In which Stella gets butterflies.
I was running late, which contrary to the carefree persona I tried to emanate, was very unlike me. Generally speaking, people not being punctual annoyed me greatly, so the fact that I was about to walk into a meeting half an hour late was stressing me out. Getting a reputation as a diva who didn’t value other people’s time was no way build a career.
It seemed I hadn’t quite found my groove without Tyson. He had been gone for about three weeks and I was still getting used to not having him around. Not wanting to constantly leave Cooper with a babysitter or hire a nanny, I was taking him pretty much everywhere, and since everyone I worked with was aware of my situation, it hadn’t been a problem so far.
Until this morning, when Cooper finally got fed up w
