Bite & Release by Cory Cyr

Author:Cory Cyr [Cyr, Cory]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter TWENTY-THREE

Before I knew it, the beginning of the holiday season had crept up on me. I loathed the holidays. Realistically, it was better here in Fairbanks than in New York. New York was insanity defined during the holidays, with millions of people bombarding each other from every direction, trying to buy the perfect gift. Shea and I had been spending more time together, sharing our nights, either at my house or his apartment. We also began spending more time with Trina and Quinn and planned to spend Thanksgiving with them.

I had been lucky because Quinn had found me a lawyer, one that didn’t have any association with Trina’s father’s old firm. Trina wanted to keep the people who knew about my impending divorce in a tight circle because she didn’t want to chance any information getting back to Shea. I had finally convinced Trina to confide in Quinn about everything that had happened with her father. I think Quinn felt terrible that his wife thought he would abandon her if he knew the truth. Trina appeared much more content now that she had bared her soul to her husband. I could only pray that I’d get that same kind of reaction when I confessed my truth to Shea.

Shea and I decided to share our Thanksgiving with Trina and Quinn instead of having our own. I hadn’t seen their new condo yet so I was excited. They lived in a two-story, 4500 square feet condo in a very upscale community. The inside reminded me of those model homes seen listed for sale. Everything was expensive and pristine. The kitchen looked large enough to rival a restaurant kitchen, and the adjoining dining room sat twelve comfortably. The walls of the living room and three bedrooms were all dark, rich looking wood and the furniture was black leather with red accessories, while the three bathrooms were done in chrome and smoked glass. As we sat down to eat a delicious meal I realized how different Shea was from Trina.

Both came from money, yet he chose to live a simpler life. He drove an old Bronco, and he lived in an apartment when clearly he could have afforded a house. He’d taken employment that gave him purpose rather than made him rich. Shea had a force driving him, and I wasn’t sure what it was, but I knew it stemmed from his childhood. Regardless of where he came from, he was passionate about his job, his life and me.

After the first of the year, things for us would drastically change. I had some decisions to make. I would be out of a job by then. I knew it had been only temporary but I actually enjoyed it. I like the people I worked with, and was surprised because I actually looked forward to going to work. I could sell the house and use the money to purchase an apartment and still have funds left over for living expenses. I had already decided to sell the corvette and use the proceeds to pay for my divorce.

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