Enticing Daphne by Jessica Prince

Author:Jessica Prince [Prince, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-09T16:00:00+00:00

Daphne

I was so damn thankful the stalls were empty as I rinsed my mouth in the sink, swishing and spitting the water around to get rid of the nasty taste from being sick. My stomach had been a mess for days. I attributed it to my stress over Caleb. It had thrown my entire body off. It was either stress or a stomach bug, but whatever it was, I couldn’t shake it.

I rested my hands on the basin and looked up into the mirror above the sink. My complexion was pale and clammy, my makeup streaked from throwing up.

The bathroom door creaked open and Sophia’s voice came through. “Daph, honey? You in here?”

I blew out a breath through my mouth, hoping to stave off the nausea that still lingered. “Yeah,” I answered.

She and Lola moved inside, staring at me with matching expressions of concern. Not that I could blame them. Ten minutes before, as soon as the On Air light had gone off, I’d bolted from the studio with my hand clamped over my mouth.

“You still feeling sick?”

Stupid Caleb. Stupid feelings. Stupid non-relationships with no stupid fucking strings attached! “Yeah. I think I’ve got a bug or something.”

Lola came up to me, a frown marring her pretty face as she lifted a hand to feel my forehead. It was a motherly gesture that I’d never experienced from my own mom; she was too busy with whichever man she was trying to scam to worry about her daughter being sick. I might have struck out in the parent department, but I’d seriously lucked out with my friends. “Aw, honey, I’m sorry. You think you should maybe eat something?”

My stomach revolted at the mention of food. I gagged and placed my hand on my traitorous belly to calm it down. “Uh, no. Think it’s safe to say I’ll be skipping lunch today. But you two go. I’m heading home shortly. I’ll see you guys tomorrow.”

They each gave me a hug, Sophia adding a kiss to my forehead, and headed out. I stayed in the restroom a while longer, running cold water over the inside of my wrists before feeling well enough to go back to the office. I’d just finished packing up my stuff when I was hit with an idea.

For someone who claimed not to be avoiding me, Caleb was doing a freaking awesome job at it. I wasn’t going to feel better until I confronted him, and I couldn’t go another day feeling this sick.

That was it. Whether or not the conversation ended badly, it was going to give me the closure I needed to hopefully be able to hold down a damn meal.

I took the elevator down to Bandwidth’s floor, working on my deep breathing the whole way. I was terrifyingly close to losing my nerve the closer I came to his office. Then I reached the pretty brunette sitting at the desk right outside the door.

“Hi. I’m Daphne King. I just need to speak with Caleb for a second if that’s okay.

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