Scribbled Over Our Love Story
At my daughter Chloe's welcome party, my husband Griffin's "best friend," Rachel, publicly humiliated me.
"Hey, Willow. I hear having a baby makes women lose their edge—in the bedroom and the boardroom," Rachel said, raising her glass with a smirk.
"Griffin, you better find a woman who can keep up. A real man needs someone who can dominate in the boardroom and the bedroom."
Griffin gave her a playful glare. "That's enough out of you, Rach."
Then he turned to me with a casual shrug. "That's just Rachel. Total tomboy, you know? We grew up together. She has no filter."
Rachel tossed her hair, her lips forming a pout. "Oh, lighten up, Willow. Don't be so sensitive. Honestly, I'm a little jealous."
"I mean, look at me. Just closed that massive Miami deal. I was up all night with the client... and I mean all night. I just wonder who'll be lucky enough to tame me someday."
She shot Griffin a sultry look, winking.
"You've had a little taste before, haven't you?"
The room fell silent. Every eye darted toward me, alight with barely concealed curiosity.
I smiled, set down my champagne flute, and met Rachel's gaze with feigned concern.
"That's funny. Because I recall cleaning up your mess on that Miami deal. I don't remember you being quite so...'capable.' Or were you too busy on your back 'entertaining' clients to notice?"