Power by Jackie Collins

Author:Jackie Collins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pocket Star

chapter 10

NATALIE RUSHED IN FROM THE studio all smiles. “Did you catch me on TV?” she asked enthusiastically. “How about the bit I did on Salli T. and Bo Deacon?”

“Must have missed that,” Madison said. “What did you say?”

“Oh, I said something like, ‘Guess who flew into L.A. together,’ you know—provocative inside gossip. The audience loves it.”

“They weren’t together,” Madison pointed out.

“Who cares?” Natalie said airily. “They’re both publicity hounds. They’ll get off hearing their names mentioned.”

“If you say so,” Madison murmured, not so sure that Salli would be thrilled.

“I know so,” Natalie said confidently. “You should read some of the letters I get—all they want is the dirt.”

“That’s sad.”

“No. That’s just how it is.”

“If you say so,” Madison murmured.

“C’mon,” Natalie said, full of energy. “Move your butt, I’m buying you dinner and hearing all about what happened with you and David.”

“It’s a short story,” Madison said crisply.

“Good. You tell me yours, I’ll tell you mine. Oh, did you get to see Cole?”

“I certainly did,” Madison said, grabbing her purse. “He came home, jumped in the shower, took off again and told me to tell you he won’t be home tonight.”

Natalie rolled her eyes disapprovingly. “He met some big showbiz executive—the type who picks a boy of the month. Trouble is Cole won’t hear anything against him.”

“You’re not his mother—don’t try to run his life—especially his love life.”

“Ain’t that the truth,” Natalie sighed, as they headed for the door. “But hey—I’m way more street smart than he is; he should listen.”

“He told me he trains Freddie Leon’s partner, Max Steele,” Madison said.

“Didn’t I mention it?”

“No, you didn’t. But Cole said if I’m on the jogging track at UCLA at seven in the morning, he’ll introduce me.”

“Seven!” Natalie wailed, opening up her car door. “Honey, don’t count on me to fix you coffee.”

They went to Dan Tana’s for dinner and sat in a cozy booth.

“Did I tell you I’m doing a piece for the magazine on Salli T.?” Madison said, ordering a vodka martini because she felt like it, and knew it would guarantee a good night’s sleep.

“Yes. Didn’t old Victor get all excited when you mentioned her name?” Natalie said, requesting a beer.

Madison nodded. “I plan on getting her to talk about the men who run Hollywood—they all seem to have this thing about hookers and strippers with hearts of gold—y’know, Julia what’s-her-name in Pretty Woman—the one with the big hair. And Demi Moore in Striptease. I want to get Salli’s take on it.”

“Good, you can give me all the leftovers,” Natalie said, studying a menu. “I’ll use them on my show.”

“You’re really into your show, huh?”

“Hmm,” Natalie said, making a face. “Sometimes I am, sometimes I’m not. It’s so predictable. All these people out there plugging books, movies and their goddamn exercise tapes—and I have to pretend as if I’m interested.”

“What do you want to do?”

“Be a network news anchor, of course.”

“Sounds like a plan.”

“Yeah?” Natalie said ruefully. “How many black news anchors do you see?”

“Here’s my philosophy,” Madison said.

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