Instead, she took a bite and chewed slowly, waiting for the urge to waste perfectly good pastries to pass. “Everyone keeps saying that and totally ignoring the fact that I probably can’t.”“Only because you don’t want to.”Helena’s reasonableness was really grating Molly’s nerves today. But Helena Wheeler was also her best friend and the only person she could really complain to about this without risk. “Here, then,” she said with a smile, pushing a pile of Mrs. Kennedy’s notes across the table to Helena. “Why don’t you do it?”Helena used one finger to gingerly push it back as if it might have claws to grab her and pull her in to the event against her will. “I’ve got enough on my plate, thanks. I’m on four different committees already.”“Who knew you were such a joiner?” When Helena rolled her eyes, Molly understood. “I see. That’s what you get for sleeping with the mayor, honey.”“No,” Helena corrected her. “That’s what your boyfriend’s mother does to you when you can’t tell the woman no because she doesn’t need another reason not to like you.
