We lock eyes.
“Even if that’s the case, what do you have to lose? You give him a chance. He screws it. Fine. You both move on.”
I hear Abel’s wisdom in her words.
I smile yet stay quiet.
“You know better,” she mutters before returning to her office.
My eyes go to my laptop.
A soft knock on the door makes me lift my gaze.
“Yes?”
“Senna Lloyd?”
I nod.
The courier walks in, hands me a large envelope, and points to a tablet where I scribble my name.
He gives me a short nod and spins away.
I briefly scan the address before snatching my keys, phone, and purse and pushing out of my chair.
I hurl one last glance at the roses and walk out the door.
“I’m going home,” I say, sticking my head inside Harper’s cubicle.
She sits at her desk, her back turned to me. She swivels in her chair, a colorful book in her hand.
A beautiful drawing graces the cover.
“What’s that?” I ask, slanting my gaze to the book.
“It’s... um... Children books. Product reviews,” she adds as I erase the gap between us.
More books are scattered across her desk, next to her laptop.
The covers are colorful, and the imagery is eye-catching.
I pick one.
It’s been some time since I’ve held a real book in my hand. They are smaller than adult books and have beautiful graphics and well-crafted words.
The cover design is tasteful, and the colors are great.
I opted against doing product reviews initially before I changed my mind.
Once we posted a few of them, they made the website traffic spike.
“They look lovely,” I murmur, sifting through.
“The stories are good too. I’ve checked several authors, but I like this one in particular,” she says, flipping the book over so I can see the cover. “This one is called Baby Bear. It’s about a playful baby bear who doesn’t listen to his mom and gets into trouble.”
Her eyes glitter with excitement as she relays the story to me.
She places the book on the table and leafs through it, showing me what she likes the most.