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THE STARS IN HER EYES

Chapter 5 THE COMPETITION

Word Count: 1107    |    Released on: 13/02/2025

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. Because this time I was on a callback. A callback! And that meant I had earned my plac

en I did, it was good news for a change. I put the phone on speaker so that Violet could hear it when I got the

on the other end of the line told me, "Melanie wishes to meet wit

pinched my arm excitedly and mimed clap

replied, catching myself before I started

er myself a little, and Violet and I high-fived before she started sc

, it felt like I would have gone spinning off the rails without her. She was about the only friend I had fr

I was going to move in with her and like it. I wasn't going to argue with so

ly willing to stand there and make my life a little easier. Friends like her, I had discovered, were hard to come by. Plus, she had all the a

h Melanie for the second time. I had made sure to get there a few minutes early, and

approachable, and that was the last thing I needed right then. I wanted to be the very picture of light, bright, and brillian

ann

smile on my face. I felt a little hyper and did my best to calm that side of my head. T

u again," I told her. "Thanks

in for the first interview. I felt a little wobbly on my feet as I followed her, but that might have been

lap. Then in front of me again. Again, I tried to calm myself down and picked u

ably never get a chance to meet them. Though maybe one day, my name would be embossed on a pen like this, announ

d as she tucked her phone away

me to just be myself and that they would be looking less for some specific experience than the promise of a strong per

dle. That was what Jarrod had often told me, particularly when I had made one joke

interrupted by the sound of that thing angrily ringing in her pocket. She apologized the first couple of times and ignored the

" she told them, sounding irritated that she was ev

ld hear a man's voice and assumed it had to be one of the people applying for thi

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1 Chapter 1 THE INTERVIEW2 Chapter 2 THE WAIT3 Chapter 3 FIRST SIGHT4 Chapter 4 A MEDDLING MOTHER5 Chapter 5 THE COMPETITION6 Chapter 6 OOPS! A MISTAKE7 Chapter 7 THE ASSISTANT8 Chapter 8 SURRENDERING9 Chapter 9 TOLD OFF THE BOSS10 Chapter 10 I GOT THE JOB!11 Chapter 11 SHE LOOKS PRETTY12 Chapter 12 TROUBLE13 Chapter 13 IMPROMPTU PROMOTION14 Chapter 14 EMPLOYED BUT NOT WORKING15 Chapter 15 A SHOW OF KINDNESS16 Chapter 16 WHEN SHE'S BOLD17 Chapter 17 HAVING LUNCH WITH THE BOSS18 Chapter 18 FLOWING CONVERSATIONS19 Chapter 19 WISH-WASHY20 Chapter 20 TROUBLING FATHER21 Chapter 21 BLOWING OFF STEAM22 Chapter 22 GREEN LITTLE MONSTERS23 Chapter 23 DISTRACTION24 Chapter 24 A MIDDLE CLASS CHIP25 Chapter 25 LIKE FATHER LIKE SON 26 Chapter 26 MISSING FILES27 Chapter 27 JOANNA TO THE RESCUE28 Chapter 28 PAST CHOICES29 Chapter 29 BLUEBEARD30 Chapter 30 A HOMEMADE MEAL31 Chapter 31 THE WAGER32 Chapter 32 A WORK TRIP 33 Chapter 33 PEELING OFF THE LAYERS34 Chapter 34 DELAYED35 Chapter 35 A WAY OUT36 Chapter 36 PRIMITIVE MAP SKILLS37 Chapter 37 BRAVADO38 Chapter 38 SHARING A ROOM39 Chapter 39 EXHAUSTED40 Chapter 40 ACTING41 Chapter 41 SNEAKING IN THE POOL42 Chapter 42 STUCK IN MY HEAD43 Chapter 43 TEENAGERS CAUGHT IN THE ACT44 Chapter 44 A STEAMY NIGHT45 Chapter 45 A MOMENT OF BLISS46 Chapter 46 DISTANCE AFTER SEX 47 Chapter 47 BACK ON TRACK48 Chapter 48 THE DINNER49 Chapter 49 IRRESISTIBLE50 Chapter 50 HAVING HER FOR THE NIGHT51 Chapter 51 NOT GIVING HER UP52 Chapter 52 FAR FROM REALITY53 Chapter 53 WHAT HAPPENS IN THE HOTEL STAYS THERE