Allie put a hand on her hip. “What else is holding you back?”
Miriam bit her lip. It wasn’t just seeing Silas with his stalker or trying to work with Harris. There was another part of the equation. The MLS team in South Carolina had requested an interview less than twenty-four hours after she submitted her resumé. For the first time in years, she saw the possibility of being happy in another job.
She pulled up the email asking her to come to South Carolina and handed her phone over to Allie.
Miriam watched her friend’s eyes move back and forth over the screen as she read. They stopped suddenly and looked at Miriam. “Another team wants you to interview for a marketing position.”
She nodded.
“Are you going to do it?”
Miriam nodded again.
“And this is why you can’t be with Silas?”
Miriam’s shoulders sagged. “I don’t know. The problem is, I don’t know what I want anymore. Everything is so stressful right now. If I got that job with MLS, I’d be free of Harris and Silas—”
“And me.” Hurt flashed across Allie’s face.
Miriam hated the sadness in Allie’s voice. She pulled her in for a hug. “I don’t want to leaveyou. Maybe I should just forget about it.”
“No, you shouldn’t just forget about it.” Allie pulled out of Miriam’s embrace and forced a smile. “I was just a little caught off guard. I’ve always told you that you were good enough for bigger teams. It would be really terrible if I made you feel guilty when a chance to prove it actually came.”
Miriam laughed to herself. “They may fly me out there and find out that I’m wildly unqualified.”
“Or they’ll hire you on the spot.” She paused. “Wait. Did you say they’re going to fly you in for an interview?”
She nodded. “Monday.”
“That’s a pretty good sign.”
Miriam fought the small smile that touched her lips. She was still in shock that the general manager thought highly enough of her resumé that he was willing to go to such extremes to secure an immediate interview. “I thought so too.”
“Does Greg know?”
“Not yet. I was going to call him tonight to tell him.”
Allie flopped down on the edge of Miriam’s bed. “This is crazy.”
“I know.” Miriam sat beside her. She rested her head on Allie’s shoulder.
Allie rubbed her back. “I support you no matter what, you know that, right?”
“Yeah.”
“And I would be really happy for you if you got the job.”
“Thanks.”
“But have you considered that maybe you’re trying to run from things instead of deal with them? Leaving Florida isn’t going to stop those feelings you have for Silas.”
Miriam sat up. “Of all people, I thought you’d be the most excited that I was over Silas.”
Allie laughed. “You’re not over Silas.”
“Yeah, I am.”
She lifted her brows. “You kissed him.”
