After the twenty-one questions from Chelsea, the dinner went relatively quiet, with Marko, Pietro, and Ben talking about business while Gwen tried to get their minds off it.
“All they ever do is talk business!” Gwen shook her head as she handed Nicole a glass of wine. They were sitting outside, after dinner. Marko, Pietro, and Ben were standing not far from them, their heads bobbing from time to time. “How do you cope?”
“I start talking about my work or pick any of my favorite chick flicks and start telling him about it,” Nicole smiled at the older woman as she threw her head back and laughed. “The conversation always changes so quickly.” She was not about to tell the woman that most of the time she was moaning with pleasure whenever Marko was around.
Gwen nodded, wiping away a tear th
