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“Oh, it is The coastline is stunning coastline, not to mention, we have fourteen hundred lakes”

“Isn’t there a state with ten thousand lakes?” Annika turns to her husband as he speaks

“Minnesota,” I reply The show-offs

“But now you live in London” Lukas reaches for his wine glass and swirls the blood-red liquid around the bowl “It must be a little bit different to where you’re from”

“Oh, just a little,” I reply with a laugh “But I’ve lived here a year now” And I love it, though I guess I’d be happy to be anywhere that isn’t buttphuck Oregon!

“Chelsea, did you say?”

“Yep I’ll join the fa It’s just a cab ride away”

It’s the family I work for and not my actual family who lives in Chelsea, but I’d already uess I wasn’t born to squander a trust fund in super cool hotel bars because I’m dressed perfectly for the part Skinny jeans, a white vest, and a Balner must-have Okay, the blazer’s a dupe, but it’s a pretty convincing one

I was supposed to go straight from the airport to the house, but when I’d switched onearlier today, I found I had a text from Martine, my boss, to tellabout the decorator not finishing on schedule As you can iine, I wasn’t about to complain The pair could fluff cushions and reposition artwork until their hearts are content because what kind of idiot would complain about an extended vacation?

“I iine you need to be back early tolass on the table between us

“No, they have a driver for the school run” I’m basically a tutor and social secretary to a couple of A in peak-hour London traffic, which would probably give me a heart attack

“It sounds like a very good position”

“It’s the best Especially when you consider half term isn’t far away, and we’re off to Ibiza for the break” Working for rich people is the best; cast-off Prada handbags and bougie vacations are just the start of it “And then it’s Rome and then Lake Como when summer rolls around”