Chapter Ten

Beep... Beep... The alarm going off brought Cat back to the present. Lifting her arm, she hit the alarm to turn it off. She hadn’t slept last night, and her pillow was wet again from crying...

Getting up, Cat headed into the bathroom for a shower. She could call in sick, but that was being cowardly. At some point, she had to face Eric.

Standing under the shower, she washed her hair and body quickly, then found the first thing in her wardrobe to wear. Really not interested, she dressed and pulled her wet red hair back in a ponytail low on her head.

Applying much needed makeup to hide the lack of sleep and the puffiness around her eyes. Adding more makeup than she would normally wear. Today she was glad no one at the office knew about Eric and her, because she couldn’t handle any snide remarks or comments.

Jo was her friend, and she would sympathise not criticise what Cat was going through. However, some of Eric’s employees did not share the same sentiment. One in particular seemed to ha