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

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 the

I wake up. I vow never to drink again until the next glass of wine and

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 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 whisperer to stop marriages from getting cancelled at the last minute because of my reputation and the money

the cause 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

up with it’s usual wisdom, yes, but usually someone’s got to take the first step. If he doesn’t and you don’t then that’s it.

mind. Are you with

least I help you consider the

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

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 she rehired

don’t answer my inner voice but the questions it’s asking make me think it maybe knows me better than I know myself. Of course

That way lies disaster and a

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

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

smile but say

Talk to me,” Amber

and her blue

tomorrow,” I

says. “I

just being silly,” I

“Why?”

had one date, Amber. I’ve just always had a feeling, an attraction

Amber says nonchalantly. “Maybe

supposed to mean?”

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

I can’t waltz in there tomorrow and pull a wedding apart. That’s

you believe in love at first

reply. “I’ve seen so many couples

it as long as it

that,”

be enough to make Rick change his mind then you don’t have to feel shitty about yourself for

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