Celeste
I was trying to focus on typing up the meeting notes Jared had growled at me to finish but I was too stressed, the phone on my desk rang, jolting me.
It was the internal line I picked it up. "Mr. Harlan's office Celeste speaking."
"Celeste?" It was Lisa's voice but it sounded wrong.
Thick and shaky like she was crying.
"Lisa? What's wrong?"
A sob broke through the line. "Can you... can you come over? Please? I had a huge fight with Ben. He... he just left. I can't be alone right now."
My heart squeezed.
Lisa was always the strong, cheerful one.
Hearing her like this scared me. "Of course of course I can come. I'm leaving right now."
"Thank you," she choked out. "Just hurry okay?"
"I will."
I hung up.
I should just leave but the memory of Jared's words—you answe
