Rooms to Die for
“I carried my coffee to the lanai and watched the palm trees sway to languorous life, their waving fronds a sensual sight that never failed to fascinate me. No question, Mother Nature’s house was in magnificent order, though mine had taken a decided turn for the worse.
Coffee finished, I tore myself from the view and poured the dregs down the kitchen sink. Then I dressed in an outfit Rossi always admired, a cheetah print skirt and black knit top. I slid my feet into black pointy-toed slides ...and walked into Deva Dunne Interiors with a smile on my face. I owed that much to Lee, and actually Rossi and I hadn’t broken up—our relationship at the moment was simply on hold. So while I sorted out my screwed-up emotions, I’d smile even if I had to fake it.
Lee helped. Bubbling with enthusiasm, she chatted happily about Paulo’s current portrait of two young brothers. “He’s painting them on Moorings Beach in the shade of the Australian pines.MoreLess
Coffee finished, I tore myself from the view and poured the dregs down the kitchen sink. Then I dressed in an outfit Rossi always admired, a cheetah print skirt and black knit top. I slid my feet into black pointy-toed slides ...and walked into Deva Dunne Interiors with a smile on my face. I owed that much to Lee, and actually Rossi and I hadn’t broken up—our relationship at the moment was simply on hold. So while I sorted out my screwed-up emotions, I’d smile even if I had to fake it.
Lee helped. Bubbling with enthusiasm, she chatted happily about Paulo’s current portrait of two young brothers. “He’s painting them on Moorings Beach in the shade of the Australian pines.MoreLess
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