THE GRUMPY STORM CHASER (LOVE IN A STORM #1) BY PIPPA BROOK – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Pippa Brook
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Colby
I TUG AT THE collar of my dress shirt. It’s getting hot beneath the bright
stage lights and a sheen of sweat is starting to gather on my upper lip. The
makeup artist for the photoshoot darts forward to dab my face with a towel.
The photographer waits for her to leave the set before raising his camera
once more. “How do you feel about props? Perhaps an umbrella…”
I glare at him. “Absolutely not.”
Photoshoots are the bane of my existence. When I accepted the on-air
meteorologist position at Rise and Shine, Los Angeles four years ago, I
knew my face would be splashed across magazines and TV screens
throughout the country. It’s a nationally syndicated television program with
a large viewership. I just grossly underestimated how much time I’d spend
with photographers. I am a scientist, but America views me as a celebrity.
It’s annoying as hell.
The photographer tilts his head in thought. “Let’s try a few with a smile?”
My patience is running out faster than a startled cat, and I open my mouth
to tell him I’d like the umbrella after all—to shove straight up his ass. My
sister, Marjorie, notices my darkening mood and quickly steps into her role
as my manager.
“Colby doesn’t smile in photos. He’s known throughout the country as
the grumpy meteorologist. That’s his brand.”
The photographer frowns. “I just thought—”
“Well, don’t,” Marjorie says. “Viewers love his grumpy face, and Rise
and Shine, Los Angeles has built a whole marketing campaign around it for
years. So, let’s just stick with what works, okay?”
It’s true that viewers love my grumpy disposition. Thousands of t-shirts
with my grumpy face have been printed and sold, as well as other
merchandise like coffee mugs and stickers.
I wasn’t always so grumpy. Once upon a time, I loved meteorology. But
working in southern California doesn’t offer much of a challenge. It’s sunny
and warm nearly every day. Most of the time, I just stand in front of the
green screen and point to the cartoon sun in the upper corner. Sometimes, I
get to mention the smog index or the pollen count, but there’s very little
forecasting to be done. By the end of the first year, I was scowling as I gave
the weather reports.
Marjorie is a marketing and PR genius, so she made a pitch to the station
to start marketing me as the grumpy meteorologist. The rest is history.
The photographer frowns. “Maybe we could get a few with him wearing
sunglasses and flip-flops?”
Marjorie shakes her head. “You know what? I think we have more than
enough pictures. Thank you for your time today.”
“Yes, thank you,” I agree with a nod. The photographer glowers at me,
packing up his gear.
“It really wouldn’t kill you to smile every now and then,” Marjorie
whispers to me under her breath. “We live and work in paradise. Be
grateful.”
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