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Chapter XXXII – Empire State of Mind – Dive
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“No, really,” Juliana stepped back. “Not trying to be difficult – Now that I’m out of the kitchen, I have to drop by the tables with bold-faced names. Policy here. I’m just a guest chef, you know, and I think some people came only to have the dessert, so …”
“I get it. I get it,” Tom answered good-naturedly. “Our names not bold-faced enough for ya, huh?”
Juliana thwacked his shoulder in response.
“Tell you what,” she said after they all shared a laugh, “Mr. so-called fucking handsome … why don’t you and Bette come over to Golden Cove while Bette is here, and we can hang out? You’re overdue for a visit, anyway. How long have we been telling you that you need to slow down and take a few days off? You haven’t really allowed yourself to relax at all after you finished your treatment for that poison, Tom. So spend a few days relaxing there, and I’ll do the cooking … full meals this time, not just the dessert!”
“Golden Cove?” Bette asked, smiling at Tom and Juliana. Nice that Tom has good friends here.
“Very chi-chi resort-spa in one of the nearby islands,” Tom explained. “If I hadn’t been invited there by Ashley or Juliana, someone like me would have basically had to have sold his house to pay for a week’s stay there.”
Juliana thwacked him again. She turned to Bette and briefly explained, “He exaggerates. Ashley owns Golden Cove: it’s one of her businesses.”
“Only reason why Juliana tolerates her possessiveness and bouts of jealousy, by the way … girlfriend’s loaded,” Tom jumped in. That earned him the loudest thwack on his shoulder yet from Juliana. While the other exchanges between them had been light-hearted, Bette saw from the woman’s flash of irritation in her eyes that Tom’s last tease bothered Juliana.
“Take that back, Tom!” the pastry chef blurted out.
Tom was instantly apologetic, and moved to quickly hug Juliana, whispering his apologies.
Juliana rubbed an eye and nodded her head, as if to indicate she’d accepted his apology, and then stepped back from his quick embrace.
Bette and Tina exchanged a look, both raising their eyebrows. And then Bette stood up to bid the woman goodbye, sensing Juliana really did have to go talk to the so called bold-faced names amongst the other diners. “We don’t have to put you through all that bother, Juliana. You’re so busy here …” she started to tell the other brunette.
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‘It could turn out to be a fatal mistake’ is the intriguing tempting sentence and then 21 pages later we’re still wondering!
Great Story over it’s many twists and turns and another great chapter. Thank you looking forward to 33.
Indeed still wondering about that sentence.
It is a very good and intriguing story, so many happens and it keeps you captivated to the end.
I like all appreciate the beauty of Brete, I like Tom drooling over Bette, Tina presume I like his love Bette, please keep writing and indulging with your stories, thank you very much!
I bet those fishing shops have nice little pointy knives…the kind you can strap to….well – where ever you can hide one ! The girls have to win ! Mr Green with the lead pipe in the library ! Get that snake off her path !
Love your story and look forward to every twist! I don’t even try to guess where you’re going, but just hang on for the bumpy ride. I’m probably in the minority, but I can’t stomach Tom! He is so inappropriate and disrespectful. A peeping Tom that doesn’t bother to hide in the bushes. At least Ashley called him out on his behavior. Cannot imagine Tina allowing him to be their donor and Bette allowing him to continually ogle her. Don’t imagine Bette would tolerate Miller acting that way towards Tina. Can’t wait for the next chapter.
Hi, am glad you are enjoying the story, and thanks for telling me what you think. Several thoughts in response: 1) the Bette in this storyline is an inveterate flirt, something that Tina has had problems with from the start ( see early chapters in “Let It Happen” and a few chapters in “Love Soul Heaven Hell), yet she believes she’s in control of it… we’ll see; 2) all the same, she is insanely devoted to Tina; 3) and Tina feels the same. But still, there was a point when they were questioning their expectations about the other (in their own ways; in “Let It Happen”). I have to say I once wrote out a couple of chapters that threw into that (crazy) mix an issue, sexual fluidity, that seems highly relevant to people. Or maybe fluidity expressed in various ways — one chapter that was going into “Let It Happen” after they broke up, and another for “Love Soul Heaven Hell” after the chapter on cheating), that explored those issues in an interlocking way. The chapters were interesting, and took the storyline in unexpected directions, but they each didn’t fit into the flow of the books, so I ended up shelving them. I may pick up on them again, because I think the topic is… well, topical!
In the meantime, I hope Tom doesn’t turn you completely off the rest of the story. (Maybe you can give him a break … don’t we all have those male friends who we know we won’t end up dating but like playing with, anyway?) :-) hope you enjoy the rest of the ride.
ok, from the fishing shop Miller gets a box cutter to be detected by Green’s detector which gives him a feeling of being clever. She also gets 2 or 3 large plastic cable ties, makes great restraints, some plastic fishing line that can be wrapped around the neck, easy and a lot of praying! Excellent chapter. Keep going!!!! PLEASE.
I do not like all this charm
Tom play Bette, ok! He and his friend
only he does not bother to hide
Tina how much he deseha his wife.
Changing the subject I like the pace
you put this story, we give many
decorer details about the narrative.
Waiting new chapter.
10 Stars.