Something Special by S. Massery

Author:S. Massery [Massery, S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Two

Rose shows up at seven o’clock sharp. When I open my door, she holds up a bottle of tequila and a bag that smells like Chinese.

“Welcome,” I say, waving her inside.

It’s been two days since Avery and I fought. I’m surprised that he hasn’t called me. I’m a little hurt, too. Although… I did flip him off. Maybe he’s trying to come up with the best way to break up with me.

“Happy Thanksgiving,” Rose says as she passes me. She sets the bag and bottle on the counter and turns toward me. I had filled her in a little bit about our argument—thus the tequila—and she now looks at me with pity. “Please tell me you’ve talked to him since we spoke?”

“Nope.” I sigh. “It’s just as well. I’m still pissed at him.”

“I can’t believe he implied… what, exactly?”

“He actually said that I was not living up to my potential. That I was wasting my time.”

She shrugs. “I’ve learned a few things since our companies merged. Would you like to hear them now or after I pour you a shot?”

“After,” I say with a smile. “Definitely after.”

My buzzer sounds again. “Oh,” she says. “I invited Eve.”

“Oh, goodie,” I grumble. I hit the button to let her up and unlock the door. “Shot glasses are in the cabinet above the microwave,” I tell Rose.

Eve knocks on the door a minute later, and I pull it open. “Hey,” she greets me. I motion for her to enter. “Happy Thanksgiving, ladies.” She pulls a bag out of her giant purse. “I brought cookie dough.”

“Perfect,” Rose says. She hands me a shot glass full of the clear liquid. “We’re giving Charlotte a dose of tequila before the hard truth.” She hands Eve the other glass, then picks up the third from the counter. “Ready?”

“If you say so.”

We clink our glasses together, and Rose watches as I throw back the shot. It burns a path down my throat and heats in my belly. She and Eve quickly follow suit.

“Okay,” she says. Eve and Rose lead me to the couch and sit. They pat the space between them. “Don’t get all weird, okay?”

“Yeah, sure.” I want to roll my eyes, but I don't. I do laugh, nervously, and say, “This feels like an intervention.”

“Hon,” Eve says as she pats my knee, “we think you may have been a little unfair.”

My eyes nearly bug out of my head. “Excuse me?”

Rose smiles gently and lifts my hand. “You said that your dad was trying to get you to agree that this job wasn’t going to be forever. Right?”

I shift. “Uh, yeah.”

“Well. Do you see yourself doing this in five years?”

Eve snorts, and Rose glares at her. Finally, I answer, “I don’t think so. No. I… I don’t know.” A small tremor of fear runs through me. I watch my hands, curled in my lap, and whisper, “I don’t think I know anything else.”

Eve pats my back. “Girl, you’re young. You can do anything you set your heart on.

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