The Reunion: Emma's Vacation (The Starting Over Series) by Angelina Rose
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Authors: Angelina Rose
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Chapter 1
Emma Donovan was nervous. She hadn ’ t seen her graduating class at nursing school in fifteen years, and this reunion would be the first time that she compared notes with her three best friends from college.
The women were all at different stages of their lives when they graduated, but they kept in touch in those first few years as nurses. Each had their own unique personality, but somehow they got along. They even shared an apartment for a few years, and they spent a lot of time together going on girls ’ weekends to the mountains or shopping trips to the local mall. Of course, those fun times were few and far between when as they were working odd hours and putting in a lot of time at the hospital during training.
Emma remembered those times fondly, although they all spent most of their time exhausted from studying and working. Emma had become a neonatal nurse, and her work meant long hours, sometimes overnight.
A tall blond with striking blue eyes, Emma had little trouble landing the hospital ’ s most handsome surgeon. Married for twelve, often troubled years, she had recently gotten divorced and became a single mom to her eight year old son, Samuel.
As she slid into her black cocktail dress and strappy heels, she wondered what had become of her three best college buddies. She sat down at her dressing table and applied her lipstick while thinking about the women who had been there through thick and thin during those nursing school years.
There was Ashley Tate, who would probably be about forty years old now. She was the firecracker of the group with her long auburn hair and aqua blue eyes. She had the figure that every woman dreamed of, and if she could buy scrubs that would form fit her voluptuous body, she did it. She made them all laugh, and the men adored her. Of course, she stomped on their egos any chance she got.
At the opposite end of that spectrum was Claire Miller. She would be around forty three years old now. Claire was infatuated with Hollywood. She had dreamed of becoming a movie star one day, but it just never happened. She had been raised in a rough environment as a kid, so she never spoke up for herself much. She let men run over her at times, but Ashley was always there to lecture her about it. With her jet black hair, porcelain skin and dark copper colored eyes, men flocked to her like moths to a flame.
Finally, there was Shelby Ashwood. She had those “ girl next door ” good looks with her shoulder length dirty blond hair, green eyes and perfect smile. She could go days without wearing makeup, and no one would notice because she was still so beautiful. Shelby had been dating the same guy since early high school, and he was her main focus aside from nursing school. She would often miss the girl trips they took because her boyfriend, Chad, would want her to stay home and hang out with him. It infuriated Ashley, who was the group ’ s self-imposed leader most of the time.
Emma looked at the clock and realized that her cab would be there soon. The babysitter, Angie Hastings, had just arrived to take care of Samuel for the evening.
“ Thanks for coming on such short notice, Angie, ” Emma said as she ran into the kitchen to grab her evening bag.
“ Oh, no problem, Emma. I always love watching Samuel. But, I thought you had decided not to go to this reunion, ” she said.
“ Well, I changed my mind when I got an email from an old friend of mine. I really didn ’ t want to go and talk about my recent failure in life, but I can ’ t hide from it any longer. ”
Emma knew that her close friends would want a full update on her life since those fun-loving college days, and she didn ’ t want to explain it all. She didn ’ t want to tell them that she married the top doctor at her hospital, and then he cheated on her with a woman he met in a bar. She didn ’ t want to tell them that Samuel hadn ’ t seen his Dad in months
Emma Donovan was nervous. She hadn ’ t seen her graduating class at nursing school in fifteen years, and this reunion would be the first time that she compared notes with her three best friends from college.
The women were all at different stages of their lives when they graduated, but they kept in touch in those first few years as nurses. Each had their own unique personality, but somehow they got along. They even shared an apartment for a few years, and they spent a lot of time together going on girls ’ weekends to the mountains or shopping trips to the local mall. Of course, those fun times were few and far between when as they were working odd hours and putting in a lot of time at the hospital during training.
Emma remembered those times fondly, although they all spent most of their time exhausted from studying and working. Emma had become a neonatal nurse, and her work meant long hours, sometimes overnight.
A tall blond with striking blue eyes, Emma had little trouble landing the hospital ’ s most handsome surgeon. Married for twelve, often troubled years, she had recently gotten divorced and became a single mom to her eight year old son, Samuel.
As she slid into her black cocktail dress and strappy heels, she wondered what had become of her three best college buddies. She sat down at her dressing table and applied her lipstick while thinking about the women who had been there through thick and thin during those nursing school years.
There was Ashley Tate, who would probably be about forty years old now. She was the firecracker of the group with her long auburn hair and aqua blue eyes. She had the figure that every woman dreamed of, and if she could buy scrubs that would form fit her voluptuous body, she did it. She made them all laugh, and the men adored her. Of course, she stomped on their egos any chance she got.
At the opposite end of that spectrum was Claire Miller. She would be around forty three years old now. Claire was infatuated with Hollywood. She had dreamed of becoming a movie star one day, but it just never happened. She had been raised in a rough environment as a kid, so she never spoke up for herself much. She let men run over her at times, but Ashley was always there to lecture her about it. With her jet black hair, porcelain skin and dark copper colored eyes, men flocked to her like moths to a flame.
Finally, there was Shelby Ashwood. She had those “ girl next door ” good looks with her shoulder length dirty blond hair, green eyes and perfect smile. She could go days without wearing makeup, and no one would notice because she was still so beautiful. Shelby had been dating the same guy since early high school, and he was her main focus aside from nursing school. She would often miss the girl trips they took because her boyfriend, Chad, would want her to stay home and hang out with him. It infuriated Ashley, who was the group ’ s self-imposed leader most of the time.
Emma looked at the clock and realized that her cab would be there soon. The babysitter, Angie Hastings, had just arrived to take care of Samuel for the evening.
“ Thanks for coming on such short notice, Angie, ” Emma said as she ran into the kitchen to grab her evening bag.
“ Oh, no problem, Emma. I always love watching Samuel. But, I thought you had decided not to go to this reunion, ” she said.
“ Well, I changed my mind when I got an email from an old friend of mine. I really didn ’ t want to go and talk about my recent failure in life, but I can ’ t hide from it any longer. ”
Emma knew that her close friends would want a full update on her life since those fun-loving college days, and she didn ’ t want to explain it all. She didn ’ t want to tell them that she married the top doctor at her hospital, and then he cheated on her with a woman he met in a bar. She didn ’ t want to tell them that Samuel hadn ’ t seen his Dad in months
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