Candy Novel Chapter 25Just us Girls “Can you pass the ketchup?” Gaby asked Madison as she reached for another french fry. “Annabelle wouldn’t let me eat in front of the press, so I’m starving! I mean, what kind of publicist doesn’t let you eat steak at the grand opening of a restaurant called Sirloin?” “Yeah, that sucks,” Madison agreed, handing her the ketchup bottle. The two girls were sitting in Mel’s Drive-In, which was almost empty at this late hour on a Tuesday night (or was it Wednesday morning now?). Madison rubbed her temples, which were beginning to throb from one too many martinis at the opening and from the shock of seeing Sophie and Jesse Edwards together. “How’s Annabelle working out for you, anyway? She seems to be getting you a lot of press,” she said, trying to make conversation. “Yeah, she’s really good!” Gaby agreed. “Except . . .” “Except what?” “Except . . . she makes me do all this stuff. Like, I have to get my hair and makeup done before every single shoot.
