Landslide by Kathryn Nolan

Author:Kathryn Nolan [Nolan, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: That's What She Said Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2018-05-10T18:30:00+00:00

26

Josie

I unfurled my black bag of makeup tricks and instantly felt calmer after my accidental date with Gabe that morning.

We were prepping for a shoot in the rain, and by an odd twist of events, Calvin (who’d never modeled a day in his life) was going to be photographed with Lucia.

Who was a bundle of nerves—something I hadn’t seen in years.

“You ready for this mija?” I asked with a sly grin.

“Born ready, motherfucker,” she said.

I rolled my eyes, since I knew better, but there were people buzzing all around us, and I knew she wouldn’t want anyone else to know why Calvin made her so nervous.

I turned back to my black bag, stroking my fingers down the assortment of tools. My career thus far had been one hell of a journey. I’d trained, studied, took tests and failed. Took tests and succeeded. Had scrambled to find clients while working multiple jobs (waitress, cosmetics counter at the mall, Sephora). All of that had led me to Lucia. Who led me to doing makeup for the models at the Victoria Secret runway shows. And then B-level actresses for award ceremonies.

And then celebrities for the Oscars. And now, I was doing makeup for the hottest fashion line in the world.

“Let’s see,” I said, pulling through a palette of bronzers and primers. “You’re going to be in the pouring rain, so what’s not going to melt right off your face as soon as you step outside?” I tapped my finger against my lip, thinking. “Maybe a subtle smokey eye and a nude lip?”

Lucia nodded, anxiously watching Calvin who was listening intently as Ray explained to him what modeling was.

“Cool, cool,” she said. “You’re the boss.”

I laughed softly to myself, getting back to the task at hand. I grabbed a sponge and the foundation I needed, reached forward, and swept Lucia’s hair up and out of her face.

“You’re nervous,” I said, moving the sponge down her cheekbones, lightly covering her skin.

“I heard through the Big Sur Channel you had coffee with Gabe this morning,” Lucia said, ignoring me.

“The fuck?” I hissed, covertly looking behind me. “It’s barely been two hours.”

Her lips twitched up. “You’re the talk of the town, babe.”

“Cool, cool,” I said, mimicking her.

She kicked me. Wincing, I coated Lucia’s eyelids in a dark, gritty eyeshadow. Drew a thick strip of black across the top of Lucia’s lashes.

“Open.” Lu fluttered her eyes open, smiling up at me.

“Hermosa.”

“Do you remember what I said?” she asked.

I rolled my eyes with a sigh, turning back to find a brightening powder. I knocked some into the palm of my hand, rolled a brush through it, and started dabbing along the inside of her eye.

“You can still have a wild, passionate fling with a sexy bartender. Who has a big dick,” she continued.

I laughed despite myself. “I remember what you said. And I also need you to remind me why I hate men, generally. And relationships, specifically. And that it won’t work with Gabe, especially.”

“Okay, I think I got it,” Lucia muttered.

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