I open the card and read,Congratulations on your first week back after ten years at home. Your husband, Garnar Graham, CEO.The asshole even added CEO to the card.I try to hide the card, but Amber reads it aloud over my shoulder. Immediately, whispers begin.I can only catch a few of them among th
A dog fashion show isn’t quite like anything I’ve ever been to before. Armed with my borrowed work camera and my press pass, I enter the large circus tents and walk straight into something like a parade of dogs in hats and coats and sparkling outfits.There’s no real rhyme or reason to what’s happen
After Hugo leaves, I’m left thinking about the best way to approach Miles to ask him for an interview.Miles doesn’t know that I’ve gotten this new job, but I don’t want to approach him under false pretenses. If I ask him out to lunch and then spring this on him, he’d be understandably upset with me
For them, I must continue dealing with this creep. I can’t hand him any more ammunition against me in the divorce and custody battle.Work, Esther.Okay. I take another breath and concentrate.I still need to think of a way to convince Miles to accept this interview.I frown for a moment, then take
It has been a very, very long first week of work. By the time 6pm rolls around, I’m ready crawl into a hot bath with a glass of red wine and a good book, and forget about life for a while.But, as a mom, that desire gets placed on hold, because the first thing I both need and want to do is visit my
“You done abandoning your kids?” Garnar asks. He doesn’t look away from the screen.“That’s not what I’ve been doing.”Garnar shrugs. “Call a spade a spade, Esther.”He’s baiting me, I can tell. I need to stay on target and not fall for his games.“I’d like to move into the guest room for now,” I sa
When I make my way to my desk, the entire cubicle pit is buzzing about the new rumors. Miles agreeing to an interview with a competitor has the entire office in an uproar. Most people are excitedly sharing the news and their opinions. Many are stressed or annoyed. Only Amber looks actively depressed
When I get to the house with my suitcases, I’m surprised to find that the girls are staying at a friend’s house again. “On a Monday?” I ask Garnar, who is ignoring me in favor of kissing Thea’s cheek.“They asked,” Thea answers. “Who are we to say no?”Thea’s already stepping into the step-mother ro