Jameson and I cuddled last night and he’s doing fine. I’ll take him on a little walk in a bit.
And I miss you too. Mostly because of the eggplant. Did Topper tell you what a peach symbolizes?
I set my phone down, and it pings a few minutes later.
Good morning, Trouble. Hope you slept well.
Oh no, what does a peach mean? I’m not going to look at Millie’s peach cobbler the same again am I?
I laugh.
No, no you’re not. How about I just show you what it means when youget home?
Deal. Need to hear your voice though. Call you tonight?
Can’t wait
Just as I hit send on that, my phone rings. “It’s Priti,” I say out loud.
“Put her on speaker,” Allie says.
“Priti?” I say. There’s an inaudible rush of sound which I think is her excited scream. “Priti? Can you hear us? We’re all here.”
“Oh yes! Oh my, New York misses you.Imiss you! Can’t wait until you get back. It’s tough having all my best out on assignments all at once.”
“We miss you too, P,” Allie says.
“Tell me what you’ve been doing?” she asks.
“What haven’t we been doing?” Allie says. “We’ve been living our Yellowstone era—minus the crime.”
“There’s still time,” Leo says.
“Seriously though, I sheared a sheep the other day,” Allie offers.
“And I narrowly missed getting kicked by a horse while filming,” Leo says. “So yeah, basically we’re cowboys now.”
Priti laughs loud through the phone. “I love it! What about you, Roxanne?” Her voice shifts into a more serious tone. “How are you doing? Seriously, are you okay out there?”
“I’m doing well,” I reply, happy that I really believe that. “It’s not been as bad as I thought it was going to be, and we can’t wait to share our film and pitch with you.”
Priti whimpers and I can picture her clutching her heart. “This is so good to hear. I can’t wait to see what you’ve got.”
“How’s it going there?” Leo asks.
“Well, there’s been a development.”
My eyebrows tent. “Oh?”
“Apparently, there have been many requests from other teams to bring a delegate to New York to give a speech in addition to the pitches the team leads will be doing.”
“That’s interesting,” Allie says, tucking a stray hair behind her ear. “Sullivan was okay with that?”
“He was elated and upset he didn’t think of it before,” Priti offers. “He agrees that hearing from people living in the locations will only enhance the pitch sessions. We’re calling it the Ambassador Element. Think of who you might have come with you, Roxanne.”
I glance up from my phone. I don’t have to think, I know. There’s only one person I would bring with me to help me with a pitch, and he just sent me an emoji of a cat with heart eyes.
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