We'll Begin Again by Laurèn Lee

Author:Laurèn Lee [Lee, Laurèn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Amelia

That night, William slept on the couch so we could ride together to the office in the morning. We'd accidentally gotten a little too tipsy after dinner, so I set my alarm an hour earlier than normal so we could work on his resume together. Usually, I’m much more responsible when it comes to drinking on a work night, but something about William had me letting my guard down.

I softly tapped William's shoulder to wake him up. After a minute, he hadn't moved a muscle so I shook him more abruptly.

"Wake up, sleepy head!” I sang brightly.

William tensed up as soon as he opened his eyes, and the anxiety in the air felt palpable. He jumped up, grabbed at his belt and pulled out a pocket knife.

“Whoa!”

He looked around with a gaze of fright upon his face. I recognized that face, though; it was the same one my father wore when he awoke from one of his night terrors. He, too, suffered the consequences of combat. I was no stranger to this look. After a moment, William mumbled an apology and put the knife away.

I pulled a chair over to the couch and held my MacBook in my lap. The aroma of coffee wafted through the air, and William eyed me as I pulled my robe tighter across my chest. I realized too late I wasn't wearing a bra.

Once he sat up on the couch, I pulled up the resume template I downloaded from the internet. Formatting his resume didn't take as long as I expected considering he hadn't held a steady job after being released from the military. But, I beefed it up as much as I could to make it look impressive.

“Do you think that sounds too cocky?” William asked as he pointed to the line I’d just written.

“Not at all. Nothing wrong with showing off your accomplishments,” I replied eagerly.

“Wait, I think there’s a typo.” William reached for the laptop and his hand brushed against mine. “Oh, sorry.” He pulled back as though he touched a hot stove, but the feeling of his skin against mine sent a shock wave through my body.

“Fixed it.” Our eyes locked and fire burned between our gaze.

I wanted another excuse to feel his touch, but it was time to get ready for work.

"You're going to do fine!" I promised for the one-hundredth time. "The maintenance manager is really friendly."

William nodded and swallowed. He hid in the bathroom after we finalized his resume. I needed to get in there myself, but I didn't want to rush him or bother him while he got ready. His day was much more important than mine. I wasn't meeting with any clients today, so I used Charlie’s bathroom instead.

I didn't have very much makeup in my bedroom to use in our second bathroom, but I had just enough to cover up the pesky bags underneath my eyes and apply a coat of mascara to my lashes. While I dug in my nightstand drawer, I also found a faint pomegranate lipstick to wear.

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