The Devil's in the Details
“I told the chic brunette who opened the glass doors of the elite dress shop in the heart of the Galleria area.
“When duty calls, I answer.” Summer Canfield routinely dealt with Houston’s rich and famous. She was no stranger to opening after hours—thankfully—and loved getting the scoop on the lives and times of Houston’s most prominent VIPs. This burning desire—plus a ten percent bonus commission—had lured her out of bed at nine thirty on a Thursday night. “So who is it?” Her eyes danced with ex...citement. “Debutante? Actress? Politician?” She finished flipping on the lights, chasing away the last of the shadows, and turned an expectant gaze on me.
“Um, yeah.” I glanced around the pristine shop with its plush cream-colored sofas and thick champagne carpeting. The only real color came from bunches of pale orchids situated here and there and the collection of dress magazines stacked on a gold-edged coffee table. A bowl of white Jordan almonds sat nearby. Michael Bolton drifted from the speakers.MoreLess
“When duty calls, I answer.” Summer Canfield routinely dealt with Houston’s rich and famous. She was no stranger to opening after hours—thankfully—and loved getting the scoop on the lives and times of Houston’s most prominent VIPs. This burning desire—plus a ten percent bonus commission—had lured her out of bed at nine thirty on a Thursday night. “So who is it?” Her eyes danced with ex...citement. “Debutante? Actress? Politician?” She finished flipping on the lights, chasing away the last of the shadows, and turned an expectant gaze on me.
“Um, yeah.” I glanced around the pristine shop with its plush cream-colored sofas and thick champagne carpeting. The only real color came from bunches of pale orchids situated here and there and the collection of dress magazines stacked on a gold-edged coffee table. A bowl of white Jordan almonds sat nearby. Michael Bolton drifted from the speakers.MoreLess
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