My Wicked Valentine by Lotta Smith

Author:Lotta Smith [Smith, Lotta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

Jackie and I excused ourselves and went out of the locker room. When we went out into the corridor, Rick and Sophie were no longer there.

“Look over there, Mandy. Rick’s on that cushy sofa with Sophie. Hey!” Jackie waved at them, even though Rick couldn’t see or hear her. Still, Sophie responded by waving her arms, saying, “Mo-mmy! Jackie!” prompting him to look in our direction and stand up.

“Hi, Mandy. You look exhausted. Have a seat.” He took my hand, escorting me to the sofa. “Want something to drink?”

“Thanks.” I squeezed his hand. “A cup of tea will be nice.”

“Sure. I’ll be back in a minute.”

“Mo-mmy! Cookie!” Sophie, who was munching on a piece of cookie, broke it into two and offered me one.

“Wow, darling! Are you giving me this? Thank you so very much!” Patting her cheek and thanking her, I gladly accepted this special piece of cookie I’d previously baked. I was hungry and thirsty, so I immediately popped that into my mouth.

“Ooh, Sophie, darling. You’re such a sweet girl to share your cookie with Mommy.” Jackie cooed, prompting Sophie to giggle.

“Yummy?” Sophie looked me expectantly.

“Oh, yes. Very yummy,” I replied. Even though eating the cookie made me thirstier, I was delighted to see my daughter’s sweet gesture.

In no time, Rick returned with a cup of tea. “Here you go.”

“Thanks!” As I took a sip of Darjeeling, I felt so refreshed.

“How did the interview go?” he asked.

“Oh my God…” I regurgitated my conversation with Shannon and let out a deep sigh. “She was quite a—”

“Bitch?” he volunteered.

“Well, some may call her with the B-word, but I think she’s more like a natural-born workaholic with a slight impairment of…well, caring about other people’s feelings.”

“Aha. I can imagine that.” He nodded.

“Beech!” Sophie said abruptly.

“What did you just say, Sophie?” Rick furrowed his eyebrows.

“Come on, Rick!” Jackie chided him. “We have a pair of innocent ears with us. Mandy, you’ve got to tell him it’s time to put his Benjamin into the swear jar.”

“Well, Jackie says you’ve got to put a hundred-dollar bill into the swear jar,” I informed him, trying to resist the urge to roll my eyes. “Also, I was meaning to say something on the lines of handful.”

“Oops, my bad.” He glanced at Sophie. “You can’t say that word, okay?”

“Beeech!” she exclaimed.

“All right, we’re gonna visit the Bahamas for the weekend and hit the beach. What do you say about that plan, baby?” Caressing her hair, Rick looked at me.

“Are we going to the Bahamas?” I asked, not quite following the flow of the conversation.

“Yes, we are.” He winked. “The flight, the beachside villa, the spa package for you to indulge and relax—everything’s been booked and neatly arranged. It’s gonna be a perfect getaway from the brutal weekend in Manhattan and a nice place to celebrate Valentine’s weekend.”

“Wow.” My eyes widened. Then I looked at Sophie. “Then again, weekends are brutal when it comes to holidays. Don’t they have hours and hours of delay every time many

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