Misadventures with a Manny by Aleo Toni

Author:Aleo, Toni
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-64263-005-3
Publisher: Waterhouse Press
Published: 2018-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Vera

After my chat with Richard this morning, some of the weight of the world is off my shoulders. He agreed to let me leave earlier a few days a week so I could see the boys before Simon picks them up, and he refused my offer of working weekends to make up for it. I hadn’t expected it to go so well, which means talking to Simon would be awful. Entering my office, I go right for my desk before sitting down and reaching for my phone. My mind has been going a mile a minute all morning. Between the boys wanting me home and then the trouble with Charlie, I am holding on by a string. I just want everything to be normal for us, but I am finding we don’t have a normal, and I just have to accept that. So instead, I have to fix everything so my boys can be happy. They’re right—I’m not home enough, and I already lost my husband. I can’t lose my boys too.

As I dial Simon’s number, I can’t help but think of Lincoln. It’s nothing new; I do this often, but I am so thankful for him. He is doing everything I wanted, and he’s doing it like the pro I was told he is. I don’t know how or even why I trust him completely. I’m just getting to know him, but sometimes I feel like I’ve known him my whole life. It’s just easy, and he’s smart, funny, and it helps that he’s gorgeous as hell. But that doesn’t matter, because he loves my kids, and he is doing everything I could ever ask. Things I can’t do, and while I’m jealous of that, I’m also thankful.

Riana is right.

Darn it.

More of a reason I can’t ever act on these unreal feelings I have for him. Ever since Saturday, I have been utterly entrapped by him. I find myself thinking of him in that towel or the way our hands touched when we were at dinner. How he held me when he walked me to the car. I want to believe he feels what I feel, but if that were the case, he wouldn’t have turned me down when I asked him inside. He’s confusing as fuck, especially when he complimented my dress this morning.

It’s just all so confusing, but it has to be this way. If I knew he wanted me the way I want him, I wouldn’t be able to stop myself.

And that could ruin everything.

Just as the sound of Simon’s voice ruins my morning.

“To what do I owe this call?”

Ugh, he makes my skin crawl. “Hey, I wanted to discuss a few things, and maybe we can talk without arguing.”

“I doubt it, but go ahead.”

I swear he makes me stabby. “I’m hopeful,” I express before going on. “I wanted to discuss with you about maybe working it out to where I get a weekend with the boys.”

“No.”

I close my eyes. “Reason being is because I

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