“And for New York the following week.”“If I can get done with the mixing,” said Eddie.“Or we’ll just have to spend a quick day or two in t...he big apple,” Joe said.“You could stay longer,” said Rachel.“I have work to do here,” Joe reminded her.“Yeah.”“We should probably do something here,” said Eddie. “Before Rhonda confronts the cameras in LA.”“Some sort of showcase?” Joe asked.“It’s what would be available,” Eddie nodded.“I’ll call around,” said Rachel.“Talk to Joanne,” Joe suggested. “If. Getting bored at home alone she went to work as Christmas help at a department store near her home. Three days till Christmas this happens. It's Monday morning and Jen gets ready to head to work kissing Tom good-bye and driving in. In the parking lot Jen sees a women about 25 kind a tall pretty with some k**s thinking man she sure is pretty Jen walks inside to her post at the lay-a-way desk the job isn't what she wanted but at lease it isn't boring. Waiting first in line is a big fat. He sat down on the mismatched chair off to the side and shook his head as he recognized what they were watching. Some god awful show about housewives. Caitlin piped up first during a segment, “I seriously need to branch out and make new bitchy friends. This is just depressing.” Hadley reached for the abandoned tea mug and took a sip while still staring at the screen. “Oh my god, I would slap these women if we were friends!” His eyes darted back and forth between them until the longed-for. I spent the day with friends but always, in the back of my mind, was the nagging thought that I would have to come up with something to tell my Mom.I was still unsure of how I was going to wriggle out of the deep hole I’d dug for myself when I entered the house around seven that evening.My Mom was on the phone. She was dressed in a dark blue, power suit that showed off her lush figure without being trashy, grey hose and high heels. Her face was perfectly made-up and her hair gleamed with golden.