Fifth Avenue Story Society by Rachel Hauck

Author:Rachel Hauck
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2020-02-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Lexa

She balanced a thick paper plate of Ed’s pot roast on her lap after Jett cut her meat and dressed her salad.

The tension between them from the other night had faded, but they lived like disagreeable roommates the rest of the week.

“You’re quiet, Lexa.” Coral addressed her across the circle.

“Just eating.” She popped a wide smile. “Good roast, Ed.”

“Thank you.”

Her argument with Zane lingered in her heart, in her bones. And as Jett updated and uploaded her résumé, she felt something for him. Like she did when they first met. What was that about?

Never mind that her arm still hurt and living with a long arm cast was nothing short of a prison sentence.

She wanted to cry. But crying changed nothing.

“Thank you. The recipe is rather simple.”

“Jett, you okay?” Coral again.

“Yeah, why?” He shoved a forkful of meat into his mouth.

Lexa glanced over at him. What happened to us, Jett?

But why open a coffin to ask the body why it died? There was no answer. The marriage ended as marriages do.

Move on.

She’d decided looking for a new job was not running but advancing. As all people needed to do from time to time.

The Bower clock tick-tocked, serenading the muted sounds of plastic forks cutting against paper plates, and the hum of eating.

The light from the sconces shed a warm light across the walnut hardwood, and for a moment, Lexa could’ve sworn the sounds from beyond the window were the clip-clop of horse and carriage.

“How are things at CCW?” Ed to Coral.

“I spoke with my father for advice, and today I commissioned an auditor he recommended. We have a sales meeting next week where I’ll ask the hard questions. But I’m almost convinced my CEO is right. Pink Coral must go.”

“Coral, hey, I bought one of your lip glosses.” Lexa set her plate on the table Jett brought over for her. She’d forgotten all about her purchase. “At a drugstore by the doctor’s office.” Lexa produced the product, still in the packaging.

“There was one there? Where?” Coral reached for the lip gloss. “Diamond Dust. My favorite. And it’s supposedly doing the worst.”

“The cashier said they couldn’t keep the product stocked. She said they sell out.”

“She told you that?” Coral furrowed her brow and passed back the gloss.

“Yeah, so there’s at least one store where it sells.”

Coral tapped on her phone. “I’m sending a text to Blaire, and also Sal, VP of Sales. She really said they couldn’t keep it stocked? Which store?”

Lexa told her and Coral sat back with a generous, stunning smile. No wonder the prince had fallen for her.

“Thank you, Lexa. I feel like I’ve taken my first deep breath in a year.”

Coral’s relief changed the library’s atmosphere and Lexa soaked it up.

“Coral, when did you take over CCW?” she said.

“Four years ago. My grandmother and I were on our way to Paris for the fashion season and she dropped dead in her apartment. Heart attack.”

“I’m so sorry.”

“Did you want to be the head of the company?” Chuck.

“Someday. But not at twenty-nine.

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