”“Yeah, we really clicked,” he replied. “Margeaux — what’s on your mind?”“I have some information about Valerie I need to share with y...u — as one friend to another.”“What kind of information?”“I’m not telling you this because I’m jealous or angry with you for dating one of my roommates. We broke up, it was a mutual decision and we agreed neither of us holds any sway over who the other wants to see.”“Margeaux — can you get to the point?”“Carter — Valerie is not well. I’m sorry to be the one to. A couple of homes sold for over five million and skewed those numbers a little, but not much because of the number of sales. We are moving toward one hundred sales a week and will probably exceed that this week. We're about to open a new development with homes beginning at five million and topping out at around eight to ten. I don't have a handle on the profit percentages yet, but they will be similar to all our developments."I paused long enough to look around, and in a soft voice said, "Do. Jack spied Jay inthe corner and began to walk toward him but as he did Jay stood up."Bree....what are you doing here?" asked Jay as he walked over to Jackand stood directly in front of him."I'm just meeting a friend here," Jack replied in his falsetto. "Can Ijoin you while I wait?" he asked. Jay smiled and went to the register toorder himself a coffee. Jack sat down at the table that Jay was sittingat and made sure there were no other people around in his vicinity. Theelderly couple was. ‘Jelly-belly,’ Mairead murmured, squeezing the extra padding around the too soft middle. She sucked it inwards to take a look before relaxing again and rising to her knees. Her face was in view now as she traced her fingertips along her outline from shoulders to thighs. ‘Irish women are built solid,’ she said, flawlessly imitating her mother’s heavy brogue. It was stupid, and she didn’t even know why she said it, but it brought a hint of a smile. Leaning back with her legs folded underneath.