Come with Me (Let It Be Me #2) by Tiara Bosh Read Free Book Online Page B

shaking both Henry and Alex’s hands. He hugged Diane then walking over to kiss Kayla on her cheek.
    “Liz,” he greeted with a small smile, nodding his head.
    Liz smiled shyly, still a bit uneasy around him. She’s encountered him in the office several times in the office for the past weeks and he was polite but she was still careful so as not to get on his bad side.
    They were then distracted by an amplified voice, which turned out to be Will’s.
    “Good morning everyone!” he said. “Welcome to this year’s Family Day! Before anything else, may we ask Alex to come up to give some opening remarks.”
    Everyone clapped as Alex jogged up the stage. He was wearing an RHS shirt over jogging pants. 
    Alex took the microphone. “Nice to see everyone bright and early -- as well as the legs of some of our male colleagues.”
    Everyone laughed as indeed some came in athletic shorts.
    “Family Day is one of the most important days in the annual calendar of RHS because it is the time when we can really celebrate the family that we are. In RHS our greatest assets are the people part of it. You have all generously volunteered your time and skills to the causes of the foundation. And we extend to your own families the camaraderie and the love we have in RHS. So hope you all enjoy today’s activities!”
    Everyone applauded as Alex stepped down, passing the microphone back to Will. Liz couldn’t help but watch as Alex quickly went back to Kayla’s side, wrapping his arm around her waist as they kissed. It was so sweet.
    Liz reverted her attention to the stage where Will and Sarah quickly ran through the activities for the morning. Everyone has already signed up for the games in the past week, after finding out which team they were part of. They have been divided into two teams; the employees with kids were distributed so there was an almost equal number for each team.
    Liz was happy to have been placed in the same team as Alice and her family. Also included in their team were Henry and Diane.
    And Ben.
    She didn’t know what she felt about that.  
    The first game was the Egg and Spoon Race – one of the games she signed up for.  She was with five other teammates that included Maron, Diane, and three children. They all lined up at their side.
    “We’re definitely going to win this!” cheered Paul Armstrong, jumping like a cheerleader. Everyone laughed – even the kids – as he was a really huge guy and always joked in the office about how out of shape he was. Liz admired how Paul could easily not take himself so seriously.
    The game started as it was fun playing with colleagues and their families. Everyone was a willing participant and there was the air of friendly competition. The other team would cheer when the other team’s egg would fall. But it was all in good fun.
    Liz was the second in line and although she struggled a bit transporting the egg on the spoon, she managed to do it in a decent time. She watched as the rest of her teammates did their turns, but the attention shifted when it was Paul’s turn – he was the last for the other team. It was funny watching him wobble along with the egg on the spoon he was holding.
    “Go Paul!” everyone cheered, even those in Liz’s team. The kids were chanting as well. 
    Maron, the last one in their team, reached the finish line, making their team win. They cheered, but continued cheering for Paul as he went around the chair to go back to the finish line. And as he did, he knelt down and pumped his arms into the air as if he just won the World Cup.
    Everyone laughed and cheered, and Liz thought it was a great way to kick-off the family day.
    After a short break, Sarah and Will announced the second game: the three-legged race. Three pairs per team consisting of an adult and a kid would go around the chair this time and tag the next pair until the third pair has crossed the finish line. 
    Liz was sitting that one out, but she saw that both Henry and Ben were part