Sleeping With Beauty (2005)
“Lucy juggled the phone to one ear as she held up first one dress, then another, frowning at both. “Once or twice, but only for him to tell me he’s too busy to get together.”
She heard Jana sigh on the other end of the line. “Yeah. He’s working—”
“On a really top-secret project, I know.”
When Jana didn’t say anything, Lucy wished she hadn’t brought it up. “So,” Jana said with forced cheer, “where is hotshot taking you tonight? You’ve become quite the Capitol Hill socialite these past few weeks.”...
Lucy smiled, but she didn’t feel as giddy about it as she wished she did. “He does move in interesting circles,” she said, discarding yet another dress. “I’m going to need a raise if he keeps taking me out to these fancy functions. My wardrobe can’t keep up.”
“Are they the same people? Can’t you recycle?”
“Yes, a lot of the same people. And no one recycles.”
“Well, I wish I could help you out, but somehow I don’t think anything in my closet screams ‘socialite.’ ‘Sociopath,’ maybe.”MoreLess
She heard Jana sigh on the other end of the line. “Yeah. He’s working—”
“On a really top-secret project, I know.”
When Jana didn’t say anything, Lucy wished she hadn’t brought it up. “So,” Jana said with forced cheer, “where is hotshot taking you tonight? You’ve become quite the Capitol Hill socialite these past few weeks.”...
Lucy smiled, but she didn’t feel as giddy about it as she wished she did. “He does move in interesting circles,” she said, discarding yet another dress. “I’m going to need a raise if he keeps taking me out to these fancy functions. My wardrobe can’t keep up.”
“Are they the same people? Can’t you recycle?”
“Yes, a lot of the same people. And no one recycles.”
“Well, I wish I could help you out, but somehow I don’t think anything in my closet screams ‘socialite.’ ‘Sociopath,’ maybe.”MoreLess
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