15 The Club

15 The Club

(Winona)

My brain is mush and it's almost nine at night when I answer Phillip's call.

"I think you should call it a night," he says.

"Is Abby okay?" She'd been a little off this week. Maybe coming down with a virus.

"She's asleep. All tucked up with Puppy."

"Did she ask about me? I'm always there by bedtime." I do feel guilty missing bedtimes all this week, but we usually get a video call in to say goodnight.

Time just flew by tonight though after the board actioned all of our recommendations, I wanted to get the ball rolling.

"She sure did. I told her you love her very much and you would be there to kiss her good morning. She was fine. Anne made her warm cocoa and I read her a book."

"Great. Thank you, Phillip. You'll make the best dad." He'd make an awesome husband too, but I just can't go there, even though I know I'm being an idiot not to grab this opportunity. But love isn't always logical What am I saying? Love is never logical. It was painful, ridiculous, and dramatic, but never logical. Not in my experience anyway.

"I think I'm done here," I say. "Pretty sure I've read the same paragraph in this report a hundred times."

"You're working too hard."

"Coming from you? You can't talk." I laugh. "Pot, kettle, black is all I'm saying."

"We are both as bad as one another. Lance called to see if I wanted to join them at the club. He said you'd turned him down."

everyone think it's

way to show them it isn't, is

saying you want me to

and so's Anne. Go have some

really not sure. I can't just turn

world, you can please yourself. You don't need to answer to anyone. Own who you are now and don't apologize for

Jayden being away, maybe this is the best night to go. At least it won't be as awkward with him not there. "I guess you're right.

can't go dressed in my

drawer. Just in case. You always do.

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Not like anyone else will be

right away if

I promise. Now

everything: it would make life so much easier. Jayden had always dragged me to unwind

The books will still be there, you big dorky nerd!" He'd say with the sexy grin I could never resist or stay

to punish him for calling me a dorky nerd, I'd wear my sexiest outfit and dirty dance with our friends till he couldn't take it

is just what I need to help me forget how good we were

Here I am. I can't believe it but I'm here in the dance club. I watch the younger folk dancing and

You changed your mind. Good for

drink to

the bathroom. She's going to

couple of these first. The old bones ain't what they used to be." I grin. "Lance laughs. "From what I can see, the old bones are better." He looks me up and down and whistles. I feel my face warm.

He

are a bad, bad boy. But I know you too well. You aren't

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