Chapter 56: Can I Have Your Attention?

Sara

My neck is still pinched and achy from my horrible sleep the night before. I downed the Advil in my hand and swallowed them with a gulp from my coffee. The coffee at work was not as good as the one at home but I couldn’t risk running late and missing this project proposal. I pinched the bridge of my nose and willed the medicine to work faster. I glanced at my watch and realized I only had a half hour before the meeting. I took another sip of my coffee and started typing feverishly.

“Have you heard about it?” one of my coworkers whispered. Despite the small walls between each desk, sound still carried exceptionally well through the bullpen.

“I heard she was fighting for him,” someone else answered.

“It’s more than that! She got herself knocked up!” It was clear that they were doing their best to keep their voice low but it wasn’t working well.

I tried to ignore them and keep working. I typed quickly.

“Wait what? How did she get him to do that?”

“She says he was