Taking It Off by Claire Kent

Author:Claire Kent [Kent, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780804181341
Google: 8cYOCAAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00VZZ2O80
Publisher: Loveswept
Published: 2015-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

“You’ve got to be kidding, Mom,” Elizabeth said, sitting behind the wheel of her car in her driveway. She’d been about to leave for Bare Assets, running just a little late, when her mother called, so she’d taken the call before starting to back out.

“Don’t be snide,” her mother replied. “Just listen to the whole suggestion.”

Elizabeth summoned up all of her patience. “Okay. Tell me.”

“It wouldn’t be for the long term. Just the year of campaigning. If you live with us, it would be more convenient for you to be part of the process, and you wouldn’t be troubled by random reporters and photographers.”

She rolled her eyes. “Reporters aren’t going to be hounding me just because Dad’s running for governor. I’m twenty-six. I don’t really want to move back in with my parents. You’ll be gone traveling around the state a lot anyway, won’t you?”

“Yes, but your father thinks it would be good experience for you to participate in the campaign.”

“This isn’t Dad’s idea. It’s from one of his campaign staff, isn’t it?”

“It doesn’t matter whose idea it is—”

“I’m not going to move in with you just so some staffer can dictate what I wear, where I go, and what events I attend. I can see why it might be convenient for them, but it’s not at all convenient for me. I have a house—”

“You’re just renting it, and there’s no reason you need all that space. Think of the money you can save over the next year, and then you can buy—”

“I don’t want to buy yet. I don’t need to save money. I’m not moving back in with you.”

“Just think about it for a day or two, and then you can talk to your father about it.”

Her mother always did that to end arguments. Delay and then pass her on to her dad, whom she always had trouble saying no to.

“I already know my answer,” Elizabeth said, her voice stretched with frustration. “I’m not going to—”

“Just think about it. Don’t decide right now. I believe once you think it through you’ll see it’s a good idea for everyone.”

Her mother hung up before Elizabeth could give another response. She sat in her car, fuming and irrationally upset by the conversation.

She wasn’t actually sure why she was so upset. The suggestion wasn’t out of the realm of possibility, given the way she’d always prioritized her family in the past. It would save her a year of rent. She could be there to support her father at every stage of the campaign. It would be easier for his campaign staff to use her to their advantage.

She just didn’t want to do it.

With a soft groan, she called up Katie and explained what her mother had just suggested.

Katie’s response wasn’t what she’d expected.

“Well, it would be a big change, but it’s not necessarily a bad idea.”

Elizabeth’s eyes widened at her friend’s thoughtful tone. “What are you talking about? It’s a terrible idea. I’m an adult.”

“I know. But adults sometimes move back in with their families temporarily.

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