True Connections
“It was for the best. Each message he’d left her started with cajoling until anger tainted his tone. He was right. She couldn’t avoid him forever.
But she was a coward.
Nanna and Gram had called her cell, which she had to turn off. She wasn’t ready to face anyone. Her time was probably running out. Shame, along with guilt, ate at her. It had been wrong of her to get involved with Max. She’d lied to herself, believing the pact was the answer to avoid hurting their grandmothers, so she wou...ldn’t fail them. But it had been the perfect excuse to fulfill a dream—a dream with Max.
“Ms. McEvers.”
Lia looked up to see her secretary at the door.
“Mr. Sheraton is on line one and Nanna is on line two.”
She groaned. She couldn’t avoid them forever. “Tell Mr. Sheraton I’m with a client, and I’ll talk to Nanna right now.”
Her secretary nodded and closed the door.MoreLess
But she was a coward.
Nanna and Gram had called her cell, which she had to turn off. She wasn’t ready to face anyone. Her time was probably running out. Shame, along with guilt, ate at her. It had been wrong of her to get involved with Max. She’d lied to herself, believing the pact was the answer to avoid hurting their grandmothers, so she wou...ldn’t fail them. But it had been the perfect excuse to fulfill a dream—a dream with Max.
“Ms. McEvers.”
Lia looked up to see her secretary at the door.
“Mr. Sheraton is on line one and Nanna is on line two.”
She groaned. She couldn’t avoid them forever. “Tell Mr. Sheraton I’m with a client, and I’ll talk to Nanna right now.”
Her secretary nodded and closed the door.MoreLess
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