Dates, yes. Actual girlfriends, no.
“Secondly, I’ll have you know that I just met someone and we are going to meet up for a date on Friday.”
“Huh!” Leslie chuffed. “Who is she?”
“Her name is Amy.”
“Amy,” Leslie repeated, as if trying out the name. “And what does she do?”
Shit!
Sally realized now that she actually knew next to nothing about Amy. For all she knew, Amy was a doctor. But she doubted it. Amy didn’t give off that Mount Olympus vibe.
“Um…she a blogger,” Sally answered.
“A blogger.”
“Yeah, well, I mean…that’s one thing she does; I’m sure she does something else! Like, a real job.”
“Huh!” Leslie chuffed again. “You mean, you’ve met this woman and you have no idea what she does? It hardly sounds serious, then; certainly no reason for you not to meet Ainsley.”
The name Ainsley is reason not to meet Ainsley!
“Mom…”
“One drink!” Leslie pressed. “See what happens! Besides…”
Sally’s Mom Warning System started flashing red.
“What?” she asked brusquely.
“IalreadygaveAinsleyyournumberandshesaidshe’dcallyoutomorrow,” Leslie blurted out.
“Mom!”
Sally knew she was stuck now. She respected her mother and her mother’s career too much to risk doing anything that would create any kind of awkwardness between her mother and this Dr. Janowicz, like, say, not taking Ainsley’s phone call or not meeting Ainsley for at least one drink.
“Fine,” she told Leslie, an edge to her voice. “I will meet Ainsley for one drink. One! Understand? Don’t expect any miracles, though! And do not start sending out wedding invites!”
A few moments later, the call ended and Sally plopped down on the sofa next to Lena. She picked up the cat and held its face close to her own.
“Mothers!” Sally muttered.
Chapter 9
Amy had her interview with Jillian Ashley edited and ready for posting just an hour after disconnecting the video call with the author. Once she was sure that it was ready for the world to see, she stopped, made herself a Cosmo and then clicked the Upload button on her website as she took the first sip of her cocktail.
She had then spent the better part of an hour posting links to this latest edition of Lesbeing: the Podcast on her various social media accounts, starting with Twitter.
Hey, everybody! Just posted my awesome and exclusive interview with the amazing Jillian Ashley @ashleylesfic on Lesbeing—the Podcast! Click here to check it out!
When she checked all her accounts the next morning, particularly Twitter, her jaw dropped. Her tweet already had over 500 likes and had been retweeted more than eighty times. Over two-hundred people—all women, by the looks of it—had commented on it, as well.
OMG, she’s my favorite writer! And you got to speak to her???
Just watched the podcast! Amazing job!
Such an insightful discussion with one of the best! I’m going to reread her books now after hearing her explain things like that!