Page 113 of Is It Casual Now?

“Seventy-five plus medical.”

Siena would refrain from comment on that. She really didn’t want to think about why the position was so low.

Jamie hummed a response and went back to eating. “We can negotiate.”

“So you’re interested?” Ingrid asked.

“I’ve always been interested.”

“Good.” Siena grinned at both of them. “Then you two can set up a time to talk more business. Right now, I want to talk about life.” Ingrid and Jamie turned on her sharply. She knew that was going to happen. In some ways, the two of them were very similar—bullheaded and single-mindedly focused. But Siena wanted to catch up with Ingrid, and she wanted to share some of her news with Jamie.

“Life?” Ingrid pursed her lips. “I’m single again.”

“Are you?” Siena frowned. “Since when?”

Ingrid sighed and closed her eyes. “Since Thanksgiving. I didn’t want to mention it and bring everyone else’s holidays down.”

“It’s January.”

Ingrid shrugged. “Then I forgot about it.”

“You forgot you were single?” Siena looked at her dubiously. “You don’t just forget those things, especially you.”

“I’ve been a bit distracted with other things.” Ingrid flicked her gaze over to Jamie. “Work things that you’ll be welcome to know about once you sign a contract with me.”

Well, that ended that conversation. At least for now. Siena really was going to have to find some time to get together with Ingrid again. Because they really, really needed to talk. It sounded like there was so much more going on than she was letting on.

Sighing, Siena glanced to Jamie. “Well, you should know that Jamie and I are officially dating now.”

“You thought that was a secret?” Ingrid chuckled.

“No.” Siena shook her head. “But if you hire her, things will probably come up in conversation.”

“Oh, so you don’t want me to tell her all the stories of you from college.”

Siena tensed. “They really aren’t as bad as that statement makes them seem.”

“Mm-hmm.” Ingrid winked at Jamie. “I’ll tell you those whether or not you decide to work for me. They’re just fun.”

“I look forward to hearing them.” Jamie sipped her coffee. “I always need more information about Siena. Somehow, she’s managed to find just about every single blog post and article that I’ve written. I have no idea how since some of them are on the dark web.”

“I haven’t found the one about the dog,” Siena said. “But I plan to. And it’s called just being really good at doing some internet searches.”

Jamie rolled her eyes. “Sometimes I think she’d be better at gossip writing than me.”

“Hmm, no, I wouldn’t be. I have zero tolerance for drama.”

“I love the drama.” Jamie’s eyes lit up excitedly. “I mean all of the drama so long as it doesn’t involve me.”

“Right?” Ingrid wrinkled her nose. “That’s why Siena and I are in management and not on the stage. We couldn’t handle the drama even if we tried. The spotlight isn’t for us.”

Siena wasn’t so sure about that. Ingrid had tried to be in the spotlight, and then she’d started working with the manager she was with now, and she swiftly pivoted to the behind-the-scenes work. She’d never gotten the full story as to why Ingrid had given up the limelight, and the excuses she’d gotten had never really sat very well with her either.

“It’s really not,” Siena agreed. Again, those questions were for another time, when it was just the two of them talking with no one else around, and probably a bottle of whiskey split between them. God knew they needed it after the last year.

Ingrid nodded. “You ever want the spotlight, Jamie?”

“No. My goal isn’t awards or accolades. I couldn’t care less about those.” Jamie finished off her plate and wiped her lips on the napkin in her lap. “I just want people to have access to information and to have the real story behind celebrities andwhat they claim they stand for. If they really follow through on that or not.”

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