As always, Gemma was a force of nature. He felt as if he'd just been picked up by a tornado, spun around, and thrown to Earth. Dazed.
He was a disciplined person. But he found that heneededto indulge in this one thing.
Her.
He'd earned this single indulgence. Deserved it. Was coming to not care at all what a relationship with her might cost him.
* * *
SUNDAY NIGHT
Max
Are you and Gemma together?
Jude
No.
Max
Have you two kissed?
Jude
No comment.
Max
That means yes because you'd have said no if the answer was no. So why aren't you together?
Jude
I'm working on that.
MONDAY AFTERNOON
Gemma
I'm experimenting with fragrance notes inspired by you.
Jude
You're kidding, right?
Gemma
I'm as serious as a funeral. I'm thinking about calling it Elegance and Oak.
Jude
I'm not the kind of person who serves as anyone's muse.
Gemma
You're exactly that kind of person. It boggles my mind that you haven't noticed you're muse-worthy. At the same time, I'm glad you haven't noticed because if you had you'd be insufferable and would go around dating beautiful actresses.
Jude
