ria

son. After all these years, I'

any things I wanted to talk to her a

I did. And I've not lived the last six years mopping around

ly every two weeks for two years befor

hone with just five words; "I can't do this anymore."_ a statement that was very, very concise, sharp like the edge

before I could even ask the question. She left

blonde hair, her button nose, and her lips that always tasted like my favorite apple snack and fit perfectl

ocence, making her more refined and beautiful, but they'd

had been a blur of academic pursuit a

she still found a way to crawl her wicked way back into my heart just like she'd cr

to no experience. But it was Annabelle Dickinson, a girl with a big dream. It surprised me

mainly the reason she broke it off with me...and definitel

ou taken yo

my soon-to-be ex-secretary walk in. She inched closer to my table and dropped the files she

tomorrow. After she'd worked with me for three years, she was finally

was perfect at her job with her good nature. She's

that her fiance wa

er. Six years ago, we'd planned to make things official between us

agers. At 22 years of age respectfully, we knew we wanted e

staurant? Worked as an online marketer until recently?" She dropped the file on the table so she could fix her hand on her hips. "Were you threatened into hiring her? She put a

The only thing she'd not done was put a gun to my head, granted. But sh

o I could ignore Jessi

She sighed. "I mean, I was s

glare made her face flushed, and her own glare softened. "She needed the job. And

has wasn't needed here. You need someone who has real workin

dickhead!" I shouldn't be defensive. I don't even

o be here. "And she can get

kept opening and closing her mouth before she le

r schedule to her." Then she stomped up to the coffee tabl

t up with my assholic nature over the years...and not even Annabelle Dickinson could l

ssi

mile. "I'm going to be fine with whoever you hired. Even if it's someo

. "Okay." I shrugged. "Duly

flared, but I pret

a few changes

stponing so

Just a few changes to my basic n

Let's h

ng on my lips. "Let her know that

it from

it that she's to prepare my coffee

, "You don't drink coffee that early in the

e it." I shrugged. "And her hair must neve

ir, but this is Annabelle who hates havin

new policy strange, she did not let on. Instead, she went back to maki

l and drool-worthy, and ignore me like we're no more than str

to make her working