Juicy Secrets by Victoria Ashton

Author:Victoria Ashton [Ashton, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Northeast, Social Issues, Dating & Sex, City & Town Life, Wealth, Nannies, Juvenile Fiction, New York (N.Y.), Business; Careers; Occupations, Fiction, United States, Family & Relationships, Middle Atlantic, Love & Romance, Dating (Social customs), Travel, General, School & Education, Lifestyles
ISBN: 9780060731816
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2006-08-10T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

totally MIA

O h my God, Liz thought,staring at the screen. What is going on?

Liz forced herself to pay attention to the anchorwoman, but she was so freaked out, she had trouble following the story. Words like “insider trading,” “mismanaged funds,”

and even “embezzlement” were tossed around. The more Liz listened, the worse the story seemed to get.

Parker! I have to talk to Parker. He needs me!

She dropped the remote and raced to the door.

“Liz?” a voice behind her stopped her. She turned and saw David.

“You promised me Snowballs!” David said in an accusing tone. “I ate the eggplant.”

“What? Oh, right.” You are completely losing it! she scolded herself. You can’t just run out on your job. She forced herself to calm down and return to earth.

“Let’s go back in the kitchen,” Liz said. “We don’t want your mom to know about our deal, right?”

Dr. M-C was seriously anti-junk food, which was why the treats were such effective tools for bribery.

David grinned. “Right!”

He turned and went back into the kitchen. Following him, Liz passed the TV and saw that the newscaster had moved on to another story. She clicked off the set and started counting the minutes to when she could leave and talk to Parker.

David and Heather had kept Liz thoroughly occupied, so other than leaving a quick message on Parker’s voice mail, she had had no contact with him. She hoped now that she was home, she’d be able to really talk to him.

As she shut the door to the apartment behind her, Liz heard the TV blaring in the living room.

“Liz?” her mother called, “is that you?”

“Uh, yeah,” Liz responded, praying that she could get into her room and escape to call Parker. She didn’t want to waste another minute.

“Come in and talk to me,” her mom called.

Liz’s shoulders sagged, but there was no way to fend off her mom. She had the feeling her mother had also seen the news and wanted to talk to her about it.

She stepped into the living room. It was a lot messier than Dr. M-C’s, with books, magazines, and papers scattered around. It was also a lot less fancy, decorated with sale items from Bed Bath & Beyond, rather than by high-priced designers. But it was also a lot more comfortable to live in.

Her mom was sitting on the worn sofa, a soft blanket pulled over her. Liz had gotten her dark hair and eyes from her mom, but definitely not her height. Her dad towered over her petite mom, and so did Liz.

“Are you okay?” Liz’s mom asked, deep furrows appearing in her forehead.

“I guess,” Liz said, plopping down beside her mother.

“So I suppose you heard the news?”

Her mom patted Liz’s knee.“I’m afraid by now everyone has heard the news. How is Parker?”

“I don’t know,” Liz said.“I haven’t had a chance to talk to him yet.”

Ms. Braun nodded.“This is going to be hard on him.”

She shook her head angrily. “Mr. Devlin is astoundingly selfish!”

“What do you mean?” Liz asked.

“As if he wasn’t already rich enough,” her mom ranted.

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