A Moment We Lived In.

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day, and I hadn't even prepared the presentation. I was also supposed to have a Zoom meeting with the multinationals, but I hadn't ticked

mmed a file on th

, lo

ed across the floorboards until she stood by my desk. Her scent-a

ing her arms around my nec

ve got a lot to do-t

buried myself in her and forgotten ever

. Understood the media industry to help fix any challenges when it showed. A piano teacher to lovely little kids. Everything about

s just... you've been gone a month, Mac. And every time we

threw in

to disappear into work again. You haven't even rested. I mis

I put her through this because people g

nd pulled her close. If this was all she

Hayley. And you will need to bear with it all. At lea

'd half-organized. Either they'd help, or I'd just c

with a smile. "You look so stresse

'm stuck. Ro

When?

st experienced people I had. And now I couldn't even organize files

ld farm." I scoffed. "Bullshit. She had a life here. Her kids, her care

her parents," Hay

. . " I dialed the landline to the next office then spoke into it. "I ne

husband. The kids have their

idn't even look. "You're not in

to fall on his shoulders. Black suit sitting ju

back to her family,"

rply to Richard. "Why hasn't she been replaced yet? There are thousa

. "I... I'm sorry, sir. It's just that

re telling me everyone in New York is dense? O

try

u find someone, or you're takin

ve been his

wasn't

en prepare a simple presentation? Nothing's been done since I l

etworking issues and cle

gin with." I shook my head. "You know what-cancel the meetings. I can't

a shallow bow and

Weren't those meetings the

s disorganized in my

esk, organizing the mess. The pile of wor

d?" she offered softly. "Even if it's just

the moment. Her smile-small, practiced, almost weary-curved her soft pink lips. A stra

ere. You go have br

k. "You're coming home tonight, right? Your

have to do everything my mother says.

omething ridiculous. Like I didn't

yle

said softly. "But I've lived this life since I was a girl. I m

cheek again. "

she walked ou

off

ing to earn a bigger one-even

cared about what she wanted too. He

id, this was th

ther of us could do.