For Your Eyes Only by Julie Cannon

Author:Julie Cannon [Cannon, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635555271
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2019-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

It was late and I was exhausted when I closed my apartment door. I’d had a grueling few weeks of classes and a higher number of dances than normal. But I didn’t complain. I needed the cash.

I pulled my personal phone out of my pocket and realized I had forgot to turn it back on when I left my last gig. As it powered on, I grabbed a PowerBar and Diet Coke from the fridge. I kicked off my shoes just as the ding told me I had two missed calls and three messages. Two of the calls were from Lou, the third from a number I didn’t recognize. The messages were from the local pharmacy telling me my prescription was ready, my gynecologist’s office reminding me it was that time of the year, and a woman I met in class last year.

I had struggled through years of college classes and was within weeks of receiving my degree in finance. I had managed to squeeze in an internship at a local company during the days, my full-time schedule at Home Depot, and stripping two or three times a weekend. Needless to say, I was walking a tightrope between exhaustion and collapse. I’d had a final interview for a job I really wanted last week and was waiting and praying that an offer would come through. I fought back another wave of disappointment when I realized none of the messages were from the recruiter.

I flopped on the couch and my work phone launched into the air. For obvious reasons, I had two phone numbers. Jess was not my real name and I didn’t want some crazy lady to have my personal number. I could always turn that one off and not miss anything important other than an opportunity to make some quick, non-taxable cash.

Picking the phone up from where it had landed on the coffee table, I saw that I had only one missed call and that caller hadn’t left a message. I was grateful because I was booked for the next three weekends and I hated turning down a gig.

Most of my work was for birthdays. I’d had a few close calls with out-of-control women, but nothing I couldn’t handle. My evenings at the Candy Store had taught me more than how to take off my clothes.

After finishing my dinner, I took a quick shower before opening my laptop to put the finishing touches on my last paper. I was so close I almost couldn’t believe graduation day was in three weeks. Lou had convinced me to attend the ceremony, and my cap and gown were on a hanger in my closet. I had been issued eight tickets, and along with Lou and her husband, Howard, six other friends would cheer as I walked across the stage.

I was daydreaming when my dance phone rang.

“Hello, this is Jess.” I waited several seconds before I repeated, “Hello?”

“Uh, yes. Sorry, hello,” the voice said shakily.

“Is there something you needed?” I tried to encourage the caller to continue.

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