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“It’s Belle and Lily,” June says, showing me the video call that’s coming through. “We organized a conference call with the girlies.”
“Thanks,” I manage.
June props the phone up against the mirror and hits the button to answer.
“Girllll, you are so fabulous, look at you,” Belle says. “Oh my God, I wish I was there. Life is so unfair.”
Belle tosses her silky black locks.
“It’s okay,” I say, gulping. “It was short notice.”
“Short notice,” Lily says, laughing.
Unlike the other Taylor siblings, Lily has green, hazel-flecked eyes and platinum-blonde hair. She looks a lot like Mrs. Taylor, whereas the rest of her siblings look like their father.
“Marci, the last time I visited, Jesse pantsed you at a potluck dinner.”
“That goes to show how long it’s been,” Hannah calls out. “Sissy’s too busy being a TV star.”
Lily presses a finger to her lips and winks.
“Can’t tell you what I’m up to, but I can’t wait for you to see it. Anyway, enough about me! Marci, honey, I was a pain in the ass when I was a kid, and you were in high school, but I am so dang proud you’re going to be a member of my family.”
“Stop,” Belle says, fanning herself from her office that has a view of the city skyline. “I’m going to cry. Crying is a weakness in my industry. If Mr. Wiggs sees me crying, he’ll assign someone else to the next asshole sports star who dicks down a married woman.”
“I thought you hated the asshole sports stars,” I say.
“I do, but it pays the bills.”
“Are you ready for this?” Belle asks. “You realize this is one dick for the rest of your life.”
Hannah pulls a face. “Gross, dude, that’s my brother.”
“You didn’t have a bachelorette party,” Lily says. “No strippers. Boo.”
“It doesn’t make a difference to me,” I say. “The ‘one guy for the rest of my life’ thing. I’ve only been with one other guy, so I?—”
“Wait, what?”
Lily’s eyes widen.
Belle makes a choking noise.
“You’re kidding.”
“Is that a big deal?” I ask. “Who cares?”
“It’s not a big deal in like the old-fashioned way,” Lily says. “I think they’re shocked because you’re so vocal about women taking care of themselves sexually.”
“I believe the phrase she used last summer was ‘you gotta get that pussy tapped, girl’,” Belle says, helpfully.
“And I stand by that,” I reply. “Sexual health is important.”
I prefer to take care of my own sexual health rather than let a man do it for me.
June claps her hands.
“Ladies, it’s almost time.”
