Cousin Grey by Mica Le Fox

Author:Mica Le Fox [Le Fox, Mica]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2022-06-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter seven

Rachel got up as she saw Abi walk towards the table.

“Well, look at you, the glamorous globetrotter.” Rachel laughed as she kissed Abi on both cheeks.

They were meeting for lunch in a café in Farringdon Road. Rachel had messaged after hearing about Abi’s return to London for a new job and suggested they get together. She herself worked close by for a large FMCG company at its headquarters overlooking the river. In the eighteen months since she’d started, Rachel had been promoted twice and enjoyed precocious seniority with a salary to match.

Abi looked her up and down. “Stopped shopping at Primark, then?”

Rachel’s clothes, casual business dress that on her, looked effortlessly sophisticated - and expensive in a ‘just thrown on’ kind of way. Her hair was cut short and choppy, falling over one eye and Abi could see how attractive and impressive she would be in her corporate world.

“Abigail, at some point, one needs to forget the cheap, fake Ramones tee shirt. If you are going to negotiate a generous wardrobe budget, have South Molton Street in mind.”

"I had the Oxfam shop in mind for my negotiation.”

“Don’t get all downtrodden-chic-warrior on me, Ab.” Rachel glanced sideways at Abi’s jeans, rolled up at the ankles, red canvas plimsolls and faded black tee shirt. “Besides, I’m not doing fashion-guilt. I’ve earned my perks.”

Abigail laughed. “Actually, you look bloody brilliant.”

“Thank you kindly, Abigail Finch. So do you. America has given you even more freckles and a fetching page-boy cut.” She dropped her voice to a whisper. “Careful Ab, you might get picked up by a proper lesbian looking like that.”

Abi regarded her evenly, her reply sardonic. “In case it escaped your notice, Rach, I am a proper lesbian, so let me think... shouldn’t I be encouraging getting picked up by another proper lesbian?”

After thirteen years of closeness, with a spectrum of descriptions to portray their changing and multi-purpose relationship, they dropped easily into conversation that was both unguarded and personal to the point of what outsiders might deem hurtful at times. They simply had never held back. Sometimes, though, it seemed to Abi that Rachel was doing most of the not holding back these days.

“Yeah, yeah, I know. But you know I’m the only one that will tell you what’s what.”

“And ‘what’s what’ is that I look like a boy?”

“Um, a bit, but a pretty one.” She studied her carefully, like she was holding up a dress pulled from the wardrobe that she’d not worn for a time and now appreciated all over again. “You know, you are very fanciable... in a Rooney Mara kind of way.”

“Hmm. How’s Greg?” She pointedly brought Rachel’s boyfriend into the conversation.

“Yeah, he’s great.” She narrowed her eyes, picking up on Abi’s diversion. “I’m allowed to say you’re fit Abi. I’m not coming on to you.”

Yeah, don’t, thought Abi.

“So, was there a nice girl in Charlotte?”

“Nah, just work and meeting some long-lost family.”

“Oh yes, you stayed with your aunt and uncle, didn’t you?”

Abigail smiled. “Yes… I’m lucky. They’re totally brilliant.

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