After Divorce, My Boss Made Me His Obsession
I felt that warm kind of pride that starts behind your ribs and spreads until you have trouble breathing normally.
With everything finished, I knew I needed to restock immediately. So the next morning, I strapped Sylvette to my chest, after Oliver left for school, and headed to the store to buy raw materials for another, much larger batch.
I moved through the aisles with a cart fuller than usual, picking up shea butter, base oils, extracts, emulsifiers, more than double what I used to buy. Growth smells a little like lavender and possibility.
While choosing essential oils, a voice drifted from the distance. Deep. Warm. Familiar in the way a memory tugs on your spine before your mind catches
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