Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
Author:Ashley Herring Blake [Herring Blake, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2022-11-22T00:00:00+00:00
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THANKFULLY, IRIS AND Jillian were fully clothed and acting normal by the time the whole group arrived at her door, though Irisâs face was a little flushed. Still, she poured wine and set out taco fixings on her tiny kitchenâs island, opened up her turquoise cabinets to find this and that, all while chattering a mile a minute about a new planner she was designing, about Claire and Delilahâs party this weekend, about how it wasnât really a housewarming since Claire already lived there, and on and on.
Astrid wondered how one recovered so quickly from what seemed to be mind-blowing sex. Granted, sheâd never really had mind-blowing sex, but she felt like it would lay her out for a good hour.
She stood in the kitchen, filling mustard-colored bowls with lettuce, salsa, and guacamole, while Claire browned a skillet full of ground beef. Everyone else was in the living room with Jillian, who was, apparently, showing Simon the hundred-dollars-a-bottle bourbon sheâd brought from Portland just that morning.
Jordan was with Delilah.
Astrid watched them as they sat on Irisâs red couch, Jordan with a beer and Delilah with a few fingers of Jillianâs bourbon, legs tucked up and chatting easily, as though theyâd known each other for a long time.
âDo you think sheâs divulging all your deep, dark secrets?â Iris asked, hip bumping Astridâs at the sink.
âWhat?â Astrid said, freezing while she rinsed a bunch of cilantro. âWho?â
âDelilah and your mortal enemy,â Iris said.
âSheâs not my mortal enemy,â Astrid said, shaking the herbs dry and laying them on the cutting board. âPlus, I donât . . .â
She was about to say she didnât have any secrets, but that wasnât altogether true. She hadnât told Claire or Iris about her attraction to Jordan, and while Delilah knew about the sex dream, she didnât know Astrid had pretty much tried to make out with Jordan, only to be rejected.
No one knew that.
She had a sudden urge to spill everything to her friends, the need to get advice, or even some simple comfort, nearly overwhelming. But with Jordan a mere ten feet away, there was no way Iris Kelly finding out that Astrid had been experiencing extremely queer feelings was going to be a quiet affair.
âYou donât what?â Iris asked.
Astrid shook her head as she chopped up the cilantro, making quick work of the small bunch. âNothing. I . . . I donât think Delilah would say anything mean.â
Iris scoffed. âAre we talking about the same woman? Tattoos? New York City attitude for days? A general disdain for clothes in any shade lighter than the ninth circle of hell?â
Claire wacked Irisâs butt with a towel. âThatâs my girlfriend youâre insulting.â
âIâm not insulting her,â Iris said. âIâm making simple observations.â
âI can hear you, you know!â Delilah called from the living room. She lifted her bourbon in a mock toast. âAnd I like my black clothes, fuck you very much.â
Iris flipped her off and Delilah laughed, and even Astrid couldnât help but smile at the comfortableâif a bit bitingâway her friends and Delilah interacted.
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