A Mountain Divides Us by Allie Winters EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
- Author: Allie Winters
- Language: English
- Formats: PDF / EPUB
- Status: Available For Free Download
- Genre: Contemporary Romance Fiction
- Price: Free
- File Size: 2 MB
- Publish Date: March 23, 2023
KRISTEN
“Why is there chocolate on the couch?”
At least, I hope it’s chocolate.
Leaning in close for a sniff test, it’s thankfully candy and not anything
more sinister.
There’s no answer to my question, and I turn around, discovering my two
little hellions have conveniently disappeared. It’s for the best, anyway.
Trying to get them to help clean is like herding cats.
I wet a washcloth and scrub at the microfiber material, silently thanking
past Kristen for springing for the Scotchgard protection, then pull my phone
out of my back pocket when it rings. It’s probably—yep, it’s Mom.
“For the last time, I’m not moving in with you,” I say into the speaker,
not bothering with polite introductions.
“Honey, you haven’t even seriously considered it. And think how much
the kids would love it.”
Well, of course they would. It’s a free-for-all at Grandma’s house.
Doritos for dinner? Sure, why not?
Don’t want to brush your teeth? As long as you make up for it next time.
Staying up until ten at night? They’re only kids once, Kristen.
“We’re staying here,” I tell her as firmly as I can without verging into
rudeness.
“But you have to take in a renter. Isn’t there some other way you can
make ends meet? Can’t you look for a new job?”
I keep my sigh to myself. How many times will we argue about this?
“Mom, I’m a copy editor. I like what I do and I’m good at it. But there
are no jobs like that around here other than at Kirkwood’s newspaper. Trust
me, I’ve looked.”
Kirkwood is an actual city compared to tiny Crescent Pass, but it’s small
potatoes next to somewhere like Portland—which we’re not moving to. And
with daily readership falling at the newspaper, they were forced to resort to
stricter cost-cutting measures, as they called it. I was reduced to part-time
with no health benefits, but I guess I should be lucky they didn’t outright lay
me off like they did a few other people over the last couple of months.
“Isn’t there something else online?”
What, she thinks I haven’t looked there, too? Thinks my first choice to
bring in extra money was to invite someone to live with us?
“I’m working on getting some freelance gigs. But this will tide us over
until then.”
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