Ukuqhubeka namasiko ezindaba zezincwadi zothando - u-El James, uSophie Kinsella, abanye u-Lauren Weisberger nabanye - u-Audrey Karlan ngokungananazi, uvame ukugqama intshiseko, inyanga kanye nenyanga yonke kufanele abe ngumngane wendoda entsha nyanga zonke. Intombazane yanquma ukuqala ukusebenza eqenjini elite i-elite ukuze ikhokhele umsebenzi kayise.
Encwadini yokuqala, uMia uchithe isikhathi namakhasimende amathathu, alungele ukukhokha amadola ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu emphakathini wakhe. Manje kube nomugqa kaMnu. Ephreli, Meyi noJuni. Ezinyangeni ezintathu ezizayo, uMia unabantu abajwayelene namakhasimende amasha. EBoston, umdlali we-baseball odumile onedumela elihlonishwayo ulindile, eHawaii - eWashiii - eWashington - usopolitiki ophumelelayo nosomabhizinisi onendodana eyayingabelwe ukuzwa igama elithi "cha" ... konke Ihluke kakhulu emvelweni nasezindiseni zempilo, kepha ibahlanganisa nento eyodwa impumelelo, udumo nemali. Imali enkulu lapho umndeni we-mia udinga khona kanjalo. Futhi intombazane uqobo ngokwayo isemafwini, ikhumbula izinsuku ezingalibaleki olwandle eMalibu enkampanini ye-WeS ebukekayo. Kepha namanje, uMia wenqaba ngokuqinile ubudlelwano obukhulu esikhundleni sohlelo lwezinyanga eziyi-12 futhi ulandela isiqubulo sakhe: "Yethemba indlela."
Namuhla kucace bha kusuka encwadini entsha mayelana nokufika kobuhle obubulalayo:
"Hhayi-ke, sawubona, ka-anhydhive," amagama okuqala, aphelelwe ngumlomo weklayenti lami elisha, umnikazi wembongolo ethokozisayo.
Ngeshwa, kuvela kwalawa magama kuhlanganiswe nokubukeka kweketanga, akubheka ngalo isibalo sami, wangiphonsa emlilweni ... Ngomqondo omubi kakhulu. Phambi kwami, ukuncika ngokumelene ne-limousine, ama-mason murphy: izibuko - ama-aviater, izinwele ezibomvu zethusi kanye ne-smirk, ukuze kuncibilike ama-pants abo bonke abalandeli be-baseball. Kodwa-ke, nganginenhlanhla - ngichithe izinyanga ezimbalwa ezedlule phakathi kwabafana abashisayo kangangokuba konke lokhu bekungahlabekeki kahle.
Ngangezelela isandla soMurphy. Walandela izindebe zakhe, wabeka izibuko zakhe ngaphezulu wangivuza ngokubukeka kwamehlo aluhlaza amangalisayo. Mnyama, njenge-emeralds, futhi okuhle okufanayo.
- Yini, akukho ukwanga?
Ngafica, ngithunge, ngawela izandla zami esifubeni sami.
- Ngokujulile? Futhi yilokho kuphela, yini onamandla?
Lo mfowethu waphonsa ikhanda lakhe emuva, wakhumula izibuko zakhe futhi wanciphisa isibambo ekhoneni lomlomo. Ngemuva kwalokho waphinda wangibuka ngisuka ekhanda lami ngiye emilenzeni.
- I-REAVEOVO. Ngithanda amantombazane anomlingiswa.
Ngikhuphuke futhi ngishaye amahlandla amaningi, ngibheka ukuthi ngilala yini uma uBenadryl wamukelwa endizeni.
Izindiza bezilokhu zinovalo. Kepha hhayi njengalokho okwenzeka manje.
- Futhi useyinto, kunjalo? - Uthe, evula amehlo akhe futhi akhale kuyo yonke i-physiognomy yakhe ebukeka obala.
Izihlakala eziphakeme, iphunga elincane esilevini futhi lezi zimboli ezikhazimulayo aziphumelelanga kimi.
Ungenisa, uMurphy wangitholela entanyeni futhi wabhema ngokunganaki ethempelini. Onke amabutho ami ahamba angaphenduki futhi angamnikanga ... Ukushaywa kwezinhlaka ebusweni. Ucabangani?
"Manje uzosusa i-paw yakho kimi futhi uhambe." Bakufundise kuphi imikhuba?
