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“Because I ashing dishes and I took it off and forgot to put it back on I’ve been known to do that on occasion”
He blinked “You forgot to put on your wedding ring?”
She could practically see the cogs in his head turning now From Zeke’s point of view it did see on purpose in the hope that Zeke would find out? She’d wanted Zeke to get upset To fight for their otten her wish About the upset part, that is Last night, she’d bla, but it looked as if Miht have to share some of the blame for that after all
TheBay’s office was inside the town’s s Located on the gulf, it was painted light yellow and had a terra cotta tile roof, allowing it to blend in with the rest of the seaside community
Mi more times than she could count But she’d never been here in an official capacity Technically (or very loosely, depending on how you viewed it), this building was now her ship And she was its captain
She walked around the spacious corner rooe bayoverlooking the beach It was still hard to believe that this was her desk in her office Especially since it still reeked of Bruce Bailey’s stinky cigars
She opened aand made a mental note on how to spruce up the place Make it more “her” A few pictures of the kids, e color Maybe a nice green or a sky blue would perk it up, too
It felt like today was her first real day as ood job Which meant she needed to acclio over a list of her expected duties One of those duties included open office hours in which she wouldBay Bruce had conducted business Monday through Friday from noon till two pm, but Mimi wanted a more flexible schedule With the kids in school, she could prettyto do soround running
She poked her head out the office door Doreen, the receptionist, manned the lobby desk Her job was to answer phones, ht direction On Bruce’s advice, Mih the back door “It’s the professional way to do things,” he’d told her
“Any calls for me?” Mimi asked Doreen
Doreen pushed her reading glasses on top of her head “Let’s see, there’s this stack,” she said, pointing to a large pile of paper slips “Those are the people ant you to know that they’re on your side” She pointed to another, even larger stack “This pile is the people who aren’t taking sides, but if push coer air quotes here
Mihed nervously
Doreen just stared back
“Sorry about that,” Mimi said quickly “Um, is there any actual city business?”
Doreen’s gaze settled on a disturbingly large pile off to the side “These are the people who need so from the mayor”