An American Love Story (60 page)

“Thank you, no, I have my own,” Susan said. She glanced at the card and kept moving.

“Well, could we have lunch tomorrow?” Bambi said. She was so bright and perky—the Vulnerable Valkyrie—and a little bit smarmy.

“I’m leaving tomorrow,” Susan said.

“Well, what about breakfast? Where are you staying? I’ll come to your hotel.”

“No, I can’t.”

“Then how about dinner tonight? I’ll change my plans. I’d love to take you to dinner.”

“I’ve already made plans of my own,” Susan said.

“Oh, I’m sorry. It was such an honor to meet you. What I’ll do then is call your agent when I get back to my office and discuss it with him.”

Bambi was standing there with her hand out so Susan shook it. She climbed into her rented limousine. “Let’s go,” she said to the driver. She could see Bambi outside the window smiling at her before she turned to get into her car.

The cars headed back to the freeway in the same sad caravan. Susan glanced at Bambi’s card again and then she tore it up. She would call Glenn when she got back to Dana’s and tell him not to let Bambi Green or anybody she worked for have a crack at her book for anything in the world.

But she knew her agent would want someone more important than Bambi anyway.

For FSD

Also by Rona Jaffe

AFTER THE REUNION
MAZES AND MONSTERS
CLASS REUNION
THE LAST CHANCE
FAMILY SECRETS
THE OTHER WOMAN
THE FAME GAME
THE CHERRY IN THE MARTINI
MR. RIGHT IS DEAD
THE LAST OF THE WIZARDS (for children)
AWAY FROM HOME
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING

RONA JAFFE
has always been one step ahead of her time. Her dozen novels, including
The Best of Everything
,
Family Secrets
,
Mr. Right Is Dead
,
The Fame Game
,
Class Reunion
, and
After the Reunion
have evoked a shock of recognition in the millions of women whose hearts and imaginations she has profoundly touched. Rona Jaffe lives and works in New York City.