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?”

going back to work,” I say

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 off to

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 not as happy as I

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 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

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

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

make up your mind. Are you with me or

I help you

And consequences, I add.

I was afraid I would do something that would make her fire me again. And I’m pretty sure that if

want to go back to work until after the wedding? Or is it because if you do ruin the wedding, she can’t fire you? Why has

make me think it maybe knows me

and a path of destruction I don’t want to be responsible

with strong black coffee, Amber stumbles into the kitchen. 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 tell I

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

but

Talk to me,”

her messy red hair and her blue

tomorrow,”

Amber says. “I

being

“Why?”

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

says

to mean?”

into each other. It might just be coincidence but I don’t believe it. From

in there tomorrow and pull a wedding apart. That’s

in love

do!” I reply. “I’ve seen so many

you believe in it as long as it happens to anyone else but

say that,” I say

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

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