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."

there and have everyone think it's the same as it used

the only way to show them it isn't, is

saying you want me to

I'm here and so's Anne. Go have some

sure. I can't just turn up after I said

You don't need to answer to anyone. Own who you are

with him not there. "I guess you're right. I'm done hiding. That's why I came back." "Exactly. Plus you just work too damn hard. You need some

go dressed in

bottom drawer. Just in case. You

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like anyone else

right away if

promise. Now

me. At times I wish I could forget everything: it would make

nerd!" He'd say with the sexy grin I could never resist

for calling me a dorky nerd, I'd wear my sexiest outfit and dirty dance with our

I need to

but I'm here in the dance club. I watch the younger folk dancing and feel like I'm ancient. It

beside me." You

a drink to

in the bathroom. She's

first. The old bones ain't what they used to be." I grin. "Lance laughs. "From what I can see, the old bones

Phillip." He

boy. But I know you too

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