The Beach Lane Collection by Cruz Melissa de La

Author:Cruz, Melissa de La [Cruz, Melissa de La]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9781442482968
Amazon: 1442482966
Goodreads: 16074324
Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 2013-07-09T07:00:00+00:00

on the upper east side, jacqui finds that packing for the hamptons doesn’t help a hangover

THE DOORBELL RANG, AND THE sound of bell chimes reverberated loudly in the studio, but Jacqui Velasco ignored it. She was hurriedly throwing clothes, shoes, and straw tote bags into two open suitcases in the bedroom. It was just half an hour since she’d walked onto the stage with the rest of the St. Grace Academy class to collect her diploma, and she was still wearing the pretty floral Blumarine dress and round-toe Gucci heels she’d chosen for the event.

Her grandmother had already left for the airport to catch her flight back to São Paulo. It had been great to see her avó, who had been positively bursting with pride in her lace mantilla. After all, Jacqui had graduated with a solid B-plus average and honors in Spanish (being fluent in Portuguese certainly helped). She’d kissed her grandmother good-bye outside the auditorium and had scrambled to return home to pack for the Hamptons as soon as she could. The Perrys kept to a tight schedule and expected everyone to adhere to it.

Why, oh why, had she put packing off for so long? Jacqui wondered, even if she knew the answer only too well. Senior Week. Instead of spending time getting ready for the Perrys’ annual pilgrimage to East Hampton, Jacqui had chosen to celebrate with her friends. The last forty-eight hours had been a whirlwind—there’d been a boozy bash at the Maritime Hotel, mini-golf at the Chelsea Piers, and an overnight retreat to the Catskills (campfire hookups and roasted marshmallows). Between the festivities and schlepping the Perry kids to their after-school activities, there just hadn’t been any time to pack.

Her head hurt from a massive hangover, thanks to last night’s tequila-soaked grad party. She opened drawers haphazardly, throwing and discarding items at random. Pucci scarf. Yes. Cashmere cardigan. No. (Too hot.) Duro Olowu caftan. Yes. Juicy cover-up. Too last year. Havaianas. Yes. White Levi’s. Definitely.

She ran a hand through her thick black hair—the short, spiky fauxhawk she’d weathered for a fashion show last summer just a memory. The pixie cut had been cute, but she felt more like herself with her long dark tresses.

Her first year in New York had been nothing short of magical. The Perrys had installed her in a studio apartment formerly occupied by their ex-nanny. Jacqui had gasped when she saw the six-hundred-square-foot space—a charming, cozy room with floor-to-ceiling windows, a pretty alcove bedroom, a full kitchen, and a working fireplace. Only a block away from the Perrys’ massive town house, the apartment was close enough that Jacqui could come over and watch the kids easily but far enough that she had her privacy.

Jacqui had enrolled for her senior year at St. Grace—a small, all-girls’ parochial school on the west side that had accepted her after Stuyvesant, one of the most competitive public schools in the country, did not. The Perrys had covered her tuition as part of her compensation, and Jacqui’s classmates quickly idolized the brash, beautiful Brazilian in their midst.

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