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“Well, no,” Ninasaid.
“Jack Morgan wouldn’t start there,” Amy said. “He’d at least take you to dinnerfirst."
“Where did he invite you?” Karenasked.
“He said he had to go to some kind of event,” Ninasaid.
“An event?” Karen perked up. “Wait, when isthis?”
“Saturday night,” Ninasaid.
“Jesus christ,” Karen said, her eyes wide. “I think he invited you to the AmfarGala.”
“What’s the Amfar Gala?” Ninaasked.
“It’s a charity event for HIV/AIDS,” Robinsaid.
“That sounds nice,” Nina said. She felt a moment’s relief — she’d been to charity events plenty of times with Peter in association with his company — right up until she saw the awe on Karen’sface.
“What?”
“This is big, Nina. Jack-fucking-Morgan wants to take you to the Amfar Gala,” Karen said. “It’s not just any charity event. It’ll be a Who’s Who of theCity.”
Nina took a deep breath, swallowing her now-familiar nervousness. “I’m not sure I’m going. He didn’t really even ask. It was more like he…ordered.”
Karen lifted her eyebrows. “From what I hear, he likes to be theboss.”
“Stop!” Robin playfully slapped Karen’s arm and looked at Nina. “I think you shouldgo.”
“Youdo?”
“It’s an opportunity — to meet new people and do something you’ve never done before,” Robin said. “I never turn those down. You never know where they’lllead.”
“Oh, you’re definitely going,” Karen said. “No way are we letting you miss a chance to go out with JackMorgan.”
“I don’t have anything to wear to this kind of thing,” Nina said. It was true, but she was also looking for a way out, trying to escape the sensation that this was a fork in the road, a pivot point that would determine the course of events she couldn’t yetsee.
“Which is why we’re going shopping,” Karen said. “I’ll call my girl at Bergdorf’s and have her pull some stuff for you. It’ll be ready-to-wear, but that’lldo.”
“I only have three days,” Ninasaid.
“We’ll go Friday. I’ll leave work at lunch. Trust me, Julia has great instincts. I’ll tell her about you and she’ll have ten perfect things waiting when we getthere.”
It sounded like magic — and intimidating ashell.
It’s an opportunity… I never turn those down. You never know where they’lllead.
Which was exactly what Nina was afraidof.
