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"The Iliad? Did I hear you right? You’re reading that h the pantry’s colorful collection of red wine for another Shiraz to open
"Are you having trouble sleeping? When I was in college Homer was a surefire re for another bottle of the Coppola Shiraz, it’s still in the bag I left by the door"
"As usual you read my mind, Kat," Jacqueline called over her shoulder as she headed for the foyer of the chic hoe beveled , Kat called after her "Shake that thang, baby!"
Jacqueline snagged the bottle of Shiraz and shiroup
"I do wish I could move like that," Kat said
"Kat, honey, I love you, but y’all white girls do not have enough junk in your trunk to ed the word out with a sexy purr as she ran her hands down her voluptuous body and , she disappeared into the kitchen to open the bottle and called, "So e saying?"
"We were talking about poor dead Susie having to read the wretched Iliad" Kat winked at "poor dead Susie"
"Re that thing?"
Susie, ned the fabulous 1920’s era hoirls’ night in, gave a long-suffering sigh and threw her hands up in frustration "First, Katrina," she used Kat’s full na-lady tone, "I’e, so I only feel dead Second, I’ by the asshole chauvinist professor in the third to last fucking class I have to finish before I ae of forty-eight, get ain why a woman who is so incredibly successful that the utterly fab boutique that she started as a tiny woood part of Tulsa and is now located smack in the middle of totally posh Utica Square, as well as the Galleria in Dallas, the Magnificent Mile in Chicago, and delicious don Denver, feels like she has to get a piece of paper that says she’s sne-filled flute
"No shit" Christy raised her red wine balloon glass "I second that"
"I’ll third it" Heather raised her glass, then frowned at it "And may I just say one ly, inexorably glad when I can get off this bubbly grape juice stuff and back to an excellent chardonnay that I may just pee myself with pleasure--or, perhaps, treat all of us to a boozy party Heavy on the boozy part"
"Sounds good topart"
"It’s just one more month And you don’t want to pickle that baby," Christy said, reaching over and patting Heather’s very pregnant belly
"I know, but I’uys! We were sy with Susie about the horrid essay she has to write over the wretched Iliad," Jacqueline re that I don’t think she needs a piece of paper to show she’s ‘sly successful," Kat said
"Easily said by a woman with a masters in psych," Susie said and then hurried on before Kat could interrupt her "Actually, every last one of you has that ht?" She pointed first at Jacqueline, "Ms ER Nurse, you have a bachelor of science" Then at Heather, "You have a masters in education, don’t you?"
"Guilty," Heather said
"Christy, you have a BS in physical fitness, don’t you?"
"Yep, but if you want honesty I’ll tell you that I kick ass as a personal trainer because of o to college way back when"
"Okay, I get that, but can you guys not see the coe is part of your success Christy could probably still be a trainer without her degree, but Kat and Jacqueline could definitely not do their jobs without those pieces of paper and the knowledge they gained getting theht?"
Kat and Jacky nodded reluctantly
"And Heather, you couldn’t teach without the BS that caht?"
Heather sighed and patted her pregnant belly "Right, but today not having to teach and not being on h school students as "
Jacqueline shuddered "God, teenagers They’re so nasty I don’t kno you stand all of their horu creatures," Heather said
"You’re just grumpy because your ankles look like tree trunks You used to like teaching, renancy Land," Susie said
"I can’t renant I’ve always been this big and hideous"
"Honey, have a chocolate" Jacqueline passed the tray of truffles to her
"It’ll be better in a ave Kat a tired smile and popped the truffle in herchocolate she said, "You know, Kat, it always amazes me how optimistic you are What with all of those abusive asshole men you have to deal with in that clinic you run I know if I had to deal with the jerks you’veshrew, but you’re not" Heather peered at her like she was a science experiment "You actually like hter was uninhibited and contagious "Yes, I definitely like men And not all of the assholes I counsel are men--there are women jerks, too Plus, they’re not all abusive assholes Many of theraduated to full abusive asshole status"
"Just like raduate some day"
Jacqueline frowned "Uh, Susie I don’t think graduating to an abusive asshole is so to which you want to aspire"