thought that she could feel worse about everything that had happened with him, but as she sat there, it was clear that she hadn’t yet felt as bad as she could.
“Are you okay? You don’t look so good,” Jen asked, giving her a closer look.
She nodded. “Yes, Jen, I’m good. It’s just been a big day, and I didn’t get much sleep last night.”
“Oh! Well gosh, why didn’t you say so? Here I’ve kept you all of this time, and I probably should have let you go. Anyway, just email me about the rest of the details on the house, and start as soon as you can. I really want to dive into this, and I can’t wait to work with you. Scott’s place is a dream, and I love it, so I know I’m going to love the work you do here, too!” She finished her wine.
“If you’d like to eat the rest of lunch, please do, don’t feel rushed to go, but if you need to leave, then I totally understand, and I don’t want you to worry about it. You can come back as soon as you’re ready.” She smiled and reached over to pat Naomi on the hand. Naomi gave her a genuine smile for the first time then, and squeezed her fingers gently in return.
“Thank you. I appreciate that! I’m sure I can get started on this tomorrow,” Naomi told her as she stood up. Jen stood up beside her and walked her to the front door of the house, giving her a big hug before she opened the door for Naomi to leave.
“Thank you so much! I can’t wait to work with you!” she called out as Naomi got into her car and waved goodbye. It had been a far more amazing morning than she had ever imagined it could be. When she got to the end of the driveway, just before the guard’s house, she pulled over and parked her car, reaching for her cell phone. She had to talk to Scott. She had to tell him that she had been wrong about everything, and she knew as she sat there texting him, that she had to tell him that he was going to be a father.
She was surprised that he texted her back right away. He told her that he was glad to hear from her, that he missed her, and that he definitely wanted to see her. Gratitude washed through her and over her, and she felt more relief and happiness in her than she had in a long while.
Things were beginning to brighten for her. She had a job with a kindhearted and generous woman, one that would enable her to keep her business. She had been wrong about Scott cheating on her and having an affair with that woman, and she was going to tell him that they were going to be parents. Things seemed to be lightening up, and she could feel it all throughout her body.
It was a faster drive down through the hills to get to Scott’s house from Jen’s than it was to get to his house from her office. She was there in less than fifteen minutes. She parked at the front of his house and went to the door, ringing the bell. She still had the key to get in for her decorating work, but she didn’t want to walk right in while he was home.
Her heart was in her throat as she waited to speak to him, and when he opened the door and looked at her, she could see that he was anxious to see her, but he was slightly guarded, and she could not blame him for that. She had been very harsh with him the last couple of times that they had spoken to each other.
He was elated to see her, standing there in his doorway in a stylish soft yellow summer dress that brought out the golden tones in her dark brown skin. She looked beautiful, as she always did to him, and he wanted to take her into his arms right away, but he knew that things were too tense between them for him to act on his impulses. He smiled at her warmly and invited her in, and she smiled back and walked with him to the living room.
“It’s so good to see you…” he said quietly, wondering what it was that had brought her there to him, and simultaneously not even really caring what the real reason was. He held his arms open to her, hoping she would let him embrace her, and to his great joy, she walked
“Are you okay? You don’t look so good,” Jen asked, giving her a closer look.
She nodded. “Yes, Jen, I’m good. It’s just been a big day, and I didn’t get much sleep last night.”
“Oh! Well gosh, why didn’t you say so? Here I’ve kept you all of this time, and I probably should have let you go. Anyway, just email me about the rest of the details on the house, and start as soon as you can. I really want to dive into this, and I can’t wait to work with you. Scott’s place is a dream, and I love it, so I know I’m going to love the work you do here, too!” She finished her wine.
“If you’d like to eat the rest of lunch, please do, don’t feel rushed to go, but if you need to leave, then I totally understand, and I don’t want you to worry about it. You can come back as soon as you’re ready.” She smiled and reached over to pat Naomi on the hand. Naomi gave her a genuine smile for the first time then, and squeezed her fingers gently in return.
“Thank you. I appreciate that! I’m sure I can get started on this tomorrow,” Naomi told her as she stood up. Jen stood up beside her and walked her to the front door of the house, giving her a big hug before she opened the door for Naomi to leave.
“Thank you so much! I can’t wait to work with you!” she called out as Naomi got into her car and waved goodbye. It had been a far more amazing morning than she had ever imagined it could be. When she got to the end of the driveway, just before the guard’s house, she pulled over and parked her car, reaching for her cell phone. She had to talk to Scott. She had to tell him that she had been wrong about everything, and she knew as she sat there texting him, that she had to tell him that he was going to be a father.
She was surprised that he texted her back right away. He told her that he was glad to hear from her, that he missed her, and that he definitely wanted to see her. Gratitude washed through her and over her, and she felt more relief and happiness in her than she had in a long while.
Things were beginning to brighten for her. She had a job with a kindhearted and generous woman, one that would enable her to keep her business. She had been wrong about Scott cheating on her and having an affair with that woman, and she was going to tell him that they were going to be parents. Things seemed to be lightening up, and she could feel it all throughout her body.
It was a faster drive down through the hills to get to Scott’s house from Jen’s than it was to get to his house from her office. She was there in less than fifteen minutes. She parked at the front of his house and went to the door, ringing the bell. She still had the key to get in for her decorating work, but she didn’t want to walk right in while he was home.
Her heart was in her throat as she waited to speak to him, and when he opened the door and looked at her, she could see that he was anxious to see her, but he was slightly guarded, and she could not blame him for that. She had been very harsh with him the last couple of times that they had spoken to each other.
He was elated to see her, standing there in his doorway in a stylish soft yellow summer dress that brought out the golden tones in her dark brown skin. She looked beautiful, as she always did to him, and he wanted to take her into his arms right away, but he knew that things were too tense between them for him to act on his impulses. He smiled at her warmly and invited her in, and she smiled back and walked with him to the living room.
“It’s so good to see you…” he said quietly, wondering what it was that had brought her there to him, and simultaneously not even really caring what the real reason was. He held his arms open to her, hoping she would let him embrace her, and to his great joy, she walked
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