The One That Ran Away by Hildred Billings

Author:Hildred Billings [Billings, Hildred]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Lesbian Romance
Publisher: Barachou Press
Published: 2018-03-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Jess

The universe had a lot of nerve. Jess’s horoscope had warned her that trials and tribulations awaited her this week – thanks to her Moon in Virgo, the asshole – but she thought it would end with Shannon’s awkward display at the teashop. Unfortunately, the fun had only begun. By Tuesday, Jess was on the phone with one of her biggest SEO clients, on the verge of cracking her professional veneer.

“Yes, Mr. Thompson,” she reassured the elderly gentleman on the other end of the line, “you’ll have your articles about David…”

“King David.”

“Yes, sir, King David. I’ll have the articles about his life by tomorrow evening. 500 words each, fully optimized for Google.”

“Thank you so much, Ms. Mills. As soon as I confirm their arrival, I’ll send the second half of the payment.”

Can’t come soon enough! She had rent to pay. She always had rent to pay!

She hung up with an exasperated sigh. By the time she dragged her hand off her phone, she had realized that she had dumped her book chronicling the known life of King David back home at her parents’ house. So much for using her best source on hand. She would have to refer to her copy of the King James’ Bible and whatever she could find on the internet to fill in the holes. Jess could not say that she majored in King David, specifically, even if she were an Abrahamic historian.

Still, five articles at 500 words each by the end of tomorrow? The things she did for money!

Mr. Thompson was one of her biggest clients, though. The man ran and edited a Christian website dedicated to “the facts” from the Bible. Which cracked Jess up, because the man had such a loose definition of facts that all she needed was the Bible saying “King David existed” for it to be good enough. Even though everything she learned in college – including from her professors, who were mostly ordained ministers – said that there was great debate about the veracity of “King David.” “If he actually existed, then I shit myrrh,” one of her most devout professors had said. “More than likely, he was based on a much smaller king who was blown up for morality tales and inspiration.”

Well, Mr. Thompson wouldn’t like that, so Jess was pressed to come up with a narrative that could be told in five bite-sized chunks. She could already see the representation on the website now: a slideshow, complete with Mrs. Thompson’s amateur illustrations.

Whatever. This Religious Studies major needed to make money, and some couple out of Iowa was willing to pay her for her college educated expertise. They never asked if she were devout, and she never asked if they were hypocrites.

It’s going to be a long two days. On one hand, Jess wanted to scream. On the other, it would be a grand distraction from that mess Shannon put her through Sunday night. She was good at making Jess’s life a mess.

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