That’ll be interesting.” Dai-
15
sy’s attempt at innocence made Mary laugh.
16
“Don’t make me sorry I told you.”
17
Daisy grinned, delighted. “It is your duty as my best friend
18
to tell me about hot one- night stands with rock stars.”
19
“It certainly was hot. He texts me sometimes. Just little
20
things here and there. Sometimes pictures from venues, that sort
21
of thing. Oh and he asks for my opinion on where he should eat
22
in whatever city they’re in.”
23
He could have never said another word. She wouldn’t have
24
been offended. She understood the rules. Knew what he was.
25
But the little texts were . . . well, she felt like they had the
26
beginnings of an actual friendship. Which she liked. He didn’t
27
send her pictures of his dick. Didn’t sext her or anything like
S28
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that. He asked her about her business and sent her pictures of
02
food and landscapes.
03
Yes, she was looking forward to seeing him next month and
04
would have been lying if she’d said she wasn’t hoping for a repeat
05
of their scorching night— and the following morning— between
06
the sheets.
07
“I think he’s sweet on you.”
08
Mary julienned the carrots for her veggie sushi. “I think he’s
09
a drummer in a rock band who drinks a lot, parties a lot, has
10
a lot of women and shows up in the tabloids on a regular basis.
11
I don’t even really follow the celebrity news and I know these
12
things. I just have no desire for that. At all.”
13
“Well, that’s just one side to him. He could be more.”
14
“Daze, we had hot sex. He knows where all a lady’s parts
15
are and what to do with them. But I’m not one of those women
16
who thinks she’s the one who can fi nally tame that bad boy.
17
That way lies madness. I’m a lot of things, but I am not dumb.
18
I don’t want that. I don’t want to be in the paper. I don’t want
19
to have to worry about my picture online being picked apart by
20
his fangirls. I see what it does to Gillian and Adrian didn’t even
21
have that sort of reputation with women and partying. Anyway,
22
it was fun. I know what it was. He knows what it was. That’s
23
all. Don’t go trying to make it something it can never be.”
24
Daisy shrugged and Mary rolled her eyes, knowing that
25
Daisy wouldn’t let it go until she was good and ready.
26
“Don’t eat those. That’s for an event later today. I made you
27
extra. There’s a tray in the walk-in that has your name on it and
28S
a bag in the pantry for you as well.”
29N
Mary took care of the people she loved. It made her happy
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to cook for them. Made her satisfi ed to know they got suste-
01
nance from what she prepared. Knowing she did it for them.
02
“What would I do without you?”
03
“Eat takeout a lot more. But you have no such worries
04
because you’re stuck with me.”
05
“Thank God for it.”
06
07
08
She needed to run by her parents’ place to check in and take over
09
some food. Her dad met her at the door, taking the bags from her.
10
“What’d you bring me, Bess?” No one else called her Bess
11
but her dad. Her given name was Mary- Elizabeth. When she
12
was little, her father had said Mary seemed such a serious name
13
for a girl like her and he’d taken to calling her Bess. It had stuck.
14
“Gazpacho. Goat cheese tarts. Well, Jules made those.
15
Roasted beet salad. Don’t make a face. Beets are full of wonder-
16
ful stuff and I made them so you should give them a try.” She
17
thrust the totes at him and moved past, toward the kitchen
18
where her mother would be. “There’s salmon
15
sy’s attempt at innocence made Mary laugh.
16
“Don’t make me sorry I told you.”
17
Daisy grinned, delighted. “It is your duty as my best friend
18
to tell me about hot one- night stands with rock stars.”
19
“It certainly was hot. He texts me sometimes. Just little
20
things here and there. Sometimes pictures from venues, that sort
21
of thing. Oh and he asks for my opinion on where he should eat
22
in whatever city they’re in.”
23
He could have never said another word. She wouldn’t have
24
been offended. She understood the rules. Knew what he was.
25
But the little texts were . . . well, she felt like they had the
26
beginnings of an actual friendship. Which she liked. He didn’t
27
send her pictures of his dick. Didn’t sext her or anything like
S28
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that. He asked her about her business and sent her pictures of
02
food and landscapes.
03
Yes, she was looking forward to seeing him next month and
04
would have been lying if she’d said she wasn’t hoping for a repeat
05
of their scorching night— and the following morning— between
06
the sheets.
07
“I think he’s sweet on you.”
08
Mary julienned the carrots for her veggie sushi. “I think he’s
09
a drummer in a rock band who drinks a lot, parties a lot, has
10
a lot of women and shows up in the tabloids on a regular basis.
11
I don’t even really follow the celebrity news and I know these
12
things. I just have no desire for that. At all.”
13
“Well, that’s just one side to him. He could be more.”
14
“Daze, we had hot sex. He knows where all a lady’s parts
15
are and what to do with them. But I’m not one of those women
16
who thinks she’s the one who can fi nally tame that bad boy.
17
That way lies madness. I’m a lot of things, but I am not dumb.
18
I don’t want that. I don’t want to be in the paper. I don’t want
19
to have to worry about my picture online being picked apart by
20
his fangirls. I see what it does to Gillian and Adrian didn’t even
21
have that sort of reputation with women and partying. Anyway,
22
it was fun. I know what it was. He knows what it was. That’s
23
all. Don’t go trying to make it something it can never be.”
24
Daisy shrugged and Mary rolled her eyes, knowing that
25
Daisy wouldn’t let it go until she was good and ready.
26
“Don’t eat those. That’s for an event later today. I made you
27
extra. There’s a tray in the walk-in that has your name on it and
28S
a bag in the pantry for you as well.”
29N
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to cook for them. Made her satisfi ed to know they got suste-
01
nance from what she prepared. Knowing she did it for them.
02
“What would I do without you?”
03
“Eat takeout a lot more. But you have no such worries
04
because you’re stuck with me.”
05
“Thank God for it.”
06
07
08
She needed to run by her parents’ place to check in and take over
09
some food. Her dad met her at the door, taking the bags from her.
10
“What’d you bring me, Bess?” No one else called her Bess
11
but her dad. Her given name was Mary- Elizabeth. When she
12
was little, her father had said Mary seemed such a serious name
13
for a girl like her and he’d taken to calling her Bess. It had stuck.
14
“Gazpacho. Goat cheese tarts. Well, Jules made those.
15
Roasted beet salad. Don’t make a face. Beets are full of wonder-
16
ful stuff and I made them so you should give them a try.” She
17
thrust the totes at him and moved past, toward the kitchen
18
where her mother would be. “There’s salmon
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