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“Their executive assistant said it was confusion on their part, which I don’t understand since I triple checked with her to make sure the meeting was still on. Still, I didn’t argue.”
“That sucks.”
“It really did… especially after the elevator incident.”
“Is the meeting rescheduled?” Phoebe asks.
“It is. I’m meeting them again in twelve days.”
“Knowing you, it’ll only give you more time to perfect an already pristine presentation.”
“I guess.” I’m still really annoyed by their forgetfulness.
“So, Cosmo was your cure for this morning’s mayhem?” Phoebe veers the conversation to the original topic.
“It was! Before you called, I was reading an article that explained my predicament.”
“Care to share?” There’s resignation in her voice.
“You seem so excited.”
“I already know you’re going to find a million reasons to stay stuck.”
I ignore her comment.
“Men can smell my angry pussy a mile away,” I say. “All the festered disillusionment I foster is more pungent than the most expensive perfume. So, you see, I’m a lost cause.”
“Don’t say that!”
I know where this conversation is going.
“Just because you met the one, doesn’t mean we’re all destined to be as lucky.”
“Give it a chance—”
“Pun intended?”
“Crap. Chance is your ex’s first name.”
“Ironic, right?” I sneer.
“Wrong choice of words, sorry. But Oscar has a lot of really handsome and available friends. And they’re all normal.”
I doubt any of them look nearly as drop dead gorgeous as the guy I was trapped with this morning. No one should have such mesmerizing eyes. No one. That shade of blue could make a girl do a lot of crazy things. Good thing I have my wits about me.
“It sounds like you’ve psychoanalyzed them,” I say.
She’s quiet for a long beat.
“These are good men. Solid men, Ari.”
“Unless I can secure one of them as a client, I’m not interested.”
“What about a friends with benefits arrangement?” she asks. “It can’t be about work twenty-four-seven.”
Okay, so my life is sixty percent work, thirty percent thinking about work and ten percent sleeping, but at least I devote zero percent of my time thinking about men.
“It still involves being with a man. I’ll pass.”
