Beautiful to the Bone (The Eunis Trilogy Book One) by PG Lengsfelder

Author:PG Lengsfelder
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: intrigue, magic realism, psychological suspense, mystery suspense, beauty myth, womens contemporary fiction, mermaids curse, womens courage, mystery and suspense erotica, genetics dna
Publisher: PG Lengsfelder

I continued paging through it. I fidgeted. I put the magazine down. On the bookshelf I found an old encyclopedia, probably Levi’s. I searched for Freyja but found nothing except a reference to Aphrodite:

“Aphrodite: Goddess of beauty, love, desire, and pleasure. Although married, she had many lovers. She was depicted as a beautiful woman and, of all the goddesses, most likely to appear nude or seminude. (also see: Venus, Atargatis & Ashtarte [Syrian])”

Nan walked in. “Hi.”

I closed the book. “Can we talk? I’ve done something terrible. I don’t know what to do.”

Nan put down her things and motioned for me to sit on the sofa. She was immediately supportive and listened patiently as I retold how I’d outed Elizabeth.

“They’ll fire her because of me.”

“Sounds like a mistake, but you’ve called her husband.” Her face had the color and consistency of soft, tan clay, almost edible and absolutely perfect. “What else can you do?” She put her hand on mine. “What did your boss say? Is she going to reinstate you?”

“Never got that far. I’m so ashamed. I may have destroyed her career.”

“I think you’ve done the right thing. Until he calls why don’t you relax? A drink maybe? I’ve got some pot.”

“Maybe a drink, a glass of wine.” Think things out.

After we’d both sipped a couple of glasses of pinot, and Freyja had transformed the room into a lagoon, and Nan had reminded me that I was safe there with nothing to struggle against, I acquiesced to her deep green pools. A realization broke the surface of those pools and rippled outward.

“Your surprise. I forgot to tell you about your surprise.” She checked her watch. “Geez, it’s almost seven.” Nan got up. “I’ll be going out.”

“That’s my surprise?” I wanted to keep swimming with her, wanted her to see my disappointment and that I’d forgiven her, or that at least I was working on it, that I appreciated her friendship, like a beautiful sister I almost had. We could talk about her family. Maybe I’d tell her about the upcoming genetics conference at The New York Academy of Sciences.

“No.” Nan was amused. “I just want you to have the space all to yourself, to use in any way you see fit. And no hair-washing necessary.”

“Huh, okay. But I’d like you to stay.”

“We’ll have plenty of time, you’re sweet.”

Within minutes, she gave me a big hug and a peck on the lips, and was out the door. “You may want to slip into something more comfortable.”

Instead of relaxing me, my antennae went up. I just wanted a cocoon.

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