The Lost Cause ✅

Part Forty Five

(I re-edited this story. Also sorry that this story isn't the best. It's one of my first two😅I'm trying to improve on my other stories. So if you don't enjoy this one go check out another one of mine.~𝓐 🤍)

Jo's POV.

It's three years later. Stella is about to turn three. We're inviting all our friends to our house in Paris to celebrate her birthday. We paid for their tickets. Wondering how? Well Rafe opened up a restaurant and it gets pretty good business. And for me I'm a fashion designer and have my own shop. I'm here now with Stella asleep in the back. My employees start walking in.

'Morning'

They all get to work. Then I hear the door open again. It's another one of my employees. She walks up to me. Looks like she's been crying.

'Hey, let's go to my office to talk Ella.'

She follows me. And we sit in my office.

"Am I fired?"
'What no of course not. You're one of the best designers here. I'd be crazy to let you go. It looks like you've been crying Ella, what happened?'

I get up and make us some coffee.

"It's Alex."
'What did he do now?'
"He broke my mother's vase that had her ashes in it."
'He did what?'

She starts crying even more.

"I picked it all up and put it in a mason jar. It's in my purse."

I hand her a cup of coffee and sit on my desk.

'Why did he break it?'
"Because I told him I knew he was cheating. But I can't leave him."
'And why can't you?'
"I don't have anywhere else to go."
'You got my place.'
"No Miss Routledge I don't wanna be a burden."
'We've been over this, call me Josie. And you will not be a burden alright? I'll talk to Rafe. I'm sure he wouldn't mind either.'
"Isn't your family and friends coming down for Stella's birthday? I don't wanna make it crowded."
'You've been in my house right?'

I smile.

"Well yeah."
'It's a big house and we have enough room. Go get your things from Alex.'
"I'm scared to go alone."
'Don't worry about it. I'll have someone go with you. Oh Charlie.'
"Charlie?"

My security guard walks in the office.

"Yes ma'am?"
'Will you go with Ella to her...'
"Now exes place."
'Right. She's scared to go alone.'
"No problem ma'am"
"But what about my shift?"
'Ella we have a lot of employees we will be fine okay. Just bring everything to the house, here's a spare key.'

I hand her a key to the house.

"You don't know how much I appreciate this."
'Hey you're a friend, always here to help.'

Her and Charlie walk out. I walk back out to the front and start working on a dress. I hear the door open and turn around.

"Morning beautiful."
'Morning'

He walks over and kisses my head.

"Got your favorite"
'Thank goodness. My coffee tastes funny from my coffee machine.'
"We'll get you a new one."