As promised!
Now, what could Nathan possibly want to see Vanessa about this time? Find out May 5th!!!!!
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Happy reading! As I return to editing.
Part One
Nathan stood at the center of a crowded sidewalk just outside
of Vanessa’s office building as workers from every side of Manhattan whizzed
past him. While they hummed nonsense into their cell phones and crossed busy
streets, he remained completely motionless, never glancing at a single one of
them as he continued looking up at the building with his hands placed deeply
inside his pockets. Beads of sweat dripped down either side of his face,
coating the collar of his crisp white dress shirt. He was so stiff that he
couldn’t even bring himself to reach for the handkerchief sticking out of his
top pocket to wipe it away.
Aside from the insanely warm weather
being a contributing factor to his now drenched appearance, he was also scared
as hell to see his ex for the first time since announcing the new date and
location of his upcoming wedding to her former best friend, Sheila Harris.
While he had hoped to keep the information from leaking out past anyone who
hadn’t planned to attend, his future bride was more interested in making as big
of a deal of it as humanly possible. She didn’t just want their family to know
of their new plans, she was ready for the entire world, especially Vanessa, to
become aware of the fact that she was finally going to wear the name Mrs.
Nathaniel Taylor once and for all and a lot sooner rather than later, which had
been her plan all along. After the press got wind of the news via an ‘anonymous
source’, they ran with the story and haven’t stopped once to pace themselves,
much like Sheila.
Nathan inhaled deeply, engulfing the
vicious smells of smoke that surrounded him as he tried but failed to get just
a glimpse inside the window that led to Vanessa’s office. He wondered what she
would say to him upon sight. Or if she would toss something at his face instead
like she had done once or twice before during an argument when they were still
together. Part of him was hoping that she would throw a complete fit like a
juvenile. He wanted her to get mad the same way she did when he first came back
to town because it meant that she still gave a damn about him and what they had
as much as he tried to claim to himself, and to Sheila or anyone else who would
bother listening to him, that he didn’t anymore – which is why he had finally
consented to an earlier wedding date after putting it off for so long. Another
part of him, so small he could barely see or feel it inside of his chest, didn’t
know if he should be so enthused to possibly see her still so angry at him, and
for good reason.
Now, what could Nathan possibly want to see Vanessa about this time? Find out May 5th!!!!!
Live & Learn is available for Pre Order on Amazon
Happy reading! As I return to editing.
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