CHAPTER 9 MORNING RENDEZVOUS
The alarm rings and Juliette slowly rolls over to turn it off. Even though she slept well last night, her mind still lingers on Cilla and the events of the night before. A perfectly good morning already ruined by her, she thought to herself. Nevertheless, she gets out of bed and grabs her phone. She sends Caitlin a text message to call here ASAP and heads to the shower.
The water is hot and the steam is having it's desired effect on her body. Still wondering what Cilla is up to, Juliette lets the water run over her body and wash away her thoughts. Twenty minutes later, she steps out of the shower feeling refreshed and ready for whatever comes her way.
Standing in front of her closet, she picks out a pair of khaki pants, a white shirt and the brown Prada sandals she bought last week. The weather is warm today and, who knows, the girls may try to get in some shopping that afternoon.
Juliette looks at her phone and sees that Caitlin hasn't texted or called her back yet. Someone must have had a good night, she chuckled to herself. She dialed Caitlin's home number and it rang a couple of times before the machine picked up. "I'm not here so leave a message and I'll get back to you when I can." BEEEEP! "Caitlin, it's Jules. Call me as soon as you get this. We ran into Cilla last night and she's up to something. We're going to meet for lunch today and talk. Talk to you soon."
She put down the phone and looked at herself in the mirror. "Maybe a change will do me some good." She grabbed her phone again and quickly dialed Zoe's number.
"Hello?"
"Hey,Zo. Do you have any plans this morning before lunch?"
"No. Eric took the kids to the park for the day. He wanted spend some "father" time with them today. Why?"
"I thought we could go to the spa this morning. I need facial and a massage before we tackle this thing with Cilla."
"Sounds great. Where to this morning?"
"Metatmorphosis, down on East 56th St. I'll call Mia and see if she wants to join us."
"Okay. Did you call Caitlin yet?"
"I called and texted her earlier, but I haven't heard from her yet. I hope that's a good sign. I left her a message and told her we were meeting for lunch, though."
"Great. Let me get dressed and I'll meet you there in half an hour?"
"Sounds great. Bye!"
"Bye!"
As soon as Juliette hung up the phone, she immediately begain dialing Mia's number. "Hello?" A groggy voice answered on the other end.
"Mia, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I had a late night last night when I got back. I decided I was going to pack up Jack's things and fell asleep in the floor. Whoever said hard floors were good for your back must have been on something. What's up?"
"Zoe and I are going to the spa this morning before lunch. Do you want to come with us?"
"I haven't been to the spa in weeks. I would say I'm due for some maintenance. Where are we going?"
"Metamorphosis, on East 56th Street."
"I love that place!"
"Okay, great then. Get dressed and we'll meet you there in half and hour. See you soon."
"Bye."
Juliette hung up the phone and took one last look in the mirror. She grabbed her jacket and purse and walked out the door. As she was hailing a cab, Caitlin was calling her back. "Hello?"
"Is everything okay? I got your text."
"Everything is fine. Did you get my message?"
"No, we, I just got out of the bath."
"Well...We're going to meet for lunch later, but now Mia, Zoe and I are going to the spa. Care to join us, or do you have other plans?"
"Let me get back to you on that. Where will you be?"
"Metamorphasis, on East 56th Street, in about half an hour."
"I'll call you back and let you know."
"Okay. Bye."
"Bye."
Juliette smiled as the cab pulled up. Some things will never change with her, she thought to herself.
"Where to, lady?"
"Metamorphasis Day Spa on East 56th Street."
With those directions, that cab pulled out into traffic and they were on their way.
