Jenny Lopez Has a Bad Week

by Lindsey Kelk

‘I can come back another time,’ he said in a halting voice. The implication being that he really wouldn’t be coming back. ‘I just came by to apologize.’

  ‘You have absolutely nothing to apologize for,’ I insisted. ‘Seriously, I was just confused. And I guess it was easier to believe you were gay than that you would want to date me.’

  ‘Really?’ he smiled a little. ‘But you are very beautiful. And funny.’

  ‘And smart and talented and resourceful,’ I added for him. ‘But you couldn’t know that yet. I’ve just been a little off my game lately. You want to get a drink?’

  He nodded and held out his arm. ‘That would be lovely.’

  I took a deep breath and took his arm.

  This week was going to be a very good week.

  Rachel Summers lives every area of her life according to a to-do list and so far, she is ticking most things off. She has a job she loves (make-up artist to the stars), the perfect boyfriend, a cosy London flat and a fantastic circle of friends. All that remains on her life to-do list is to get married, have a baby and live happily ever after. Simple. Well, not quite…

  Suddenly, Rachel’s perfect boyfriend wants to take a break. She’s convinced it’s just cold feet but when the break turns into a split, her best friends Emelie and Matthew step in and come up with the ultimate heartbreak cure – the single girl’s to-do list, the top ten things Rachel must see and do to kick-start her fabulous, new single life.

  But nothing can prepare her for the adventures that unfold as the to-do list takes them all over town and even abroad, and proves to all three that love is out there if you’re willing to take a chance…

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  This short-story is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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