Free Ring of Truth (A Silver Script Novel Book 1) by Jaclyn Weist

missed.
    “Mr. Smith called and mentioned your ring was switched. How’d that happen?” Debra’s tone was a mix between annoyed and amused.
    Erin was glad Debra couldn’t see her burning face. “The security guard gave me the wrong one, and thankfully Jake noticed it. Did you not get my message?”
    “I must have missed it. You’re very lucky he likes you two so much.” Debra laughed. “That’s not why he called, however. He got a preview of the commercial, and he is raving about it. He wants a couple of other commercials shot with the two of you, and asked you to buy some more slots between now and Christmas. He raised the budget to cover it.”
    Erin’s eyes widened. “Seriously? That’s great! I’ll get on that as soon as I get home tonight.”
    I’ll see you Monday morning. And Erin? Great job.”
    The call ended just as the train pulled in. Jake had to take Erin by the elbow as they followed the other passengers onto the train.
    “Hey, Earth to Erin. What’s going on?” Jake waved his hand in front of her face. “I thought you  were supposed to be helping me  survive the subway.”
    Erin grinned. “Mr. Smith liked the commercial enough that he wants more.”
    “That’s fantastic.” Jake hugged her tightly to him, then leaned back to look at her. “So … does that mean I’ll be doing them?”
    “Yes, he wants the two of us.” Erin shook her head. “I have no idea how this happened.”
    “I don’t know, but I’ll take it.” Jake let go of Erin so he could readjust the rug. “How many stops do we have before we get off?”
    Erin checked the sign. “Four more stops to your apartment. There’s a cute little store nearby that will have what you need for the kitchen.”
    Jake raised his eyebrows. “Cute? Did you just say cute?”
    “Fine. It’s a nice store. Manly store. Is that better?” Erin teased. She pushed the button to open the doors of the train car and climbed out, Jake following behind.
    “Well, as long as it’s manly, I’m okay going there.” He flexed, making Erin’s heart flutter. “Hey, after we take the rug back, let’s grab some lunch before going to the store. I’m starving.”
    “Sounds good.” Erin had picked the store because it was fairly close to Jake’s apartment, and because it had lower prices than the other stores she would have picked from. They passed a few of Jake’s neighbors on the way up to his apartment, each one saying hi. Erin was impressed with how well he knew each of them, and how he joked with the kids, even when carrying the heavy rug up the stairs.
    Once they were in the apartment, Jake laid out the rug on the floor and went to go find some nails to hang the picture. Erin flopped down on his couch to rest for a moment and checked her messages. Her mom had texted to see what she was doing that night, so she texted back about her dinner plans. As she was texting Carissa about what had happened over the last couple of days, her mom called back.
    “So his parents are in town?” her mom asked before Erin could finish saying hello.
    “They should be getting here any time now.” Erin glanced up when Jake came back in the room, and held up a finger to let him know she’d be done soon. She hoped.
    “That’s great. We should meet them while they’re here,” her mom gushed.
    And this right here was what Erin had been dreading. “No, I don’t think that would work. What if they got reservations for just the four of us?”
    “Nonsense. If they’re just barely flying in, there’s no way they could have. We need to meet so we can talk wedding details.”
    Jake crouched down next to Erin and mouthed “What’s going on?”
    She pulled the phone away and whispered, “They want to meet your parents.”
    “Who are you talking to? Is that Jake?”
    “Yes, it is. I’m helping him today.” Erin watched Jake pull out his phone and text someone.
    “How sweet. Listen, you let me know when you find out more about dinner and then we’ll