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
The next morning, I don’t trust any of the revelations that came to me after I climaxed. I’m still bound and determined to make the best choice for both my heart and my future. I know rushing will only lead to potential heartbreak on all sides.So I get ready and go to work, same as always. In the b
“Bring them,” Hugo says. “It will only take a moment, and I’d like to meet them.”After hanging up with him, the girls are less than thrilled about having to go to work with me.“It will only be a minute,” I tell them. They eventually, reluctantly agree.At the office, I park and we all head inside.
For my final date with Hugo, I picked a simple and sleek dark blue blouse with black trousers. My hair, I pulled up into a no-nonsense bun.While I applied my makeup, I had Cynthia on speakerphone, my phone resting on the bathroom counter near the sink.“And you are sure you are sure about this?” C
“Before you, I didn’t think I would ever want to touch another person ever again, especially not a romantic partner. Yet I found comfort in touching you, not dismay. This gives me hope for the future.”My heart breaks for him. I wish I could be the right person for him, but I’m not.I’m just not.“Y
This meeting with my parents has gone surprisingly well and I’m feeling optimistic about it. So much so that I even feel uplifted as I start to leave. For the first time in a while, I feel like I have a set path in front of me.Ending things with Hugo, and now plotting a new career path leaves me fe