Mina sat across from Willow at a local eatery and unlike the many other times in her life, it felt good that she was able to afford anything she wanted. Not that she planned to buy the most expensive dish, but she did not feel pressed to scan the side options looking for anything that was less than five dollars.
At first, the women made small talk, each one running through their schedule for the day, then rounding the conversation up when they realized they were both too busy to meet until the weekend. Mina managed to invite Willow to Connor Boyd's birthday party without specifically saying it was Connor's birthday party. She described it as Olivia had done.
"It's an overnight retreat for people in the entertainment field. You'll need three days' worth of camping clothing." Mina was sure to leave out the parts where Olivia mocked the event as a yearly contest for whose surgeon is the best.
