Chapter 11. The Beta's Grit

"Hey, Jess."

"Hi. How's the vacay?" Jessi asked her newfound friend over the phone. A tiring day at work forced her into the bathtub, wherein she was about to treat her tired muscles to at least half an hour of warm bubble bath.

Kel just called her out of the blue, and after they hung out the other day, Jessi wanted to catch up and ask about Kel's short vacation with her boyfriend here in Los Angeles. "Good so far," Kel replied, her tone pleasant as always. "Enzo's really, um, pulling out all the stops."

"Sweet." Jessi smiled to herself. "Glad you're both enjoying the time off." She turned on the faucet and set the water temperature to warm. The unit she was renting lacked space, but at least the bathroom had a tub and a shower with hot water. Good enough for a single woman.

"Yeah. Me too. He's been so...attentive and hands-on it's starting to drive me nuts." Kel forced a laugh.

"He missed you a lot, obvi." Jessi grabbed the bottle of body wash after ta