What they never knew

w

room. Tam, who had seen our exchange and had figur

n my eyes. Tears stung the back of my eyes an

horter. It was hard for me to catch my

ed up her bag to rummage it. Probably to check if there was an inhaler

he inhaler. I've always hated it. The tang that came along with the pu

n situations

n the stairs. Or faintly the day my mother left when I was a kid. That, I could not say. Cause her fa

u don't have to see him anymore." T

k for me. He said it before h

ngry. I did it intentionally. I wanted to annoy

ous and hoping the meeting will w

ing to every word of the meeting. Like I wasn't t

at me. Anytime my eyes caught his,

all over. Even without doing nothing. He pulled on the strings of my hear

the man who left me alone, high and dry to only be engaged to

with just a common letter. He c

would come looking for me. Maybe, just m

pulled on my big girl pants later. Though I hid so well, I

" Tam said as she gripped both of my hands in her slightly bigger ones. Tam was a tall girl.

e I'll be able to do this again." I said, hol

ould be the end. With what went down between both of y

nything to allevia

. Charles was a

. And that scared the shit outta me. Immediately I s

wh

ay from me." I said shakily,

the most. He fucking left, Gwen. He knew you were hurt and he left you and your child. So what r

r words, but

when we get there." She said rubbing my nose

in the situati

op

nks tonight." She said

d, putting my hair in a ponytail bu

Has the invitation been sent out to all of our clients and prospective clients?" I as

bring a plus one along with them when they are co

as been booked, the decor

ually going on. I want to add some idea that popped in my h

be going tomorrow for th

e working overtime today." I sighed gently. I've not spent t

bring in Char

th all the work an

l love just been around you. And besides, you're the boss." She said and I kne

m a bad mother, Tam

child and become the woman you are today, you're the best, Gwen and don't forget that. I know today

tightly as I let

is girl. Le

I nodded al

erence room with a new f

ld go fuck himself

ld, there was no way I was letting

child not