Tamara thought she loved Jack – as much as she could love anyone, damaged little girl that she still was – but sometimes he could be a real pain in the ass. He had been educated at Dwight, one of the most prestigious boys’ schools in New York, Princeton, and then – to cap it all – the Lee Strasbourg school of acting. He was respected, with or without her.

Whereas she had been a classic Hollywood car-crash kid, endlessly mocked in the tabloids, paparazzi constantly with their cameras up her skirt – even after she’d got clean, for chrissakes. Being with Jack gave her kudos. His kindness and decency also gave her the sense of security that had been lacking for most of her life. So she needed him.

But sometimes she just thought, ‘Screw you Jack, I can do this on my own.’

Now, having slithered into a tiny emerald green satin bikini that matched the brightest of her contact lenses, she looked into the mirror that reflected the mirror behind her, which gave her a perfect view of her perfect, tight little bottom.

‘Kiss my ass, Jack,’ she said, thrusting it out, patting it, kissing her own hand and then kissing her reflection in the mirror. ‘And all you fuckers out there can kiss my ass too.’

She took one more look at herself and smiled. Yes, she looked beyond fabulous, as her gay hairdresser was wont to say.

She was ready to face her public.

About the Author

Lucy Lord is a journalist and columnist who has written for The Times, Guardian, Independent, Evening Standard, Time Out and Arena. Her favourite pastimes are reading, writing, lying in hammocks, lunching on beaches and throwing parties. She lives in London with her musician husband.

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