Michael smiled to himself as he continued his visual scan. The manager nodded once and then walked away to disappear into the store for a minute. Waving the manager closer, she pursed her lips and whispered into his ear. Finally, security got involved and explained to Bethany Anne she was causing a small security issue with the traffic and unexpected paparazzi taking pictures outside on the sidewalk. She absolutely refused, which frustrated the stores manager. He discreetly tried to ask Bethany Anne to step ahead of everyone and come inside. Within a few minutes, the manager of the store came around the corner and up to the two of them. If there was something to hack and delete, he felt comfortable it would be gone. He would have a report from her within the next few hours he suspected, certainly by tomorrow. He pulled out his phone and quickly typed a note to Tabitha and put it away.

Michael noticed that a few were taking shots from an incredible distance using very long telephoto lenses.

A couple of camera ‘journalists’ from the gossip magazines came in and started taking pictures, some annoyingly so. A couple of covert phone camera pictures had occurred and then the social sphere got busy.

They were standing in the line waiting to enter the store like everyone else when a couple of those waiting realized who she was. The two of them were walking along Avenue de Champs-Elysees after taking a stroll through Bethany Anne’s Mecca - the Christian Louboutin St Honore’ store on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore’. “If they don’t stop aiming cameras at me, I’m not going to be responsible for the damages.” Bethany Anne murmured to Michael under her breath. The email list will be sporadic with more ‘major’ updates, the Facebook group will be for updates and the ‘behind the curtains’ information on writing the next stories.

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It's Hell to Choose by Michael Anderle