She sniffed again and then flicked off the light. Oh, well. So the guy was good looking and no doubt thought she was unstable or something. He was also, she knew from experience, a total jerk. And hadn’t she dealt with enough of those lately? It didn’t matter what he thought of her. Not when she didn’t think too highly of him herself.
Besides, he apparently lived with someone named Violet. He was probably married.
Mary wandered into the kitchen and filled the kettle for tea. Then, on second thought, she plucked a bottle of wine from the fridge instead. One drink, she thought. One drink and then she’d sit down with her bills, clean up this apartment she could barely pay for, clear up this mess she’d created for herself.
On the bright side, she thought, she’d been so busy worrying about the shop all day, she’d barely even thought about Jason.
She rewarded herself with a piece of chocolate for that. Maybe there was hope for her yet.
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About the Author
Olivia Miles is a bestselling author of contemporary romance published by Harlequin and Grand Central Publishing’s Forever imprint. A city girl with a fondness for small town charm, Olivia enjoys highlighting both ways of life in her stories. She currently resides just outside Chicago with her husband, daughter, and two ridiculously pampered pups. Olivia loves connecting with readers. Visit her website at www.oliviamilesbooks.com.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is purely coincidental.
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