or romantic sounding names for themselves, like Phillipa or Georgine. Yes, I've spent way too much time in the romance section of the bookstore."

"Really?" Jarod raised his voice over the sound of the blender, "What do you look for in a good romance novel?"

"A strong heroine, a semi-flawed hero, a fun plot," Isabel listed. "I want to be drawn into the story. I want to forget what's going on in my life for a while."

"So, not depressing?" He asked, making lots of mental notes, "And what are your feelings on the more, er, romantic parts?"

"A depressing part is allowed, but only if there's a happy ending." Isabel shrugged, "Sorry but I'm totally a sucker for the happy ending. As for the rest? It's hard to describe but I guess I like it softer, not so graphic and gritty. And why the hell are you asking me this," she asked. "Better yet? Why am I telling you?"

"I was just curious," Jarod shrugged as he poured Isabel's drink into a glass, "and, oh, wait, I know this one...because I asked?"

"Suuurree," she drawled. "Well when your novel is sitting on the front table at Barnes & Noble, I want an autographed copy."

Jarod's novel would never be sitting on a front table anywhere. "Are you glad to be back? How was Los Angeles?"

"LA was wonderful," Isable grinned. "We had a lot of fun. But it is nice to be home."

"What did you do?" Jarod had only spent a little time in California, when he was visiting Veronica.

"Cedric and I went to the Getty Museum, then a bunch of us went to Disney World, and then we spent some time on Muscle Beach," she said, smiling at the memories. "We finished off with a New Year's party. I'm really glad we went."

"Good, I'm glad you had fun," Jarod said, even though he'd missed her. "Nothing invaded while you were gone."

"No, that was yesterday," Isabel laughed. "I'm sorry I left so suddenly, after we'd talked about having lunch. But Jack had to leave for the break at the last minute and I didn't want Cedric to spend the whole time sitting in his room. He needed to get out of here."

"No, I understand," Jarod said, taking a sip of water, "and Cedric's lucky you're such a considerate friend."

"Well I still owe you lunch, just for cutting out last minute like that. So," she said, taking a sip of her drink and resting her chin on her hand. "Did you ever get your Christmas presents?"

"I did," Jarod said, smirking slightly.

"And? Andthing good?" Isabel asked, trying not to appear too curious.

"A number of things, plus a gift or two for M." He didn't mention the letter. "Parker got her a diamond collar, which seems a bit excessive, but it's her money."

She grinned at the mention of the collar. "It's Parker, what do you expect? Besides, M deserves the best. No coal though?"

"No, I got that too," he grinned.

"She didn't!" Isabel exclaimed, horrified.

"She did," Jarod said, almost proudly. "Not real coal, but it's the thought that counts."

"Oh," she said, getting it. "A joke gift? Hopefully accompanied by something nice?"

"There were other gifts, yes, but the coal...that was pure Parker." He might have sounded absurdly pleased.

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