Laura seemed very relaxed around the two of them and I liked them a lot. I think all women are more relaxed around gay men, and luckily I haven’t fe...t uncomfortable around gay men since I was in early high school. The four of us talked for about an hour completely ignoring the other three. But after we had had a few more drinks Laura and I both were ready to go to the room. As the group disbanded, Joe asked if we would like to go party up at his parents ranch. “It’s a huge house with plenty of. What do you think?Me: Well, where to begin?Liza: Be nice, Aafi!Me: You’re all super nice. Except for Bella, I’m afraid.Liza: Yeah, she has a hard time accepting the new normal.Me: But other than that, I’m glad I made the trip.Liza: That’s good to hear.Me: So, anything new on the Brody front?Liza: Yes, he sent me a message today telling me he isn’t mad at me anymore.Jesus Christ, that guy is such a baby.Liza: So he agreed to meet me.How generous of him.Me: Do you want to?Liza: Yes, of course,. I was feeling hungry. Akka was on a call talking to someone else. I shouted her name to call her.‘Sruthiii’‘Haa…one sec’, she shouted back.After a few mins she came and asked…what happened ra??I’m feeling hungry.Oh… should I make something or shall we order something from outside??‘No… don’t make anything. Order na. I don’t want to sleep with empty stomach’, i mocked.She almost threw her mobile and smiled, ‘shut up’.God… She only removed her dupatta…and she’s looking like a bomb.We had some. You just have to sleep with him once.”Pallavi gave me a disgusting look. “I stick with option two.” Then she walked out.That evening, when all the sales girls were getting ready to leave, I went to Pallavi and secretly placed money in her hands. She looked puzzled.“Your half-month bonus,” I said. “While all the staff is happy, I cannot see you so upset. Sharat need not know about this as I will show your bonus amount as some expense.”She looked at me with gratitude.This incident created a soft.