Homecoming (Speakeasy) by Rebecca Norinne & Heart Eyes Press

Author:Rebecca Norinne & Heart Eyes Press [Norinne, Rebecca & Press, Heart Eyes]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heart Eyes Press LLC
Published: 2021-06-30T18:30:00+00:00

18

Rosalie

The next morning, I closed the lid of my laptop and pushed it away. Crossing my forearms on the table in front of me, I dropped my face down into the cocoon I’d created and let out a frustrated groan, all my fuzzy, happy feelings from the night before squashed by the reality of my situation. I’d been on the hunt for a job for the last few weeks, and I was no closer to finding one now than when I’d first started.

A couple of days ago, I’d spoken with the owner of a yarn store who was looking to hire someone to run the shop while she was on maternity leave. Unfortunately, the call had gotten off to a shaky start when she’d asked my opinion on a popular brand of yarn she was excited to get her hands on and I’d had nothing to contribute. Things had gone further downhill when she’d wanted to know what I thought about the Ravelry controversy. Given that I hadn’t even known what Ravelry was, much less why it was controversial, she’d promptly ended up the call.

Not that I could blame her. I hadn’t done my research so I’d come off looking like a fool. I only had myself to blame.

From there, I’d moved on to applying for office jobs. Alas, things weren’t going much better on that front either. A recruiter I’d contacted had let me know they didn’t have any suitable positions available, and the temp agency I’d uploaded my resume to had just emailed to say they’d keep it on file should something come up. At this point, I didn’t know what I was going to do for money. The lawyers I’d hired to facilitate my divorce didn’t come cheap, and I was blowing through all the cash I’d saved quicker than I’d thought I would.

Perhaps, I admitted with another sigh, it was time for me to reconsider that bartender job I’d seen advertised for the biker bar out on the highway between here and Montpelier. I’d just have to worry about things like health care and paid time off later. Right now I needed cash, and I needed it badly.

What I didn’t need, I thought as my phone’s screen lit up with Blake’s name, was my ex calling to harass me. I knew the smart thing to do was send him directly to voicemail, but given the lack of progress on the division of our assets, a part of me wondered if it wouldn’t be better for us to just hash it all out once and for all. It wasn’t hubris so much as desperation that had me hitting the green button on my phone.

“Hello, Blake. How are you?”

“Better now that you’re actually picking up your phone. I’ve been calling you for days. I’m tired of trying to communicate with you through lawyers.”

I rested my forehead against the heel of my upturned palm. Some things never changed.

“We wouldn’t have to if you’d just sign the damn papers,” I said, biting back my frustration.

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