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AFOC Chapter 9

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Chapter 9 Damon POV The nurse’s gaze roams over me as she takes my blood. The tsking and loud sighing tells me everything I need to know about what she’s thinking. It’s along the same lines as my dad, who’s silently sitting in the corner. He won’t meet my eyes. I’m sure he’s two parts angry from last night and three parts livid from just an hour ago. The manager that accepted my two-week notice was the one I’d had sex with recently. I saved her from charges by promising I won’t go back for my last two weeks. The heat of embarrassment floods through me as the nurse hands me a paper gown and asks, “Have you noticed any lesions on or around your urethra or testicles?” Fuck, kill me now . “No,” I answer in a voice gone high pitch. She asks more questions like how many partners I’ve had in the last six months, etc. I answer in the same squeaky voice. “The doctor will be in momentarily.” She closes the door behind her. I look at my dad, who’s now standing. “If you’re okay here

AFOC Chapter 8

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Chapter 8 BPOV I’m distracted; my focus should be on what the person in front of me is saying. They’re describing why they would make a good personal assistant, but I’m too in my head about the phone call I just received. “I’m just going to get to the point, dear. We hope that Julie can live with you.” Nine kids twenty-four seven, that’s not too much, right? I know in my heart we have room and more than enough money to support her. Julie already fits in like a glove, but that’s an extra person in the house. Can I give her the attention she needs; that all my kids need? Will I stretch myself too thin? I know in my heart what I want to say, but I need to talk to Edward and to our kids. I try to focus on my interviewee. “Amanda, what would you say your strongest attributes are as a personal assistant?” She answers with very detailed examples as my mind wanders again. It’s been nonstop since we got back from Michigan. Edward has been pulling extra hours to get caught up from b