Marriage Made Me Do It by Ashley Fontainne

Author:Ashley Fontainne
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780008266899
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2017-08-10T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

Welcome To Hell – Also Known As Entering The Workforce

Staring at the elevator door, my hands shook. I hated driving downtown, and I despised what I was about to do: Walk in and start a job as the assistant to Rebecca Wilson, CPA. The situation was made worse by the pounding hangover.

After returning home from book club on Friday, I’d spent most of the weekend in the water, glass of wine always nearby. Screw the housework. The choices were simple: Pool during the heat of day; hot tub when the air turned cooler at night. Carol joined me for a while Friday night, laughing and giggling with me, celebrating my new job with “crazy Aunt Becca” and dishing on her afternoon at orientation, until her fingers shriveled.

“See, Mom? I told you: we’re all here to help you. You’ll be so busy working, you won’t even notice when I leave for school. I’m really glad I’m going to be close enough to come home on the weekends. You know, to bring home my dirty laundry and such? Eat real, homemade food?”

My daughter. She was my reason for living. Always had been, always would be, so the decision to lock up the beast inside me was made that night in the pool. The possibility was high that, after the last few weeks, I was moving away from being Wicked Witch of the West to Glinda.

The elevator doors opened and a rush of people crammed inside. Welcome to work life! Hurry, the moving sardine can is ready to take you up, up, up and away, depositing you at your joyous new job! Whoopee!

“Mrs. Davenport?”

The voice behind me was somewhat familiar. I tried turning around to put a face to the voice, but considering the elevator was packed with bodies, it was close to impossible. “Yes?”

“Huh, thought that was you,” came the nervous reply.

Recognition of the voice slammed into my mind. Seriously? My very first day at work and I run into Hottie Habanero? My luck sucked dirty balls and Carl’s are nowhere in sight! Of course she worked in the same building! Of course she did!

Oh. My. God! I’d be forced to see her every day! And Carl! What in the hell would I do if Carl came to have lunch with her and I saw them together? Jesus, it’s really hot in this elevator. Really. Freaking. Warm. Hot flash? Panic attack? Mental breakdown?

Yep, all three rolled into one.

I knew the job was a mistake the second Rebecca’s lips uttered the words. Being a part of the workforce was not in my comfort zone and not my cup of tea. I was out of my element among the metal and glass buildings, the heavy traffic, and the loud noises. I belonged on tree-lined streets where the sidewalks were filled with dogs, children, and other mothers toting their offspring to the park, or waiting at the curb’s edge for the ice cream truck. Homeroom mother; Girl Scout troupe leader; cheering face in the stands at any and all school events—that was my role in life.

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