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Norma Jean kissed her on the cheek. “And you keep them, too. There’s nothing wrong with a little bump in the trunk.” She laughed.
Tiffany scrunched up her face. “I think it’s junk in the trunk, but either way…TMI, Ms. Jeannie.”
“Well, whichever one it is, you get my point. It gives them something to hold on to, honey.”
“I’m leaving now,” Tiffany replied, practically bolting from Norma Jean’s side.
*
Norma Jean’s words were still ringing in her ears by the time she got home. Never once did Adrian’s mother fail to make her smile. She hoped when she got older that she was as full of love and warmth as Norma Jean.
Ivan hadn’t called yet, so she took a quick shower and put on his army shirt. She didn’t tie it up this time, so it hung almost to her knees. She climbed into bed and opened up her laptop. She may as well get some work done while she waited.
An hour later, Tiffany had drifted to sleep. The ring of her cell phone startled her. She picked up.
“Hey,” she said sleepily.
“Hey, sweetheart.”
“How are you?”
“Good. I arrived safely and just got into my room at the hotel.”
“I miss you.”
“I miss you, too,” he replied. “So how was the party?”
Tiffany filled him in on her evening, even about Norma Jean pushing Fernando.
“Another satisfied customer,” he joked. “Sounds like a great party. I’m sorry I missed it.”
She snorted. “You’re sorry.”
He chuckled. “I guess I’d better go. We’ve got an early morning, and from the sounds of it, you need to go to bed.”
As if on cue, Tiffany yawned. “Okay.”
“Good night, Tiff.”
“Good night, Ivan.”
“Hey,” he said, before she hung up. “What are you wearing?”
“Your army shirt.”
“I envy that damned shirt. I bet you look gorgeous.”
She smiled at the compliment. “You want me to take a picture and send it to you?”
“Now, that would be nice. That’ll give me something to—”
“Ivan,” she stopped him. “Were you going to say what I think you were?”
“That depends.” His voice deepened. “What were you thinking?”
“What I was thinking would start a whole ’nother conversation, so I’m not going to say. You need to go.”
“Chicken.”
