"I'm not going out of the house!" I said in a panic. Even to my ears, it sounded like a little girl protesting to her mommy.
"Of course you are, Christine," said Andrea. "I have reservations at Carmelo's. I have to be there to do a little business." She looked at Jennifer giving me a very sympathetic look. "Sorry Jenny, but I couldn't get out of more instructive to the girl than just sitting around here and watching Tootsie or Some Like It Hot. So let's get moving, mother and daughter, and let you find out what the world is like for women as attractive as us."