39The tennis match the following day was a success. Kate was paired with Ellis, and Carlotta with Harry. Carlotta was extremely good, one of the club champions, so she and Harry disposed of Kate and Mr. Ellis handily. In the showers afterward, Kate caught Carlotta giving her the once-over.
She suggested a massage afterward, and Kate realized it was an excuse for Carlotta to pump her as they lay across from each other on adjoining tables. Not that Carly, as she preferred to be called by her girlfriends, was in any way unfriendly. She was gracious and direct, and Kate found her easy to like. “You realize I’m checking you out, I hope,” she said to a startled Kate. “We’re all wondering about Harry’s new girlfriend.”
“We?” Kate asked.
“All the ex-girlfriends.” Carlotta answered, grinning. “A
