My Cup of Tea by Alice Wilde

Author:Alice Wilde [Wilde, Alice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Empress Publishing
Published: 2018-12-19T06:00:00+00:00

Dan squeezes my hand encouragingly while Liam rubs my shoulders comfortingly. Fitz is trying to give me a pep talk, but I haven’t heard most of it. We’ve been standing outside my old office building for the past ten minutes, but I haven’t been able to get myself to go inside.

“You alone have to make this decision,” Fitz says. “We won’t force you to face him, but we’ll be here to support you if you do.”

“And then some,” Liam chimes in.

“You’ve got this,” Dan whispers. “Don’t let the bastard make you feel anything less than you deserve.”

My heart is racing, but I know they’re all right. I have to do this for myself, for Catherine…and for the idiotic notion that women dress just to please men.

“You’re right,” I say, standing taller. “Let’s do this.”

And then we all try to cram into the revolving door together. This was a lot more dramatic in my head.

Once we’ve all made it safely into the elevator, I start to feel anxious again. I never been one for public confrontation. It’s one thing to say something to yourself or even behind the anonymity of an electronic screen. It’s quite a different story to deal with people face to face.

I look around at the men surrounding me, men I’ve only just met today. Liam has taken off his coat and rolled his sleeves up even higher, making his arms look even more powerful than before. Dan is cracking his joints and hopping up and down lightly on his feet. He’s much leaner than Liam, but he’s definitely not scrawny. Fitz straightens his collar, but otherwise doesn’t move. He looks at me and gives me an encouraging smile.

“It’ll all be over soon.”

The elevator doors slide open and I’m surprised to see Catherine. Her eyes widen as she first looks at me, then at the three tall men with me. The doors start to close, but she slams a hand between them to keep them open.

“What are you doing here?” Catherine says.

Something about seeing her still here, working under the thumb of that man, sends the remainder of my anxiety running.

“We’re here to take care of business.”

“Like, actual business or…?”

Liam grinds his right fist against the palm of his left hand and Catherine’s face lights up.

“Oh, thank God,” she says as she moves to the side and lets us out of the elevator.

“After you, Mandy,” Fitz says.

I step forward, and Liam, Dan, and Fitz fall into a diamond formation with me.

Catherine lets out a little squeal and claps as I lead the way through the desks, heads turning, to Nick’s office.

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