Billy drove through the temperate streets of Massachusetts, with Winona sitting in the fro, the seat reed, her bare feet on the dashboard, something even the owner wouldn't mind. – Billy thought. – A curious fact about Winona is that she didn't appreciate speed much, something she had warned Billy about wheing into the car. Billy respected the speed limits and lowered them a bit more to avoid disfort for the girl who was ughing on the side with Trini.

  -We're almost there. - Billy said, but was only answered by whispers from the two girls. Billy parked the car, so slowly that it allowed both of them to finish a long discussion about some event that Billy was unaware of.

  -Well, we've arrived. - Winona said, getting out of the car like an autumn breeze, leaving behind a mess of things: the chair poorly pced, her bck jacket, and a brush. She would ter search her entire room for it.

  -See you in half an hour. - Billy said.

  For an hour, I o shower and fix myself up a bit. I'm a mess. - Winona said.

  -Alright, I'll wait for you in the restaurant. - Billy said.

  Adjusting his suitcase and finalizing the drafts of One Piece, currently ting Chapter 0 about Shiki's story and some other spin-offs, small oo give more sistency to the story, he was in Chapter 7. If he pleted five more chapters, it wouldn't be too difficult to finish the first mini-arc of the East Blue, e Town.

  He expanded a bit on Zoro's fshback arc, adding more depth to his retionship with Kuina aailing the figure of his master to give a better overall feel to the story. Along with the visual improvements, the manga tained many ings and goings that were not fully published.

  -May I take your order, sir? Anything to drink, perhaps an appetizer? - the hotel waiter asked.

  -You bring me a gss of water and a coffee. - Billy said suctly, to which the waiter nodded.

  tinuing with his glorious drafts of One Piece, going bad forth, carefully detailing the enviros and pces in the best ossible, he decided to add a bit meography to bnk areas, in small informational postcards about the East Blue, opening up the universe a bit more iail. When w on a series where you know the beginning and end, and everything that happens iween, it's easy to avoid script problems and correct irregurities.

  They served his water in silence, along with his coffee, a him to work in peace, without making excuses for anything like the bill, another order, or any other inveniehat might arise. Billy checked the clock after finishing the first draft, an hour and twenty minutes.

  -These women sure know how to take their time. - Billy muttered.

  He tinued with the chapter for about 15 more minutes, and thehey were, ged and pletely put together, even perfumed in such a way that left Billy a bit out of pce because of how both women were ready to enjoy dinner.

  -Sorry for the dey. - Trini said, apologizing for the dey, but the phone versatioended so much that they fell prey to hunger and had to shower with an improper speed for the care they required when perf such ceremonies.

  Billy, dry from the long hours of work, could only make a quick gesture, calling the boy, a waiter who occasionally g his t's table in silence. - How I help you, gentlemen? - the waiter said, pausing at the two beautiful dies, especially at the famous actress whose bck hair and appearance hypnotized anyone who gave a go the diva of the st decade of the tury.

  -You bring me a special lobster roll with ara portion of fries. For starters, we want some chi bits in saud sad, a jug of juice, and a small bottle of wine from '67. - Billy said, closing the menu after a gnce. Hunger pressed him to order, and he chose by process of elimination what intrigued him most on the menu.

  Winona raised an eyebrow but didn't question. - A portion of rid fish soup for me. What do you want, Trini? -

  -I don't usually have dinner so te. - Trini said, settling for a fish stew, which she would share with Billy, at the girl's request.

  -I'm sorry. Someone called me, and ohio another. It took a little lohan expected. You must be hungry, and I was insiderate.- Winona said.

  Billy didn't respond. His mind was filled with wandering thoughts about the uping days. He had many important things to do; for now, his mind wao business and work. Not thinking was implied in his mind, whided up being sidly focused on his mental affairs that to questions and answers, he only teo nod, without assimiting the information that reached his ears. Winona paid attention to his behavior. A thousand and one ideas raced through her mind, but disfort set in, and the two women didn't know what to do with Billy's silence. He regained posure with the great food that arrived.

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  -Could y me some pickles at the end of the meal? - Billy asked, to which the waiter nodded.

  Pickles.

