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Chapter 76 - Holden
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Second Chance Chapter 1 - Mayson
After leaving Chance right after high school graduation feels like a lifetime ago. But as I am standing here at the city limits sign, all of the pain and hurt comes flooding back. If daddy hadn’t been diagnosed with cancer, I would never be coming back to this town. I’m hoping that the cause of that hurt does not cross my path. I have no desire to see Holden ever again, but in this small town, I wonder how long it will be before I have to come face to face with a past I have tried so hard to forget. I turn back towards my car and just take a deep breath. “Time to get moving.” I say to myself, I can’t keep sitting here on the side of the road. I have to go see my parents and see what is going on with Daddy. Mama wasn’t very forthcoming with the details of Daddy’s illness or the treatments. When I had talked to Daddy all that he would say is “I’m fine baby girl.” Just hearing him on the phone and hearing his voice has always brought tears to my eyes. I will always be a Daddy’s girl a
Second Chance Chapter 2 - Holden
I have always enjoyed living in Chance. It was a typical small town but it was where I had decided to spend my life. Things had not always been that way. I had made plans, lifelong plans, with a beautiful redhead. We met on our very first day of kindergarten. I can still remember her looking so shy sitting at a table all by herself. She had on a green dress that matched her big beautiful eyes. I had promised to sit with my friend Seth but I couldn’t stop myself from sitting down next to her. After that day we were inseparable. We may have started out as friends but it became so much more. I had asked her to marry me and run away together. That was the plan until she disappeared after graduation eight years ago. She left with no explanation. This has been eating me up ever since. I was still so angry with her. Now though I was going to have to see her again, because God has a sense of humor; because Mayson is coming back home. With her being back home, she could not hide from me forever
Second Chance Chapter 3 - Mayson
I had almost forgotten where I was when I woke up. I felt like I was a teenager again. The only difference was that my room wasn’t a complete mess. It will be back to ‘my’ normal in a few days. That would definitely drive mama crazy. I did not get the ‘clean gene’ from her for sure. I always just lived out of the clean laundry basket and just ran the clothes through the dryer before I had to get ready for work. I was going to have to do that this morning before my meeting, because I didn’t unpack last night before I went to bed. It had just worked out very well to have to come home at the same time of one of the biggest developments is coming to Chance. Also, my architectural firm had been asked to come and look over the plans from the design firm to determine its feasibility. This was the job I had been hoping to get. Not only, was it bringing me back home to my parents, but it was going to be the recognition that I needed further the success of my business. When I was in high scho
Second Chance Chapter 4 - Holden
When Seth and I get to the office, Amelia is sitting at her desk. I hate that she is our secretary, but since her and Seth are engaged, I did not have much say. I didn’t want to hurt Seth and let her know that I didn’t feel like she was the right person for him. There was something about Amelia that I just didn’t trust. Maybe I was holding onto old times, but this feeling extends back to our high school days. Amelia and Mayson never seemed to click. I could never figure out exactly what the issue was between the two of them. Mayson and Amelia were completely opposite personality wise. Amelia went out of her way to be a bitch, especially to someone she felt was competition for the attention in the room. Mayson was also one to stand in the background. She didn’t like to have the spotlight on her. She would rather see someone else succeed before herself. That may have been one of the reasons I had fallen in love with her. The red hair and the green eyes drew me in, but her spirit and sou
Second Chance Chapter 5 - Mayson
It’s time to put my game face on. I have on my favorite power suit. I have had quite a few successful meetings in this outfit. Black pencil skirt, white blouse, blazer and three inch heels. This was so far from what I wore back in the day. I was so much a tomboy with a little side of princess. I enjoyed my jeans and tennis shoes and never mind getting dirty. But what girl doesn’t like to get dressed up every once in a while. In high school, the only times I really dressed up was when Holden and I would attend a dance. I always wanted to look good for him. He had become my world and I loved him more than I had ever thought was possible. The love that we had was what I had read about in my cheesy romance novels that always had the happy ending. My love story didn’t have that happy ending. I decided to leave a little early for the meeting so I could get a good look at downtown Chance. Not much has changed, but I can’t wait to see what downtown will look like once the project goes throu
Second Chance Chapter 6 - Holden
The board members started walking into the conference room. Here we go, everything has to go well. I was greeting each member as they sat down. I knew most of them very well because they had lived their whole lives. There were maybe two of them that had only lived in Chance for a couple of years. They were from larger cities and wanted to live the small time life without all of the hustle and bustle. They moved to the right place for sure. Just as the last board member came in, I had to do a double take when I saw that red hair. There is no way that Mayson was walking in the door. Why would she be here? Just as I was about to say something to her, Seth turned around and his jaw just dropped. He looked over at me and said “What the hell is she doing here?” Before I could make a response to Seth, Councilman Jordan spoke up and said, “Holden I would like you to meet Miss Mayson Cole. She is going to be the architect on this project, if all goes well.” He was one of the board members th
Second Chance Chapter 7 - Mayson
I barely heard a word of the opening that Seth was presenting. I was trying really hard to not look over at Holden, but there was this invisible magnet that was drawing my eyes in his direction. I had to focus on this meeting because it was not only important to the town, but also to me so I could take care of Mama and Daddy. Next up was going to be Holden’s portion of the presentation, so it was going to be important for me to pay attention to the proposal and not the one who was making it. I always knew that Holden was smart but I never truly realized his potential until her started his presentation. He had designed a building that was more than I could have ever expected. The design was staying true to the existing architecture. The outside matched the buildings in the surrounding blocks. It may be a new structure, but once it is complete it will match the older buildings in the town. Chance, in its day, even though it is less than ten square miles, was a very busy place. Main St
Second Chance Chapter 8 - Holden
I have never been so nervous doing a presentation in my life. I knew the idea and plans that we had was the best design ever. Both Seth and myself had worked months on this project. I felt like I was still in college speaking in front of an auditorium full of students my freshman year. Mayson was still able to get under my skin. I still was angry over her leaving me and never giving me an explanation. Seeing her sitting here in this meeting took me back to high school all over again. I felt comfortable with the presentation and there were quite a few questions throughout. Now all that was left was for the decision to be made by the board. That decision was going to depend on Mayson’s analysis of the project. I can only hope that she doesn’t hate me enough to sabotage the whole thing. I can’t believe that she is that petty to cost not only my firm the job, but the town this business opportunity. Chance needs this project. We want to keep things with the home town feel, but want to al
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