Can't Let Go by A. P. Jensen

Author:A. P. Jensen [A. P. Jensen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 1491282894
Amazon: B00EL74I2E
Goodreads: 18336680
Published: 2013-08-14T23:00:00+00:00

For the first week Grace worked from home and rarely left the condo. A part of her was reluctant to leave Evie and she felt guilty for all the hours she spent on the computer and phone so she took a lot of breaks to help Maggie and assure herself that Evie was well. Each time she pried herself away from work to help, Maggie looked surprised but didn’t comment.

Grace did notice that sometimes Evie became so agitated that nothing would calm her. When Evie saw Grace, she calmed slightly but Evie still fretted and looked around as if expecting Casey to come out of hiding. It was hard for Grace to see her hurting so she took to rocking Evie at these times and murmuring Casey’s favorite song. Maggie would tactfully leave during those times which Grace appreciated. Sometimes she couldn’t stop the tears that were always near the surface.

Maggie was a huge help. She kept the condo clean, cooked and tended to Evie all without breaking a sweat. Grace had no idea how she did it but she learned a lot from the older woman who informed her she was holding Evie wrong and corrected Evie’s diet and Grace’s. Grace was too busy to notice.

That weekend Grace dressed to impress in a one shoulder violet dress that was comfortable yet stylish. It was in the window of her boutique and she knew the designer would be at this function tonight. She really liked him and if she was going to be photographed it should benefit someone. Maggie’s brows nearly hit her hairline when Grace came out of her room while putting on tear drop diamond earrings.

“Hot date?” Maggie asked.

Grace snorted. “Dinner party at one of my client’s house. Can’t get out of it.”

Maggie cocked her head to the side. “You don’t have a man?”

“Had one. Don’t need him.”

Maggie saluted her with the bottle she was holding. “You knock ‘em dead.”

Grace went over to Evie and hugged her. “You be good, baby. I’ll be back soon.”

She grabbed her clutch and closed the front door behind her and paused, surprised by the ache in her chest. How was it possible that she missed Evie already? She pushed it away and went down to the cab waiting for her. She tapped her shoe restlessly as the car took her to her client’s house. This was her first public outing since she came back and she didn’t know what people were going to ask or how blunt they were going to be. She saw glimpses of the headlines on the magazines where people speculated on her and Mitchell’s relationship status. Really, did people have nothing better to do? It enraged her that Casey’s death was mentioned in a footnote. The press didn’t consider Casey worth mentioning or mourning. Grace stopped in the middle of an article that stated that the reason Mitchell hadn’t reconciled with her was because she was taking care of Evie. She felt sick to her stomach and hadn’t looked at another since.

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