part 19

Parrish lived in the Abbey, an old nunnery complex now converted into fancy clubs and shops and high-end condos. Lea had dragged Laurie into some of the boutiques, usually when she was looking for a girly present for her mom, but he'd never been in any of the condos. It occurred to him as he rode around that if he was more of a class warrior he might be impressed with himself for having netted a rich boy. But he was more or less class-blind - in the dark, without their clothes on, on their hands and knees or splayed on their backs, everyone was pretty much the same - and in fact his only thought as he found a place to park his bike was How much do city planners make? He hadn't thought the city paid its employees that well.

( cut for the house tour and the making of dinner )

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parrish's risotto made its first appearance on the naked chef. the recipe's in one of jamie oliver's cookbooks and i also found it here. the abbey where he lives belongs to cicirossi.