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"Okay, here's the coffee", Paisley said.
She stared at Caryn, her Assistant Director, whose cat Feral, meowed.
"Caryn, what are you doing with Feral?".
"He wants to be on TV".
"He...No".
"Yes".
"But...".
"Look, he needs his Mommy".
"Look, we're on two minutes".
"Did you do your own make-up?".
"No. I'll do my make-up next segment".
"You...fine",
And she hugged her cat...as it hissed at Paisley...and knew that it was Queen of the news. She rolled her eyes...and sat down at her anchor's desk.
Jim, the Floor Manager, waved three fingers at her.
Then two...
...Then she stared at the four cameramen's cameras...and spoke in a loud voice.
"Welcome to News in New York. In breaking news on Friday...the Assistant Director's car, Feral, is now my co-host...In other news...I shall be dancing to Katy Perry's song 'Last Friday night'...because I fell that I'm too moody to care that there's a cat in the studio...".
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News in New York A novel
ChickLitPaisley Drome is the host of News in New York, the new hard hitting news channel on cable, produced by her friend Cay, and directed by former reporter Ted. As they produce the nightly news in the city that never sleeps...all kinds of issues arise th...
