The Better Half by Alli Frank EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Alli Frank
- Language: English
- Genre:Women’s Divorce Fiction
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I need some sleep, Marisol. I don’t care if it’s in a bed, on a massage
table, or by the pool. Just lay me down and leave me there. You know
what I’m saying?” I plead. I’m trying as hard as I can to shed my buttonedup exterior and loosen up for summer, but it feels like something’s stuck in
my gears.
“I got you, Nina, I got you! Chilling only, promise. Check my bag, I
even brought a book.” Marisol, my Mexican sister from another mister,
nods to her purse on the passenger floor by my feet. Now I know she’s
lying.
I dig through this season’s got-to-have-it handbag with custom clip-on
strap. “Four back issues of People magazine do not make a book,” I tease.
“It does if you include the Vanity Fair that’s in my suitcase. Those
articles are hella long.” Marisol lays her foot heavy on the gas, taking
advantage of a rare stretch of light traffic on Highway 101 heading north
toward Santa Barbara. The rule follower in me wants to point out that she’s
pushing eighty miles per hour, but I bite my tongue. Wind sneaks in from
the edges of Marisol’s drop-top sports car, a fortieth birthday present to
herself. My box braids are barely tousled, and it’s a good thing too; I spent
six hours in the salon chair to have my hair handled for the entire weekend.
I can’t wait to curl up by the pool and pleasure read with a stack of real
novels I’ve been dying to devour. I know I’ll be the one up at 6:30 a.m.
laying down towels and sunhats to claim a prime poolside spot. Marisol’s
more rise and shine by nine.
I reach out to add some tunes to the ride. Marisol spares no expense
when it comes to her car’s system. She’s got sound that bumps.
I turn the bass up and select The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Going Back to
Cali.” The catchy hook on this West Coast tribute track takes me there, and
I sneak a peek at Marisol to see what she thinks of my selection.
“You are so weird. You’re the only grown woman I know who makes
heading to a bougie resort in a printed kaftan, blasting gangsta rap, look
normal,” Marisol says, shaking her head no but smiling yes. “But heyyy!
This is my song!”
“You mind if I close my eyes? I just need to catch a minute of sleep.”
Not waiting for an answer, I recline my seat back as far as it will go, then
slip my feet out of my
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