The Rock Star and the Girl From the Coffee Shop 2: Under Pressure by Terry Towers Page A

quick shake. “Nah, Sir. We’ll be ready.”
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    “It sparkles! Look, look, look!” Hanna gave Bo’s hand a jerk, gaining his attention as they rounded a building and she caught sight of the Eiffel Tower shining brightly, filling the night sky with thousands of sparkling lights as they flashed and chased each other.
    Not hearing an expected response, Hanna glanced up at Bo to see him smiling down at her.
    “Well? Is that not the coolest thing ever !”
    Bo chucked out loud this time. “It is pretty amazing.”
    She groaned out loud, rolling her eyes at him. “But you’ve seen it before, haven’t you?” The tower stopped sparkling and went back to glowing a soft yellow.
    Giving her a guilty smile he nodded. “Yeah, last year we toured through Europe. I saw most of the major tourist attractions.”
    Hanna’s heart sank slightly, a part of her wishing it was something new they’d
    experience together.
    “But, there’s still tons I haven’t seen. Usually the best places are the ones fewer people know about.”
    As they drew closer to the tower the crowd began to thicken and they found
    themselves approached by countless street vendors peddling miniature sparkling Eiffel Tower statues, carrying the dozens of statues on large iron rings. Hanna found herself muttering a stream of no thank yous, which only encouraged the vendors to try harder.
    “Just ignore them,” Bo advised as they brushed their way past the vendors. “We stop then someone might take notice of us.” He pulled the bill of his ballcap a little lower down his forehead.
    Hanna frowned as she glanced over her shoulder to see Tyson and two of the new
    guys following close behind, while trying to look inconspicuous. Luckily, the stature of the three bodyguards made them a point of interest, keeping eyes from Bo and Hanna.
    As they approached the tower, she noticed four stations, one set up at each leg of the tower. Lines of a couple hundred people each patiently waited for a chance to climb the tower. Between the legs were an assortment of vendors selling tourist items.
    “Wanna climb the tower?”
    Hanna raised a brow at him and then craned her neck looking up at the tower. That was a lot of climbing. Did people actually climb to the top? It seemed insane.
    “Do people climb all the way to the top?”
    “To the third platform.”
    That still seemed like a hell of a long way in her mind. She looked down at the boots she was wearing, with the four-inch heels, and then back up.
    “We can purchase tickets to take the lift to the third storey.”
    Hanna shook her head as she tugged him to the nearest leg to stand in line. “Nah, let’s do this proper and climb some stairs. Might as well get some exercise.” She looked over her shoulder at their three guards and saw the look of disappointment on their faces. They seemed about as impressed as she was over the idea of the climb, but dutifully followed behind the couple.
    Bo slipped an arm around her shoulder and pulled her tight to him, kissing her on the top of her head. Wrapping her arms around his waist, she snuggled tight to him. It felt nice here. Maybe it was the change of location and aside from having Tyson and the other guys with them, it felt like they were two normal people on vacation.
    As the line moved and they got closer to the front of the line, she noticed several people staring at her and Bo. People chattered around her in various languages, none of which she understood, so if people were indeed talking about her and Bo, she’d never know. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath in and slowly released it. She was being paranoid, that was all. Opening her eyes, she looked around a second time and the few people who she thought had been staring seemed to have lost interest.
    “What’s wrong?”
    Chuckling at herself, Hanna shrugged. “I’m so used to being paranoid, I guess it’s hard to relax around people now.”
    “Yeah. I know. Welcome to the world of show business,