Chapter 12

Addy arrived at the atelier before her start time. Thankfully she’d been so nervous that she had left earlier than she would have on any other day since those cute guys had blocked the stairway. She stood outside of the building for a moment, staring at the door and taking deep breaths to calm her nerves.

“You’ve got this,” she murmured, smoothing down her skirt and adjusting her top.

She checked out her reflection on the glass door before reaching out for the handle.

“Are you going to stand there all day, admiring yourself, or are you going inside?”

She jumped and whirled around to see an older woman with short blonde hair and bright red pursed lips standing behind her on the sidewalk. Tapping her toes against the cement, she stared at Addy with an annoyed look as she waited.

Addy’s face turned pink as she muttered, “Sorry.”

She opened the door and held it for the woman, smiling apologetically at her. The woman walked through with a sniff, ignoring Addy. Addy grimace