Return to Vegas by Elena Aitken

Author:Elena Aitken
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-927968-38-3
Publisher: Elena Aitken

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The rest of the day passed quickly but I only saw Leo again in passing. He was busy with Keith: walking through the grounds, brainstorming ideas, and making lists. I decided a lazy afternoon was in order and allowed myself the luxury of lounging by the pool with Roxanne. I tried not to feel underdressed, or in this case, under made up when I was around her. She was a beautiful woman and every time I saw her, she was all dolled up, makeup on and hair done, perfectly in place. In sharp contrast to me, who considered mascara and lip gloss my going out face. Her clothes were carefully chosen while mine were whatever I had that would fit from the last time I went shopping, I don’t know how long ago. But I wasn’t judging based on outside appearances, because talking with Roxanne was actually a lot of fun. It was refreshing to hang out with someone who didn’t know my history or my life back home. Besides, if we were going to stay, I’d be spending a lot of time with Roxanne.

“Don’t take this the wrong way.” I shifted the umbrella overhead. I was starting to feel the heat from the sun, and the last thing I wanted was a sunburn. “But what are you going to do at Oasis to keep yourself busy? Do you work?”

She laughed. “There’s no way I could take that the wrong way. I’m actually talking to Keith about getting involved with some of the activities planning. There’s a lot of opportunity for some fun family-oriented events and activities and I have a lot of good ideas about that, so he thought maybe we could turn it into a full-time position. I have experience in that area. Well, a little bit anyway. I used to manage a daycare.”

I would have been less shocked if she’d told me she used to be a show girl. I sat up in my lounge chair and stared at her. “What? You?”

“I know. I don’t really look like I worked with kids, but I did. Sort of.” She tucked a stray hair back into the twist at the back of her head. “To be fair, I didn’t really work with the children, but I worked around them. But ever since Evan and Ruby were born, I’ve had this strange maternal urge to do things and make memories. Does that make sense?”

I nodded, because it absolutely did. “Before Ben was born, I could never understand why some people liked to go pick out pumpkins in a field, or sing Christmas carols and all of that. But when he was born...” Everything changed. I didn’t bother saying it; as mothers, we both knew it to be true. There were some things you couldn’t put into words, and the way you felt about your children was generally one of those things.

“So what do you think you’re going to do here?” Roxanne changed the subject. “Keith told me you’re a teacher.

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