For Once In My Life by Karly Lane

Author:Karly Lane [Karly Lane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2023-10-09T00:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

‘How was your weekend?’ asked Donna, as they sat at the nurses’ station a few days later.

‘Fine. Busy, actually,’ Jenny said, pulling up her patients’ blood results on the computer. ‘My daughter had a birthday party that somehow seemed even more exhausting at twenty-six than her parties at six ever were.’ She smiled tiredly.

‘Oh, to be young and fun again,’ Donna sighed.

‘Come on, we can still be fun,’ Jenny chided lightly.

‘Not me. Nowadays, fun to me is going home from work and getting straight into my PJs, eating chocolate while I watch TV and not having to cook dinner for anyone. Divorce was the best thing that ever happened to me.’

‘How long have you been single?’

‘Five years now. Just me and the cat.’

Jenny had a cat. And she did tend to find herself checking the time until it was acceptable to get into her comfy pyjamas and climb into bed … Oh, wow, she really wasn’t fun anymore.

Nick popped up in her thoughts and she felt a tiny flutter in her chest as their kiss played in her mind. That hadn’t been boring—at all. But it was just a one-off, a moment of insanity fuelled by an immature urge to rebel against her ex and his ridiculous double standards. She returned her attention to Mr McCauley and his raised creatinine levels.

During her break, Jenny headed down to the hospital cafe, the aroma of fresh coffee drawing her like a magnet.

‘Good morning, Nola.’

The familiar face popped out from the kitchen area. ‘Jenny! How are you this morning, pet?’

‘I’ll be a lot better once I get a coffee.’ She grinned.

‘Coming right up. How about a nice raspberry slice to go with it? Freshly made today,’ Nola added, and Jenny groaned. These women would be the absolute death of her will power. She could never resist and knew those few stubborn kilos she’d been trying to budge for the last eighteen months were all there because of these women’s baking skills.

‘Sure, why not?’ she said, giving in with barely even a fight today. What was the point? She was never going to say no anyway.

‘Hello, Jenny,’ Betty said, carrying a tray of individually wrapped cake, slices and sandwiches from the kitchen.

‘Hi Betty. That all looks so good,’ she said, contemplating changing her order to cake.

‘I hear Savannah’s party was a huge success,’ Nola said as she prepared the coffee.

‘Yes, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.’

‘And a little birdy told us that you had a lovely time too,’ Betty said, wiggling her bushy grey eyebrows at Jenny.

‘Me? Well …’ Oh, crap! The kiss. Of course. She knew she’d let her defences down too soon. Just because none of her family had witnessed it, didn’t mean it had escaped the sharp eye of someone else. It only took one person to see and tell someone else. Just play dumb. ‘Yes, it was a great night. Savannah really enjoyed it.’

‘We heard mention that a certain young man and a certain young lady we know seemed rather close,’ Nola said.

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