I’d promised to deliver Olivia Farrington’s handbag today. I looked at my watch. 7.26. Plenty of time to take the subway uptown to 77th, walk to Park and 79th, drop off the bag, pick up my cheque, then get back on the subway to the Bronx. Maybe I’d even get to the workshop before the women. I liked to greet them with coffee and muffins to start off what was always a tough day. Leila had already wrapped the bag in red tissue paper and slipped it into the Desire, Inc. shopping bag Geoffrey had designed, a shiny black bag with ribbon handles and the logo splashed across both sides in the same bright red as the handles. I picked up the bag, hooked it on my shoulder and off I went.
On the way to the subway I e-mailed Geoffrey, something I should have done last night.
Eric is a go. Thanks. We can always use a new face.
When I got off the subway on 77th Street, Geoffrey’s answer was waiting for me.
Glad to hear it. You sure you want to let other women enjoy him? If A.T. is a negative, Eric might just be the man for you. You bowled him over. Can’t stop talking about you.
Why did everyone think I needed a man? All right, not everyone. Leila and Geoffrey. My best friends, with Giles a close third. Come to think of it, they were everyone. I didn’t have any other friends, best or not.
I’ve gone off the hetero wagon for this year and next. Is there any chance of getting together tonight?
I kept walking toward Olivia’s apartment building on Park Avenue, crossing the street without looking, typing, reading Geoffrey’s answer. An accident in the making guaranteed. I was down enough not to care. I typed:
I could use the boost.
Shit, I was feeling sorry for myself. I hate that. I added:
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