Chapter Thirty-Six
My Beautiful GinaAt 9:45 a.m. she could see Rhonda coming, walking toward her. They smiled when they were within sight of each other. She kept smiling and picked up her pace as she got closer. The blood rushed to her head, turning her cheeks pink. Without waiting to catch a breath, she said,
“Hi, Gina. Glad we could meet before you’re off to Portland.”
Rhonda pulled the chair across from Gina and sat herself down, grinning ear to ear.
“Look at you! You look so happy. What’s going on?”
“Oh, do I have a story to tell you!”
“Oh, you do? Tell me.”
Gina smiled at the energy and enthusiasm her friend was displaying. It was only morning and she was already all fired up.
“Yes, but I’m rather famished. Let me order my drink first, and some pastries. You said they were g
