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wasn’t right at the moment to try to talk it out, but maybe that wasn’t still
the case. She could always try, and if she got nowhere, she’d either see if
she could tough it out at work or, as much as she didn’t want to, she’d apply
for a different job somewhere else and put it behind her. As unbelievable
and difficult as that seemed. She wasn’t saying she could forget. Just that
she’d know it was time to move on, no matter how hard that was.
“So? Are you going to eat that or should I help you out?”
Romi sighed. “I’m going to eat it. But you can drink my beer if you
want.”
Chapter 16
Kiera
Romi Belleview was the personification of everything Kiera had tried so
hard to avoid in her life. She couldn’t actually pick just one word to
describe how she felt. Hypocrisy. Inadequacy. Dishonesty. That one
probably fit best. She’d learned to live with the fake life she created for
herself, but over the past few days, she felt like she was drowning.
After avoiding the store for three days, by Thursday, Kiera was out of
picks, trailers to sort out, meetings to book, and other general excuses. She
managed to get through the entire day without having to see or interact with
Romi by locking herself in her office with claims of accounting, scheduling,
and what not to work on. As soon as everyone left, she planned on locking
up the store and going home.
It seemed like a sound plan until a soft knock sounded at her door when
everyone should have been gone. Wynn always locked the front door right
at closing time and the staff let themselves out the back. The door locked
automatically when it was closed, which meant that only staff could be left
in the store, and none of the guys knocked that softly.
Kiera braced herself, hoping against hope that it was Betty or Sylvia.
Of course, when she unlocked and opened the door, it wasn’t.
“Hey,” Romi said softly.
