Playing With Fire (Sweet Redemption)
“He didn’t call her or stop by with any questions, didn’t leave any messages for her anywhere. She also had no problem coming up with excuses not to see or talk to him, did not need to pretend she was angry with him and didn’t want to interact with him—he had humiliated her, and all she could do was hold it against him.She couldn’t risk looking into those blue eyes and seeing laughter in them at her expense, the smug satisfaction of his power over her dancing in them. What kind of game was he playing?When her desk phone rang, she stared at it with narrowed eyes thinking it better not be him before she checked the screen.She was relieved to see the receptionist’s extension.“Your dad on line eight,” she said when Janet picked up, and Janet thanked her and took a breath before picking up the line.“Hi dad! What’s going on?”“Hey hon, same as usual. Making some new connections, and things are looking good for some of our new ventures. Look, I just called ‘cause I know someone’s got a birthda...y coming up, and I don’t know what you’re planning this year for it, but I know you usually use at least one of your vacation weeks for a birthday week and guess what—I got you two tickets to Fiji!MoreLess
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