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Chapter 163: Roll the Dice
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Morgan walked through the offices of Rutherford Construction, inspecting the work completed so far. The framing was complete as was the electrical and plumbing. Today the drywall people would show up and hang the Sheetrock. The warehouse behind the offices was already being painted, but then again, there wasn't as much to do back there as there was in the main part of the building. Another week and a half and he could get out of that trailer and into a quieter office. He was anxious to have this part of the project done so they could focus on the Maggie Karston Community Center and gaining new contracts. Vince was already out putting a bid in for a new plaza that was going up in Pascagoula and then for some office buildings in Ocean Springs, while Kari was putting out job postings for construction crews. By the end of two weeks, the offices would be hopping, which was exactly what he needed. Perhaps then he could get his mind off Jacqui Karston.Of course, he wasn't sure he wanted to g
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Morgan glanced at his watch for the tenth time that morning. He had to admit, he was nervous. Jeannie was due any minute to drop Dustin off and he wasn't sure he was ready to see her new boyfriend. He was glad she had someone in her life, but there was a difference between knowing it and actually seeing it. He was quite content remaining in the knowing-it-only column. Of course, that made no sense to him, considering he was quite content banging any skirt that sat still long enough.He took a deep breath as he tossed his pen onto his desk, reaching for his cold mug of coffee. He took a bigger gulp than he would have had it been hot. He was unable to concentrate on work at the moment and it wasn't just the imminent arrival of his son. It had been almost a week since he had heard from Jacqui, since he kissed her goodnight on her front porch. He thought of reaching out again. While she had seemed happy to hear from him the next day, he wasn't sure how she took his advice about her father
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Jacqui left Lily in charge and took the rest of the day off. As she shut the door to her office, Lily had smiled at her, saying, "I think I approve of this new habit of yours, taking off early. You need it. You work too hard." Jacqui was about to snap at her for her intrusiveness but realized Lily's teasing was exactly what was needed. Jacqui was trying to loosen up and that meant allowing friendly banter into the workplace. It reminded her of the old days when Marc ran the company. It was an atmosphere that needed to return. She just hated that it was Morgan who had made her see it.It wasn't the only thing he had opened her eyes to see. It was also the reason she was leaving work early. She had made up her mind about allowing her father to return to his own home and now she needed to make the arrangements and talk to Sophia. Bert Clydesdale was not an invalid, just paralyzed. There were a ton of things they could do to make his life easier. One of the first was to make his house mo
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Jacqui left Lily in charge and took the rest of the day off. As she shut the door to her office, Lily had smiled at her, saying, "I think I approve of this new habit of yours, taking off early. You need it. You work too hard." Jacqui was about to snap at her for her intrusiveness but realized Lily's teasing was exactly what was needed. Jacqui was trying to loosen up and that meant allowing friendly banter into the workplace. It reminded her of the old days when Marc ran the company. It was an atmosphere that needed to return. She just hated that it was Morgan who had made her see it.It wasn't the only thing he had opened her eyes to see. It was also the reason she was leaving work early. She had made up her mind about allowing her father to return to his own home and now she needed to make the arrangements and talk to Sophia. Bert Clydesdale was not an invalid, just paralyzed. There were a ton of things they could do to make his life easier. One of the first was to make his house mo
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"Mommy!"She felt the little body wiggling around her feet, tiny shoes banging against the backside of the desk. "Who is that talking? A ghost?"Tiny giggles bounced off the desk walls. She felt the child-sized fingers trying to tickle her legs. She gave a slight jump, careful not to hit Maggie with her adult-sized knees. She let out some small gasps as she cried, "There is a ghost!"Maggie laughed even harder as Jacqui pushed her desk chair back and reached under the desk, snatching the little girl into her lap. "It's not a ghost. It's a Maggie Monster!" She held her daughter to her chest and covered the tiny neck with kisses. Maggie squealed as she tried to push away and make her escape.Jacqui took a deep breath as the memory faded. There was so much she missed. She smiled down at the little boy. "Then he's a lucky little boy to spend his day with his father."She ignored Morgan's raised eyebrows at her sudden change of opinion as she glanced back at him. "I'm sorry for just droppin
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Staring out her office window at the river that flowed beside her house, her eyes settled on the dock where she had spent so many nights with her family as the water drifted past. She could already hear the ghosts of the house calling out to her, their memories screaming for her attention. Perhaps it was time to sell the house and start completely from scratch. She still had not been able to bring herself to venture out onto the back patio with all of its luxuries. There was still so much surrounding her that she heard Marc's voice calling to her and Maggie's squeals as she played. Her father's presence helped drown them out, but when he moved back home, she was afraid those voices would once again drive her to a depression she might not be able to overcome.She picked up a picture frame from the corner of her desk. Marc had his arms wrapped around her and his chin on her shoulder as they stood in front of The Karston Foundation building as the ribbon was cut. His smile called out to h
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