The wrong man will always find a reason to leave, while the right man will find every reason to Stay
The Full Circle has made a name for itself as has its owner. As the local ladies man, Trent Cavanaugh prides himself on providing a safe place for w...
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There is crossover of characters from The Dual Threat Series in this series.
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Thank you for reading. This story is only a excerpt of the book. Stay will be published on Amazon June 2023. Updates on the release and availability will be available in my profile.
Prologue The Time has Come
Maggie
All I do anymore is stare at the clock and check my phone for messages from him. It's been a week and I haven't seen or heard from him. He said he was busy with work. I am too, but I'm willing to make time for him. Is it that hard to call or stop for a cup of coffee? How about just let me know how he is? I drop everything for him when he calls me. I cancel plans with friends, I make excuses, I lie. I hate that part because I know I'm lying about where I am, who I'm with, but mostly because I know I'm lying to myself.
Parker is a busy doctor. He's up for a promotion to be head cardiologist and has to work crazy hours and seems to be on call so much. It's a high stress job. If he isn't at the hospital, he's volunteering at the clinic. Sometimes he barely gets any sleep. Then there's his wife. He's married, and he's my.... boyfriend? Lover? What do you call him when he's already got a label as husband? He's just not my husband. This is the part that's difficult. I never wanted to be the other woman. I would never have hurt someone this way. It's not like me, it's not who I want to be.
"Hey! Maggie do you want come to happy hour with us tonight? I've got a friend for you to meet." Lily grins at me wiggling her eyebrows before she starts cleaning up her desk.
"Um... no. I told you I'm seeing someone, remember?" I whisper and twist the ring on my right hand around and around my finger nervously. I have to be careful who hears this. If it gets around about us, I know Parker won't like it. He asked that I kept things between us to myself. He doesn't want anyone to know or more specifically he doesn't want his wife to know. I'm his secret and he wants to keep me that way.
"Uh yeah, but you aren't really seeing someone when they don't show up or cancel on you all the time. Come on Maggie, seriously, you can't secretly date a married man. He doesn't take you out, he doesn't respect you enough to be honest with you. There's no future with the guy. He's only using you, don't you see that, honey?" Lily says touching my hand to get my attention.
"Lower your voice, please." I beg her looking around secretively. "I wasn't supposed to tell you that much, but you didn't give me a choice with all the blind setups you keep planning for me."
