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“You need to take a break sometime and you have to eat.” She shook her head and before she could say no again, I held out my hand. “I’ll tell you what, I’ll put my number in your phone and if it turns out you have some free time, text me and we’ll go grab a bite to eat.”
Her eyes shifted back and forth as she nibbled on her bottom lip. I thought she was going to refuse, but instead she pulled her phone out of her pocket and handed it to me. I took it and entered my number then gave it back to her.
“Text anytime,” I said with a smile.
Chapter Six
Eve
“Thanks so much for setting this up. I miss you guys.”
Anjannette texted and asked if I’d want to do a Zoom happy hour. Of course I jumped at the invite. And even though it’s only two-thirty here, I popped open a bottle of Merlot. Hey, it’s after five back home. That counts, right?
“We miss you too,” she said. “How’s the writing?”
“Still nothing, but I sort of plotted the book, so I’ll consider that progress.”
“You plotted?” Sophie asked.
“I said ‘sort of.’”
I don’t normally plot my books. When I start writing, I know the beginning, black moment, and the end. I figure out the rest of the details as I go along.
Sophie is the opposite. She plans and outlines her books so as she writes, she knows exactly what’s going to happen and when.
“What exactly did you do?”
“I wrote a short summary of what each chapter should be about. I’m sure it will change as I start writing, but at least it’s a start.” I shrugged. “Since my usual method of writing isn’t working, I figured I’d try something new. I just did that today so I’ll let you know if it works.”
“You’ll get it done,” Sophie said with more confidence than I felt.
I’ve heard other authors complain about being blocked or burned out, but I’ve never had an issue so I’m in uncharted territory here.
“No more talk about writing or lack of,” I said. “What’s new with you guys?”
“Not much here,” Keera said. “I’m just enjoying the summer and spending time with Simon.”
“You guys are adorable together. I’m happy you finally noticed the man who was right under your nose for so many years.”
“Yeah, me too,” she said. “Now that we’re together, I can’t understand what took us so long. Well, what took me so long.”
“You figured it out. That’s all that matters.”
“I told her I’m going to write a book about their story,” Sophie said.
“It would make a great romance novel.”
“If it gets made into a movie, I want Jennifer Aniston to play me,” Keera said with a dramatic hair toss. Then she shifted her eyes toward Sophie. “You’ve got a little something going on that would make a good book.”
“Let me refill before you start talking.” I picked up the bottle, poured more wine into my glass, then held it in both hands. “Okay, I’m ready.”
“I’ve been…exploring some things,” Sophie said.
“Things?”
“I’m interested in learning more about BDSM, so I decided to go to a dungeon and check it out,” she said. “I’ve only gone three times and right now I’m just watching. I’m not ready to participate yet. I don’t know if I ever will be, but it’s interesting.”
I can’t imagine diving into single life like Sophie has. She’s out there dating and exploring. The most I’ve done is start taking pole dance lessons. But I’ll admit, that has changed my life. It’s made me more confident in my body plus I’ve made these amazing friends. So I won’t beat myself up too much.
