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“H-he played that card, ‘it’s not you, it’s me.’”
“Bastard,” Piper said around a mouthful of chocolate. “I hate that line. It’s a massive cop-out in my book.”
Maggs waved her wineglass at Piper as she spoke. “‘I’m just not ready to commit,’ he said.”
“Did you ask him to?” Piper asked.
“No, we never even touched on it.”
“Bastard.”
Bailey listened as Piper and Maggie talked, but she didn’t add anything, because she had no experience to speak from.
“But here’s the thing, Maggs, you knew he was a bad boy when you started dating him,” Piper said. “I told you that, as did others.”
“I like bad boys,” Maggs wailed. “Really like them, and that’s the problem. A good one would probably hang around longer, but I’ve never found one I like that makes me want to….” She waved her hands about, but Bailey had no clue what she was getting at.
“Jump them, Bailey. Hell, girl, get with the program.” Piper waved her chocolate at Bailey.
“But surely there’s more you want from a potential boyfriend than to just jump him?” Bailey had to admit that she had a slightly fuzzy head now. She’d never been a big drinker, and she was now halfway down the next glass.
“I start with the physical,” Maggs said.
“She’s shallow, Bailey, and proud of it.”
“Like you’d ever date anyone you didn’t want to jump, Pip, so don’t give me that.”
Bailey let them debate that topic while she drank more wine. When they were done, she surprised herself by saying, “I can’t tell you any stories because I’ve never been dumped.”
“Oh God,” Maggs wailed. “She’s famous and never been dumped.”
“No, no.” Bailey shook her head. “I’ve never been dumped because I’ve never had a man. I haven’t had any friends either... not real ones like you were, Maggie.”
Bailey hadn’t realized she’d silenced the room until she looked at the two women, now silent, both with their mouths open.
Chapter 19
“You’re a virgin?”
“No. I had sex once, it was horrible. He was there, I was there.” Bailey waved her hand about.
“Once?” Piper asked.
“Yes. I didn’t enjoy it, and left while he was sleeping.”
“N-no friends b-but me?” Maggie was crying again.
“I didn’t tell you to make you sadder, Maggs.”
“She’ll be fine.” Piper topped up Bailey’s wine. “How come you’ve never had a man in your life, when you’re hot, smart, and talented?”
Bailey shrugged; her head felt full of cotton wool. It was nice. The swirling thoughts had eased, and she was pleasantly mellow now.
“I didn’t have time, and I never really met anyone. My grandfather had me dropped off and picked up when I attended Juilliard, and I was never left alone at any of the parties we attended later when I was performing.”
“So he kept you a prisoner?” Maggie whispered.
“No. How could I be a prisoner, travelling the world? Although I did say to Joe the other day that I was inexperienced about the ways of the world because I’d never really had to do anything for myself... which just makes me sound pathetic,” Bailey added.
