Chapter 21

• “There’s nothing wrong with me,” Ashley said, opening her eyes wider and smiling bigger. “I just don’t want to be weighed down by all of this heavy stuff anymore. Whip out those magazines and make more drinks, darlings. I’ll be out in ten minutes.”
• “Fine,” Emily said, drawing out the syllable. “Maybe you’ll cheer up when you see the picture of Mere and Tonya Maldonado eye-fucking each other. That actually made it into the spread.”
• Mere’s eyes lit up even as a rosy flush covered her face. She wasn’t one to get embarrassed, so there had to be an interesting story to go along with that particular picture.