Bling Addiction by Kylie Adams

Author:Kylie Adams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MTV Books
Published: 2006-10-04T04:00:00+00:00

It was Thanksgiving, a holiday that most families celebrated together, so Vanity’s father was away, of course. Something about one of his label’s top selling artists being arrested in Los Angeles on a murder charge.

Vanity didn’t care. After all, what did it matter anyway? There was a difference between just showing up and being present. When Simon St. John turned in an appearance, it was always the former. He was nothing more than a body occupying space, never fully engaged, never really involved at all.

Usually, holidays were a passport to misery, a painful reminder of all the simple things that Vanity wanted but would never have—a mother who actually gave a damn, a father who could conjure up enough interest to fake it once or twice a year.

“Expect people to behave as they always have in the past,” Dr. Parker had told her. “That way you won’t set yourself up for disappointment.”

This Thanksgiving, for the first time since she could ever remember, was free of heartache. Finally, Vanity knew how to condition herself to embrace the day with no expectations, to truly be thankful for the blessings she did have. And it was a wonderful feeling.

She was thankful for life itself. The accident almost ended hers, and so many times in the grueling months that followed the crash, she wished that it had. But not anymore. The power to start again was within her, just waiting to be tapped.

She was thankful for family. Lala, Gunnar, and Mercedes had been the ones to see her through the rain. And today the four of them were enjoying a lovely celebration all their own, indulging in a feast prepared by Lala, watching the March of the Penguins DVD, and walking along South Beach. Walter “Steak” Williams, Vanity’s relentless physical therapist, dropped by with a delicious caramel cake that his grandmother had made. It was a perfect day.

She was thankful for friends, too. Even months after her self-imposed exile, she could feel their support, as if by some psychic connection. Dr. Parker had helped Vanity reconcile the irrational anger and work through the conflicting feelings. They were pulling for her full recovery and wanting her back to complete the social circle. She knew that now.

Sighing with a mixture of general exhaustion and shame for her caloric over-indulgence, Vanity wearily pushed her second, half-eaten slice of caramel cake away from her. “Somebody stop me. I’m an absolute pig.”

Lala laughed. “That’s good, yes? It means your appetite is back.”

“Well, I wish it would go away and take this ass I don’t recognize with it,” Vanity said, slapping her butt to emphasize her displeasure with the unavoidable weight gain.

“A little junk in the trunk is a good thing,” Steak said with a wink. “Now you’ve got a Beyonce booty.”

Vanity gave him a faux glare. “Get out and take your fattening cake with you. I’m never eating again.” But then her gaze fell upon the plate that was just within reach. A luscious gob of rich caramel was right there, practically begging to be devoured.

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