LOVE LIFE and VOWS by LaShawn Vasser Read Free Book Online Page B

weeks later, Vicky was sitting outside in the courtyard with Miriam and Aunt Shirley waiting for Sandy to arrive. She was flying in for an overnight stay. Vicky missed her like crazy and wished she lived in Atlanta.
    Angel was upstairs taking a nap. It was the end of summer and a perfect day in Atlanta; not to hot or humid. The sun felt good on her skin. Maybe she’d try to convince Jason to take some time out for a picnic lunch or a walk.
    It was hard to believe it had only been two weeks since she and Jason returned from the island. A lot had happened since then. She’d followed all of her attorney’s advice to ‘get in the game’ as he explained it. She felt like a dancing monkey in the circus; smile here, wear this, no don’t wear that, hold Angel like this, no don’t do that. Yet, the press had still been brutal towards her. It hadn’t been as easy as they hoped to turn the PR game around.
    Jason was so frustrated. When he wasn’t working on CkR International business, he and his father were consumed with working on the custody case and trying to win the PR war. Ryan’s team was definitely winning the battles. Vicky didn’t care as long as they won the war. Dammit, she was a good mom!
    “Mom, Aunt Shirley, I think I’m going to try and see if I can convince my husband to have a late lunch with me.”
    “Vicky, I think that would be wonderful. My son can be so singularly driven when he is working on something; especially when it’s for someone he loves.”
    “Why don’t you see if you can convince him to stay overnight at one of those swanky hotels and get away from everything. Miriam and I can hold it down here.”
    “Thanks Aunt Shirley but I’m not sure if I can convince him to take a break for lunch let alone spend a night away from Rutherford HQ.”
    Just as Vicky was about to leave, Sandy walked into the courtyard.
    “Well, I had hoped we could have lunch together?”
    Vicky hugged her friend, “You made it! I didn’t know what time you were getting but I can re-arrange my non-existent plans.”
    “My goodness…you are positively glowing and growing my friend.”
    Vicky rubbed her stomach, “I know. This baby is so much more active than Angel was. I think he or she wants to play soccer.”
    Miriam and Shirley were glad that Sandy had arrived. No one wanted to leave Vicky alone and with Sandy being there it would give them an opportunity to go and pick up a couple of things
    “We’re going to run out for a bit. You ladies enjoy this weather.”
    *****
    Sandy and Vicky sat down on the swing.
    “So, how are you doing Vicky? You’re hanging in there?”
    “Barely. You don’t know how much your visits mean to me. When you’re here I feel like I can finally relax. Everybody watches me like a hawk looking for the littlest thing to see if I’m stressed. Of course I’m stressed! Who wouldn’t be? It wouldn’t be normal not to be. So, I have to walk around not just in public but at home never being able to show any emotion but calm. When what I really want to do is hit something.”
    “That can’t be good for you or the baby either.”
    “I’m sure it’s not. However, I was just at my doctor’s office a couple of days ago. The baby’s good. I’m good…health-wise we are both good.”
    “Well…that’s good!” Sandy kept a straight face for a moment before they both burst out laughing.
    Vicky hit her in the arm, “not funny Sandy.”
    “No, it’s not and I’m sorry. But, think about it…you’re complaining about everything being good. It is a little funny.”
    Vicky became a little more solemn, “Well, we both know everything is not good. Is it possible to be sick of yourself? I’m actually sick of me. I mean at least talking about myself. So…let’s not; let’s talk about you or anything else other than my life of ‘As the Rutherford’s Turn’?”
    “I can do that. Let’s see, your replacement sucks. I mean she is not terrible enough to fire but she isn’t even