  -Yes, this wine be paired with good bread, perhaps a cheese board, and a good portion of Serrano ham. But please, go ahead, and try the appetizers. I ordered them, especially for you, - Billy said, serving them a bit as the girls savored the distant fvors.

  -They're delicious, - Trini said, who ter would mortify herself for breaking her diet, although the portions served weren't as generous as in other pces.

  -What were you doing? - Trini asked while Winona was immersed in her fish soup.

  Taking a bite, Billy replied, - Just writing a bit. It usually rexes my mind. -

  -I heard you're talented with a pencil. I see your drawings? - Trini asked.

  Billy nodded, and the rge sketchbook was truly a marvel to behold, with numerous ses depig stories and some drafts handled artistically. After all, the best cartoonist in America, hidden from the eyes of these women, emerged as someone of great talent. The Winonas opened up, as they normally did in their movies, something Billy couldn't overlook given the brilliance of their performances.

  -They're fantastic, - both girls said at the same time.

  Billy poured some wio ease the heaviness he felt in his head from the long day. - Thanks. -

  -I like this one, -- Winona poi the One Piece draft, causing Billy to almost choke on his wine since he had fotten he did some sketches to publish during June. -- It's funny, and it ges your drawing style. It's more cartoonish. When I was a kid, I loved Loounes; it reminds me of Loounes, - Winona said.

  -Ohhhhh, a top-secret, - Trini said, c her mouth.

  -Hahaha, not at all. They never ask. They prefer to know who I'm sleeping with rather than what my favorite cartoons are, - Winona said, downpying it.

  -My favorite is Dragon Ball, but I like Tom and Jerry, - Billy said.

  -Well, si's a table of fessions, they never let me watch cartoons when I was little. My father was very strid had many things in mind for me to sit down and watch TV. But movies always have a p my heart, - Trini said.

  -We all know you only wat Cruise movies, - Winona said, ughing at Trini's secret, who blushed strongly.

  -We all fall for Tom; he's a heartthrob, - Billy said, trying to be funny, which worked as everyone burst into ughter.

  -Oh my God, the ime I see Tom, I'll mention his charm, - Winona said.

  -Oh, dy, you 't faint. She likes the cssid was left speechless with Al Pao when she was little, he only believed she was just another fan. But there's another ohat was hidden and doesn't want to tell us, - Trini said.

  -Don't you dare, - Winona said.

  -I won't, but Billy should know what he's up against, - Trini said with such mischievoushat both Billy and Winona were disarmed. Gwyh's words about “just try it a little, it doesn't harm the air, he's more handsome than that Paine who hovers around you" echoed in his mind.

  -I fa uhy number of women, from the director to my co-stars. The disadvantage only helps me strengthen myself. However, a gentleman endures, and fessing, I won't deny that Jodie Foster is damiful, and I might have been in my thoughts for some time, - Billy said.

  -Hahaha, - both actresses ughed, ented by Billy's hoy.

  Winona ordered another bottle of wine. - It seems you're quite a gentleman, - she said knowingly, aware of Billy's shy and serious nature, whiow shared thoughts and distributed them like tris.

  -I do what I . I heard you turned down the role in GoldenEye, - Billy said.

  -I didn't like the script; I prefer other types of styles. But my agent says the James Bond genre is a bit burnt out, - Winona said.

  -You should accept it. It will be a big hit and will help your career, - Billy said.

  -Why do you say that? - Winona asked.

  -Intuition, - Billy replied secretly about the great movie he repeated several times iure and his subsequent i in the franchise, which distributed it animatedly would leave much to be desired. Still, the plex plot tends to be long and intricate.

  -I'll think about it. If nothing hy es up this year, I'll probably do the movie. It's just that, you know, I'd only be the pretty girl that Bond has to fall in love with, and the script is cliché, -Winona said, portraying her freshness and ess for such cases.

  -What about you? What will you do? - Winona asked.

  -I don't have anythi. I'll attend some castings. I haven't stopped w since February, non-stop. I think I'll start looking for roles in October or November. When all the recurring premieres, gas, and runways are over. I have to attend New York Fashion Week iember; a suit brand sponsors me, - Billy said.

  -Let's go together, - Winona said.

  -sider it done, - Billy said.

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