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?”

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

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 for aspirin. I cook some breakfast and soon my headache is better but I’m not as

getting married tomorrow and that’s it. I can’t say if we were ever compatible, but I know that we have feelings for each other that 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 be losing something important to me

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

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

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.

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

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

it’s asking make me think it maybe knows me better than I know myself. Of

away the thoughts. That way lies disaster and a path of destruction I don’t want to be

finish my breakfast 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

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

smile but

Talk to me,”

hair and her

is tomorrow,” I say

says. “I get

being silly,”

“Why?”

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

Amber says nonchalantly. “Maybe

supposed to mean?” I

believe it. From all

tomorrow and

you believe in love at

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

long as it happens to anyone else

that,”

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

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