Free Saved: BBW Contemporary Romance (Seductive Interns Book 1) by Karina Ashe Page A

Love’s Addiction. Hello!”
         We both started jumping up and down screaming with excitement. Pure joy entirely filled my body and mind. Finally! Finally, I was on my way! So much hard work, sweat, and plenty of tears finally got me to the place that I had been dreaming about.
         “I have to go pack,” I said, startled, and headed towards my bedroom.
         “What? Wait!” Delilah stammered. “You're leaving already? I thought we would have time to say goodbye.”
         I turned and looked at my friend, my very best friend. She had been my rock through some pretty hard times in my life. I didn't know how I would ever have gotten to where I was without her. I would surely miss her, but that internship was an opportunity of a lifetime. I needed to do it. I needed to be someone; to show the world I wasn't that poor big girl anymore. I wasn’t someone to pick on or mess with. I was going to be somebody.
         I hugged her tightly. “I love you, Delilah, and I'm going to miss you, but it's not forever. It's just a tour and, hey, we can Skype.”
         “You better believe we are going to Skype, girl. You need to show me all those rock stars you're going to be touring with.”
         I burst out laughing. “Yes! Yes, I will.”
         Delilah followed me into my bedroom. “Actually, I'm going to get those last two beers out of the fridge and then I'm going to help you pack. One more beer before you hit the road.”
         I smiled. “Sounds awesome.”
         When she left the room, I sighed deeply and took a look around. I was going to miss this place. It was home to me. But in other ways, I wasn't, because I hoped I was coming back as a different person and to a better life.
         Everything furniture-wise in my room was shabby and worn. My dresser had initials on the top of it of all the boys I had crushed on growing up. There was a small thirteen inch TV on the top with a DVD player made from a company I had never heard of. I used a step stool as my bedside table, and my bed was on the floor because I didn't buy the frame when I got the mattress. I didn't have nice things. I had been raised by a single mom who tried hard, but wasn’t really the parenting type. She didn’t send me out into the world with much, except the drive to work my ass off to have it better than I did growing up. We talked occasionally. I would definitely call her to tell her I finally got my big break, but then we wouldn’t speak until the holidays again.
         I grabbed my suitcase and began filling it with clothes as I was saying goodbye to the low income apartment that Delilah and I shared. One day I would have my own studio apartment and then I would know that I had truly made it. Delilah had mentioned my possible leaving to a few friends and had gotten some interest in sublet while I would be away. She was out of a job herself and would not be able to take on the apartment alone. I worried about her and hoped that she would be okay without me. We had always been a team.
         She returned with the two beers and handed me one. “Let's cheers,” she said.
         “To what?”
         “To you making it big. It might just be an intern job now, but it's one more step towards making your dreams come true.”
         Tears welled up in my eyes. “I'll cheers to that.” We clinked bottles and I took a swig.
         “Speaking of which, Delilah, what are you doing to make your own dreams come true?”
         “Dreaming is your thing, Sadie. I'll just be happy to find a job. I have two interviews next week though, so cross your fingers.”
         I smiled. “Will do, I'm sure you will do great. Keep me posted, right?”
         “Yeah, of course, you're not getting rid of me that easily.”
         “I wouldn't even think of it.”
         We drank our last beer together for a while as she helped me pack my things. I wasn't entirely sure how much I should