Cold Feet

Chapter 39

VIOLA

After the phone call I sit down. I’m stunned. I can’t believe it.

Amber looks at me. “Are you okay?”

“I can’t believe it,” I say. I’m in a daze.

“What is it? Are you okay?”

“That was Lara.”

“Your boss. The one who fired you?”

I nod.

“And?” Amber asks curiously. She’s getting stressed and thinks it’s something bad.

“She just asked me to come and work for her again,” I say at last.

“What?” she asks, incredulous. She’s never heard of someone being fired and then rehired by their boss so fast if ever. “What’s the catch?”

“None,” I say. “None at all.” I told Lara I’d think about it but what is there to think about. There are no other opportunities like this. I call her back.

“Okay, I’ll be more than happy to come back. I just have one request,” I say.

“What’s that?” Lara asks sounding worried.

“I’ll start after Rick’s wedding, okay?”

“I was hoping…” Lara begins and then trails off. “Sure. Okay. Done. I’ll see you on Monday.”

“His wedding is still going ahead?” I ask just to be sure.

“Yes it is,” Lara says.

We end the call and I sit down. A smile slowly as Amber looks at me. “And?”

to work,” I say jumping up and

a bottle of wine and we begin to

next morning when I wake up. I vow never to drink again until the next glass of wine and stumble into the kitchen for aspirin. I cook some breakfast and soon my headache is better but I’m

as if I was pushed back to Rick, I feel like I’m going to be losing something important to me if this marriage goes ahead tomorrow. But I’m not someone to ruin things for others. I remember Ashley who I employed as my wedding whisperer to stop

I get in the way. Besides, there’s two people involved. It’s not just my decision to step in and tell him how

first step. If he doesn’t and you don’t then that’s it. Are you going to

voice, I wish you would make up your mind. Are you with me or against me? You

help

And consequences, I add.

afraid I would do something that would make her fire me again. And I’m pretty sure that if she fires me a second time,

this morning. Is that really why you didn’t want to go back to work until after the wedding?

think it maybe knows me better than I know myself. Of

thoughts. That way lies disaster and a path of destruction

She looks like hell. I help her take a seat and cook up a storm for her quickly.

got your job back last

but say

Talk to me,”

her blue eyes

is tomorrow,” I

says.

just being silly,” I

“Why?”

had one date, Amber. I’ve just always had a feeling, an attraction to him. Maybe

Amber says nonchalantly. “Maybe

to mean?” I

coincidence but I don’t believe it. From all

can’t waltz in there tomorrow and pull

believe in love at

course I do!” I reply. “I’ve seen so many couples that have attested to

it as long as it happens to anyone else but

say that,”

enough to make Rick change his mind then you don’t have to feel

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