one unValentine event as the guys at the building were calling it. The group of fifteen or so men all looked her over and were surpris
ugh it was supposed to be an event for the specialized teams, it seemed more of a Friday night get-together. Everyone had stayed in their own groups that were made
ses perched on her face and her eyes in a binder taking notes. She spent almost every second on the job in her office, hiding behind her screen. No one reall
with work, and she wasn't there to be a part of the gathering. The main boss of their building was sitting on the bar and had waved her o
nyone else was interested in her. He locked eyes with the group of men inching th
ed around, trying to figure out the word. None of them
ime for anything but wor
she laughed. "Not to menti
ke with kids." the main
at it is like
g right." He said as the bartender asked what she would have. She p
he office with her head in manuals at that second, as she had her glasses off and a smile on her face. Though she s
lf. She didn't know why she even bothered coming to something like this, but in all honesty, it was the fact her two oldest daughters were on dates tonight, and she would be stuck at home watching the other two fighting over what game to play. Goin
as they were close enough to speak without yelling. She looked up and s
" she
asked. She knew then no one even knew she
my kids,"
probably one of the older ones as well. Though she had seen him before, an
," sh
the Green team leade
" she
of the younger ones asked and
aid as she continued t
e did sort of knowledge as the lead of the research team she worked with the sc
k is illegal in most states regardless," she said and
in." o
e?" she c
know how to talk to people." one of the men stepped forward and bowed to her hand
They are my brother's biologica
id as he moved forward, and
ey?" one of the
en, Eleven, and
your hands full
o I do indeed have my hands fu
never came out with everyo
t the incoming text. "And they keep me running around." Her face fell as she was f
ng out?" one of t
trouble," s
of the g
," she said with a smile as she set the drink on the
of your kids." on
said with a laugh. "No guy wan
oed through someone their minds, and they realized for the most part that the last statement was true. No sane man wants to go out with a woman with four kids
s he closed the distance bet
" she
say most teenage boys will not back down because of a mom
" she asked
ions, You know what I a
id as she walked over to her car, and he go
minivan," he sai
holic soccer mom stereoty
said as he put
e placed h
r name is Lo
couldn't think of any more goo
the younges
y, my brothers and sisters act. It should say a lot that I was given
ht of how hard everything must have been for
asked as she
then you had to raise four more. How old
, and three day
to grow up f
Years of conditioning made me able to
sound easy," h
she said as
of med school," she said. "So not only did I have to work a fu
ou manage?
e best experience of my life. They keep me busy, but I know if they were
," he said, and then he instantly r
myself into. I knew what it would take and what I was giving up." she said. "It isn
wrong,"
o?" sh
e a beauty when they
...... Urm
ou?" he asked with
So yeah, fluster is the right word," she said as they pu
I only spoke th
got out of the car, and he moved h
lling you?"
h she looked out him confused. He then took her arm and wound his around hers. "You may be a stunted eight
talking abou
e replied. "Now we have