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

looks 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

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 was

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

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. He needs to make the decision

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

make up your mind. Are you with me or

help you consider the

And consequences, I add.

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

to go back to work until after

it’s asking make me think it maybe knows me

lies disaster and a path of

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

your job back last night. You should be

but say

Talk to

hair and her blue eyes that still look

tomorrow,” I

Amber says. “I get

just being silly,”

“Why?”

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

says

supposed to mean?”

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 coincidental. Maybe

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

believe in

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

you believe in it as long as

that,” I

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

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