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My God, maybe it wasbad.
That can’t be possible. He was into it. I could tell.
Wasn’t he?
“For God’s sake,” I say out loud.
I exit out of Lustr, and I get back to work on proofreading Lily’s latest novel.
And of course that only leaves me more hot and bothered.
Still, it pays the bills, so I continue. After a few hours, I get up and get ready to meet Michael at the gym.
And I realize I have nothing to wear. The few times I go with Frankie, I wear an old college sweatshirt and some baggy sweatpants. I do, at least, have a decent pair of walking shoes. But nothing else.
Okay, no problem. I’ll simply go out, buy some workout clothes that don’t make me look like a middle-aged housewife, andthenhead to the gym.
Easy peasy.
I’m ready to leave when I get a phone call.
It’s Frankie. In tears. “Penn didn’t come home last night.”
Quickly. Think of something to soothe her quickly. Penn’s an ass, but he’s not a cheater. Right?“He was probably out with the guys. And now he’s couch surfing at one of his friends’ places.”
“I know. Should I call his friends?”
“Oh my God, no, Frank. That’ll make it look like you don’t trust him.”
“Idotrust him. I’m just worried.”
“I understand, but that’s what it’ll look like to him.”
She sighs. “You want to have lunch?”
“I have to go shopping for some workout clothes.”
“Perfect. I’ll go with you.”
Frankie’s help would be great. She got our mother’s shopping gene and uncanny ability to know what will look good on my body simply by seeing it on the hanger.
“Okay. I’m working out at three, so if we do stop for lunch, it’ll need to be something light.”
“You’reworking out?”
“Yeah, remember Michael from last night? He’s a personal trainer, and he’s giving me a free session at your gym.”
“He works there? Seems I would remember him.”
“I don’t know. Maybe he just started recently or something.”
“Yeah, maybe. He seemed like a nice guy.”
“He was. I think. I mean, how much can you know about a person after just hanging out at a club for a couple of hours?”
“True. Let’s meet at Macy’s. They have great workout clothes.”
“Sounds good.”
