Page 252 of Wild Card

You did it,Willow.

It’s done… At least for today.

Small victories.

Now I wait…

As if waiting for any scrap of news from Talon wasn’t enough, now I have five days of nerve-wracking torment before knowing if my career as a Physical Therapist is a reality.

Discovering I’m going to be a mom put things into perspective.

I mean, my life was already turned on its axis, so why not keep things hopping?

Pushing up my exam date seemed like a good idea.

It gave me enough incentive to keep my mind busy.

Almost…

I didn’t take into consideration the waiting game that comes along with the results.

Nor the pressure of harboring two very large secrets.

Bex and Lucas will understand my rash decision once they know my situation.

It’s about planning my future.

If I don’t pass the exam, my job offer could be rescinded, and then there needs to be an alternative until I can retake the test.

Only, there is no contingency plan.

And I’m at a loss.

Another point of irony in this world that has become my life. Months ago, I was kinda a loner. Even though I refused to admit it because there was my family, Bex and Lucas, and work.

Now my social calendar is jam-packed, my circle of friends is bursting, and I’m possibly engaged.

And yet, loneliness hangs heavy.

The one person I want to talk to is traipsing through a jungle, staking out illegal smuggling rings, bringing down cartels, or something else no one can tell me.

Captain fucking America… with a gun instead of a shield.

There’s no way I can go back to the house. I’m too wired. The chance of running into any of the girls is a possibility. Jewls mentioned Ronnie and the ladies bringing the boys to the pool this afternoon.

Ronnie is sly, but Janice scares me. The woman can pick up on everything.

The last thing I need is to spill my guts to a bunch of Nosey Netties.

I’ll drive around for a bit to loosen up, let the anxiety of the test simmer down.

Or go shopping… except the last time I did that, it cost me over four hundred dollars, an unpleasant encounter with my ex, and ended up with a life-altering discovery.

Maybe see a movie… what is even playing?

I pull out of the parking lot, racking my brain for places to go.

Speaking of Nosey Netties, my phone rings and I inwardly groan.

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