Page 51 of Saved by my Baby Daddy Spy
I could write a romance. It could be about a single mother. Maybe something with a second chance element.
After all, I know a thing or two about second chances.
With a new energy coursing through me, I shut the laptop and push it to the side. As I rummage through my drawers, pulling out sheets of blank paper and colored pens, ideas start running through my mind.
This is the best I’ve felt about a story in a long time.
Humming to myself, I start to outline the main character for my story. I don’t want her to be a reflection of me, but there are some traits that overlap. Many more that do than don’t.
I reach for my phone and connect it to the speaker system in my office. After selecting a playlist, I get to work, letting the romantic vibes of the song influence where I see the story going.
By the time there is a knock at my office door, I’ve outlined all the main characters and the first chapter of the story. It’s good progress for the morning, but I have more I want to get done in the afternoon.
“Come in,” I say as I put my pen down.
I’m in the middle of pulling my hair back into a messy bun when Holden walks in the room with Kerri balanced on his hip and a sheepish smile on his face. My heart starts to sink. I know he’s about to say something that is going to throw my working day out the window.
“I’m really sorry to do this to you,” he says as he puts Kerri in one of the chairs across from my desk. “But something is wrong with one of the servers at Gould Agents. I have to go in and take a look at it.”
I frown and exhale slowly, trying not to let my irritation show. This is the day that I was supposed to be able to focus on my job. After he’s worked several late nights, I thought that I was finally going to have time to focus on my career.
“Alright. Do you know how long you might be?”
Holden shrugs, an apologetic smile on his face. “I’m sorry. I know that today was supposed to be your day. If there was anyone else I could get to go in and fix this, I would have them go in. It won’t take that long, I promise.”
“Okay.” I look down at the papers scattered across my desk, knowing that I’m going to have to pack them away for the day even though I was on a roll with work. “Just call and let me know if you’ll be home for dinner.”
He comes over and kisses me quickly. “Thank you. I’m so sorry. I’ll make it up to you.”
Funny, I’ve been hearing that a lot lately.
I keep the snarky comment to myself, even though it is resting on the tip of my tongue. It’s not his fault that the system at his work isn’t doing its job.
However, it is his fault that he keeps making his job a priority over his family. I thought the first night it happened, he was truly going to try to do better. I thought that I would be getting calls when he worked late, but I don’t. Instead, I call him and hope that he answers.
Holden kisses me again quickly before dropping a kiss on the top of Kerri’s head. “I’ll see you both later.”
The door shuts behind him, leaving Kerri and me to stare at each other. She laughs and bounces on her seat before sliding off it and taking off for the door.
I sigh and run my hands down my face.
Maybe Audrey wants to bring Teddy over and spend some time together today.
I grab my phone and call my sister. I could use a little time with her to vent about everything that’s going on in my life.
Audrey walks into the apartment a few hours later with Teddy trailing behind her. He takes off with Kerri as soon as he is inside, both of them heading to her room to play with her toys.
“You look like you’ve been having a rough time,” Audrey says, heading to the couch and taking a seat. “We need to catch up. Tell me everything.”
“Well, I don’t know where to start.” I sit at the other end of the couch, leaning against the arm and facing her. “There’s a lot that’s happened in the last couple weeks and I don’t know what to make of any of it.”
Audrey nods and pats my leg. “Start from the beginning. I know you’ve been through a lot lately, and I know that Holden isn’t the easiest person to deal with either.”
I don’t want to tell her that I’m dating Holden. Or that I’m falling in love with him. Just for now, I want to keep that information to myself, but I don’t know how to tell her everything else without that part being involved.
She’s your sister. Just tell her the truth. The only other person she might tell is Preston.
“Alright, well, I’m keeping it a secret from everyone for now, but I’ve been dating Holden for the last few weeks. We decided to try and be a real couple, but we’re taking things slow while he gets to know Kerri and we figure out how we work as a family.”
