IA'S
siness Consulting. I named it after my father. A light wind ruffled the hem of my long gray
strong breeze. Going into the office on a weekend while everyone else was relaxing and en
on my shoulder, the waistband of my emerald pantsuit pinched my waist. Maybe I would just have the coffee. All of the food I had co
lege assistant, saluted me from across the open floor plan, he stood be
kitchen carrying a logoed cardboard coffee cup. His brown ankle boots thumped on the wood floor. The dark pants and the untucked whi
ning meeting with your clients from Oregon was canceled, but that worked out because someone else wants to see you. They'll be here in abouts in front of the TV would be treated to a white grainy screen."The cable guy should
him. You gave me Monday o
had just said required caffeine. I took a sip, barely suppressing a moan of gratefulness. Blac
fast. They kept insisting their feral cat sanctuary would merge seamlessly with their family-friendly lodging busine
getaway suites. Recently, they'd offered an add-on amenity called the Piña Colada Special that included umbrella-topped
to my bag and encouraged me to find someone to enjoy them with. Unfortunate
office in the loft. "Why don't we turn off the TV and put on s
British soul, would perk me up as long as it wasn't bone-jarr
usiness here, not pa
ed, "Definitely n
-making abilities-were a fair trade for his wry sense of humor. Too bad she couldn't keep him forever. Even though he'd faithfully w
Who's coming
yne Ma
e of the step. I grasped the railing. My ex mother-in-law? We had stopped speaki
why she wanted
Edward kept swiping his finger over his
about the rift between I and Evelyne, since I kept
speakers tucked in the corners of the ceiling. Edward glance
held her tongue through the separation and divorce between I and her son. Now
and side of her office space and stored my purse in the furniture's middle cabinet. I straight
elyne, I can handle it. The
white chairs over the light natural-fiber carpet, arr
pped into the black desk chair. I could barely refrain f