Chapter Seventeen
Present and Past
Melissa brushed the ringlets from her face.
Where before there had just been Eloa and herself, sipping champagne and enjoying the atmosphere, the group was now four and Eloa was in deep conversation with Veronica. Melissa felt just a little jealous of the older woman who exuded such quiet confidence. Firstly, because her lover was deep in the intricacies of explaining her personal philosophy of female superiority and second because of the pet that crouched at her ankles and purred so sweetly every time that a casual hand stroked her long hair.
“Now that Perez has a second term,” began Eloa in a passionate tone, “we shall really see politics take a different turn…”
Veronica nodded seriously and smiled.
Melissa had heard the speech a thousand times an
