Girls! (Queens Gambit) [Various]

Part 27 Losers Word

I sat on my terrace watching the sunset across the water, watching how the sweet orange sunset glow bounces off the vineyard, how the sparkle of the sun moved against the pool's water. I sipped my rose leaving a red lipstick mark across the rim of the glass, listening to the slow gentle jazz record spinning on the player only just audible out here. I could have sat here forever but I heard my phone ring so I sighed and got up putting my sunglasses onto my head and went inside grabbing the rotary phone picking up the phone putting it to my ear and grabbing the base too

"What's up bitch?"

"..... Was I not the call you were expecting?" A confused benny asks clearly a little shocked at the way I picked up the phone

"no" I giggled walking out tugging the wire along with me to sit back in my chair with the phone on the table

"What have I done?" He asks sheepishly

"What haven't you done" I giggled "What's up benny?"

"Nothings up"

"Nothing?"

"Nothing at all"

"You called me for no reason?" I asked sipping my wine

"I just felt like giving you a call"

"Yeah, calling from your crack den in New york to me over in napa for a chat, like that isn't costing the best part of your next three months rent just to call me." I laughed

"It might"

"you want something benny. so cut the bullshit"

"I just wanted to call you. See where you were? What you where up to? And too kinda... tell you that..." he said and I could hear the smile on his voice ".... I miss you"

"What?" I asked slightly sitting up in my lounger

"Don't make me say it again" he muttered

"Benny I'm serious what did you say?"

"I said. That I miss you y/n"

"Yeah? Are you horny or something?" I chuckled

"No. I just miss you"

"Miss me and beth?"

"No. Not beth. Not harry. Just you"

"Are you drunk?'

"I am, as Beth would say, sober as a judge. Haven't had a drink in ...three weeks"

"Sucks. I'm drinking right now"

"I bet you are. How is it? There?"

"Beautiful."

"Could you tell me about it?"

"Sure" I laughed putting my wine down "I'm sat in my swimsuit, with my little kimono"

"Have I inspired you?"

"Mildly. Mines better"

"I'm sure it is"

"I'm my sun lounger. Next to the pool. It's warm not hot but warm, the sun setting over the ocean,"

"It sounds beautiful..."

"It is. The sky's a rainbow, the oceans a mirror, the pool reflects the world and sparkles like diamonds" I smiled "with my rosé, talking to you benny"

"That sounds... like that place they always describe about where you go when you die"

"Heaven?"

"I guess so. It would be heaven there with you"

"Yeah? Have yourself a glass of apple juice" I giggled "and your fucking leather jacket on the sun lounger"