Confessions of a Greedy Girl (A Secret Diary Series) by Madelynne Ellis

Author:Madelynne Ellis [Madelynne Ellis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2013-04-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

‘He’s gay,’ Hattie announced over lunchtime baguettes in the theatre restaurant. Black and white stills of Leif Haralsson and cast graced the walls. Hattie bowed her head towards the nearest. ‘He has a long-term partner he’s been with since college that he adores. I took your advice and chatted to him the other night.’

I knew it, I crowed inwardly, Hattie’s words confirming my suspicion that Leif was already taken. Cute guys always had someone waiting in the wings. Although I’d have plumped for attached or gay, rather than both. Still, for Hattie’s sake, I muttered a sympathetic ‘damn,’ around a mouthful of egg mayonnaise.

‘No probs.’

For someone who’d failed to secure a date with her dream man, she seemed remarkably cheerful.

‘Seriously, Hats, I’m sorry about that. I mean it’s obviously great for him that he’s happily settled, but I know you were sweet on him.’

‘Pah,’ she snorted. ‘It always was an idle daydream. I never really believed I stood a chance. I wouldn’t even have spoken to him if it wasn’t for you.’

‘Oh, shit! I’m sorry.’

‘Lyssa!’ Hattie slapped the table in amusement. ‘I’m not blaming you for anything. He’s a nice guy. I had a fab evening chatting to him and a couple of the guys from lighting last Friday, and they’ve dropped by the box office a few times since. Besides, it could never have been more than a quick fling between us. He moves around too much because of his acting, and you know how I feel about uprooting. I get traumatised going on holiday for a week.’

‘True.’ Hattie was the biggest home body I’d ever met. If it wasn’t for work, she’d probably have never left her house.

‘Are you seeing the flamenco troupe tonight?’

Momentarily gobsmacked, I stared at Hattie, wondering how on Earth she’d found out about my boys. I was pretty secretive about them, so I couldn’t see how word had got out, unless Victor had started snitching. Not that I actually thought that.

‘Lyssa?’ Hattie prompted a minute or two later. ‘I’ll take that as a no, shall I? I guessed you were planning to go after all the enthusing you did on the subject of wiggling male butts.’

‘Oh, you mean that flamenco troupe.’

‘Is there another one?’

The theatre was hosting an authentic Spanish group that evening, and Hattie was right. I had intended to buy tickets. ‘I left it too late. We sold out. Besides, I’m doing something else.’ Victor had phoned as I’d gotten ready for work that morning and arranged the dinner date he’d promised me. I rather hoped that he had something special planned in place of dessert, preferably, which involved multiple senses. It had struck me earlier that there were only so many variations of watching someone bring themself off, and we’d already covered most of them. Hopefully, once we’d exhausted his fantasy, then we could get on to indulging mine.

‘Another date,’ Hattie sighed, having finished a delicate bite of tuna. ‘I wish my love life was half so exciting. Nathan must be completely mad for you.

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