Chapter 15: Change of Plans

Jenny had been back to work for a couple of months after resolving our issue with Mrs. Breckinridge. Business was good, too good. Jenny was having trouble scheduling all of her clients. It seemed every week, and a new client was referred to her. The Asians she was servicing numbered eight men and two women. Along with her regular faculty, town officials, and then the occasional one-night Johnny, she was starting to yawn a lot during the day and looked fatigued and seemed irritable from lack of sleep.

I sat her down one afternoon when she finally woke up from the previous night’s work, and she had a few hours of free time. I put my foot down and told her that enough was enough. I told her she was overworked and not getting the sleep she needed, and to be truthful, I was a little resentful because I was not getting what I needed.

Jenny proceeded to argue with me, “But John, we need the money. You have the apartment to pay for, the food, my clothes, and all those other things I need. I know you are helping Ted out with some of his expenses, and I hate to think about your college expenses. That can’t be cheap.”