Forbidden Series Bundle: Books #1-6 by R.L. Kenderson

Author:R.L. Kenderson [Kenderson, R.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-26T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

Kenzie picked up her glass of wine and relaxed in her chair. Christmas Eve dinner was going great. Even her father seemed to be having a good time. There was nothing extravagant about their meal, but Jake’s parents’ house felt homey, and with the whole family around, it really felt like a holiday.

Kenzie and Jake had dated for two years in high school, so his mom and dad had almost become like second parents to Kenzie. Her breakup with Jake had been mutual, and there had been no hard feelings, which had helped her keep a good relationship with the Bancrofts.

“So, Kenzie, we know you’ve been in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area for years, but have you ever thought about moving home?” Sandy, Jake’s mom, asked.

If this question had been presented to Kenzie only a couple of months ago, she would have said a loud, Hell no, but today, with her current jobless situation and no hope for a future one, she had to give the honest answer of, “Yes, actually, I have.” At least living with her father would be rent-free.

Sandy shared a look with Jake’s dad, Tom, and then glanced over to Jake and Brandon.

Kenzie set down her wine glass and sat up in her seat. “What’s going on?”

“Well,” Sandy said, “we were wondering if you would like to come back and work for the hotel.”

“What?” Kenzie asked, surprised.

“We need someone to run the banquet room and ballroom. We probably don’t get anywhere near as much business as you’re used to, but we keep pretty steady with weddings, birthdays, and anniversaries.”

“What happened to Celine?” For as long as Kenzie could remember, Celine had worked at the hotel.

“She retired. We’ve been trying to do without her, but we’re falling behind,” Tom said. “We’ve placed advertisements for the position, but the few applicants we’ve gotten have either not been good enough or have ended up going somewhere else.”

“Wow. This is really unexpected,” Kenzie said. She was tempted to say yes right away. Her future looked so bleak, but at the same time, she wasn’t excited to move back home to Iowa.

She would be leaving her whole life behind, including Naya. And even if she didn’t want to think about him, Sawyer flashed across her mind, too. It was silly, but if she moved away, there would never, ever be a future for them. She mentally shook her head at herself. There was never going to be a future with him, and it was foolish to even consider it.

Putting Naya and Sawyer aside, she was a little worried that if she said yes, right after returning to Iowa, she would get a phone call from one of the various places she had applied to in the Cities. She didn’t want to turn around and tell the Bancrofts that she couldn’t stay after accepting the position.

“Why don’t you think about it?” Jake said.

Kenzie laughed nervously. She’d been thinking so hard that a couple of minutes passed without her giving an answer. “I will definitely consider it.

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