Three paths to forever

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b. When she had first told her friend, Jane, that she was involved in an office romance with her boss,

es me too. Why don't you chill o

work. To make it worse, the relationship had been kept discreet. Away from public stares a

e had quit her job and had been on the brink of hysteria when she realized that her boss, Mark, was a family man who did all he could to keep his family from the media and the general public. She had decided after one year to Start making little findings about him since she had

rself up in the room, making online searches about her boss,

ife were withheld but the sources indicated that he was very much married and

marry earlier as she had always wanted as a young woman. With tears in her eyes, she had called Jane, her hands shaking and her lips quivering. Jane did not pick up the calls. She was probab

is w

took the phone. She heard th

ever listened to you. M

isgivings about the relationship but not once had she pointed out what could b

s mar

es

er knew? How did

sted him so much that I never tried to find out things about hi

her sniffs were loud enoug

yla. You should confront him

. As she stepped into his office that morning, he saw in her eyes that she had learned something about him and he did not look like he would ever apologize for whatever it was.

d me you were

ire to make small talk wit

ou asking or

be apologetic, no matter how wrong

ated herself for ever having tho

u ever tell me you would marry me?

, still, I would appreciate it if y

ar

u made on your own about me, I ha

ignation letter in his face and ran to her car, crying, she swore to remain single. There was not going to be Marriage for her as long as she was concerned and she was not letting herself fall in love wit

Jane, she told herself that she would be fine. She had applied for a

able and Mckayla could not but notice the look of re

here now because I have a shift to

lines and the shadows under her eyes caused by insomnia were ones she could not conc

y are you s

t pretend not to have seen

e I have not been able to raise my rent. I spoke with my boss, Frank but he told me he is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy and doesn't have a

oked ready to burst into

ng, Mckayla?

yla was still drunk with grief from ha

and I am now looking for a good job, Jane. You can move i

n to form in her eyes and she

of this. I can not come and put up with

some time and then we figure out a

ardest thing and for that reason, I don't want to be evicted fro

d. She s

in the next few minutes.

for fruitless adventures and she had not thought to get her keys from him only to give him when it was necessary until

W AND ANTHO

poilt brat whom he had been match made with. A few things about his parents annoyed him and their constant desire to pick what they thought was best for him was one of those things. He had drummed it i

ne exceedingly well with the family business and they now made thrice what they made from exporting and planting olive oil.. his father had retired the previous year, leaving him to run the business all alone and he was doing good and making the man proud until he had been match made with one of his father's allie's daughter. The lady, Antonia had bee

uld never have anything to do with..she was

her glee for a smoke. She smoked and blew the puffs in his face and he hated her for it. He had told his parents angrily that he was

supposed to be courting her. Soon, they would get married..he knew he could back out at any time and still not lose anything but for some reason, he wanted to see how it would turn out with Ant

r too long until she lifted her head from the ph

staring

gritted teeth.

, I had my mind elsewhere and was ignorant of

ded against it. She forced a tight smile. He had sai

es from me. You can mess with your

d, He s