Give Me Butterflies by Jillian Meadows EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Jillian Meadows
- Language: English
- Genre: Romantic Comedy
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MILLIE
I’m a generous person who made a dreadful mistake, and that old man in
the white Sketchers is making me pay for it.
I held the door for him as he walked into Maggie’s Bakery because,
apparently, I have a weakness in my heart for the sweet-grandpa type. But
he betrayed me by ordering the last almond croissant from one spot in front
of me in line, and I’ve never had such horrendous thoughts in my life.
There are two things I require to have a successful first day of the week:
any form of caffeinated coffee and an almond croissant.
Both of those things were essential today because impostor syndrome is
a real bitch, and caffeine and an almond croissant would have given me the
sugar rush I need to distract me from it.
The living fossil across the coffee shop takes a bite of that buttery, flaky
croissant, and I want to fight him for it.
Put us in an arena to battle for the last one. I bet I could beat him.
Or maybe not. He has a hint of muscle under that brown sweater vest.
“We have to learn to make those things,” I mutter around a bite of my
consolation blueberry muffin, my eyes laser focused on the Croissant
Crook. “I can’t live like this.”
Lena waves her rainbow-tipped nails in front of me, pulling my
attention back to her mocha-brown eyes. “Millie, stop staring daggers at
that poor man.” She grabs my face and squeezes my cheeks until my lips
pucker out. “Eat your muffin. Raise your blood sugar a little so you can
bring back nice Millie.”
The grinder whirs behind the counter, refreshing the espresso aroma
around us as I reluctantly nibble a bite. My leg bounces under the table,
giving away the anxiety that’s been running through my veins all morning.
Lena settles a hand over my thigh. “Don’t worry about your week.
You’re going to walk in there with your head high and show them you
deserve the department director position.” Lena’s springy black curls move
as she nods at me.
As kind as her gesture is, anyone with anxiety knows that someone
telling you not to worry is about as helpful as a hangnail.
Today is my first chance to participate in a meeting that Calvin, my
freshly retired boss and previous head of the entomology department, would
normally attend. While he’s off vacationing with his wife, enjoying the life
of a man without job obligations, I will be attending the meeting with the
head of every department at the Wilhelmina Natural Science Museum.
And then tomorrow, I have an interview for Calvin’s position.
My leg twitches restlessly again under the table just thinking about it.
“I wish I could put you in my pocket and bring you with me,” I tell
Lena, taking a sip of my Americano. “You can coach me through the day
and remind me how amazing I am.”
She purses her bright-red lips and perches her chin on her fist. “You
don’t need me, although being your personal Polly Pocket sounds like a
blast. Can you get me the beach house with the dolphin and sea turtle? I’ve
always wanted that one.”
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