Balancing Act by Michaels Fern

Author:Michaels, Fern [Michaels, Fern]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Zebra
Published: 2013-03-26T00:00:00+00:00

Griff slid behind the wheel of the clinic van and stared at the ashtray full of plum pits. He grimaced. John’s wife might look as if she’d stepped off a Vogue magazine cover, but she was the sloppiest woman he had ever come across. Tissues littered the floor and the stale scent of her perfume was embedded in the velour seat covers. He hated it. God damn, the van was for clinic use, not for Sylvia to joyride around in. That Sylvia might consider him to be joyriding didn’t enter his mind. He was picking up Dory at the airport and then they were going apartment hunting. There was a difference.

There were times when he felt boxed in, almost trapped. For the past several days the feeling had grown stronger and stronger, making him uneasy and skittish. He had hungered for this chance for so long, had worked so hard toward this end that he didn’t understand his discomfort. It must be the practice. Surely it had nothing to do with Dory. Or did it? He loved her. God, how he loved her. Maybe it was Dory he was really worried about and not himself. After all, it was Dory who was giving up her career. It was Dory who would have to make a new life for herself here in the D.C. fishbowl. Dory would be starting from scratch. He at least had a job, colleagues he liked and admired, and a purpose in life. Was he robbing Dory of the very things he was gaining? Was he being fair to her, to himself? Hell, Dory was a vibrant, go-for-it young woman with sophisticated savvy. Wherever she went she would take those traits with her. Dory was Dory and that was why he loved her. So why was he uneasy?

He liked New York, even loved it, but when opportunity knocked he had to respond. Everyone had to respond to a dream at one time or another. This move was a must if he was to get on with life and career. He knew in his gut that another opportunity like this wouldn’t come along again. The timing was perfect and Dory was part of the dream; she belonged in it. But was this what Dory really wanted? Was he being fair to her? She said he was, and he had to believe her. She said it was right, felt right. And, she had added, it was the perfect opportunity for her to finish her studies. In the end the decision had been hers.

Griff sighed. If all this was true, then why did he feel so anxious? Why was he so skittish? What was really bothering him?

The mere fact that anything at all was bothering him made him mad as hell. He hated it when he couldn’t solve problems, come up with the right answer and get on with things. He was never one to sit and ponder. Either the dream was right or it wasn’t. He loved Dory and Dory loved him.

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