Renee’s POV I leave the office for the second time today, but this time my confidence has plummeted. Just when I thought Eric was going to be completely on my side, he still left some of himself to Mia. Even when we were married, he always had a soft spot for her. Even if he claims it’s because
I’ve only been to Jaspers a couple of times, but he’s changed a few things since I was here last. His once pale blue kitchen walls are now a deep burgundy giving the room a warm feel, a shap contrast to the cutting winds outside that tell us winter will be here soon. Though it’s only two in the af
Renee’s POV The next day at work I pace outside Eric’s office. Thinking of quitting my job and starting my own business was much easier yesterday with some liquid courage in the confines of Jaspers house. Now that I’m here actually about to quit, I don’t feel as confident. Jasper already wired
A vein in Eric’s forehead pulses. He grunts. “All right then,” he says and Maranda from his seat. “Box up your things you’re finished today,” he says stiffly. Usually an employee stays two weeks after quitting, but I don’t question Eric on this. I rise to my feet and hurry out the door before he c
Eric's POV I come through the sample to sign sheets that were left for me on my desk. They all suck. It’s only been a couple of weeks since Renee left, but the company is floundering. No one‘s designs compared to her. I swiped the papers off my desk. The sheets go flying. Just even looking at i
And before that when Debbie started becoming enraged at the soccer field with Nilo that’s when I first knew something was up. Debbie must feel a connective pool to me as well, something biological and her is calling out to me even she knows that I must be her father. That paternal test was wrong
Renee’s POV Eric places a steadying hand on my bouncing knee. He gives me a gentle smile and I try to return it, but I’m sure it looks forced. I look at Debbie. She has her headphones in and is typing away on her new phone that I got her. I wouldn’t normally get her one, but after two kidnappin
Renee’s POV I don’t turn back to look at Jasper. I can’t. I don’t look anywhere except at my feet. I watch as my left foot picks up, moves forward, steps down, and then the right foot do the same thing. It’s like I’m watching someone else walk, someone else is moving my body. I keep wondering i
just as unhappy with the attention as I am. “I should have called Andrew,” he says and reaches in his pocket I presume to do exactly that. I sink down in my passenger seat as if I could make myself invisible. The excitement grows among the crowd, body’s squirming against one another like a pac
I wake up with a gasp. “What time is it?” “Almost six,” Emily says from the other side of the living room. I rub my eyes. At some point I must’ve fallen asleep. “Did you sleep at all?” I ask. “I couldn’t sleep with a hundred people outside my house,” Emily says with a bit of a bite to her
that I’m about to learn it’s not. I toss my phone aside and go for my laptop tucked inside my work bag. “You’re working?” Emily asks. I don’t answer her, I can’t. I’m too focused. I sign into my works database and pull up our network that tracks our global ratings. “No,” I gasp. “Well, if
It’s late. I’m tired. Yet the crowd outside Emily’s house continues to buzz with energy. The closer I get to the window, the more I can pick up on the undercurrent of anticipation, so I stay far away from the window. The crowd rotates through a series of chants. Each other be more annoying tha
The man approaches Eric, who remains in his seat, clearly not seeing the man as a threat. Though I can’t hear what they’re saying, I can gather the conversation well enough based off their loose hand gestures towards the house. Just then the stranger looks up and smiles knowingly at Emily and
This is not like Eric. And I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t the tiniest bit impressed, still it’s not fair of him to do this. I haven’t moved from the couch, despite Emily’s efforts. “Just hear him out,” she says stifling a yawn. By now we could have watch both of the movies we wanted to. I sha
this out for him so he can hear how crazy it all sounds. Eric nods. “Like I said, I’ve realized my mistake and besides I thought she was dead before. That doesn’t mean a day didn’t go by where I didn’t think about her, where I had to shove the ache in my heart way down,” he locks his eye son t
Emily’s POV Why do they make you pick between sharp or easy to use when buying a razor? Why not both? I throw both in my basket, unable to make a decision. Whatever one I don’t like Renee can have the other. Who knows how long she’ll stay. The market is busy for a Friday afternoon, but I g
“Of course your donation is what got me here in the first place,” I say trying to save face. “Thanks,” Jasper says letting me know he knows what I’m doing. “I’m happy for you, regardless how you got here, it wasn’t because of me or Eric- it was all you,” he says and pride swells up inside me. Ja