![]() ![]() Renée flashed her signature million-watt smile and said in her unabashed Texan drawl, “Mrs. She’s much prettier in person than her pictures. And the mama’s wearing Oscar from one of his last couture collections for Balmain. “Howdoyoudo?” Good, good, Cecil is taller than I would have thought. Lucie’s grandmother stood up quickly, her posture still ramrod straight after more than eight decades. ![]() ![]() “Granny, here are Cecil and his mother, Renée Pike,” Lucie proudly announced. She steered Cecil and his mother to the corner where her grandmother was perched on the edge of a deep-buttoned ottoman, chatting animatedly with her friends Jeannette and Alex. “There they are!” Lucie said, the relief evident in her voice as she caught sight of Cecil poking his head into the drawing room. I’m going to take a picture of you before anyone sees us.”Ĭecil took a few covert shots on his phone before clearing his throat and asking in a loud voice, “Now, where’s everyone?” Renée scanned the room quickly, quietly impressed, as Cecil wondered if he had time to sneak a few pictures. This wasn’t the typical Sister Parish meets Mark Hampton decor they had been expecting the place had a sumptuous, exotic flair that exuded a relaxed grandeur. They could hear the murmur of the crowd just beyond the doors. The elevator opened onto an entrance hall, and both Renée and Cecil were taken aback by the sight of the enormous pair of Assyrian sphinxes that were at least ten feet tall flanking a faux marbré set of doors in vibrant malachite and turquoise. “How much do you want to bet it’s decorated like Frank E. “I can’t wait to see this place,” Cecil whispered in his mother’s ear. With her expertly balayaged hair and her expensively sculpted nose, did she still look like she had any Hispanic blood coursing through her veins? Now, Renée scrutinized herself one last time in the inlaid mirror of the elevator. You need to have come over on the Mayflower to get into this building.” And that means no one with a drop of Hispanic blood either. Pike, which I can assure you are sterling.”ĭanielle lowered her voice to a whisper. “It has nothing to do with your qualifications or references, Mrs. “What do you mean by ‘background’? I have an MBA from Harvard and letters of reference from the governor of New York, Cardinal O’Connor, and Barbara Walters. “Sorry, let me explain … A ‘good’ building is realtor code for the few buildings left in Manhattan with co-op boards that will never allow people of a certain, ahem, background in.” ![]()
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