by Sophia Lynn
“Really?” Madeline’s eyebrows quirked up. “Well I don’t know about permanent, but I’d love to work on an IVF project, for sure.” One of her close college friends had been struggling to get pregnant via IVF, and it was something Madeline was interested in, if only so that women who couldn’t conceive naturally had more options open to them.
“Well why don’t you apply online? They’re advertising the position on their website. And I can always put in a good word with the director for you.”
“That sounds great. Why don’t you let me think about it, and I’ll let you know about talking to the director?” Madeline was starting to feel a little light-headed. The prospect of picking up and moving to Dubai, even for such a short period of time, was a little overwhelming. She didn’t want to jump into anything just yet.
“Sure thing, hon. Just let me know soon, okay? I think he’s already got quite a few applicants, and I wouldn’t want you to miss out.”
They chatted for a little while longer, and then Madeline hung up the phone and sipped her wine in silence, staring at the blank screen of her flat-screen TV as she thought about Vanessa’s offer. Unlike Vanessa, Madeline had never really found the idea of living abroad appealing. She’d done a backpacking trip through Europe with Vanessa before they’d gone off to college, and while they’d had a ton of fun, it had also made her realize just how good she had it in the States. She’d been happy to return home. But when she’d gone to Dubai for the wedding, she had to admit she’d fallen in love with the gorgeous desert country, with its crazy architectural attractions and beautiful coastline. Surely living there for a few weeks wouldn’t be so bad, would it?
Her phone buzzed, and she dug it out of her pocket to see that she had a text from Jason. Call me please. We can work this out.
Madeline gritted her teeth, and she had to take a deep breath in through her nose lest she smash her own phone against the wall like she had Jason’s. He’d probably just replaced the phone she’d smashed at the AT&T store. Well, if he thought she was going to be flattered that he’d chosen to text her right away after getting service back, he could think again.
But the fact that he was texting her did remind her that Jason knew her number, knew where she lived, and knew the places where she liked to hang out. If he still wanted to hang on to her, he could make it very hard for her to forget about him and move on if she were here. But if she were in Dubai, there was no chance of that happening. She could block his phone number and hop on a plane, and he wouldn’t know what the hell had happened.
Decided, she got up from the couch and went to her bedroom to fire up her laptop. It was time for her to check out that job application.
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