The Throwaway Year by Pace Pepper

Author:Pace, Pepper [Pace, Pepper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-08-10T04:00:00+00:00

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That night as Hayden lay in bed; she tossed and turned trying not to think of the affirmation that kept rolling through her mind. She punched her pillow and then spoke the words mentally, angrily, already knowing what she had to do.

My need to be comfortable isn’t as important as living in my truth.

She picked up her cell phone and began to text Brian.

~Chapter 10~

LIVING IN THE TRUTH

Todd gave Hayden a curious look as they ran on the treadmills side-by-side. Finally he stopped his and climbed down. Then he pressed the controls to slow Hayden’s. She looked at him in surprise for a moment before it came to a complete stop.

“Are you okay?” he asked.

“What?”

“You’ve been running hard for nearly the entire time. What happened to intervals?”

“I was?” She couldn’t believe that, but she had been so deep in thought that she had forgotten to switch down to a fast walk. She didn’t even realize that she could run like that without even feeling it. For a moment, she put aside the thoughts that had been nagging her this morning. Besides, the conversation that she’d had with Brian last night was bad enough without continuing to rehash it.

“Fifty K here I come!” she said with forced enthusiasm.

“Yes, you’re doing better than good. Bad news though, this weekend I won’t be able to meet you at the park. My shift at the fire station takes up both days this weekend.”

“Oh, that’s fine.” She tried not to sound disappointed. She had grown to enjoy her time in the park with Kevin and Todd. The little boy was hungry to prove himself to his stepfather.

Hayden especially enjoyed watching Todd freak out when Kevin got on the rocks over the creek or when he jumped a pole and missed, falling face first and busting his lip. Todd looked like he would pass out. He would have carried the boy back to the truck, but a short time later, Kevin was up and running around again.

Todd had just looked at her in anguish. “I don’t think I’m going to survive being a father.”

Yeah, she would miss them this weekend.

“Well, you have to work, but that doesn’t mean the partnership has to stop. I can pick up Kevin and we’ll train without you.”

Todd smiled at her and shook his head. “We live too far away. We can make it up, though.”

“Alright. Well I’ll still be there same time same place.”

He nodded. “I know you will. You’re doing good Hayden.”

She started to roll her eyes, but then stopped herself. “Thanks Todd.”

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