Sirenz by Charlotte Bennardo

Author:Charlotte Bennardo [Bennardo, Charlotte]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Paranormal, Young Adult, Drama, teen, teen fiction, shoes, greek mythology, paranormal humor, hades, teenager, coming-of-age novel
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2011-07-25T14:00:00+00:00

Diamonds Are Forever—Trouble

“We can’t get together today,” said Jeremy regretfully as he gazed into Meg’s eyes the next day at the office.

I rolled mine.

“I have some things to take care of for Mr. Romanov. Another time?”

Meg gave him a shy grin and ducked her head.

Oh, please!

“Awesome.” Jeremy rubbed his temple. “Okay, I need you two to go to Sam’s, two blocks down, and pick up lunch for the office. Make sure you order the tomato and rice soup,” he said, exclusively to Meg. “It’s so good, and it’ll help your throat.” Then he looked at me. “You won’t have to wait long—they’re pretty fast about getting things together.”

“Can’t we just fax them the order and have them deliver it?” I asked casually. Any chance to avoid the public had to be seized upon.

Jeremy shook his head slowly. “The last intern we hired tried that and Reynaldo whined for a week. Sorry, going in person makes for fewer mistakes. I’ll take an order of vegetable samosas and a strawberry smoothie.”

Was he a veg-head too? God, I was surrounded by herbivore freaks. If there was a worldwide famine, they could be my food source. I knew who I’d snack on first.

“Mr. Romanov?” Meg queried. I was glad she wasn’t so besotted she’d forgotten why we were here in the first place.

“Should we order something special for him?” I asked, trying to spare her a feather or two.

“Oh no,” Jeremy laughed. “His macrobiotic chef will be bringing his meal by a little later. Mr. Romanov only eats meals specially prepared for him. I’ll tell you all about it another time. Make sure you ask Reynaldo, Demi if she’s here, and Callie what they want.”

I tugged my Coach bag out of the drawer of the desk where Meg and I had been busy writing personal thank-you notes for Arkady to the rich and notorious who’d attended his show. I gave a little wave. “Later.”

We made the rounds. Reynaldo ordered a salad with exact measurements of nuts, berries, beans, and a sliver of salmon. Not too thick. No dressing. And get him a whole lemon. He would do the rest himself. He was so anal he probably squeaked when he ran.

The nasty goddess was in residence.

“Problems yesterday?” she snickered.

“Lunch order?” asked Meg, ignoring the taunt. The silent thing was becoming a habit, and she was using it to her advantage.

Demi answered brusquely. “Why, ambrosia, of course.”

“You mean, that icky marshmallow fruit salad?” I scrunched up my face in disgust.

“How retro,” Meg drolled. “I hear that was really popular sixty years ago, but I’ve seen it in a lot of delis. One ambrosia—” She started to write it down when the pencil flew out of her hand.

“Ugh! I would never eat any of the slop you call food. I don’t want anything, Margaret. I … what’s the phrase you use? Brown bag it.” Demi poofed a golden goblet full of some steamy liquid. It made the reception area smell like a fruit stand.

“Oh Demi, you’ve brought in your special diet drink again!” Reynaldo sniffed as he breezed through.

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