The Best Lines (Chicago Series Book 1) by Nicole Pyland

Author:Nicole Pyland [Pyland, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-04T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

Ember fell into bed that night and clutched her phone against her chest waiting for Eva’s text that she’d arrived home safely. She stared up at the ceiling and replayed that last exchange with Eva prior to their lengthy goodbye in front of the elevator. She’d offered to walk her to the train station, but Eva declined. Ember had instead watched her from the window for a few blocks. She’d cleaned the kitchen, dressed, and readied for bed and found herself thinking of the word Eva had used. She’d called her babe. Ember had been called that before. She’d been called that a lot, actually. Sometimes, it was in passing and sometimes it was in bed out of reflex more than anything. But it had never meant more to her than when it had escaped Eva’s lips.

Her phone beeped. She lifted it to see that Eva had arrived home. She breathed a sigh of relief. Never before had she cared so much about a woman walking home alone. She wanted Eva to be safe because she couldn’t stand the idea of anyone or anything hurting her. She wanted only happiness for Eva Dash and wanted to help provide that to her. She texted back and a few minutes later got a reply from Eva that she was in bed. Ember decided to take a chance and pressed the phone icon next to Eva’s name.

“Hey there,” Eva said.

“I couldn’t wait until tomorrow.”

***

Ember made it through Wednesday at the restaurant with only the necessary conversations with her father. Her mother wasn’t playing sides in this argument, but she was spending the rest of the week with three of her friends at a house by the lake. They did this trip once a year. Francine wasn’t about to cancel because her husband and only daughter weren’t getting along.

“I don’t know what I should do,” Charlie began without introduction. She sat down next to Ember and then stole a bite of her scone. “I like my job. It’s a good job. Government pay, but I get all the holidays, my boss is pretty cool, and I get to do what I love.”

“But?” Hailey knew where Charlie was going.

“But this other place is recruiting me hard. It’s a promotion. I’d have my own team, which would be awesome. More pay too, which is even more awesome.”

“What’s the problem?” Ember took a piece of her scone.

“It’s risky. They’re new. They don’t have many clients yet and the ones they do have are small. It’s private sector work, so if they fail, I’m out of a job. Getting back into the city planning office after leaving wouldn’t be easy.”

“Why are you assuming they’ll fail?” Hailey asked the right question and Ember smiled at how well they knew one another.

“I’m not. I’m trying to figure out if I should take it. They only gave me until tomorrow to decide. You two have been no help, by the way. I asked you to tell me what to do.”

Hailey laughed at her and sipped on her coffee.

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