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imagine they’re thrilled.”
“Ha! To say the least! Let’s see—good background, check, smart and classy, check, money, check, and successful career, check! He gets full marks in their book.”
“How about madly in love with their daughter?”
Mara snorted, almost spitting out her drink. “Oh honey, I’m not so naïve as to think that was a requirement for them. That one was just for me. And, trust me, I don’t doubt Enzo for one moment. But what about you, Miss Sex in the City ? What’s going on in that department?”
Eden blushed red thinking about Sebastian. She proceeded to tell Mara all about him and how he had found in her New York.
“Eden Maxwell, please tell me you got in his pants this morning!”
It was Eden’s turn to almost spit her drink out. “God, no! I mean, I wanted to, trust me, the man is…something else.”
“Sex on a stick?”
Eden blushed again, nodding.
“Okay, that’s it, I’m looking him up.” Mara reached for her phone and quickly found some paparazzi pictures of him at a fundraiser. “Ahh, I see what you mean! Holy hell, Eden, he’s amazing. I can see what you’re all worked up about now.” She frowned. “Who’s the chick he’s with in some of these photos?”
Eden peered over the screen. A young woman, younger looking than Sebastian, appeared in several shots. She was similar-looking to Eden—short, dark hair, and curvy. But she held herself with the confidence of a woman who was used to being photographed and hanging off the arm of a handsome billionaire.
“I didn’t do that much searching about him, does it say?”
“No, but she seems to regularly attend events with him Look, this one’s dated from last month. It’s in London.”
Eden shook her head. “Stop, I’ve seen this guy twice, and both times it was for less than half an hour. I’m not going to start stalking him online.”
“Okay, fine, ruin my fun. But what does this mean for you and Joachim? Have you seen him yet?” Mara asked, putting her phone away.
Eden’s blush faded quickly. “Ugh, yes, that’s who I had lunch with and it went as expected. He wants to get back together.”
“You shouldn’t leave him hanging if you’re going to be with Sebastian.”
“ Be with Sebastian? I don’t even know what we are. I think it’s just something casual. I don’t even have the guy’s number.”
Mara put her glass down, and for once her face was serious. “Eden, my little chica, I know you haven’t had a lot of experience with men, but trust me when I say that most men aren’t looking for something casual when they track you down across the goddamn Atlantic Ocean.”
“I just don’t want to assume anything.”
“Fine, but even if Sebastian wasn’t in the picture, what about Joachim? Where do you stand with him?”
Eden sighed and gave Mara a rundown of her lunch with him. “He’s just a friend, Mar, and I know it’s the last thing he wants to hear from me. I just couldn’t bring myself to lay it all out for him this morning.”
Mara’s phone rang, interrupting her guilty confession of not being more honest with Joachim.
“Oooh it’s my fiancé.” She winked at Eden before answering and enthusiastically babbling away in Spanish. She hung up finally , apologizing . “Okay, are you free next Friday? Enzo wants to go out. He’s desperate to meet you. I talked his ear off about you. Yes? Say yes, Eden!”
“Going out? Oh, Mar, I don’t want to be a downer, but I’m still not great about clubs—”
“Cut the crap, Eden. You’re twenty-two. I know something happened in Boston and you never have to tell me the details, but that was a long time ago. You have to start having fun, living a little. Are you never going go to a club again? Never going to drink again? Never going to dance your ass off until the sun rises? Because I refuse to believe that. You need to start living like you’re supposed to, and you’re starting by coming out dancing with us.”
Eden
“Ha! To say the least! Let’s see—good background, check, smart and classy, check, money, check, and successful career, check! He gets full marks in their book.”
“How about madly in love with their daughter?”
Mara snorted, almost spitting out her drink. “Oh honey, I’m not so naïve as to think that was a requirement for them. That one was just for me. And, trust me, I don’t doubt Enzo for one moment. But what about you, Miss Sex in the City ? What’s going on in that department?”
Eden blushed red thinking about Sebastian. She proceeded to tell Mara all about him and how he had found in her New York.
“Eden Maxwell, please tell me you got in his pants this morning!”
It was Eden’s turn to almost spit her drink out. “God, no! I mean, I wanted to, trust me, the man is…something else.”
“Sex on a stick?”
Eden blushed again, nodding.
“Okay, that’s it, I’m looking him up.” Mara reached for her phone and quickly found some paparazzi pictures of him at a fundraiser. “Ahh, I see what you mean! Holy hell, Eden, he’s amazing. I can see what you’re all worked up about now.” She frowned. “Who’s the chick he’s with in some of these photos?”
Eden peered over the screen. A young woman, younger looking than Sebastian, appeared in several shots. She was similar-looking to Eden—short, dark hair, and curvy. But she held herself with the confidence of a woman who was used to being photographed and hanging off the arm of a handsome billionaire.
“I didn’t do that much searching about him, does it say?”
“No, but she seems to regularly attend events with him Look, this one’s dated from last month. It’s in London.”
Eden shook her head. “Stop, I’ve seen this guy twice, and both times it was for less than half an hour. I’m not going to start stalking him online.”
“Okay, fine, ruin my fun. But what does this mean for you and Joachim? Have you seen him yet?” Mara asked, putting her phone away.
Eden’s blush faded quickly. “Ugh, yes, that’s who I had lunch with and it went as expected. He wants to get back together.”
“You shouldn’t leave him hanging if you’re going to be with Sebastian.”
“ Be with Sebastian? I don’t even know what we are. I think it’s just something casual. I don’t even have the guy’s number.”
Mara put her glass down, and for once her face was serious. “Eden, my little chica, I know you haven’t had a lot of experience with men, but trust me when I say that most men aren’t looking for something casual when they track you down across the goddamn Atlantic Ocean.”
“I just don’t want to assume anything.”
“Fine, but even if Sebastian wasn’t in the picture, what about Joachim? Where do you stand with him?”
Eden sighed and gave Mara a rundown of her lunch with him. “He’s just a friend, Mar, and I know it’s the last thing he wants to hear from me. I just couldn’t bring myself to lay it all out for him this morning.”
Mara’s phone rang, interrupting her guilty confession of not being more honest with Joachim.
“Oooh it’s my fiancé.” She winked at Eden before answering and enthusiastically babbling away in Spanish. She hung up finally , apologizing . “Okay, are you free next Friday? Enzo wants to go out. He’s desperate to meet you. I talked his ear off about you. Yes? Say yes, Eden!”
“Going out? Oh, Mar, I don’t want to be a downer, but I’m still not great about clubs—”
“Cut the crap, Eden. You’re twenty-two. I know something happened in Boston and you never have to tell me the details, but that was a long time ago. You have to start having fun, living a little. Are you never going go to a club again? Never going to drink again? Never going to dance your ass off until the sun rises? Because I refuse to believe that. You need to start living like you’re supposed to, and you’re starting by coming out dancing with us.”
Eden
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