Namathela phambi kwami, uMason uncike eduze, kube sengathi uzokuhlebela amanye amagama alandelayo endlebeni:
- Ngiyazi ukuthi ungubani, futhi waneliseke ngokuphelele nami. Ngaphezu kwamasudi. Sizojabula ngawe.
Ngamsunduzela esifubeni, ngamphoqa ukuthi abuyele izinyathelo ezimbalwa.
- Lalela, Mnumzane Murphy ...
"Mnu. Murphy," wangishaya. - OH-OH, ngiyayithanda.
Lapho ngishaye ama-boobs agcwele womoya, ngangishaya amazinyo. Ukube benginolimi lwami manje, ngangikwazi ukukudla - yilokho lo mfo okungibizayo kimi.
"Ngaphambi kokuthi ungiphazamise, ngazama ukuchaza ukuthi unombono ongalungile ngami." Ngisebenza ngihambisana. Futhi lokhu kusho ukuthi ngizokuphelezela ezenzakalweni. Ukukwenza inkampani enobungane.
Waphinda wagxumela kimi, wabamba okhalweni, wababopha kuye.
"Angikwazi ukulinda umzuzu lapho sisazimisele ngokuqinile," kusho yena, i-foem kimi ngomusi wayo.
Ngizizwe ngazizwa ngikhona lapho kuvukelwa okuthile okuvusa impilo.
Ukububula, nginqume ukuhlela icala kwezinye izikhathi futhi ngamane ngamfaka futhi.
- Yenza isihe, thatha izinto zami.
Wakhala kabi isicathulo. Yebo, ikhwela, njengenja ebabazekayo. Ngempumelelo efanayo, wayengasho ukuthi: "Nansi umfana, i-chiaffe enhle."
Ngahlanekezela futhi ngaphunyuka ezandleni zakhe.
"Ungakhathazeki, baby, usantukisa ngokwenzeka kulokho," wahlekisa ngokwenza amabhithi we-baseball.
Mina-ke, ngigibele amehlo akhe, ngavula umnyango we-limousine futhi ngagibela ngaphakathi. UMason wanyibilikisa umzimba wakhe omude ungene ngaphakathi kwemoto ebanzi futhi washaya izandla zakhe.
- Ungathanda ukuphuza okuthile?
Ngambheka sengathi wayesanda kukhula umsila.
- Awekho namahora ayishumi nambili.
Uvele wenziwa lapho, "ungitshele, wakhathazeka futhi waxhunyaniswa.
Ngemuva kwalokho uMason ukhiphe ibhodlela le-champagne. Ulimi oluzwakalayo, wakhotha izindebe eziphansi. Indawo yemilenze yami yathatha le nothi futhi yahlwitha ngokujabulisa. Nginikine ikhanda ngawela imilenze yami. Yebo, yena wayeyisibambisi, kodwa sastard ekhangayo. UMason Murphy wahlukaniswa ukuphakama okuphezulu - imitha amashumi ayisishiyagalombili noma ngakho - nomzimba oyenga kakhulu ofanele isembozo somagazini. Lapho lo mzimba uvame ukuwa khona.
Iklayenti lami elisha lafaka ibhodlela phakathi kwamadolo akhe. Izicubu zakhe nemisipha yakhe yokhango yaqiniswa, futhi wasonta ukhokho ngokotini olingayo, ngaphandle kokuchitha ithonsi legwebu. Akukubi, kufanele simnikeze.
- Futhi manje, amnandi, ake sicacise izinto ezimbalwa.
Ngibhebhethekile ngamehlo amaningi futhi ngiphonsa amashiya. UMason unginike ingilazi ye-champagne. Yize kwakukhona abayishumi kuphela ekuseni, ngathatha ingilazi, nginqume ukuthi ngidinga ukuthambisa ukucasuka kwami.
- Uthunyelwe lapha ukuze udlale indima yentombi yami. Lokhu kusho ukuthi abalandeli bami, abaxhasi abangaba khona kanye nezintatheli kufanele bakholelwe kulokhu ... kungani kufanele senze abangane, futhi ngokushesha okukhulu. Kodwa-ke, ukwahlulela ngalokho engikubonayo ...
Lapha waphinda wamkhotha izindebe zakhe wabheka ngakusasa, esuka emilenzeni ezicathulweni ezimbozwe okhalweni, waze wabheka ngqo esifubeni sami. Nayi ingulube.
- ... Ngizokujabulela wonke umzuzwana wokuphamba lobuhlobo.
