Mimi Plus Two (The Mimi Chronicles Book 2) by Whitney Dineen

Author:Whitney Dineen [Dineen, Whitney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kissing Frogs
Published: 2016-05-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 30

Ginger has been in the hospital for four days. She’s holding her own but still won’t be sprung until after the birth. Meanwhile, we’re all thrilled that no one’s been born yet.

Renée’s friend Andrew is one of the most eccentric gay men I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. He’s a dead ringer for Andrew McCarthy in his younger days, which makes him a treat to look at, even though he’s a total prima donna. He doesn’t seem to want any input from me other than the “feel” I want for the house.

I reply that I want it to feel like it did when the last owners lived here. So he asks me, “What did that feel like to you?”

I answer, “It felt warm and welcoming. It was homey and oddly cozy given the dimensions of the place.”

The whole time I’m talking, Andrew is shaking his head like I’ve got it all wrong. “It felt like contemporary meets traditional for an espresso at an outdoor café by the Seine.”

I look between him and Renée and demand, “What in the hell does that even mean?”

Andrew clucks his tongue and retorts, “I need visions, emotions; I need colors! I can’t work with pedestrian sentiments like ‘warm’ and ‘cozy.’ Give me sensations and locations!”

What I’d like to do is give him a black eye. But I really want to get this meeting over with so I try, “How about traditional meets casual for French fries in Central Park?”

Andrew responds like I’ve just goosed him. He squeaks and jumps before going silent. He stares straight ahead as though he’s in some kind of hypnotic trance. Then he closes his eyes and rotates his head around his shoulders. I look at Renée to see if this is normal or if he needs a medical intervention. She just rolls her eyes as if to say, “Yeah, he’s dramatic, just go with it.”

After about three minutes, the flamboyant designer pops his peepers open and declares, “I can work with that!” He pronounces, “I’ll have designs for you later in the week.”

Before he leaves, I take him up to Sophie’s room and declare my vision for her space. I sum it up as feminine meets whimsical eating scones while punting on the Thames. If nothing else I’m looking forward to his interpretation of that. Of course I’m really just screwing with him.

Abigail moves in today and I’m oddly excited to see her again. Now that we’ve hired Andrew to decorate, I won’t need her help in that arena so I’m hoping to start her on organizing the kitchen cabinets.

Elliot’s been working on his new book nonstop since we’ve moved in and I’m starting to feel neglected. But I don’t want to come off all needy and pathetic by complaining or worse yet, sitting in his office and staring at him while he works. This is part of the reason I’m excited Abbie is moving in before Sophie’s born. It’ll be nice to have another adult to talk to.

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