him. Like his name, where he’s from, what he does...that kind of thing,” Natasha said, smiling. Stacy laughed.
“ Okay, but this feels like me being grilled by my parents the first time I brought my high school boyfriend home,” she said. Natasha laughed.
“ I’m sorry. I’m just trying to make up for all those years,” she said. Stacy shrugged.
“ His name is Larry. We met on one of those days I wish I was married to your husband,” she said. Natasha frowned.
“ Say what?” she asked.
“ Hey, don’t go all black girl on me. Sometimes there is so much work in that office I wish I could just go MIA for a week and get some much needed spa treatment,” Stacy said. “Yeah, so I was working late and there was literally no one to send on a food run. So I thought I would carry the work home. On my way I walked into one of those late night delis to get a sandwich and Larry had the same idea. He was working on a case and he needed some brain food. His words,” she explained.
Natasha could not help but notice the dreamy look she had in her eyes as she talked about him. She had never seen her like this with any other guy, not that she knew a lot of the men she had dated before.
“A lawyer,” Natasha said smiling. Stacy’s cheeks flushed.
“ Yeah. He is a family lawyer at Smithson and Associates,” she said, smiling.
“ Cool. You are never winning any arguments. You know that, right?” Natasha asked. Stacy shrugged and nodded.
“ Sadly, I came to terms with that fact a long time ago” she said.
“ You said he will be around for this week? Where is he going to be?” Natasha asked.
“ He is working on something in New York starting next week and it may be a while. So I am taking all the time I can with him,” Stacy said, smiling. Natasha looked at her and smiled.
“ You really are happy with him, aren’t you?” she asked. Stacy’s cheeks flushed again.
“ Yeah, I am and I know it is still too early to say this but this is definitely the sort of guy I want to settle down with,” she said smiling. Natasha’s eyes grew wide. She reached across the table and took Stacy’s hands in hers.
“ I am so happy for you, sweetie,” she said looking into Stacy’s beautiful blue eyes.
“ Thanks,” she said before she pulled a hand out of Natasha’s grip. She took one last sip of her latte and looked into Natasha’s eyes. Natasha smiled.
“ It’s okay. You go on ahead,” she said. Stacy smiled and picked up her bag.
“ Have fun in Aspen,” she said smiling.
“ France,” Natasha corrected. Stacy frowned. “Naima gave us a place there. I think her friend owns it or something,” she added.
“ Wow, you guys are sure lucky. You hit the jackpot with the Schmidts,” Stacy said. Natasha laughed.
“ Really?” she asked still laughing. Stacy shrugged and then bent down to whisper in Natasha’s ear.
“ Wherever you go to do the nasty, have a blast,” she whispered before walking off. Natasha smiled. This time it was her turn to blush. She took her bag and pulled out her laptop. She thought that since she had to wait for Mitchell, she might as well journal.
Dear Diary,
It has not been so long since my last entry but except for work, there hasn’t been much happening in my life. So let’s see....today was an awesome day. We were supposed to leave for Aspen in the morning but we got called into work. I know it sounds silly since we were supposed to be taking time off so that we could take some space from work and we got called back...haha...interesting. So, anyway, turns out that my work is globally acclaimed. This is a good time to give myself a well deserved pat on the back. So....applause...WHOOP WHOOP!!!
Natasha looked up feeling stupid at what she had just typed. She looked around and realized that no one had seen her goofy smile and after all, it was her diary anyway. She did not have to feel stupid for anyone. She looked down and went on typing.
So this woman from the