Love Letters
play?” Liana, the lead singer asked while holding her guitar.
    “ I made a list,” Chloe said, handing her the sheet of paper with music titles.
    She had to give her assistant Maureen credit for informing her that Wanted was the hottest band in town. Liana’s voice was low and deep while Austin had a very powerful voice. Liana read the list, which was a combination of love songs, R & B and contemporary rock.
    Austin, the bass guitarist, nodded. “Sure we can divide the songs among sets.”
    “ Yeah, no problem,” Jenny said, from behind the drums.
    Chloe smiled, happy that the band understood what she wanted. She informed them of the dates and the venue. They discussed fees and agreed to a contract. Chloe had reserved the Ritz for the entire evening, knowing her friends would party till the wee hours of the morning.
    An hour later, Chloe was back in her car, glad to have accomplished two things today, but since she’d barely had lunch, she was starving and ready to meet Nicole for an afternoon snack. It was Nicole’s day off, which was ideal since they could have the rest of the day together. Today, as per Nicole’s request, they had planned to have sushi and spend the rest of the afternoon lazing around by the beach. Chloe parked her car outside Shiki Japanese Cuisine and waved at Nicole who had just arrived.
    Chloe gave Nicole a big hug. “I’m starving.”
    “ So am I.” Chloe raised her eyebrows when she saw Nicole wearing tight leather black pants and a red leather jacket.
    “ My gosh, look at you,” Chloe exclaimed, opening the door to the restaurant. “You’re not going to the beach in that! ”
    Nicole tucked her hair around her ears showing off her big gold earrings. “Is there a rule about what people should wear to the beach?”
    Chloe didn’t respond because she knew Nicole always had an answer to everything.
    Once inside, they ordered Salmon Sashimi, California Rolls and other types of sushi. While waiting for their orders, they sipped on sake.
    “ Don’t you just love days like these, when you don’t have any obligations?” Nicole said, lingering over her sake.
    “ Not in my case. I had a busy night cleaning up the house, and then today I met with the photographer and the band. At least now I’ve marked two things off my list,” Chloe said, taking out her chopsticks.
    Nicole didn’t answer. She was still sipping her sake.
    “ Did you hear what I just said, Nicole?”
    Nicole poured more sake. “Yeah, yeah, I heard you.”
    Chloe knew Nicole wanted to discuss Richard so she decided not to push it.
    After lunch, Chloe drove to the beach where she parked her car at one of the many open spots along Half Moon Bay, and then they walked down to the beach. Nicole and Chloe had been to almost every beach in Half Moon Bay, each place beautiful in its own right. Today, a few people were walking their dogs along the beach but with spring approaching, the place would be packed. Half Moon Bay was known for the “Maverick,” which was the biggest and most dangerous wave in the world. Every year, Maverick Surf Ventures would sponsor a Maverick surf contest wherein twenty-four of the best surfers from all over the world would compete in this event. In 2007, thirty thousand people had come to watch the event.
    Chloe exited the car and the two carried their straw hats and blankets to the beach. They picked an ideal spot on the sand to lay out their blankets. The weather was perfect, not too windy, nor too hot.
    “ So what book did you bring today? I hope it’s not one of your cheesy romance novels,” Nicole said, removing her leather jacket.
    “ Don’t worry; I didn’t bring any of those,” Chloe said, removing the envelope from her purse. “In fact, I brought something more exciting.”
    Nicole turned to look at her. “What is it?”
    “ You’re never going to believe what I found last night while cleaning the attic.”
    “ Tell me.”
    “ I think they’re letters my dad wrote to my

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