Page 50 of The Situation
I stare at the phone.Yes, motherfucker, I did. And it wasn’t helpful.
Me: You guys are wrong. You don’t know her like I do. We shared something special. We had a connection.
Ripley: Suuuuuuure.
Me: Your jealousy is getting ugly, Rip.
Ripley: Please.
Me: I’m not dog sitting Pancake and Waffles anymore.
Ripley: Yes, you will.
I will. He’s right. I love those damn dogs. But I’m not telling him that.
I glance at the clock.
Me: I don’t have time for this. I have to get ready for work because some of us don’t get to stay home all weekend and enjoy ourselves.
Gannon: I’m quite enjoying myself right now.
I’m going to kill him.
I close out of the app and don’t look at it again.
Instead, I jump into the shower and try to figure out how to get ahold of Kelly Kapowski.
ChapterEleven
Aurora
“Good morning,” Tally whispers from my office doorway.
I look up and return her hesitant smile. Her brows pull together as she takes me in, undoubtedly noticing my frazzled state.Is it bedtime yet?Running on five hours’ sleep over the past three days will do that to a person.
“Are you okay?” she asks.
“Come in and close the door behind you.”
“What’s going on?” She takes a seat across from me. “With all due respect, you look … not your best.”
“Gee, thanks.”
She grimaces, and I smile.
“I’m joking.” I sigh. “It’s been a long weekend, and I’m exhausted.”
“How did the conference go?”
I shrug. “I don’t know. I wasn’t there.”
She flashes me a look like I’ve lost my mind.
“We have a meeting in an hour, and you’re going to hear it then. So I might as well tell you now,” I say. “Charlie is gone.”
“Charlie is dead?Oh my God.”
“No,” I say, shaking my head. “No, he’s not dead. But he has left the company.”
