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?”

back to work,” I

on. Then Amber goes to fetch us a bottle of wine and we begin to drink. Three bottles later, we’re quite drunk. I eventually fall asleep on the sofa and Amber heads

if my head is in a vice the next morning when I wake up. I vow never to drink again until the next glass of wine and stumble into the kitchen

to happen. After everything, the amount of times I felt as if I was pushed back to Rick, I feel like I’m going to be losing

not about to be the one who is the cause of Christine and Rick losing a lot of hard earned money because I get in the way. Besides, there’s two people involved. It’s not just my decision to step in and tell him how I feel.

got to take the first step. If he

my inner voice, I wish you would make up your mind.

help you consider

And consequences, I add.

with Lara until after the wedding because I was 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, there’ll be no going back. I don’t want to take the chance that I’ll screw up again. I need this job and

didn’t want to go back to work until after the wedding? Or is it because if you

voice but the questions it’s asking make me think it maybe knows

thoughts. That way lies disaster and a path of destruction I don’t

and cook up a storm for her quickly. Soon she’s feeling better, so much better that

just got your job back last night. You should be celebrating all

but say

to me,”

her blue

is tomorrow,”

Amber says.

just being silly,” I

“Why?”

always had a feeling, an attraction

says nonchalantly. “Maybe

to

how you and him keep running into each other. It might just be coincidence but I don’t believe it. From all the coincidences you’ve told me about, I think there are just too many to be

tomorrow

you believe in

do!” I reply. “I’ve seen so many couples

it as long as it happens

that,” I say

Rick change his mind then you

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