Island of Deceit by Candice Poarch

Author:Candice Poarch [Poarch, Candice]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2010-04-27T22:00:00+00:00

Barbara’s last customer was Vanetta. Lisa had scheduled an appointment for her after everyone else had left. Barbara had even sent Trent home for the evening.

“How have you been, Vanetta?”

“Fine. Thank you for taking me so late.”

“Anytime. And, Miss Lisa, how is your business plan coming?”

“I don’t know. I haven’t done much with it.”

“She’s been nagging me so much about doing things and to have my hair done, she doesn’t have time to take care of herself,” Vanetta said. “I told her she should get busy on it.”

“You need to get out of the house. And you know if your hair isn’t fixed properly you’d use it as an excuse not to mix among folks,” Lisa said. “There’s a function in Virginia Beach this weekend. The two of us can go. I know you like going there. At least you used to.”

“I haven’t been in the mood lately,” Vanetta said.

“You don’t have to be in the mood to go.”

“You’ll feel better if you get out,” Barbara said softly. “Staying in the house can be depressing. I know it’s difficult in the beginning, but as time passes, and I know it’s disturbing to hear people say this, but time does heal.”

“See, Vanetta?” Lisa said with a smug nod. “That’s the same thing I’ve been telling you. If you don’t believe me, you can believe Barbara.”

Vanetta sniffed. “I appreciate you sticking by me, Lisa. You’ve got better things to do than waste your time on me.”

“That’s not true, Van. I love you. You’re my sister.”

Barbara’s heart saddened. People could deride Lisa, but she was really sticking by Vanetta. It was nice to have family, somebody to be there when the going got too tough to bear. Money didn’t begin to make up the difference. Vanetta had money. The good thing was she had family, too.

Barbara patted Vanetta’s shoulder and continued working with her hair. Vanetta was another example of the havoc men caused in women’s lives.

So why did she look forward to seeing Harper every day when she got off work? He’d been showing up on a regular basis, and her heart gladdened every time she saw him.

Vanetta and Lisa were talking again about Lisa starting her business and Barbara tuned in on the conversation.

Her house needed a good cleaning, and even though Lisa was a little over the top, everyone said she did a wonderful job of cleaning and stayed out of your business. In New York, Barbara had a regular cleaning lady who came by every two weeks. She’d been doing it herself since she arrived on the island. There really wasn’t a cleaning service, although people hired by word of mouth.

“Lisa, I’ve been wondering if you can clean my house before Thanksgiving. Do you take outside jobs?”

“Sometimes on my days off.”

“See, Lisa? I told you people needed your services, but would you listen to me?” Vanetta said. “Jordan will be moving to the island as soon as that huge house is finished. He’s going to need a cleaning crew. Not just one person.

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