OVERCONFIDENCE

“Yep, and he doesn’t know that yet. This means you need to get to work ASAP so you can tell him how you feel. Go, go, go. go!” the babysitter insisted as she closed the bedroom door on the still complaining secretary. “Get dressed, so you have less to worry about.”

By the time Siel was ready and walking out the front door with her shoulder bag, a tall, white Christmas tree was already set up in her living room. It was being nicely decorated by Nella and three young men in gray overalls. Everything was in silver and blue, which were indeed the colors she liked the most for the season.

Her heart warmed up a little. How detailed he was, and how her kids were now ogling the tree…

But then a thought brought her back to reality…