It was Natasha Rojas.
Jordan blinked at her screen while she gave herself a second to get her breath back to normal. Then she slid her finger over the glass.
“Jordan, hey,” Natasha said after Jordan mumbled a confused greeting. “I didn’t catch you at a bad time, did I?”
“Um, no. I was just working on the herringbone.”
“Ah. That’s going to be really lovely.”
“Yeah.”
Natasha sighed heavily, buzzing the connection. “Listen, I’ll get right to the point. I hate the way things went down.”
“You and me both.”
“I know. Your work is extraordinary, Jordan. I hope you know that.”
Jordan sat back down on the bench, forehead resting on her palm. She was still getting used to this—compliments. Compliments she could actually accept.
You’ve convinced yourself you don’t want it, because you think you don’t deserve it.
She shook her head, trying to dislodge Astrid’s words, even though she knew, deep down, Astrid was right.
Now, on the phone with Natasha Rojas, she sighed and simply told the truth. “I don’t know what I know, honestly.”
Natasha was silent for a beat. “Well, I’d really like to try and convince you.”
Jordan straightened. “What do you mean? The show’s a nonstarter. Isn’t it?”
“Oh, completely. And the higher-ups are pretty pissed. We lost a lot of money. A lot of time.”
“I’m sorry,” Jordan said, because she hadn’t said it yet. To anyone.
“Me too,” Natasha said. “Luckily, they pretty much do what I want these days.”
“Wait, so... the show’s back on?”
“Oh, no, honey. I’m good, but I’m not magic. Canceling your episode was my call.”
“Right. Shit. Sorry.”
“But I didn’t call you so we could boo-hoo about best-laid plans for an hour.”
Jordan huffed a laugh. “Fair enough.”
“I called you to offer your renovation a feature inOrchid.”
It took a second for Natasha’s words to sink in, but even when they did, Jordan wasn’t sure she’d heard correctly.
“Orchid,” she said.
“Yes.”
“As in your design magazine that I see on every grocery store checkout line I’ve ever been in.”
Natasha laughed. “And every major city newsstand across the country.”
“You want to feature the Everwood.”
