“Of course they would. Just ask Stella’s
mother,” Claire said, turning from Alex to Stella with the last
remark and smiling.
“He’s an asshole,” Alex said.
“That’s all I am to him,” Roderick said,
looking at Leticia.
“My ex-husband called me a pussy once,”
Claire said. “Of course it was because I screamed and ran off the
tennis court when a ball hit me in the thigh. I wasn’t getting
bruised in couple’s tennis just to impress his boss and his bimbo
of the week.”
“That was me,” Stella said. “And I dated him
for at least a month. Anyway, I told you. I didn’t mean to hit the
ball at you so hard.”
Claire rolled her eyes at Stella, and Stella
laughed.
“It’s different,” Alex said. “You really
don’t know what this guy is like.”
“Neither do you,” Georgiana said. “Go out
with him. He could be nice, and he came here to see you.”
“That’s true,” Roderick said, who was now
getting sympathetic looks from the entire book club except for