Book: The Perfect Wife
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they were saying. And with the tricky steps, she was hesitant to turn around to find out. About halfway down, she saw a college-age girl walking up the stairs, wearing only a bikini and flip-flops, with a beach bag flung over her shoulder. Her hair was still wet from the water and beads of sweat were trickling down her exposed, tan skin. Her curves were impressive and the swimsuit barely contained them. She looked like she might burst out at various places any second. Jessie tried not to stare as they passed and wondered if Kyle was doing the same. "Damn fine ass on that one," she heard Teddy say a few seconds later. Jessie stiffened involuntarily, not just at the crudeness but because the girl would have almost certainly been close enough to hear it. She was tempted to turn around and give him a scowl when she heard Kyle's voice. "Right?" he added, snickering like a schoolboy. She stopped in her tracks. As Kyle reached her, she grabbed his forearm. Teddy stopped too, a surprised look on his face. "Go ahead, Teddy," she said, putting a plastic smile on her face. book-quotegot a lot of energy," she said, trying to sound admiring. "I'd like to bottle it." "Yeah," Mel agreed. "He's a piece of work. But I love him. It's weird how stuff that annoys other people is charming when it's your kid. You'll see what I mean when it happens to you. Assuming that's what you want, I mean." "It is," Jessie said. "We've talked about it for a while. There have just been some…hiccups along the way. But we're hoping the change of scenery will help." "Well, I should warn you. The topic is likely to come up often among the women you'll be meeting today. They love to talk about kids and everything kid-related. You'll probably get asked about your plans. But don't sweat it. That's kind of the default, go-to conversation around here." "Thanks for heads-up," Jessie said as they reached the end of the path. She stopped for a moment to take in the view. They were at the edge of a cliff overlooking Balboa Island and Promontory Bay. Beyond that was the Balboa Peninsula, the last chunk of land before the Pacific Ocean. The deep blue water extended as far as she could see, eventually merging with the lighter cerulean sky, dotted with a few puffy white clouds. It was breathtaking. Closer in, she saw the busy marina, with boats book-quote
