“I forgot my wallet,” Ethan mumbled, patting his porkets and about Bady to turn around, but I stripped him.
You two get in the est. I’ll rub up and get It,” I said.
1 flipped around and started logging towards the elevator before either of them could argue. I needed a moment to breathe. This “appointment “was a huge steps for me and, from Settes brief description of what would happen, I could possibly be denied membership. RISM chibs were very careful who they allowed to join. It made sense to me, I mean, of course, they would be selective. Keeping ones privacy was a big factor, III bet. All the same a moment by myself to collect my thoughts was needed.
When I got to the door 1 shove it open, closing my eyes for a brief moment from the air that fanned my hot face. I did a few breathing exercises, letting my shoulders mul back expand with the w rhythm I set. After a minute of this, my eyes popped open and darted to the black leather wallet sitting on top of a piece of tijd,
I’m not a snooper. I don’t go through people’s mail or drawers to gel the down low info. I’m not like that, but this–this was just right in my face.
Ethan Frost… London, England?
I lifted the letter, closer to my eyes and blinked. “Who do you know in London, Ethan?”
My fingers itched to open the lapel of the envelope, which wasn’t glued shut. It was like this thing had a magnet. Before I could Think better of it. I flipped the envelope open and pulled out the letter.
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acceptance letter?”
Dear Mr. Frost,
We are pleased to inform you that your externship has been approved. Mr. Phelps, an alumnus, speaks very highly of your talents.
I started skimming to get a quicker picture, but one paragraph made my heart drop.
You start on August 15th, but you must arrive in London on August 10th for the mandatory speed training class. You will be provided with an apartment, free of charge for the first six months of your externship. You are to provide for your food and necessities yourself. If we agree to keep you longer, the apartment contract will extend. Legal forms will arrive within the week. It’s best to fill those out as soon as possible. You may fax them to the following…
Was Ethan leaving? Six months in London was a long time to be away.
The vibration of my phone against my thigh jolted me and I dropped the letter as if it had scalded me, I folded it and pushed it back into the envelope, placing it back in the same position it had been before I’d disturbed it. I reached into my pocket and pulled put my cell.
Ethan: Where r u?
Was he going to tell me that he was leaving? Was he
Was he going to tell Seth?
I paused and read the six–month‘ line again.
Did Seth already know? Were they not gonna tell me? Or were they going together… maybe to make a clean break? Let me off easy.
I shook the thoughts out of my head. It would be a problem for another day. Tonight, we were going to have fun. Tonight we were all going to pretend. Seth was going to pretend that I wasn’t going to have a baby for another couple. I was going to pretend that Ethan wasn’t leaving in less than two months and Ethan… What was Ethan going to pretend?
Lotting my fingers is, I sent id quick on my way text, shoved the plang into my pocket, and walked not the front door. Once the vlevates hit ground level, I joggid to liban’s car.
“Sorry. I walked right past it on the way in and spent all that
ching in the wrong place,” I mumbled. ‘I lupe we arent gring
Ethan’s tires squealed as he turned the wheel, pulling out of his designated parking space. “Tal, it only takes about fifteen minutes to get there from here. We’ll still have about twee minutes to spare
I nodded.
“Cassie put your seatbelt on. Seth said, pushing the belt op from the back seat.
es, sir,” I said and buckled myself in
He reached around and tweaked my nose with his finger. “Aren’t you the fast learner?”
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