By a Spider's Thread: a Tess Monaghan Novel
“She had not yet earned out Mark Rubin’s generous retainer, but she had spent a large chunk of it. If she wanted to quit on principle, she would have to refund money she didn’t have, a principle she abhorred even more.
So she sucked it up and chose the best antidote she could think of to Mark Rubin’s cold, high-handed treatment. She invited her WASP-iest friend, Whitney, over for dinner. Whitney was always good company, and she would take Tess’s side in this quarrel with her client, which made h...er even better company. Within an hour of Tess’s call, Whitney arrived with Indian takeout from the Ambassador and a bottle of zinfandel.
“The guy at the Wine Source said it was peppery and aggressive, with berry overtones and a strong finish,” she said. “Just like me.”
“You don’t look very fruity,” Tess said of her sharp-chinned friend, whose coloring was more easily found in the dairy case — butter-yellow hair, milk-white skin with a bluish undercast.
“Oh, I’m sour as a pickle these days.MoreLess
So she sucked it up and chose the best antidote she could think of to Mark Rubin’s cold, high-handed treatment. She invited her WASP-iest friend, Whitney, over for dinner. Whitney was always good company, and she would take Tess’s side in this quarrel with her client, which made h...er even better company. Within an hour of Tess’s call, Whitney arrived with Indian takeout from the Ambassador and a bottle of zinfandel.
“The guy at the Wine Source said it was peppery and aggressive, with berry overtones and a strong finish,” she said. “Just like me.”
“You don’t look very fruity,” Tess said of her sharp-chinned friend, whose coloring was more easily found in the dairy case — butter-yellow hair, milk-white skin with a bluish undercast.
“Oh, I’m sour as a pickle these days.MoreLess
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