Not Quitting

Rebecca

Jason had called into work on Friday and Monday and ignored Rebecca’s calls and texts completely. Parker had railed at her over not telling Jason about meeting Kade, and if she felt any worse, she might jump from a building.

Rebecca sat at her desk, the dark circles under her eyes throbbing from lack of sleep and crying. She should be at home, and yet there was too much to do because it was month-end for a lot of her clients. She worked late into the night every night and shut her door in the mid-afternoon, just to make sure no one stopped by to talk to her or invite her anywhere.

Parker stuck his head in as the sun set in the window behind her, a sad smile on his face. “Come eat with me.”

“I’m not hungry,” she mumbled and grabbed her calculator, her fingers furiously slipping over the keys.

“You have to eat.”

“No I don’t.”

He walked in and she huffed loudly, closing the file in front of her and sitting back, the burn of misunderstanding sitting heavy on her chest. It hurt to