We didn’t have a towel, so I dried Hermione off as best I could with my sweater before bundling her into the carrier for the trip into the city.
By the time we reached Jay’s apartment, I barely had the presence of mind to plug my phone into the wall before I collapsed into his bed, exhausted. Nearly three days of emails, texts, and unanswered calls awaited, and I didn’t possess the strength to even turn the device on. It could wait until I got to work the next morning. Even Tara shouldn’t have heard about the hurricane, tucked away at her mom’s, and I’d better be able to convince her everything was okay in the morning once I believed it myself.
A good night’s sleep did wonders for my health and mental well-being. Jay and I arrived at the office in high spirits. I was halfway through the door of the ladies’ room before I remembered my phone had been off for almost three days. Funny how, after years of treating the phone as an extension of my hand, a few days without power or service made me almost forget it existed.
When I turned the phone on and finally got my three days of messages, I wished I’d never remembered it. A flurry of email notifications flashed across the screen, blurring together. My voicemail beeped, and then a text popped up on top of everything.
Slut.
Acknowledgments
Thank you so much to everyone who assisted with this project. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to all of you who read and assisted with early drafts, especially to Jami, Owen, and Lex. Any mistakes in representation are my own. Thank you to my wonderful agent, Michelle Richter, for all your help.
And thank you to my readers. I couldn’t do this without you.
ALSO BY LAURA HEFFERNAN
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About the Author
Laura Heffernan is the award-winning author of fun, witty romantic comedies and women’s fiction that touches on some of society’s most important issues. After a few years of practicing law, she realized that she much preferred arguing with her characters than other people. It’s easier to win that way. She lives in the northeast with her husband, the world’s most active toddler, and two furry little beasts.
Laura loves connecting with readers. Find her on at http://www.lauraheffernan.com, on Facebook at lauraheffernanbooks, or on Twitter @LH_writes, where she spends far too much time tweeting about reality TV, current events, and Canadian chocolate.
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