Damaged (new adult romance) (Never Leave Me, #2) by Coleman Eileen Cruz

Author:Coleman, Eileen Cruz [Coleman, Eileen Cruz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-10-31T18:30:00+00:00

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The train station was only a couple of blocks down the street. I could wait for them on the platform and then walk with them to Mr. Walker’s car which was parked in the building garage. No, that wouldn’t make a good impression. Here’s my dilemma. It’s confession time. I absolutely hate parallel parking and in D.C., well at one point or another, parallel parking is pretty much a given. It’s either risk a horrible, parking job, one which could result in a ticket, or risk leaving a bad impression on Mr. Walker’s business partners by making them walk two blocks to the car. I’m going with the latter. Besides, I’ll simply explain that finding a parking spot close to the station would have been near impossible and I didn’t want to be late picking them up. I mean, there is truth to my explanation.

Having made my decision, I grabbed my purse and headed out. Once on the sidewalk, I quickly walked toward the train station; I wanted to get there as fast as possible before my mind decided to bombard me with thoughts of my father who when I glanced over to the other side of the street was sitting against the wall eating something.

Racing up the stairs which led to the train platform, I cleared my head and concentrated on my task. The face on my watch said it was 11:00 a.m. I’d have to text Reece to let him know there was a possibility I was going to be late for lunch.

As I stood on the platform, I suddenly realized I forgot to ask Mr. Walker one very important question. How would I know who I was picking up? In my effort to impress Mr. Walker, I had failed in asking the right questions. I didn’t even know what time their train would be arriving. I immediately started panicking. Here I was trying to prove myself to the world; trying to prove that I had what it took to make it, to get ahead…I was laughable.

Before I could start hyperventaling, my phone rang. It was Mr. Walker.

“Are you at the station?” he asked.

“Yes, but”

“I know, you have no idea who you’re picking up,” he interrupted.

I felt so stupid. “I’m sorry, I forgot to ask.”

“No need to apologize. It’s my fault. I’m nervous about the whole thing. To tell you the truth, I’m having second thoughts. Business isn’t that bad. We’re still selling books. I’m just not sure I should be getting into the self-publishing business. It doesn’t make sense, this new business venture. Why would writers sign up with us to help them self publish their books when they can do it themselves?”

Mr. Walker was beginning to sound frantic. I really didn’t know what to say to him.

“Tell me what you want me to do,” I said.

He didn’t say a word, but I could hear him breathing quite heavily.

“Mr. Walker? Are you okay?”

“Just leave,” he said. “Forget the whole thing. I don’t know what I was thinking.”

“Are you sure you want me to go? What about the editors?”

“I can’t meet with them.

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