She's Me (The Vicarage Bench Series) by Barbour Mimi

Author:Barbour, Mimi [Barbour, Mimi]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-04-03T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Lucy, quit stuffing food in your mouth. It’s disgusting.”

“Oh, shush. I’m nervous. Tomorrow is the big day, and John will be so disappointed if his idea fails.”

“John, John, that’s all I hear from you. What about me?”

“You’re all you think about.”

“So bite me. At least eat something healthy, not a bucket of strawberry ice cream. Eat an apple. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Oops! That won’t work for you, will it?” Jenna said, trying not to giggle at her own joke.

“You’re not funny. Anyway, I am healthy. It’s not me rooming in someone else’s body.”

“My body is perfectly healthy.”

“Right, so where is it?” Obviously, Lucy was picking up some of Jenna’s less desirable traits. Instantly she felt remorse and in the old Lucy manner tried to make up to her desolate friend. “Don’t worry, Jenna. John is certain your body is lying in a comatose state, and if your compliments about Jake and Marnie are true, I’m more than certain they have taken very good care of it—of you.”

“Here we go again. You have to bring John’s name into every conversation. I’m sick to death of talking about him.”

“You’re a mean old cow, you are.”

Lucy’s middle finger was forced in front of her own face. “Eat me,” growled Jenna.

“Where do you come up with those disgusting little ditties of yours? Eat me. Bite me. And you say I’m overly concerned with food.”

The next day Lucy, dressed in a stylish pair of tan slacks and a loose white blouse decorated with flowery embroidery, strolled nervously between John and Dr. Andrews to the bench where it all began. It was a bit early yet, but Jenna and Lucy were restless and bickering like small children—but not outloud.

“Tell me again, in detail, what you did,” said John, looking at the lovely young woman at his side. She was holding tightly to his hand.

“I’ve told you,” replied Lucy. “I was sitting on the bench and heard something behind me, and I got up to investigate.”

Only Lucy could hear the silent snickers from Jenna.

She continued sheepishly. “I walked as far as the stone wall, and then, seeing there was nothing alarming, I came back. I stumbled and pricked my finger on this vine. I felt faint and barely made it back to the bench. It was then the interaction happened. Jenna came in and I haven’t had any peace since.”

“Go screw yourself.” Jenna spoke clearly, no pun intended, but it was a witty remark.

All three of them started laughing at once, and it struck John so funny that when he bent over to catch his breath he stumbled and lost his footing, grabbed for the trellis and missed, pricking his finger on the very thorns they had just been discussing.

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