This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Author:Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Language: eng, eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub, pdf
Tags: Drama
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2000-12-24T16:00:00+00:00

14

“Come closer to the water, Daphne,” Benny said. “I won’t get you wet.”

—Daphne Makes a Mess

Any ideas for a new book?” Phoebe asked early the next afternoon over the phone.

An unwelcome subject, but since Molly had spent the first ten minutes of their conversation dodging Celia the Hen’s nosy questions about Kevin, anything was an improvement. “A few. But remember that Daphne Takes a Tumble is the first book on a three-book contract. Birdcage won’t accept another manuscript until I finish making the changes they want.” No need to tell her sister she still hadn’t started on those changes, although she’d borrowed Kevin’s car after breakfast and gone into town to buy some art supplies.

“SKIFSA is a joke.”

“Not a very funny one. I don’t have a TV in the cottage. Have they popped up lately?”

“Last night. The new gay rights legislation in Congress has bought them a lot of local airtime.” Phoebe’s hesitation wasn’t a good sign. “Moll, they mentioned Daphne again.”

“I can’t believe it! Why are they doing this? It’s not like I’m a big-time children’s author.”

“This is Chicago, and you’re the wife of the city’s most famous quarterback. They’re using that connection to get airtime. You are still Kevin’s wife, aren’t you?”

Molly didn’t want to get into that discussion again. “Temporarily. Next time remind me to find a publisher with a little backbone.” She wished she hadn’t said that, since her publisher wasn’t the only one who needed some backbone. Once again she reminded herself that she didn’t have any choice, not if she wanted to pay her bills.

As if Phoebe had read her mind, she said, “How are you doing for money? I know you haven’t—”

“I’m doing fine. No problem.” As much as Molly loved her sister, she sometimes wished that everything Phoebe touched hadn’t turned to gold. It made Molly feel so inadequate. Phoebe was wealthy, beautiful, and emotionally stable. Molly was poor, merely attractive, and she’d been a lot closer to a nervous breakdown than she’d ever admit. Phoebe had overcome enormous odds to become one of the most powerful owners in the NFL, but Molly couldn’t even defend her fictional bunny from a real-life attack.

After she hung up, she chatted with some of the guests, then put fresh towels in the bathrooms while Kevin checked a retired couple from Cleveland into one of the cottages. Afterward she headed to her own cottage so she could change into the red suit he’d bought her and go for a swim.

As she pulled the two-piece suit from the bag, she discovered that the bottom wasn’t quite a thong, but since it was held together by only a narrow tie on each side, it was a little skimpier than she liked. The top, however, had an underwire that pushed her up in all the right places, and Roo seemed to approve.

Although the air temperature was in the low eighties, the lake still hadn’t warmed up, and the beach was deserted when she got there. She hissed against the cold as she waded in.

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