Chapter 5

 

Year 6…

 

The week had been long and tiring. Then again, every week was beginning to be like that. Anna and Jackson were in so many activities there wasn’t a night in over a month we were home at a regular time.

I rubbed my face and glanced over to the clock with a sigh. The day was minutes from being over, and my to-do list was barely checked off.

Closing up, I settled my desk, readying it for the next day to start the cycle over again.

“Night, Nathan,” Angie, my shared secretary, said as I stepped out of my office, locking the door behind me.

“Night.” I set a file in her inbox. “Don’t stay too late.”

“I’ve got to pick the boys up from their dad’s, so no worry there.”

I swung by Lila’s office and waved to Owen. The poor guy looked swamped as usual. I was surprised that he continued on with the position for so long. Perhaps he, like Lila, found a sort of peace in the chaos. The more stringent requirements, double checking everything.

He had a little one of his own