Starlit_Novel by Lisa Rinna

Author:Lisa Rinna [Rinna, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Published: 2010-10-05T07:00:00+00:00

“Tally, honey, don’t you get it? He’s jealous of you.” Sadie sucked in her gut so that Mandy could zip up the dress. It was about the fortieth wedding gown she’d tried on that afternoon. She stuck out her tongue at her reflection in the floor-length mirror, then motioned for Mandy to unzip her again. “Think about it. You get a nomination, and he doesn’t. He doesn’t even bother to call you to congratulate you. All of a sudden, you’re the new hot talent. Do you know what that does to his ego?”

Mandy tugged hard at the zipper until it finally made its way down Sadie’s back. “Let’s be real,” she said, eyeing Tally in the mirror. “He’s been treating you badly since even before the Emmy nod. Is he even worth it?”

Tally shook her head. “I get that he’s upset, but I thought he’d be happy for me. What he did is just such a disappointment.”

Mandy shrugged. “Do what I do when I’m upset. Buy yourself something. Preferably something expensive.”

“I already have.” Tally gave her a sly smile. “Sadie, how many more dresses do you have back in the dressing room?”

“Thank God, this was the last one. I give up! The wedding is only three weeks away, and I still haven’t found a dress I like. I guess I’m getting married in my pajamas.” Sadie sighed. “Oh, well, at least everything else is under control. Why do you ask?”

“I want to take you two for a little ride.”

Sadie tugged her jeans on under the dress, then slipped out of the white taffeta concoction. “Let’s blow this joint.”

The girls piled into Tally’s car, and she started driving. Tally refused to answer questions as she worked their way up winding roads, eventually stopping at a rambling ranch perched on a canyon ridge high over Beverly Hills, on Mulholland Drive. It had stucco walls, a terra-cotta tile roof, and lush vegetation all around. Best of all, it had a pool out back from which you could admire the view all the way to the ocean.

After showing her friends around the property, Tally raised her hands in triumph. “Three bedrooms, three baths, a humongous kitchen, a gate to keep out nosy photographers—and it’s all mine! What do you think?”

Sadie was speechless, but Mandy exclaimed, “Tally, it’s perfect! I am so jealous.”

Tally laughed. “If it makes you feel any better, Steve thinks I paid too much for it. In fact, he’s worried I might have overextended myself.”

Sadie guffawed. “He’s got nothing to worry about. Between the Emmy nomination and how Josh re-negotiated your contract for more money, you can easily cover the note on this place. When do you move in?”

“This weekend.” Tally walked to the edge of the pool. As she dipped her toe in the water, a ripple flowed out and moved, in concentric circles, toward the center of the pool. Watching it reminded her of her life: growing beyond any bounds she ever thought had constrained her.

“It’s time, don’t you think? And not a moment too soon.

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