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Really…Jolie told them she “kissed” me?
“Did you see her face when he spoke to her at brunch last weekend?” Danica said, her voice hushed. “She was fuchsia. I thought her coffee mug was gonna implode in her hand.”
“Yeah. I saw.”
“I don’t think anyone likes him, though, really.” She sounded like she felt a little sorry for me.
Maybe I didn’t wanna hear this.
But I was pretty comfy here. I’d been thinking about lighting a blunt…
No point standing up now and ruining their chick chat.
They wandered over to some lounge chairs right above where I was sprawled and got comfy. I couldn’t see them but I could hear them clearly. They argued about music, and then U2 started playing softly out of the house speakers that were wired up around the patio.
“Good morning.” I heard Jolie’s voice. It was weirdly scratchy.
She sounded rough.
Which was pretty much how she looked last time I saw her—sprawled out in front of me, drunk and disorderly, with one of her tits out. It was so kind of adorably pathetic, I’d actually wanted to help her out. Scoop her up or something. But she’d scrambled away from me in horror, like the leprosy had grown back.
When I looked up now, I saw her head over the bushes. She’d just come out of the sunroom.
“Hey, bitch,” Daniella greeted her.
“Is that U2?”
“They put out a new album,” Danica said, “and I am here for it.”
“That album was like five years ago, Danica,” her sister said, and they started low-key arguing about music again as Jolie joined them, flopping down on a lounger.
I couldn’t see any of them through the low hedgerow between us. Now, did I eavesdrop or let them know I was here?
Fuck it. I was here first.
“When’s brunch happening?” Jolie said. “Mom said we were having brunch.”
“Whenever Mireille gets here with the food,” Danica said. “She’s late.”
“Did you guys see that obnoxious Lamborghini in the driveway?”
“Uh, yeah we saw it,” Danica said.
“Did Shane stay over or something?” Daniella asked.
“What?No.I mean, how would I know?” Jolie spluttered quickly. “He didn’t stay withme.”
“Wow,” Daniella said. “Okay. Calm down. I was just asking. Maybe you saw him this morning or something?”
“Nope. I looked for him, just in case. So I could make sure Idon’tsee him. He’s not here.”
Guess you didn’t look hard enough.
“Well, Margot was very clear that it was a ladies only brunch today,” Danica said. “Jacob went out somewhere.”
“So Ashley and Matt aren’t coming?” Jolie asked.
“No, they’re at the studio today,” Danica said. “Matt said he’d swing by to pick me up later. The album is almost done.”
