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Me:Okay.
My phone rings just as I send my text. “Hello.”
“Hey. You okay?” Ren asks in his velvety voice.
“You know what? I am. I really am.”
“You sound…happy.”
“You sound surprised.”
“I knew this would be a hard day for you. I expected you to be feeling down.”
I rub my forehead. “I expected it too. Instead I feel…” Filled with self-realization. I know what I want in life.
My sudden urge to talk to him immediately bites me in the butt. What did I think I would say to him? Blurt out that I think I’m in love with him? That I can’t wait to see him again? That everything is okay because he’s in my life?
We’re not there yet. But we’re headed in that direction.
“I feel really good about the visit. It’s like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders, and now I can see everything clearly. I just wanted to tell you that. Thank you for being there for me, Ren.”
Oh boy, that came out effusive. Still, it’s how I feel right now. My emotions feel like they’re overflowing as though they’re about to spill out of me.
“I’m happy for you, Bree, and…”
I hear strange rustling noises in the background.
“I’m sorry, I have to go.”
His phone clicks in my ear before I can respond. A few minutes later I receive one more text.
Ren:Sorry about that. Busy day. Glad it went well. Talk later.
I stay right where I am for another hour, just thinking about my life and where it’s going.
For the first time in a long time, I think I’m headed in the right direction.
PART TWO
She Finds Love
Chapter Ten
MONDAY MORNING HITS, and I know it’s going to be a long day. Mondays always are. It’s just part of life.
I don’t want to go to work. I’d rather be with Ren. But I never see him on Mondays anyway.
The October air is crisp, filled with the smell of pumpkin. Brightly covered fall leaves cover the ground, evidence that changes are happening all around us.
Even in my heart.
My phone rings, interrupting my thoughts and confirming my feelings about Mondays. It’s only seven in the morning.
Can’t the world leave me alone until at least nine a.m.? Give me a chance to get my bearings before I’m bombarded with business dealings?
Apparently not. Corporate life starts at the break of dawn. My brain didn’t get the memo and thinks it’s still in bed.
I swing my Camry into my reserved parking space and switch the gearshift into PARK. I grab my phone from my purse, my entire body going still when I see who’s calling.
