I could be with Miles right now. That thought runs through my head again and again on a loop all night long, keeping me from sleeping for more than a few stolen moments out of sheer exhaustion.I could be with Miles right now, but I would have to hide in the shadows again. I’d have to give up Hugo.
Over the next few evenings of me being home alone without the girls, I take to spending most of my time job hunting. As both of my recent previous jobs have sort of fallen right into my lap, it takes me some time to accustom myself with the job hunting tools necessary for this task.Some of the webs
Taking Kimberly’s advice, as soon as I go home, I eat and then head to bed. I’ve been truly running on empty all day so it doesn’t take me long to fall fast asleep.When I wake up the next morning, I feel refreshed and ready for the day’s challenges. I still don’t know where my article could have go
Did I push the wrong name on the contact list? Or had I subconsciously gone for the person I knew would provide me the most comfort?I should have called Cynthia or Hugo, but I didn’t. My heart made the choice for me.“I’m sorry to bother you, Miles…”“It’s not bother. You can always call me wheneve
It’s dangerous and I know it. Even so, the temptation is too great. I already miss Miles since the last time I’ve seen him.My heart is weak, which is how I find myself agreeing. “Alright…”Miles texts me the address of a restaurant that seems to be on the highest floor of a high rise downtown. Seei
It takes a moment for his words to sink in, and then a moment longer for me to realize that he’s being genuine.“My current campaign manager is having a baby soon,” Miles says. “She wants the time to spend with her new family. I’ve told her again and again that it’s fine. She’s helped me get this fa
“Thank you, Esther. I mean it. I had no idea.”Pride fills me, and I wonder if it would always be like this. As Miles’s campaign manager, I could help steer him away from situations and people who would only hurt him.In a way, it would be like protect him as he has so often protected me.When dinne
I don’t know what to say. If he breaks up with Selena… does that solve anything? It would remove the biggest reason I had to push Miles away, but our relationship likely still couldn’t be public. We’d still have to keep everything a secret.But I wouldn’t be the other woman anymore.Then, there’s Hu