Alli laughed as if she found that hilarious but Jules knew it was a dig.
Jules just nodded and smiled and tried to keep walking, but Alli put her hand on her arm. Jules didn’t feel threatened. Alli wasn’t digging her fingers into her skin but the command was there all the same.
Jules stopped and forced a pleasant smile. “How are you, Alli?”
“Oh, I’m just fine.” The other woman’s icy blue eyes flashed up and down Jules for a second. “I understand you’ve got a new man in your life.” She paused. “Or is it two?”
Jules bit her tongue to stop her immediate urge to tell the woman to take a flying leap into a volcano.
Instead, she smiled. “Would you like a cucumber sandwich? I’m about to take the tray back to the kitchen for more.”
Still holding her gaze, Alli smiled, her expression turning
