Page 122 of Torrid Passion
“Ditto,” Stella says.
“Before Loki, I knew nothing.”
“Well, you win hands down. Among the three of us, you had the best evening,” Hayden says.
“I can’t believe you had the energy to put in a day’s work,” Stella observes.
“Oh, trust me, I was shooting my veins with coffee all day long,” I tell her.
“And I’m surprised you weren’t walking funny,” Hayden says.
“You have no idea how many times I screamed ‘ouch’ in my head every time I took a step,” I tell Hayden.
We all laugh.
“Something interesting happened earlier today,” I say.
“In regard to Loki?” Hayden asks.
I nod.
“Well, don’t just sit there, tell us!” Stella presses.
“Harlow called earlier,” I say.
“She knows?” Stella asks.
I shake my head.
“Did she just call you out of the blue?” Hayden asks.
“Those photos the photographer took are everywhere,” I explain.
“Since your best friend is a junkie for post-award and post-gala fashion recaps, it’s no surprise she saw them,” Stella says.
“And?” Hayden asks.
“And, she kept going on and on about how good her brother and I looked standing next to each other—”
Stella snorts. “Meanwhile she has no idea how good her brother looks on top of you, behind you, inside you, underneath—”
“Thank you! I got it!”
“Just adding to the conversation,” she says innocently.
I roll my eyes at her.
Stella takes a long sip of wine, shooting me a glance filled with admiration.
“You’re my new hero,” she finally says.
“Oh, stop it,” I brush off.
“No, seriously,” she insists. “HOLLYWOOD PRINCESS GONE WILD,DIRTY AND DOWNRIGHT KINKY!”Stella says with a hand gesture.
“You were pooh-poohing reality TV stars last week, but your life is turning out to be as much of a reality TV sensation as theirs––porn-worthy sex included,” Hayden says.
“Exactly!” Stella agrees.
