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 say jumping up

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

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

we should have given ourselves the chance to explore. After tomorrow it’s never going 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

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. He needs to make the decision from his

wisdom, yes, but usually someone’s got to take the first step. If he

answer my inner voice, I wish you would make up your mind. Are you with me or against me? You always go

least I help you consider

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, 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

work until after the wedding? Or is it because if you do ruin the wedding, she can’t fire

make me think it maybe knows me better than

disaster and a path of destruction I don’t want to

She looks like hell. I help her take a seat and cook up a storm for her quickly. Soon she’s feeling better, so much better that she can

asks. “You just got your job back last night. You

but say

to me,” Amber

and her blue eyes that still

is tomorrow,” I say

Amber says. “I get

just being silly,”

“Why?”

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

Amber says nonchalantly. “Maybe

supposed to mean?” I

coincidence but I don’t believe

there tomorrow and

believe in love at first

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

nods. “So you believe in it as long as

say that,”

didn’t have to. It’s pretty obvious. Why don’t you just go to the wedding and see what happens. Maybe just being there will be enough to make Rick change his mind then you don’t have to feel shitty about yourself for ruining the wedding. Otherwise you might just get closure on whatever you want to call

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