Kiss Me Every Day by Dena Blake

Author:Dena Blake [Blake, Dena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635555523
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2020-05-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Carly’s stomach bounced when she saw Wynn heading their way. She’d been talking to Jordan on the patio for close to an hour. Jordan was charming and seemed perfectly put together in both her work and personal life, but something about Wynn intrigued her.

“I need to talk to you for a minute.” Wynn took her hand and tugged her toward the gate to the pier.

Jordan took Carly’s other hand. “That’s ridiculously rude. Can’t you see that Carly and I are having a conversation?”

Suddenly caught in what seemed like a tug of war between the two, Carly slipped her hands out of each of theirs, crossed her arms across her chest, and watched the drama playing out in front of her.

“Listen. I had a tough day today. I just need to talk to Carly.”

“It can’t be so bad that you’ve forgotten all your manners.”

“I got fired, okay?” She raised her arms and let them drop. “I was trying not to let it ruin everyone’s night, but there it is. Are you happy now?”

Carly’s stomach clenched. “Oh my gosh. Are you okay?” She hadn’t seen that coming at all.

Jordan glanced back at her. “She’ll be fine.” Then at Wynn. “Buck up, little one. You’ll find another job in no time.”

“Thanks for the support.” Wynn seemed really agitated, and rightly so.

Carly was stunned. She’d never seen Wynn upset before, and her situation tugged at her heart. “Can you excuse us?” She glanced at Jordan but didn’t wait for an answer before she took Wynn’s hand and led her onto the pier. She hadn’t expected Jordan to talk to her own sister that way. The exchange between them had been nasty at best. Family was supposed to build each other up, not tear each other down. At least that’s the way it happened in hers.

When they got a distance down the pier, Wynn stopped and gazed at the ocean. “I’m sorry. That was rude of me. I didn’t intend to ruin anyone’s evening. I just…”

“You don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to.” She squeezed Wynn’s hand. “We can just watch the sunset.” It was filled with beautiful hues of reds, purples, and oranges that all seemed to move together with perfect synchrony.

“I’m not really upset about losing my job. Like Jordan said, I can find another one.” Wynn released Carly’s hand and clenched the pier railing. “My boss lost her job today too, and a lot of other people are going to be let go soon. People who don’t deserve it.” She shook her head. “I had a plan and it didn’t work.”

“You can’t blame yourself.”

“Yeah. I can. I set the whole thing into motion. Got too greedy for my own good and couldn’t dial it back.”

“What do you mean?” Carly wasn’t sure, because Wynn seemed to have money, and her life seemed to be well put together.

“I promised myself I would be chief operating officer somewhere by the time I turned thirty.” She laughed at herself. “That’s tomorrow.”

“So, I guess you’ll be pushing that to thirty-one.

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