The Longest Day: A Love for All Seasons Novella by Lora J. L
Author:Lora, J. L.
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-950453-11-5
Publisher: Larimar Press
Published: 2020-09-21T00:00:00+00:00
9
Lauren
4:30PM
âAt least this was painless,â Winter says on our way up to the office. âThe good news is the repairmen should fix the front window within the hour, and we can head back.â
âThatâs the good news?â I ask, walking in the office. Everything here is just as Adri left it after closing yesterday.
Winter takes the seat on the other side of the desk. âYou heard the man. Itâs his easiest job of the day.â
I can still smell the repairmanâs cologne. Itâs like he took several different bottles and mixed them together, then showered in it after smoking a full pack. âI donât know how you remember anything he said. He was staring at us so dirty; I canât wait to shower.â
She laughs. âYeah, he was pretty pervy. But my God, he has great self-confidence. He thought he was going to bag us both.â
I press a hand to my neck and stretch. Itâs stiff, and the headache is looming. Unless I take something, it will be full-blown before the evening ends.
I try the drawers on Adriâs desk, and all are still locked. The papers are all there and everything is in place. The perpetrators didnât make it this far. The cops asked me to make sure nothing else was disturbed, as a precaution. As annoying as this is, Iâm grateful for this break. It took me away from Adriâs house and put me far away from her mother-in-law.
My stomach turns.
Another embarrassment at the hands of Marilyn Blake.
You couldnât be cool about it either. You had to let her get to you. You had to step in her face.
âFuck.â
âWhat? Is something missing?â Winter asks, and I look down.
Iâm holding yesterdayâs ledger. I shake my head. âEverything is fine. I donât think anyone came into the bistro at all.â
I walk around the desk, and she stands at the same time. âAre you okay?â
I nod, but my gaze is on the door. âMy neck is killing me, and we need to get back to Adriâs.â
âIs something else bugging you?â
I stretch my neck from side to side. âIâm just tired and a little stressed.â
Itâs not a lie so much as the understatement of the century. I havenât slept well in a couple of nights, and my stress level could shatter the glass ceiling of a high rise.
âYouâve had so much going on today.â Her warm eyes and soft words are so much more than I can handle.
I press a hand against the dull ache at the base of my neck. âWay too much.â
She puts a hand to my shoulder. âItâs almost over. You need to stay in bed for the next three days. Adri said so. She is really happy with everything you did for the party. Itâs all so beautiful. Youâre amazing at all this. You got her and us ready, and put it all together.â
Yet, Iâve been all over the place. I havenât enjoyed my work. I havenât even been able to see it all through, thanks to my sister always fucking up. And to Mrs.
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