Boss Girl by Nic Tatano

Author:Nic Tatano
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780007548590
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2014-05-29T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Random thoughts as we head into week three:

—Shawn's little therapy session is paying wonderful dividends. Mother called the day after her visit to vent at me some more when she put two and two together and figured out Scott was the guy who had originally gone to the tabloids. I put her on hold and left her there, watching the little light blink for twenty minutes while I did some paperwork and then letting out a tiny cheer when the thing flatlined and went dark. Meanwhile, Rica did something to my cell phone she calls the "Frigidaire early warning system" so that if Mother calls that number, instead of the normal ringtone I get the slashing sound effect from the Janet Leigh shower scene in the movie Psycho. It cost me a buck ninety-nine, which is appropriate, since Mother thinks of me as a two dollar hooker anyway.

—We need a scheduler for The Loft. Too damn many people want to skip lunch lately, and the stairwell looks like a line for the bathroom at a trendy bar, with people hopping up and down on their toes like they really have to go. Meanwhile, Madison initiated what is known as a "reciprocal trade agreement" with a chain of linen stores because the clean sheet situation was getting out of hand and the maid was tired of trudging up and down three flights of stairs seven times per day. Thanks to this deal, we get bushels of sheets, pillowcases, towels and an industrial sized laundry hamper; they get free advertising. So anytime you see one of their ads, a CGR anchor is taking care of her to-do list on five hundred thread count Egyptian cotton. Not exactly like an angel getting wings when you hear a bell, but you get the idea.

—I bought two tickets to the best Broadway musical in town and gave them to Jillian and The Snack, a thank you for rescuing me last week, with the stipulation that they not "leave early due to bad choreography." And I don't wanna hear, "We got back late from intermission," either. I know we are supposed to be acting like men and playing the field, but I'm really rooting for those two.

—I'm keeping The Fly at bay, which is no small trick these days. We're still letting him go at some point, but I can't have him going off the reservation with the Monopoly Guy's lawsuit coming up because you know damn well that Big Red will call Scott as a witness, and I want to make sure he's on my side when he takes the stand. While Scott is a master in the bedroom, I still cannot get the underlying thread of commitment out of my mind while he's running a feather duster over my ass. Neely suggested I simply pretend I'm with someone else, and when that didn't work, Rica said I should imagine that I am someone else. So just to have fun I'm imagining that I'm a famous woman whose husband cheated on her and is getting even.

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