e. She felt like getting drunk. But if she went to a bar alone during the day, that would be inviting trouble. She could

?" Asked

he could think about her next move. She gave the taxi driver the address of her office. She would go there, clean up her face and then

t if you need them, hon," was all he said b

" She said before cleaning her face as best she could. It wasn't l

uld be Dan. Despite her certainty, she still retrieved her phone from her bag to confirm. Once she saw t

utside the office, Blair didn't beli

ed the Taxi driver as s

are a little red, honey, but it's

just been a little bump on the road. Better to find out now before I married h

ed at her, then checked traffic before merging onto the road. Blair checked her phone screen to see Dan had called her six times

the top eight levels, with the bottom three levels were being rented out to smaller businesses in the area. Blair wouldn't be surprised with the way

ption desk on ground level, came around the desk. Taking the case from her. In the same hand, she was s

retrieve. Blair planned to ask Sutton and Keira to assist her in organizing getting her stuff from the apartment. Although she di

s rude. Then Dan, who had been cheating on her with her cousin Laura for months. How low was tha

reception? While I go freshen up." Blair ask

aggie said, looking at

e Blair." Roman preferred first names, but some of the staf

d briefcase and bat. Blair kept her h

ors. The cab driver wasn't just being kind, she didn't look so bad. Taking her makeup

er cheeks because she didn't have any blush in this bag. She wasn't sure why peo

sh, she pulled her long wavy blonde hair out of its confining bun and

o do next. Blair left the bathroom, picked up her stuff after thanking

any meetings? For the life of her, she couldn't remember. Not surprising really that her brain was a little fried. But then remembered that they should even be home today. So Rom

home during a workday. Blair was away with her boss from time to time, but not all that often. Tha

ers and was glad to see the other woman was going to level two. Blair leaned back against the back wall and looked up. Not really p

e was cheating. But he was also ripping the company off. There was no way he

n case Roman was about, she walked off the lift and into the offi

Seeing Blair, she smiled. "Hi Blair, I di

an had a private lift in his office that only he used. It took him up to his penthouse apartment on the top floor or down to the ga

a little while ago. Called through

ef. She wouldn't have to face

door behind her. Then put her things be

felt like a wrecking ball had just split her world in two.

r had thought, they had grown out of that. Laura had

now Blair would have moved in with her sisters. She hadn't when Sutton had come back from Europe because her sister Keira had just finished university. Keira had moved in with Sutton. Sh

n her. It wasn't big. She hadn't wanted big. She would make sure he got it back. He could sell

rawer of her desk, Blair dropped it in, slamming it shut. She needed a drink. Standing, Blair went into Roman's

s desk, she opened the bottom drawer and pulled out the bottle of scotch that Roman kept there. Taking it, she sat down on his Chestfield lounge near the window.

mouth, Blair made sure to sip it this time. Nope, that didn't help. But it wasn't as bad as the first drink. S

et home from work. Then she would see about crashing at their place until she could find somewhere. Their place wasn't big enough for th

opic she refused to discuss. Even when their aunt Viv and uncle Peter had demanded answ

op ringing it started again. Blair shifted to the edge of the lounge, rising to her feet.

she made her way over to the

the handset. Not very pr

man's little piece of fluff. It was the best way to describe Clai

a hand on Roman's desk to help

he?" Cla

aire was surprised by her answer

lair could hear the anger

ll don't own a crystal ball. Call or message

is mobile hasn't for

t marriage material. Find yourself someone new." Blaire didn't wait for her reply, just hung up. Blair went back to

o blind? How did she not pick up on the signs? She wasn't an idiot. Dan was a salesman. He had sol

ion of how the act should be. She enjoyed it well enough, but it wasn't something that made her cry out like Laura had been doing. Was that t

from the bottle to see two tall men standing

ore it reached her lips, it was taken out of her hand. "Hey, that's mine. Iff,

was only one man standing in front

you done to your

shit... faced. Now hand me tha bottle. So I... I can finishh tha job." Bla

ave had enough

times yo cann be an asshole... No, n

egret this tomorrow." Came Roman