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

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

never to drink again until the next glass of wine and stumble into the kitchen for aspirin.

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 if this marriage goes ahead tomorrow. But I’m not someone to ruin things for others. I remember Ashley

to be the one who is 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

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

up your mind. Are

least I help you

And consequences, I add.

didn’t want to go back to work with Lara 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

full of wisdom this morning. Is that really why you 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

but the questions it’s asking make me think it maybe knows me better than I know myself.

lies disaster and a path of destruction I don’t want to

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 have something

your job back last night. You should be celebrating

smile but

Talk to me,” Amber

and her blue eyes that still

is tomorrow,” I say

Amber says. “I

being silly,” I

“Why?”

just always had a feeling, an attraction to him. Maybe it’s

Amber says nonchalantly.

to

and him 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,

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

believe in love

course I do!” I reply. “I’ve seen so many couples

as long as it

didn’t say that,” I

see what happens. Maybe just being there will be enough to make Rick change his mind then you don’t

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