Trying to calm the butterflies in her stomach, Cassie walked into the seven-storey office block. It almost didn’t seem possible.
Fifteen years ago, she had been a recently single mother of two starting work at an advertising agency after qualifying as a copywriter.
Looking back, she didn’t know how she’d managed to juggle so many balls. It had all seemed so scary after Matthew left.
Thank goodness her mother had been around to help.
‘So it’s finally the big day!’ said Gareth, who was coming through the doors at the same time. He winked at her. ‘Good luck.’
‘Thanks,’ she said. Cassie had met him years ago, when they’d both started on the same day. Nervous, she’d dropped her security pass at reception and he’d picked it up for her. Ever since, they’d been friends.
Getting into the lift, Cassie thought back to that first job here when her much younger boss had been so horrid. Nothing she could do had ever been right for her. If the children were
