You Promised Me Forever by L A Cotton

Author:L A Cotton [Cotton, L A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Delesty Books
Published: 2024-02-28T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Penny

After my shift at the Hyatt, Mary called me on my birthday to say ‘her eyes’ had given me the thumbs up.

Turns out ‘her eyes’ was Tara.

She had been testing me. And thanks to her little pep talk, I passed, and Mary started booking me for regular functions.

Sometimes, it provided catering assistance to high-profile clients at business meetings in downtown Columbus, and other times I worked more formal functions like the one at Hyatt Regency.

They all had one thing in common: the clients were wealthy—worlds apart from the life I lived.

At least my paycheck gave me an excuse to actually celebrate turning twenty-four.

During my fourth week of working for Touch of Class, Mary called me in to cover a charity event at the Arlington Country Club. It was my first black-tie dinner gala, and the organizers of the event, West Lake and Associates, provided us with a uniform.

The prestigious law firm was hosting the event to raise money for a new state-of-the-art medical center, and according to Mary, everyone who was anyone in Columbus was going to be there.

I rechecked my appearance for the third time. The black pleated skirt framed my legs, making them appear longer, and the white cap sleeve blouse hugged my chest a little too tightly. To my relief, the black waistcoat fit perfectly, making me feel less exposed. Female staff had been instructed to wear their hair in a sleek braid down their backs. Our instructions had been so specific, right down to the shoes we had to wear—black three-inch pumps—that I wondered just exactly who these people were.

The ride to the country club took almost forty minutes by the time I’d caught the connection. Marissa kept me company with her play-by-play text messages. She was on a date with a guy she had been seeing since we returned from Camp Chance. Although, from the length of her messages, I gathered it wasn’t going all that well.

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