Roxie had never thought she would need a degree in math and project management until she had to balance her love life between four men, prioritize her son, and find the energy to work and earn a living.
In all honesty, Roxie felt like a tightrope walker balanced a pole above a pit of hungry crocodiles or a blindfolded chainsaw juggler. One wrong move, and it would all come crashing down.
Still, she kept her two worlds separate. Josiah didn’t need to know that his mother’s social life had turned into an emotional buffet line. For now, he was blissfully unaware, his world revolving around cartoons, peanut butter sandwiches, and reluctant weekends spent with his father.
Monday through Thursday were for work. Fridays belonged to Josiah with no exceptions. On the weekends, Josiah was with E
