Natasha rolled her eyes. “Plight of the lipstick femme,” she sighed. “Nobody knows you’re gay.”
“On the other hand,” Jamie cut in, that alcohol finally hitting her, “I can think of one rich bitch who would probably take you on a tour of Europeif you asked.”
“Bite me,” Natasha said. “I wouldn’t go on a tour of Disneyworld with her.”
Jamie nearly spat out her drink. Imagining Natasha and Eve on a date in Disneyworld, complete with mouse ears and poses in front of the castle, made her laugh too hard to tolerate.
“Who’s this now?”
Jamie answered before Natasha could stop her. “A very rich andveryeligible bachelorette has a huge fancy for our friend here, but for some reason, Natasha always turns her down.”
“Like you wouldn’t!”
“Neither here nor there. Etta is so fiercely monogamous. It kinda takes the what-ifs out of things sometimes. Like, what if we met a hottie at a bar? Etta would never go for it.”
Natasha cleared her throat. “There’s enough lesbian drama in the office right now. I’d rather not add to it.”
“What are you talking about? You don’t mean Etta, right?”
“Never mind.”
All Jamie could figure was that it had to do with Eve, who sometimes swung by Etta’s office for this and that. Mostly to flirt with Natasha, one had to assume. When a woman like Eve had a type, she could be as alpha billionaire as any of the men in suits.Didn’t stop Natasha from going for it that one night.It was never spoken of since.
Jamie shrugged and finished off her drink. Shortly after, she turned the conversation to Seena and her life. Anything to get them all off the topic of what went on in the world of rich bitches and the women they pursued.
During that time, she texted Etta, asking if she was still at the penthouse. After a late night yesterday, Etta had informed her fiancée she was going to spend the night downtown and that she might meet Jamie there when she was done with her meeting. Lunch went on for an hour, however, and shewasn’t sure she could find her fiancée in their second home after she went through the ordeal of dropping off Natasha and Seena where they both lived.
She received a text right after Seena got out of the car. Etta was still there, and Jamie was welcome to come by whenever.Well, yeah, I live there.Jamie didn’t know what Etta meant by that wording, but she would go ahead and tell the driver to take her to the penthouse.
Eventually, she would have to learn Etta’s subtle speak, because she should have guessed that a guest would be there when she walked through the door.
“Hello!” Adele twiddled her fingers at Jamie. “I was wondering if you would stop by. Haven’t had the chance to see you in a few weeks.”
“Not since Etta shared the wonderful news, no.”
“Oh, that? That’s old news by now.” Adele leaned against the dining table, her heels tapping against the hardwood floors. “The whole talk of the town is your wedding. Congratulations, by the way.” She grinned, and Jamie couldn’t tell if it was genuine or not. At least women like Jenny had grins that were clearly for the job and nothing else. “I dare say Etta is the biggest catch a girl can ask for.”
Says the woman who turned her down when asked to marry her.“Thanks. Where’s Etta?”
“In the bathroom.” Her candidness was palpable. “I stopped by to go over our schedule for next week. She walked out on me after dinner last night before I had the chance.”
“Dinner?”
“Why, yes. We had dinner with investors last night. Both hers and mine that I’m bringing over to her company. Not a big deal.”
She felt the need to explain that?Jamie wasn’t in the mood to question it, anyway. If Adele and Etta went out to dinner – and she wasn’t afraid to admit it – then it probably had to do with business.I’m beinga good girl and not getting jealous of her ex-girlfriend.After all, Jamie had the shiny ring on her finger. Although Adele was asked first. Jamie reminded herself that happened before Etta met her fiancée. She liked to believe that Etta would choose her over Adele any day. Besides, Etta had said that she realized she felt nothing for her after she came back into her life…
“There she is,” Adele said cheerily. “Back from the porcelain war.”
Etta finished shaking out her sleeves, gazing at Adele through disbelieving eyes. “Thank you for the compelling announcement. We can all breathe easily now.”
“Well, you certainly can!”
“Anyway.” Etta came to Jamie and kissed her cheek. “How did it go?”
“Huh?”
“The meeting with the wedding planner.”
