“Not necessarily,” Mary said. She immediately abandoned her plan to fix Angela up with Marvin, her accountant. He was twenty-two – six years younger than Mary, but he was the right age for Angela. He would be a total catch for somebody. Reliable, punctual to a fault, looking to settle down and have a huge family as soon as possible… On second thought, she wouldn’t want to inflict Angela on Marvin. It would be a disaster.
“Why do you think Hilda even wants you on this bridenapping?” Angela mused. “I mean, she may be a total bitch, but she’s not stupid. She must know Jarrod likes you.”
“Nah, that was eons ago, and he only liked me for a while. Then he got bored.”
“Right,” Angela said, raking Mary with a knowing look. “I can tell how bored he is by the saliva that runs out of his mouth every time he looks at you.”
“It does?” Mary asked, staring at Angela.
“Metaphorically. When he looks at you, he radiates waves of lust that are practically visible to the naked eye.”
Mary shook her head. “Angela, you really need to cut back on whatever pharmaceuticals you’ve been sampling. Anyway, I have to be up in four hours. I’d better toddle off to bed. Tomorrow Jarrod is scheduled to accidentally run into Regina when she’s lingerie shopping. That’s going to be a great photo op.”
But of course he didn’t show.
