Ryan helped me celebrate
my birthday by making reservations at my favorite restaurant, which just
happened to be a client so the entire meal was comped. He did a nice job wrapping a present for me. It was a necklace he made out of noodles, like the ones kids
make their moms for Mother’s Day. Even though I was disappointed, I decided to
wait until the end of the summer to break it off with Ryan. His smile and those
big brown eyes just melted my heart every time I considered ending it. Besides,
Blondie and Elliott were best buddies by now and the two guys came over most
evenings after I finished working to hang out. I made dinner, usually one of a
handful of dishes. I cooked up some pasta with doctored up bottled sauce that I
said was home made or I heated some cream of broccoli soup from a can that I
added fresh vegetables to and lied about making from scratch. It was delicious
with a baguette and green salad.
Summer ended, fall
began with its promise of new beginnings. I got a side job working as the
Around Town Correspondent for Palm Springs Life Magazine. That meant I was invited
to literally every event in Los Angeles in the hopes that I would include it in
my popular column. Ryan loved going with me to every party, movie premier, art
and restaurant opening, play, black tie dinner, everything in Los Angeles. We
got to go out and we didn’t have to spend any money. He craved the limelight
but I missed staying home with Blondie. I didn’t really like hanging out with
all those pretentious people who I didn’t know.
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