From Heartbreak To Stepmom

on's

lled in sick at the daycare where I wo

with a story that was malicious enough to get him fired. It wasn't until

d like she was in her 30s, warm and friendly, but it

early 40's. He had the most hazel eyes I had ever seen; they were a b

d as I sat down.

you here? I heard you wante

glare in my periphery, which

tered. The woman's smile faded into one of horror

a very deep voice that gave me the chills. H

n know what I was thinking when I came here. It must've

id, getting up and

waggered up to me, he gave me another h

t or say anything; he just walked away, and I ha

by him in the elevator, and then within a few minutes, we walked into his office, which had th

t do

him without any questions. I sat behind his desk as he sat a

to make a report about my son, so

ooked up at his face to see the resemblance; there was none. He had jet-black hair, and Cory was blonde. His eyes we

ht? Well, I'm 40 years old." He replie

en, but still, he looked too good to be 40. I lowered my gaze t

me looking at his finger. "Now tell me, why are yo

This plan would fail; the CEO is his dad, and he can

clined. He promised to send a check and gave us this addres

es he use his money for?" He fumed. Then pul

ied. He sighed and

and sorry for a

andyke." I took th

ked to the exit thinking he woul

least I had 100 bucks for some groceries and a

so good to be back; they're my therapy. Maybe instead of brooding over my p

I let out a deep sigh. Because I called in sick, they must've all thought that

ly sick, just emo

pened in the past two days. "

m lose his job. I get there and tell me why I'm now finding out t

," Roberta exclaime

d you tell his fa

lied. "Wait! I think I have an idea. You want to

ok with his

of his caliber do with a girl like me? That w

just bump into a CEO in regular place

light pool. He's the mayor of Moonlight County basically because he created that county for his own interests. If you go there, y

excitement. I imagined Cory's face when he eventually finds ou

s to someone like Mr. Vandyke, let alone get him in my bed? His guards will throw me out before I can even

ever find a girl