Her Boss by Anne-Marie Meyer

Author:Anne-Marie Meyer [Meyer, Anne-Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sweet Heart Books, LLC
Published: 2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00

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After Beth was showered and dressed, she left a quick note for her mom and headed out the door. As she walked by the Braxton’s house, she could hear loud music playing from the inside. Elvis, Mrs. Braxton’s favorite artist. Shadows moved past the kitchen window, and as she studied them, she realized that Mr. And Mrs. Braxton were dancing.

A smile played on her lips as she dropped her gaze, feeling like she was intruding on an intimate moment. But she couldn’t stop the twinge of jealousy that grew in her gut. It’d been a long time since she’d seen her mom and Sam happy.

It was one of the things she missed most—before the divorce or even after. It’d been a long time since she’d seen a parental figure in her life laugh or dance together. But that seemed ridiculous given her family’s circumstance. It hurt when she thought of all the things that her mom had had to give up, and she just wished she had more time to fix the broken things in her mom’s life. Their relationship, her mom’s happiness. Those things felt unreachable to Beth, no matter how hard she strained to reach them.

Tears pricked her eyes as she thought about the outcome that so many with cancer faced. What was she going to do without her mom? There were so many life experiences that she wanted her to be there for, and facing them alone felt daunting. And suddenly, she felt selfish. Here she was, allowing herself to be happy. To reach out to Josh, who seemed to be reaching back.

How could she possibly be happy when her mom and Sam were so unhappy? What kind of daughter did that?

She swallowed the lump in her throat as she forced those thoughts from her mind. She couldn’t think like that right now. Not when she was moments away from talking to Josh. The last thing she needed to do was to break down in front of him. She was determined to keep her mom’s secret. She could do this.

She patted her cheeks and took a deep breath, willing her tears to dissipate. Just as she reached up to knock, the door opened. She was met with Josh’s wide eyes and equally wide smile.

“Hey, you made it,” he said as he pushed some shoes away with his foot and opened the door wider. “I was about to send up a smoke signal.”

Beth shook her head and smiled as she stepped into the room. “Sorry. I had to take a shower and leave my mom and Sam a note.”

Josh nodded as he shut the door behind her. “Good. I was worried they were upset that I keep taking their daughter away from them.” He gave her a wink.

Beth knew that he meant it in jest, but her heart picked up speed from his words. As much as she wanted to deny it, Josh clearly wanted her here. And that felt so good.

Deciding that it was better

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