“I’m not working there to sleep with him. I want to learn. Hell, I want tobehim.”
“I want you to be him too. I’d climb you like a tree.” Jude can always make me laugh.
“Maybe it’s dumb, but if there’s even a small chance that I could move from waitressing at Dulip into the kitchen, then I’ll gladly do it. I don’t care if I’m washing dishes, I just want to see him in action.”
“You could fuck your way to the top. It wouldn’t exactly be a chore. He looks like he knows what to do with a woman. Even his name is sexy. Ryder. I’d ‘ryd’ him.”
“Do you ever think of anything else?” I put the finishing touches to my makeup and pull my hair back, ready for a long night.
“Oh, come on, tell me you’ve not had a single dirty thought about this man.” She grabs my phone and shoves it in my face. “Don’t lie.”
“Fine. He’s hot. But that’s not why I want to work for him.”
“I’m just saying… I would let that man fucking eat me.”
“Jude! He’s my boss. I’m not going to bethatgirl. It’s so cliché.”
“Cliché, but can you imagine that face between your thighs? Fuck me.”
“I’m leaving. I have to work with him today, and I’m going to be picturing that now.”
“Girl, if you don’t want to hit that, can I?”
“No! You’d use and abuse him, and then I’d get fired when it all goes south, and you stop calling. How many male friends have I lost over the years because you couldn’t keep your panties on?”
“One or two,” she says with a wicked grin.
“Or ten. Please, don’t come to Dulip and flutter those lashes at him. I like my job.”
“Like I want to come and spend hundreds of dollars for a tiny salad.”
“True, but it tastes divine.”
“It’s just some leaves on a plate.” She doesn’t understand. Most people don’t.
“Food isn’t just sustenance. It’s art. The dishes he prepares are delicate, but the flavors are bold. They burst on your tongue in a dance of sheer blissful elegance.”
“Wow. Should I leave you alone to flick the bean to the mere thought of this guy’s filet mignon? I feel dirty after witnessing your joygasm.”
“Stop!” I shove her shoulder.
She reaches for an apple from our fruit bowl and starts making out with it. “Oh, Ryder, yes… yes…yes!”
“I hate you right now.”
“You love me. And your boss.”
“It is possible to admire a man’s work without wanting to sleep with him.” I don’t finish that thought out loud. The truth is, my boss is the hottest guy I’ve ever seen. I have indulged myself once or twice, thinking of him when I slip my hand under the sheets after a long night’s work.
“If you’ve never once considered those eyes on your naked body, or those fucking gorgeous lips feasting between your legs, there’s something wrong with you. I’m just going to say it… the second you leave here, I’m getting the showerhead and going to town with a picture of him.”
“God, Jude. I won’t be able to look him in the eyes after this conversation.”
“Just look him in his one-eyed monster. I bet he’s packing.”
I grab my purse and phone. “Goodbye. If you get a call from the hospital, it’s because I’ve been admitted after puncturing myeardrums, so I never need to hear your unhinged thoughts about my boss ever again.”
A devious grin spreads on her face. “I’ll just learn to sign it for you.”
