The Perfect Match: A New Adult Erotic Romance (Inseparable Book 2) by Bella Chal Read Free Book Online Page B

turn red. It was just stick figures and lines, but Lisa had certainly captured the moment. “Who are these other people?” she asked as she pointed to some other figures on the page.
    “Aunt Charlotte!” Lisa smashed her glitter covered finger on some blue lines with a circle on top. “Daddy!” The figure she pointed to was bigger and green. “Uncle Kurt!” His figure was black with little red dots on his circular face.
    “What’s that on his face?” Polly asked Lisa.
    “Those are tears ’cause he was sad,” she explained as she picked up a red crayon and began to add more tears.
    Polly felt chills at the perceptive insight. “Why was he so sad, Lisa?”
    She looked up at Polly, confused. “’Cause you didn’t kiss him goodbye, too.”
    When Polly stood back up, she saw Julie staring at her with a wry expression. “Thanks for coming over on such short notice.”
    “My pleasure. You know I love your kids,” Polly said as they embraced.
    Julie whispered in her ear so the girls couldn’t here. “Isn’t she perceptive?”
    Nodding with embarrassment, Polly put her purse down on the kitchen counter and showed Julie the text from Trey on her phone.
    “Well, I’ll give him points for persistence and a half-point for cheek.”
    “It was cute!” Polly said as she dropped her phone in her purse.
    “You’re not going to text him back?” she asked as she walked toward her bedroom with Polly following along behind.
    “Right away? Do I look desperate?” Polly laughed and shook her head. “Where’s Jackson?”
    “Sleeping already. Jack swears he’ll be home by eight, but if he gets tied up I’ll be back no later than nine. Give me a sec to change.” She went into the bathroom while Polly sat on the end of the king-sized bed.
    “Have the girls eaten yet?”
    “Yes, they just need to clean up the mess on the table, take their showers, and go to bed. Don’t let them tell you they’re hungry, either.” The water started running for a moment then stopped again. “So have you given in and gone out with him yet?”
    “No,” Polly sighed. “He’s nice and all, but there’s just something—” Julie came back out wearing a stylish skirt and top. “Man, have you changed.”
    “I told you I was going to,” she said as she put on an earring.
    “No, I mean... that!” Polly gestured to her outfit and shoes. “What happened to the girl in the Bigger Bounce uniform? Where are the sparkly t-shirts with the snappy sayings over low rise jeans?”
    Julie stopped for a moment and smiled. “I know. Sometimes I stand in front of the mirror and laugh. It seems crazy when I think about it. I’m such a mom now.”
    “It’s like you’ve bloomed and grown into yourself,” Polly whispered to her as she stood.
    “Watch the fertilizer you’re flinging,” Julie said with a wink.
    Polly hugged her friend. “Go win that client. I’ve got your back.”
    “Thanks again!” Julie said. Then grabbed her purse, dashed to kiss the girls, and went out the back door.
    * * *
    G etting the girls to clean up and in bed was an exercise in diplomacy, bribery, and stubborn willpower. By seven o’clock, the house was quiet and Polly pulled out her laptop to work on the drug interaction report that was due on Friday. She sat on the floor in front of the coffee table and leaned against the couch as she worked. After getting into the flow and typing fast, there was a quiet beep from her purse that made Polly absently pull her phone out and unlock the screen.
    The text from Trey read, “Seriously, truth or dare?” echoing his previous text. She sighed and shook her head, but couldn’t suppress the grin that lifted one corner of her mouth.
    She texted back, “Working on my report, TTYL.” After setting her phone on the coffee table with a sigh, she went back to her report and read the previous paragraph again to get back in the flow.
    The beep was louder outside of her purse and made her jump. “TRUTH OR