Chapter Thirty-Five
Of skunking course. I was about to figure this out before Fabio interrupted me. This is Bella Chortsky—the owner of the s*x toy company Belka and the person I’ve been trying to speak with about a sponsorship opportunity.
When Gia first brought her up, it was in the context of Bella being Holly’s new BFF, so it’s not that surprising Holly’s brought her here as her second plus-one.
Except I thought Bella had ghosted me. Her warm smile, however, doesn’t seem to be one a ghoster would give the ghostée.
Realizing that I’m gaping at Bella like an i***t, I leap to my feet and shake her hand. “Lemon. Nice to meet you.”
Bella’s smile widens. “Nice to meet you face to face like this.”
It is? But what about the ghosting?
“It’s odd, actually,” Bella continues. “I feel like I
