She's All That by Kristin Billerbeck

Author:Kristin Billerbeck [Billerbeck, Kristin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, ebook, Humour
ISBN: 9781595543776
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2005-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

chapter 17

I never did ask Nana about what Max said. The truth is, I can’t stand for it to be true, so it won’t be. The life of an ostrich is sometimes quite rewarding. My mind hasn’t let it go, though. I can’t imagine that whatever challenge my Nana faces, she won’t scare it off with just that look she gives me when she’s disapproving.

If I learned anything today, it’s that my pride needs to take a backseat to reality, or poverty, depending on your view. It’s time for me to be an adult. Time to earn a living, and quit living for everything I wish for. If it is true about her health, Nana needs me to be an adult now, and the time for tired excuses has long-since expired. I lost $20,000? An excuse. A simple part of the challenge.

It’s ten o’clock at night when I finally get home after a visit to the woefully overpriced fabric store, followed by mega-transfers on several buses. The loft is cold and empty when I unlatch the locks. Even though Kim and I were complete opposites, I have to admit I miss her presence. Oh, I could argue I miss the check more right now, but I do miss her entertainment value. What would she wear tonight? How does she manage to match so well when she can’t tell blues from greens? Did Nate really want her like she claimed? The last question stops me as I put a tea bag in water, then into the microwave.

What did poor girls like me ever do before the microwave? I don’t think I could have been poverty-stricken before the era of the futon and the microwave.

Because it’s so late, I think twice about calling Sara and getting another earful about her precious (twenty-five-year-old “baby”) sleeping daughter. But Sara never told me if the check was stopped, and call me an optimist, but I’m ever hopeful. Remember, I choose silver.

I dial her number. The phone rings, and for some reason it just seems excessively loud in my ears, like Sara’s serenity is being destroyed by her hapless apprentice. Trump would never put up with this garbage.

“Sara Lang.” I hear classical music in the background.

“Sara, I’m sorry to call so late. It’s Lilly again. I was wondering if—”

“Did you get a cell phone today, Lilly?”

“No, actually I had—”

“I don’t want to hear your excuses. Didn’t I ask you to get a cell phone today?”

“Yes, but—”

“You have to learn to respect authority. If you can’t smile at the investors and do as they say, you will never make it in this business. I’m trying to do you countless favors, and I feel like I’m banging my head against the wall. First, I lend you $20,000, which you manage to lose within the first day. Then, I try to call you all day and say that I’ve recovered the money, and can I reach you? No. What did I say about being available in this business?”

“The money’s still there?” I sputter.

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