into hers.
“Yep, get that all the time. So, what brings you to New York?” I said.
“Do you really not know who I am?” Raven said as she leaned toward me.
“Should I?”
“I’m an actress,” she said and put her index finger up to her full lips. “But, let’s keep that between us.”
“Of course,” I said and smiled. “What have you been in?”
Raven looked down at the bar and I was pretty sure she wasn’t going to tell me Cock In My Ass Volumes One through Four.
“Porn,” she said and smiled. “I do porn. I’m going to cross over into regular stuff, but right now I’m focusing on this.”
“I see,” I said and took a sip of my beer. “I’ve not watched much porn.”
“I find that surprising. I mean, you look like you could star right alongside me in one of my movies.”
“Thank you.”
Raven chattered on about her plans to cross over into mainstream films and she ordered another round of drinks for us.
“So, what do you do back in London?” she said.
“I’m a student. Nothing as exciting as your profession.”
“I could have guessed that,” she said.
“How?”
“I dunno,” she said and giggled. “You sort of have that student look. How old are you?”
“Twenty-three. How old are you?”
“What? Um, I’m not used to people asking me that.”
“Well, it’s just between us, right?”
“Yes,” she said and put her hand on my arm. “How old would you guess?”
I looked at Raven and pretended to study her face as I thought about her and Aiden.
“Thirty-six?” I said.
She narrowed her eyes as she stared at me.
“No more beer for you, Mary!” she said and grabbed my pint glass. “ Thirty-six ? Are you serious?”
“Older?” I said and took my glass from her hand.
“No, not older! I am twenty-eight , for God’s sakes. My fiancé says I don’t look a day over twenty-five though.”
I choked as I took a swallow of my beer and ended up spraying it across the bar.
“Are you okay?” Raven said and wiped my chin with a cocktail napkin.
“Yes, wrong pipe,” I said and patted my chest. “So you’re engaged?”
“Yes, just recently,” she said and stared at her hand. “We’re picking up the ring tomorrow. Tiffany’s, of course.”
“Is he here?” I said as I balled my fists in my lap.
“He’s doing an interview in Atlantic City. He’ll be back tomorrow. You probably even know who he is.”
Lucia would have been correct in telling me not to venture into the bar, but this was like a fucking car wreck. I was furious, yet I summoned my primary grade drama class instruction and forged ahead.
“Oh, really? Who is he?”
“Well,” she said and looked at the ceiling and smiled, “his first name is Aiden.”
“No!” I said and covered my mouth.
“Yep!” she said and giggled. “I never thought I’d ever be so happy.”
I drained my pint as I pushed Raven’s drink toward her.
“Drink up,” I said and summoned the bartender, “next round on me.”
“I promised him I wouldn’t spend the entire night in the bar,” she said and sucked down her vodka and cranberry juice. “But since it’s just us girls, it’s okay. He’s terribly jealous.”
“Really? How long have you two been together?”
“Almost two years,” she said and smiled. “Exclusively though, for the past nine months.”
“Exclusively?” I said.
“Yeah,” she said and cocked her head. “You know, monogamous.”
“I know what it means. So, neither of you see other people?”
“Nope. I haven’t even done a movie since we’ve decided; just promoting the projects already out. And he has not been with anyone either.”
“But he’s a great big rich rock star, right? You mean to tell me he’s not fucking other women?”
“No, Mary, he loves me.”
It seems that delusion as it relates to Aiden was not exclusive to me.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to imply--”
“Oh, that’s okay. I get it. I mean, he travels all the time and I’m not with
“Yep, get that all the time. So, what brings you to New York?” I said.
“Do you really not know who I am?” Raven said as she leaned toward me.
“Should I?”
“I’m an actress,” she said and put her index finger up to her full lips. “But, let’s keep that between us.”
“Of course,” I said and smiled. “What have you been in?”
Raven looked down at the bar and I was pretty sure she wasn’t going to tell me Cock In My Ass Volumes One through Four.
“Porn,” she said and smiled. “I do porn. I’m going to cross over into regular stuff, but right now I’m focusing on this.”
“I see,” I said and took a sip of my beer. “I’ve not watched much porn.”
“I find that surprising. I mean, you look like you could star right alongside me in one of my movies.”
“Thank you.”
Raven chattered on about her plans to cross over into mainstream films and she ordered another round of drinks for us.
“So, what do you do back in London?” she said.
“I’m a student. Nothing as exciting as your profession.”
“I could have guessed that,” she said.
“How?”
“I dunno,” she said and giggled. “You sort of have that student look. How old are you?”
“Twenty-three. How old are you?”
“What? Um, I’m not used to people asking me that.”
“Well, it’s just between us, right?”
“Yes,” she said and put her hand on my arm. “How old would you guess?”
I looked at Raven and pretended to study her face as I thought about her and Aiden.
“Thirty-six?” I said.
She narrowed her eyes as she stared at me.
“No more beer for you, Mary!” she said and grabbed my pint glass. “ Thirty-six ? Are you serious?”
“Older?” I said and took my glass from her hand.
“No, not older! I am twenty-eight , for God’s sakes. My fiancé says I don’t look a day over twenty-five though.”
I choked as I took a swallow of my beer and ended up spraying it across the bar.
“Are you okay?” Raven said and wiped my chin with a cocktail napkin.
“Yes, wrong pipe,” I said and patted my chest. “So you’re engaged?”
“Yes, just recently,” she said and stared at her hand. “We’re picking up the ring tomorrow. Tiffany’s, of course.”
“Is he here?” I said as I balled my fists in my lap.
“He’s doing an interview in Atlantic City. He’ll be back tomorrow. You probably even know who he is.”
Lucia would have been correct in telling me not to venture into the bar, but this was like a fucking car wreck. I was furious, yet I summoned my primary grade drama class instruction and forged ahead.
“Oh, really? Who is he?”
“Well,” she said and looked at the ceiling and smiled, “his first name is Aiden.”
“No!” I said and covered my mouth.
“Yep!” she said and giggled. “I never thought I’d ever be so happy.”
I drained my pint as I pushed Raven’s drink toward her.
“Drink up,” I said and summoned the bartender, “next round on me.”
“I promised him I wouldn’t spend the entire night in the bar,” she said and sucked down her vodka and cranberry juice. “But since it’s just us girls, it’s okay. He’s terribly jealous.”
“Really? How long have you two been together?”
“Almost two years,” she said and smiled. “Exclusively though, for the past nine months.”
“Exclusively?” I said.
“Yeah,” she said and cocked her head. “You know, monogamous.”
“I know what it means. So, neither of you see other people?”
“Nope. I haven’t even done a movie since we’ve decided; just promoting the projects already out. And he has not been with anyone either.”
“But he’s a great big rich rock star, right? You mean to tell me he’s not fucking other women?”
“No, Mary, he loves me.”
It seems that delusion as it relates to Aiden was not exclusive to me.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to imply--”
“Oh, that’s okay. I get it. I mean, he travels all the time and I’m not with
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