Wanted: Everything I Needed (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Ellie Wade

Author:Ellie Wade [Wade, Ellie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B077Y7DZLR
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-12-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Leni

LIAM WASN’T LYING WHEN HE said his office could use some work. When he first offered me the job, I thought it was just to be nice—a favor to me. And, though I think it started that way, now that I’m here, I realize he needs some help. He’s so busy all the time with things that have to be done on the ranch that he doesn’t have time for the things that should be done in his office.

I’m sitting on the office floor, legs crossed, amid piles of paperwork, when Liam walks in, carrying two brown bags.

“I brought lunch, courtesy of Mimi,” he says with a smile. “Wanna head outside for a picnic?”

I shake my head. “I can’t.” I continue when I see his smile fade, “I can’t lose my place, Liam. Look.” I point to a stack of receipts next to me. “These are the expenses from the first quarter of the year. Then, these are the second.” I place my finger atop another pile. I continue to point to all the piles around me. “This is the third quarter. These are expenses and itemized deductions. These are your mile calculations. These are the receipts that have been added up, and these still need to be.” After I’ve explained what another twenty piles are, I say, “I can’t get up now. I know this doesn’t look organized, but as long as I sit right here, I know what everything is. If I get up and lose my bearings, I’m going to be so lost. I can’t go through all these papers again.” I move my head from side to side. “I wouldn’t make it,” I say dramatically with a laugh.

Liam chuckles. “Okay, but as long as you stay in that position . . . you’re good?”

“Yes.” I nod. “As long as I sit right here, I know what everything is, and it all makes sense. It’s organized chaos. If I move at this point, it’s going to be just utter chaos.”

“All right. Well then, we’ll have a picnic right here on the floor. Sound good?”

“Yes!”

“So, I’m just going to plop down right here in front of . . .” He points to a stack of receipts.

“Those are the ones I have questions about,” I answer.

“Perfect,” he says. “Well, we can address those after lunch.”

He hands me a sacked lunch, and I pull out a sandwich.

“Thank you. I’m starving. So, how’s life out on the ranch today?”

“Good. You should come out when you’re able to leave your insane amount of piles. There are several cows that are due to give birth any day. You might catch a birth.”

“Really?” I ask in awe.

“Yeah. Remember the first time you saw one?”

“I do.” I nod. “What were we? Seven and eight?”

“Yeah, it was your second summer here, so you were seven.”

I think back to that early summer day. Liam excitedly ran up to Mimi’s and grabbed me by the hand, telling me that a cow was having a baby. The two of us sprinted as fast as we could across Mimi’s land until we made it to the cow.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.