Missed Connections

Eliza let out a deep sigh when she saw that they had missed their connection. It was the first time they were leaving to go somewhere in a long time, and their flight was delayed in New York. Now she and Jeanne sat with Bibi. If Jeanne had not encouraged her, she would not even have made an effort to go anywhere. But Jeanne was going with Terrence and it was too tempting since Paris had brought her nothing but love and pleasure. Bibi was on Jeanne’s lap, and Eliza looked up and saw Alessandra. Oscar had told her jokingly she might run into her because she had a show there but Eliza never imagined…

“Hi Eliza,” Alessandra said, and kissed both of her cheeks. Eliza smiled, but she was taken aback by seeing the other woman. Well she was not really the other woman, but she was the woman that Oscar was seeing and…

“Oscar joked with me that I might see you,” Alessandra said, and looked at Eliza wide-eyed. “He is always talking about you…”

Eliza resisted a smile of triumph. There was not a competition, they were not competing for him. If he wanted to be with Alessandra, Eliza would support him. She was married to Rafe after all, and Oscar had supported her to the moon and back.

“He talks a lot about you.” Eliza said, and she saw Alessandra’s eyes shine. “He is a remarkable man, and he makes remarkable connections.”

Alessandra grinned at her, and Eliza felt that she was making a different kind of connection as she had missed her original connection.

“You should come to the party we are having opening night for my show…Oscar is flying in…”

“I would love to, but my sister…”

“Is invited too, and your daughter? I would love a little girl there!”

“Then yes, absolutely.”

How could she say no?

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