By the Time You Read This by Lola Jaye

Author:Lola Jaye
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2009-02-20T23:00:00+00:00

“I can’t believe you’re going out with Matt,” said Jamie as she tapped at the keyboard. As always, the radio sang and phones rang off the hook in the background. The daily soundtrack to my working life.

“It’s just dinner!”

“But without the rest of us…That’s what I’d call a date.”

“If it turns into something more…” I began, before trailing off. It suddenly felt strange revealing personal details to someone other than Carla.

“So, what are you wearing?”

“Trousers and a top.”

Jamie scanned my comfortable trouser and shirt combo. “So, he’s going to see you just like he does every day. Nice…” she said teasingly.

“What…what do you think I should wear?” I asked shyly. As if in the presence of a master, desperate for her to share her words of feminine wisdom that would ensure I didn’t make a total mess of my date with Matt.

“I suppose I could wear my nice jeans…”

“Let’s go shopping!”

I hated shopping at the best of times and failed to see the glee that obviously gripped Jamie as she announced her intentions. But I reluctantly agreed, because, as Jamie put it, she’d known Matt for years, and knew what he liked and disliked. She’d be the perfect style adviser, apparently.

That night I gazed into my wardrobe. At the high-necked shirts. The odd pair of trendy jeans, but nothing you could call overly sexy and sophisticated. I was plain old Lois Bates, Kevin’s daughter, trying to make her mark in this world. I sat on the end of my bed (which hadn’t seen any action during its lifetime) and sighed inwardly. The thought of going out with Matt filled me with excitement but also with fear. I reached under my second pillow and picked up The Manual.

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