“Yes.”
“Richard will interpret that as an accusation against the label.”
“It was also an accusation against me.”
“He may not appreciate the balance.”
“He rarely appreciates nuance when it arrives near a financial report.”
Rachel checked her screen.
“The first headlines are live.”
She turned the phone toward us.
SAVANNAH BROOKS COMES OUT AS A LESBIAN: “I AM A WOMAN WHO LOVES WOMEN”
Another outlet had chosen:
SAVANNAH BROOKS REFUSES TO IDENTIFY FLORIDA WOMAN AFTER COMING OUT
A third read:
SAVANNAH SAYS PAST ROMANCE RUMORS WERE ENCOURAGED
Sophie exhaled.
“At least the quotes are accurate.”
“That feels like progress.”
“It is an alarmingly low standard.”
“We have to begin somewhere.”
Her phone rang.
She looked at the screen.
“Richard.”
“Please tell him I am inside a tunnel.”
“We are on the ground floor.”
“A metaphorical tunnel.”
She declined the call.
Before we left the building, another email appeared.
Sophie read it and frowned.
“What?”
“The Delaney campaign wants an urgent call.”
Delaney was a cosmetics company sponsoring the final section of the tour.
