Hungry for It by Fiona Zedde

Author:Fiona Zedde [Fiona Zedde]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780758217394
Amazon: B00TE6PRTA
Barnesnoble: B00TE6PRTA
Goodreads: 3411627
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2008-07-01T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter

19

ou look good.” Dez threw Rémi a smile from her chair in the middle of the bustling cafe. She briefly stood up from the table to exchange hugs.

Do I? “Thanks.” Rémi pulled out a heavy wrought iron chair across from her friend and sat down.

When she’d gotten the call from Dez saying that she was back in town from her honeymoon and wanted to see her, Rémi froze, feeling as if she’d gotten caught with her hand in the proverbial cookie jar. Guilt led her to a bottle of Scotch much too early, then to the kitchen for caffeine to clear her head before finally heading out to Victoriana’s to meet Dez. Sitting across from her, alcohol and caffeine warred in Rémi’s body with nauseating results.

The last time they’d been together at Victoriana’s, the bookstore and cafe owned by Dez’s new wife, Rémi and Dez had been wasted. It was after a sleepless night of fucking, smoking, and drinking. They’d been nearly comatose from their night of debauchery but Dez still found enough strength to go after Victoria.

“Back to the scene of the crime?” Rémi murmured.

She toyed with a glass of water on the table, turning it idly between her hands. Nerves. She was showing her nerves. Rémi consciously bit off a sigh, left the water alone, and leaned back in her chair. Dez’s smile wouldn’t be that big if she knew about the relationship with Claudia. But what will I do when she does find out? Rémi ignored the nagging question and focused on acting blameless.

“Not a crime,” Dez said. “The best decision of my life.”

“I’m glad you still think so. Forty-five days alone on a rocking boat with one other person isn’t always a good thing.”

Dez grinned and leaned toward her as if sharing a secret. “It was the best. Incredible.”

And it obviously had been. Dez looked happier and more relaxed than Rémi had seen her in a long time. Maybe ever. On the long boat trip, her pecan skin had tanned to a darker brown. Her lean body looked fit, even a bit more muscular in the loose designer jeans and thin long-sleeved white shirt rolled up at the elbows.

“I guess you didn’t miss your friends, then?”

“I missed you, all of you, but not the things we used to do.” Dez’s eyes flashed as if remembering all the things they’d gotten into together. The women. The drugs. The over-the-top parties. “Part of me thought that I would-I mean shit! It’s been over a year since I slept with anyone else. But Victoria has been the perfect lover and the perfect partner. There’s nothing else I want.”

Rémi didn’t doubt it. Before touching Claudia, the other experiences had been to pass the time. To temporarily fill the space that her need for the older woman had left in her. Now she was fulfilled. Rémi reached for the glass of water, thinking, with a savage twist of her mouth, that Dez would probably not appreciate her sharing that piece of news.

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