I dealt with Luna’s spit and vinegar all weekend long while she refused countless times to look for a job, and by Monday morning, I breathed a sigh of relief for the excuse of heading to work. The thought Jordan might linger on at the Laurent estate heightened my pulse, but I didn’t see him in the dining room as I passed—once more late for work.
“Sorry,” I murmured upon finding Lily at her desk.
“Luna?”
I nodded, my eyes burning as I set my purse aside.
“Did you get things sorted with her friend’s parents?”
I had called Lily Saturday night after getting Luna in bed because I didn’t have any other friends to talk to. While she was my employer, Lily definitely blurred the lines of professionalism and caring for me as she would a true friend.
I had spilled the mess Friday night, same as
