My life and career have conditioned me to be prepared for-and desensitized to-traumatic events. Rather, they should've. But one phone call blindsided me in a way I never expected, and now there's a screaming eight-month-old in my custody.
I would've done anything to ensure my niece didn't enter the system, but I never wanted a family. I never wanted ties to anyone, period.
But then my meddling office administrator forcibly hires a nanny for me, and all my resolute vows start crumbling when I come face to face with Lainey Pearson ... again.
She's no one-should be no one. Just an oblivious girl I saved nearly a year ago. But she's the only one who's ever rocked me. Consumed me. I immediately want to fire her, but with the social worker breathing down my neck, I need her.
Then again, now that she's fallen back into my life, having a working boundary might be for the best. My life doesn't allow for relationships, and last I checked, it was frowned upon to date your employees.
Especially when they're already in a relationship.