MIDNIGHT CHAT

"I can't believe it, Zoe. He told the bodyguard to drive you home by this time?" Emily said with eyes wide open.

She was surprised Henry did not take advantage of the time. She had thought he would force her to spend the night with him since it was late, and God knows what would have happened. She knew what would have happened.

"I was surprised myself. You need to have seen my look; my mouth was practically opened in surprise," Zoe emphasized while cleaning the red lipstick off her lip.

Zoe was seated in front of the dressing mirror with Emily behind her, dressed in her silky nightgown. She looked at Emily's reflection in the mirror as she talked, waving her hand dramatically, making one think she was talking to the reflection in the mirror.

"And what did you say?" Emily asked, resting her hand on Zoe's chair.

"Say?" said Zoe turning slightly to face Emily. "What do you want me to say? Girl, I said nothing," she added, turning back to face the mirror.

She grabbed another handful of a