I can’t help but laugh at the scene. Derek, however, scolds the girls. “Girls, you know it’s wrong to enter someone else’s home without their permission! You must apologize to Miss Esme.” The two girls look over, and the younger one whines, “But there’s a kitty here, Daddy!” My heart is going
The sisters reveal to me that they’ve wanted a cat for years, even admitting to putting it on their Christmas lists a few times. They were certain their father would finally bring them a cat, but sadly, he didn’t. “He says he’s too busy for a kitty,” Tris says sadly. She rubs at her eye, and I won
Interesting. Then, Bea questions me as if this is a game. “Is our Daddy really a tyrant at work? Does he scare people with his loud voice?” She reaches her arms out and roars like Godzilla, making sounds with her mouth as she stomps across the wood floor. I can’t even stop myself from bursting
It takes me a moment before I realize I know who this woman is. I remember her; she’s Natalie, a model who was recently listed in the Top 50 of young women in the workplace! She’s the spokesperson for one of our company's most recent product drops. She walks with perfect posture and strut, and it
I look around, shushing Lily for her raised volume. I feel the heat in my cheeks rising, wishing that I could melt away into the floor. “Keep your voice down!” Annie tells our friend, shoving her arms into Lily’s. “You want the entire country to hear you?” “If my boss was this hot and living nex
“What?!” The girls exclaim together again. “We are in public!” I hiss at the two of them, wishing they’d stop making a scene out of our conversation. “Please keep your voices down!” Lily shakes her head again, her blonde hair bouncing around her face. “You’re crazy, Esme; I mean, really.” “Wha
“What book did you get that out of?” I taunt. “I got that from me, thank you very much.” After Lily has done all she can, she pulls me out into the bar to find a man to talk to. I stand there feeling foolish, but to my surprise, a drink shows up for me. A cocktail is set before me, and when I
I want to crawl into a hole. I want to burst into tears and curl up into the fetal position, and just…pass away. What the hell has gotten into me lately? I can’t believe my mistake; I must be losing it. What, just because Daniel and Derek both have names that start with D, I sent the message to