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?”

to work,” I

Amber says and dances with me in the middle of the living room as Dane 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

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

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

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

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

wish you would make up your mind. Are you

I help you consider the

And consequences, I add.

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

didn’t 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?

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

disaster and a

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

got your job back last night. You

but say

to me,” Amber

study her messy red hair and her blue eyes

tomorrow,” I

says. “I

just being silly,”

“Why?”

never even had one date, Amber. I’ve just always had a feeling, an attraction to him. Maybe it’s just a silly

Amber says nonchalantly.

supposed to mean?” I

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,

knows? I can’t waltz in there tomorrow and pull a wedding apart.

believe in love

I reply. “I’ve seen so many couples

nods. “So you believe in it as long as

that,” I say

enough to make Rick change his mind then you don’t have to feel

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