French Roast
““Stop the kicking, please,” Peggy asked in her nicest voice.
Heading back to work had delighted her for all of five minutes until she saw the stack of new files on her desk and the hundreds of emails in her Inbox. She hated being behind. It would take days to dig herself out of the hole. Even worse, her red nose could still pass for Rudolf’s.
The doorbell rang. She jumped and frowned. God, she hoped it wasn’t Maven. She’d been waiting for him to track her down all day.
Keith swiveled in his cha...ir.
“Stop right there. You can get up when you finish your dinner.”
“But mom,” he whined, inducing a shudder. The whining had started up full throttle as soon as he got the cast. She prayed it would go away when it came off.
“No buts. You know the rules.”
She winced when the mirror in the hallway produced the expected results. The only thing with color was her stupid nose. Well, it would serve him right.
Peggy opened the door. Jill stood there with crossed her arms.
She forced herself to meet her eyes.MoreLess
Heading back to work had delighted her for all of five minutes until she saw the stack of new files on her desk and the hundreds of emails in her Inbox. She hated being behind. It would take days to dig herself out of the hole. Even worse, her red nose could still pass for Rudolf’s.
The doorbell rang. She jumped and frowned. God, she hoped it wasn’t Maven. She’d been waiting for him to track her down all day.
Keith swiveled in his cha...ir.
“Stop right there. You can get up when you finish your dinner.”
“But mom,” he whined, inducing a shudder. The whining had started up full throttle as soon as he got the cast. She prayed it would go away when it came off.
“No buts. You know the rules.”
She winced when the mirror in the hallway produced the expected results. The only thing with color was her stupid nose. Well, it would serve him right.
Peggy opened the door. Jill stood there with crossed her arms.
She forced herself to meet her eyes.MoreLess
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