[What's Luck Got to Do With It 01.0] Some Lucky Woman: Jana's Story by Carmen DeSousa

Author:Carmen DeSousa [DeSousa, Carmen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1980844887
Amazon: B01CIYUPUK
Publisher: Carmen DeSousa Books
Published: 2016-03-29T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21 – Second Favorite

The moment the alarm went off on my iPhone, I rolled out of my recliner, anxious to get started with my day.

Kayaking. I hadn’t been kayaking in four months, not since I’d shown off by taking the head position on a tour. If I hadn’t agreed to take a novice in the boat with me, I probably wouldn’t have torn my rotator cuff. Most men would have pulled more than their share of the work. But the newb I’d agreed to paddle with couldn’t keep the boat in line, so I’d had to steer from the front of the boat, which was practically impossible.

Adrian, on the other hand, knew I couldn’t even lift a paddle, understood that he’d have to do all the work, and yet he’d asked me to go.

An image of me with a parasol brought a smile to my face. “He called me prissy, J’Austen. Can you believe it? Maybe I should show him how prissy I can be.” She offered me a long meow, then trotted into the kitchen, ready for breakfast, even though it was at least an hour or so before her normal time. She didn’t watch a clock, though. If I was up, the first thing I was required to do was to feed her. I wondered for a second if cat food had caffeine in it, since she acted like I did before my morning cup of coffee.

I clicked on the Keurig, then tore open a packet of her favorite flavor, salmon, since I knew she’d be ticked when I left her to go kayaking.

After pouring my coffee into a to-go cup, I stuffed a nylon cooler with the only snacks I could find in my bare pantry: 100-calorie packets of almonds from when I’d tried out a low-carb diet, individual packages of carrot sticks from when I attempted a rabbit-food diet, and bite-sized snickers from the other ninety percent of the time when I said screw it and ate what I wanted to eat. A few single-serving bags of Doritos that I hadn’t eaten from the Taco Bell meal deals I always begged Angela to bring, rounded out the snacks.

“Angela,” I whispered into my cell phone, as if it’d matter after her phone had probably released a shrill ring, since I was in her VIP contacts. “I need your help.”

“Are you okay?” she spoke rapidly, out of breath, as though she’d darted out of bed. I really owed her a vacation after all this was over.

“Yeah … I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to scare you, but I need your help.”

“What’s the matter?”

“Remember how I swore to loathe Dr. Kijek forever?”

Angela groaned. “Can this wait until later, Jana? It’s six a.m.”

“He asked me out on a date —”

“Oh, that’s great. I can’t wait to hear all about it. It’s Saturday, though, my one morning to sleep in. Call me back at nine.”

“Wait! Please don’t hang up. You don’t understand. He invited me kayaking, but asked me to bring snacks.

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