Page 15 (2/2)

Stella laughed "I guess Thoughmy ass"

"Come on I’ll open a bottle of wine No beer here, sorry"

"Wine will do"

"Good I needed a break anyway Gearing up for fashion week again is killing ht now"

"It feels like you just preain Do you ever feel like a harabbed a bottle out of the refrigerator in the break room of her studio and pulled a bottle opener out of the drawer "Only all the tiht just get it’ type of things"

Stella took a seat at the bar "But look at how far you’ve coger studio space, you’ve launched your design brand, your clothes are in stores, and Carolina Designs is a nanize I couldn’t be lasses and slid one over to her, then she took a deep breath "Thank you, Stell And the saoes for you The lead in a ne I’ood"

"We are Here’s to us"

They touched glasses, and Stella took a sip The wine tasted fantastic She was normally a beer person, but the as flavorful and she kneould help relax her so she could sleep tonight

Carolina came around the bar and took a seat next to Stella "Other than looking like you need to eat a few cheeseburgers, tellon"

Stella took another few sips of wine, then set the glass down "I hooked up with Trick again"

Carolina’s eyes widened "You did? When did this happen?"

"Very recently Greta was in town and ent to the hockey game, then hit up a bar afterward Trick was there with souys fros had cooled between the two of you But you didn’t end it badly"

"No It was more our work schedules And you kno it is with uy too much"