Midwest Fighter (Kendall Family Book 2) by Jennifer Ann

Author:Jennifer Ann [Ann, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-06-28T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

SHARLO

The next morning as I’m attempting to enjoy a cuppa tea in my pajamas without feeling sorry for myself or wondering what in the hell to do next, my front door swings open and Katie enters in a blur of dreadfully bright colors and patterns.

“Oh good, you’re up!” she sings brightly as she places an arm-load of recycled shopping bags on the counter top in front of me. “I mean why wouldn’t you be? It’s nearly noon. By the way, your door was wide open. I thought you were going to start locking it after that psycho woman attacked you and Ev.”

“Apparently I was expecting a delivery from the grocer,” I answer sarcastically, running a hand through my mussed hair. “Although I must say I prefer the usual delivery boy. A little pubescent, perhaps, but at least he doesn’t wear patterns that send me on a psychedelic trip so early in the day.”

“Glad to see you still have your wits about you. I was worried after last night’s bombshell you’d be in a shitty mood.” She begins pulling items from the bags and setting them in a pile beside the fridge. Carrots, apples, lettuce, celery…the crop of vegetation is never-ending.

“Are we planning to entertain farm animals?” I ask.

“You need to start eating healthy. I got you in with Dr. Jo-Lynn, the best ob-gyn in Manhattan. This woman isn’t easy to see, especially on such short notice. It took a little name-dropping, but I got you an appointment for today at five. By the way, if the receptionist gets all giddy and weird, it’s because you’re Charlie’s other sister. She might ask you some questions about him and want your picture. Sometimes the weird ones will ask for a lock of hair. Just go with it.”

“I’m perfectly capable of scheduling my own appointments.”

“It’s important that you get on prenatal vitamins as soon as possible,” she continues before I’ve finished my sentence. “You need to boost your folic acid levels to prevent birth defects. And you’ll have to start drinking a ton of water until you feel like your eyes are floating.” She throws all hundred-and-ten pounds of herself into opening my refrigerator doors. Next thing I know, she’s rifling through the shelves, removing bottles of wine, a half-used carton of guacamole, and apparently anything else she deems as “junk.”

“You’re going to want to start walking or running every day because I’m telling you, those extra pounds start packing on sooner than you think. One day you’ll be using rubber-bands to stay in your favorite pair of jeans as long as possible and the next you’re shopping for shirts that don’t make you literally look like a watermelon.”

“Perhaps you should’ve started by wearing something a bit more subtle,” I tease, tugging on the back of her bright orange shirt once she returns to my side. “It’s sweet of you to purge my kitchen of everything that makes life worth living, but I haven’t been given much of a chance to let the situation sink all the way in despite only sleeping a few hours.

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