“Maybe we had the wrong kind of threesome,” she said.
“You mean…”
“Yes, you and another guy and me, lest you mistake my meaning.”
“I have no interest in guys.”
“Doesn’t matter, as long as you’re both interested in me.”
“You’re a glutton,” Stone said.
“Sometimes. I’ve never seen the harm in getting everything you want.”
“Hard to argue with that,” Stone agreed.
“I mean, Rita and I gave you everything you wanted, didn’t we?”
“Everything my heart desired.”
“I rest my case.”
Stone took a sip of his drink and tried to think of something to say.
“So,” she said, “do you know another guy?”
“Dino is the only single man I know, and as much as I love him, I don’t think I’d like to get into bed with him.”
“I take your point. I guess I’ll have to do my own hunting.”
“I’m afraid so.” Stone finally thought of something else to say. “By the way, tomorrow morning, you should have your people in place a couple of hours before you expect Derek Sharpe with the goods.”
“Good idea.”
“You could put one of them in a doorman’s uniform.”
She shook her head. “The co-op board would be outraged if they thought the NYPD was staging a drug bust in the building.”
“Come to think of it, you’re not going to need a lot of help to take Derek. You and Tom should be able to handle him; then you can walk him out, and the board will be none the wiser.”
“I think that’s best,” Mitzi said. “I’d hate to get Rita thrown out of the building, especially when she’s asked me to move in with her.”
Stone almost choked on his bourbon. “You two are getting very chummy, aren’t you?”
“Well, you’re a witness to that, aren’t you?”
“I know you like men, Mitzi, but does Rita?”
“You have to ask? She enjoyed you as much as I did.”
“I suppose.”
“Women are not embarrassed about being attracted to other women. Men, on the other hand, are worried that someone will think they’re gay.”
“That’s perfectly true,” Stone admitted, “but I wouldn’t have thought you and Rita…”
“Rita and me sometimes,” Mitzi said. “Anyway, it’s nice for a girl to have a roommate, somebody to sit around in pajamas with, eating chocolates.”
“And each other.”