Chapter 10

• Julia
• “Of course I called him back.” I’m saying this over dinner with my friend Joyce. She doesn’t know the history between Eric, Trent and me. We just became friends two years ago when I was going through my I’m-going-to-bake-dessert-for-money phase and she applied to be my assistant. Needless to say, the friendship outlasted the business.
• “How many times?” Joyce asks, shoving half a taco in her mouth. “Sorry,” she says, wiping her mouth and chewing as she talks. “I skipped my snack today and I’m starving.”