Kubukeka sengathi lo mfo ngeke akhathazeke. Wayezikhukhumeze, emnandi, enobuhlakani, emnandi, engenamahloni, amahloni ecansini nangokwengqondo. Angikhohlwa lutho? Oh Yebo, Damn Sexy.
UMason uncike emuva ngemuva kwesihlalo, ungivumele ngicubungule ngokucophelela. Emva kwalokho, kwaqubuka futhi ingilazi yachitha ingilazi. Angikwazanga ukuvumela le asshole ukuthi inganginaki, ngakho-ke kwaletha ingilazi ezindebeni futhi wayichitha ngqo emphinjeni. Amashiya kaMason aqhekeka, futhi amehlo akhanya ehlola.
- Owesifazane ohlanganyela izintshisekelo zami, "kusho futhi ecindezela isandla sakhe esifubeni sakhe emnsalo wamahlaya.
Ngigxile, ngabamba ibhodlela, ngigcwalise ingilazi yami ngiveze isilevu, ngibonise ingilazi kaMason. Isidlali se-baseball sanginika yona, futhi ngahlehlisa ngomusa i-champagne.
- Kulungile, kubonakala sengathi, kufanele siphakamise imibuzo embalwa.
Ubuso bukaMason waphulwa yi-smirk, ekhombisa ngokusobala ukuthi wayezovuvukala ngokulandela ngokulandelayo, kodwa ngayeka, kodwa ngahamba, ngandlela thile endleleni yakhe enombono wakwakhe okuluhlaza. UMason uncike emuva ngemuva kwesihlalo waphucula isilevu sakhe.
Ngamomotheka, ngiqiniseka ukuthi ngiyinqobile le nwengu.
"Mhlawumbe ungiqashe inyanga ukukhombisa intombi yakho, kodwa angisona isifebe."
Ulahlekelwa amashiya akhe angafanele.
- Ukuya ocansini neklayenti akufakiwe kwinkontileka yami futhi kungokuzithandela ngokwengxenye yami. Bekumele ufunde ukuthi yini ephrintiwe ngefonti encane, umngani, ngoba kufanele wazi esikhathini esiseduze ukuthi iyiphi inyanga yokuzikhipha ngokuphelele.
UMason ubumba umhlathi wakhe, washaqeka ekujuleni komphefumlo.
- Ngabe uwenzile? - Ugcotshwe nge-grin.
Ngiyesaba ukuthi cha, "ngiphendula ikhanda lami, ngaphendula. - Ngakho-ke ujwayela isandla sakho, umfana, ngoba kufanele usisebenzise kakhulu. Uma ngabesicikishwa bebonane nohlobo oluthile lweprimiyamu, basheshe baphakame ukuthi ...
Lapha ngangikhomba umunwe wami kimi, bese kuthi kuyo.
- ... inkohliso egcwele, bese sikhala, lawo ma-10 ama-breide ongikhokhele ngomusa.
UMason udida iminwe yakhe ezinweleni zakhe.
- Yebo, futhi abaxhasi bakho abangahle bangahle bangathandi ukuthi awunakukwazi isikhathi eside kunosuku olulodwa, ngisho nokugcina ubudlelwano nentombi yakho entsha enhle. Futhi ukhumbula kanjani, imali yami ayibuyiselwa.
Lapha, nalapha, ngincike emuva ngemuva kwesihlalo, saphonsa umlenze owodwa futhi ngaqala ukubulala i-champagne, ngizwe njengoTart Bubbles Dance ngezilimi, ukugcona kanye nokuvusa imizwa.
UMason wangibuka ngenkulumo engaqinisekile ekuthonjeni kwakhe komzimba.
- Futhi yini-ke oyiphakamisa, imnandi? - Wabuza nge-smirk engalindelekile, futhi, ebhekisisa imilenze yami, ukugcwala nasekupheleni kokuza ebusweni.
Wakhuluma kulokhu ngokuqondene, kepha ngaphandle kobuqili obuncane.
- Okokuqala, uyeka ukungibiza ngimnandi.
Ngaphambi kokuthi ngikwazi ukuqhubeka, wangiphazamisa:
- Ngabe indoda ayinelungelo lokunikeza intombi yakhe isidlaliso esimnene?
Lapho ngiphishekela izindebe, ngacabanga ngamazwi akhe. Mhlawumbe lesi kwakuyisizathu.
- Inayo, kepha emlonyeni wakho kuzwakala ngandlela thile kungenzeka.
UMason waphonsa ikhanda lakhe waqalaza.