Book One_Thirty Days, Book 1 by Bibi Paterson

Author:Bibi Paterson [Paterson, Bibi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspenseful Erotic Romance
Publisher: Bronwyn Paterson
Published: 2017-03-17T04:00:00+00:00

The Thirteenth

The buzzing of my phone wakes me and I grab it up quickly, trying not to disturb Taylor, who is still fast asleep. The caller ID shows it is my mother, which is strange as she never rings this early in the morning.

“Hey, Mum,” I say in greeting.

“Morning, honey. Sorry if I woke you.”

“No, that’s all right. How are you?”

“All good, sweetheart. Your dad and I had a call from Nonna’s solicitor yesterday, and he asked if we can come in as soon as possible to discuss the contents of her will.”

“Oh, okay. I can ask to get some more time off. I don’t think my boss will mind.” In fact, I am sure I have plenty of holiday still available, so it shouldn’t be an issue with Eddy, though I do need to give him a call to explain why I am not at work.

“Could you make Friday? It will be at the guy’s office in Brighton.”

“Yeah, that’s fine.”

“Excellent. I’ll text you the time once I have it confirmed.”

“That’s cool, Mum.”

There is a pause, and then my Mum asks hesitantly, “Are you okay, Abigail? You sound a bit…tired.”

We don’t really talk about our feelings in my family, and I am not really sure I want to share the last couple of days with her.

“Just busy with work, Mum,” I lie. “I am fine…tired, as you say.”

She seems to accept this, and we chat for a couple of more minutes about what she and Dad are up to, and then we hang up the phone. I check through my phone and notice I have a couple of missed calls and texts from Michelle, though nothing from Eddy, which is a bit strange. But then it clicks that Taylor must have talked to him. I flush with embarrassment as to what my boss is probably thinking of me, and I know I am going to have to ask Taylor to tell me how he has explained my absence from work.

A glance at the clock tells me it is only seven, so I walk back into the bedroom and climb back into bed beside Taylor, whose arms immediately wrap around me.

“Good morning, beautiful. Where did you disappear off to?” he asks, burying his head in my neck and trailing kisses along my jaw.

“Um, that was my mum. A solicitor wants to talk about Nonna’s will. I am going to need to take Friday off, if that’s okay?”

“That’s fine, Abby. You do what you need to do.”

“God, I am not going to be winning any points as a good employee in my next appraisal,” I joke, and Taylor chuckles along with me.

“Are you going to the office this morning? Can I grab a lift in with you?” I ask nervously, not sure whether Taylor will want to be seen with me.

Taylor looks down at me in surprise. “Surely you aren’t thinking of going in today?”

“Um, well, yeah. I mean I can’t keep taking time off like this. What will Eddy think? Plus I had a stack of stuff still waiting for me.

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