Embracing Ellie: K&S Securities Series by A.J. Andersen

Author:A.J. Andersen [Andersen, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-08T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Ellie

Not being free to tag along with Faye and Ana while they look at wedding dresses for Faye bummed me out, but when I was offered the chance to work a double shift, it was hard to turn it down. I never turn them down. The pay raise has meant that I don’t have to work as much, but a little overtime is still nice. Plus, I’ve been doing my best to avoid Blake and I can’t deny that the possibility of him being with Travis and Xavier today was a big part of why I opted to work.

As much as I miss him, Lawrence catching us kissing in the parking garage was too much for me to handle. I know that I need to talk to Blake about what happened, and why it freaked me out so bad, but I just haven’t been able to bring myself to face him yet. Every time I think about the confusion and hurt in his eyes when I walked away from him anxiety tightens my chest and ties my stomach in knots. I messed things up and I wouldn’t blame him at all if he doesn’t care what my reasons were. It’s what I deserve.

Lawrence’s verbal jabs have been constant, even though I haven’t been working in the café at all. He seems to have a sixth sense about knowing where I am and keeps cornering me just long enough to toss insults at me before walking away. As bad as Lawrence has been the Rosewoods are worse, and today I’m assigned to their floor. I had hoped they’d be gone by now, but unfortunately, they aren’t. Must be nice to be able to live in a hotel for a month to celebrate an anniversary.

I’m wrestling to get my heavily burdened cart off the staff elevator, and of course, they’re leaving their room directly across from me. Dropping my gaze to the floor I do my best to make myself inconspicuous, busying myself with straightening my supplies and hoping they don’t notice me. People like them rarely pay attention to the help unless they’re blaming them for something. I just got here, so is it too much to ask that they will just walk right without paying attention?

Just wishful thinking on my part.

“Well, well.” Mrs. Rosewood’s shrill voice drawls as she slithers up to where I’m standing in her too tight leopard print shirt and matching heels. “I thought you were long gone. I need to have a talk with management about correcting that.”

“Yes, ma’am,” I say meekly, doing my best not to let her see how much her palpable animosity rattles me. How can someone hate a stranger the way she seems to hate me? It’s beyond my comprehension. I don’t hate anyone. Not her and not even Lawrence. I just don’t have it in me.

“You stay the hell out of my room,” she spits, her heavily made up eyes burning holes through me.

“Yes, ma’am,” It’s like my whole vocabulary has shrunk to just those two deferential words under the malice in her eyes and I hate it.

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