The Queen of the Big Time (37 page)

“I can’t stand those people.”

“All these years you gave them gifts. Let them buy
you
a present for a change.”

“I still have fifteen wallets from my thirtieth birthday party.”

“You should have returned them.”

“And gotten what?”

“A professional man like you can always use ties and handkerchiefs.”

“Have you seen how they dress? I’ll choose my own accessories, thank you. No party! Do you understand plain English? No!”

Toot checks her manicure and then looks at me. “Too late. I already cleaned out the garage.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A
DRIANA
T
RIGIANI
is an award-winning playwright,
television writer, and documentary filmmaker.
The author of the bestselling Big Stone Gap
trilogy and the novel
Lucia, Lucia
, and co-author
of
Cooking with My Sisters
, Trigiani has written
the screenplay for the movie
Big Stone Gap
,
which she will also direct. She lives in New York
City with her husband and daughter. She can
be reached at
www.adrianatrigiani.com
.