The Predicament by Penny McLean

Author:Penny McLean
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, contemporary, humorous, bisexual, multiple partners, doctor, scientist, Italy, smear campaign
Publisher: NineStar Press, LLC
Published: 2023-11-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Gossip A to Z

May 10

Ice Cream Queen Heats Things Up With…a Woman?

Yes, that’s right, friends. Apparently, Cynthia Blake is sinking to new levels of desperation. Just dating a ton of men wasn’t enough for her, so she’s switching teams. We caught Blake at a restaurant with a local lesbian attorney for what looked like an innocent evening. Maybe they’re just friends?

But wait—a reader in San Diego spotted Blake and her new gal pal looking pretty cozy together on the beach in what can only be described as a romantic embrace. Has Ms. Blake already burned through the only men who would have her so fast she has to look to her own gender for love?

Nothing in Ms. Blake’s blog posts mentions her being bisexual, so this is clearly a new revelation. Or has she been gay all along and just toying with these other men? I guess it’s all a moot point anyway. If Cynthia Blake is so confused by this whole thing that she’s willing to date literally anyone, we can say with confidence this is going to end badly for all parties.

May 12

TRYING TO HIDE out in San Diego may have started out as a good plan, but ever since the newest Gossip A to Z post went up, I can’t help but look over my shoulder everywhere I go. How could I have been so stupid?

That question applies to quite a few things in my life right now. I still haven’t heard from Jess since she left and don’t think I will at all now she’s had her face plastered all over the internet. I’m sure she’s furious with me and she has every right to be. I know in my heart that I had/have feelings for her, but I obviously wasn’t considering her in the same way I’ve been thinking of Eric and Carter. I am scum.

Adding more evidence to the scum idea is what this all means for Eric. I was planning to tell him about Jess when he gets back to Arizona in a few days, but with the pictures of Jess and me now all over multiple websites, I’m pretty sure he’s aware. The first picture of us at dinner is really no big deal, other than it showing Jess’s face really clearly. The second picture is less clear on who she is, but it’s obviously me and we’re all tangled up on the beach. I don’t sit with friends like that and I’m pretty sure most straight women don’t either.

I still feel safer here than I do back home, so I’ve decided to stay a few days after Jess left in another ill-fated attempt at clearing my head. I’m mostly just stress eating and binge-watching Netflix, but when I can get myself up and outside, I’m at least relatively comforted by the presence of the ocean. The sun, however, is clearly judging me. I haven’t seen it in five days. I get it. I don’t deserve anything bright and joyful at the moment.

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