Chapter 17

           DeeDeehadaplaceintheHollywoodHills.DeeDeesharedtheplacewithafriend,anotherladyexecutive,Bianca.BiancatookthetopfloorandDeeDeethebottom.Irangthebell.Itwas8:30pmwhenDeeDeeopenedthedoor.DeeDeewasabout40,hadblack,croppedhair,wasJewish,hip,freaky.ShewasNewYorkCityoriented,knewallthenames:therightpublishers,thebestpoets,themosttalentedcartoonists,therightrevolutionaries,anybody,everybody.Shesmokedgrasscontinuallyandactedlikeitwastheearly1960’sandLove-InTime,whenshehadbeenmildlyfamousandmuchmorebeautiful.

           Alongseriesofbadloveaffairshadfinallydoneherin.NowIwasstandingatherdoor.Therewasagooddealleftofherbody.Shewassmallbutbuxomandmanyayounggirlwouldhavelovedtohaveherfigure.

           Ifollowedherin."SoLydiasplit?"DeeDeeasked.

           "IthinkshewenttoUtah.The4thofJulydanceinMulesheadiscomingup.Shenevermissesit."

           IsatdowninthebreakfastnookwhileDeeDeeuncorkedaredwine."Doyoumissher?"

           "Christ,yes.Ifeellikecrying.Mywholegutischewedup.Imightnotmakeit."

           "You’llmakeit.We’llgetyouoverLydia.We’llpullyouthrough."

           "ThenyouknowhowIfeel?"

           "Ithashappenedtomostofusafewtimes."

           "Thatbitchnevercaredtobeginwith."

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